TY - JOUR
T1 - 31P NMR Study of the Mechanism of Activation and Coupling Reactions in the Synthesis of Oligodeoxyribonucleotides by the Phosphotriester Method
AU - Chandrasegaran, Srinivasan
AU - Murakami, Akira
AU - Kan, Lou Sing
PY - 1984/6
Y1 - 1984/6
N2 - The phosphotriester method provides a rapid and convenient procedure for synthesizing oligonucleotides. The mechanism has been revealed and intermediates have been identified by 31P NMR methodology. It was found that reaction of a 5'-protected nucleoside 3'-(p-chlorophenyl phosphate) with mesitylenesulfonyl chloride (MSC1) or 1-(mesitylyl-2-sulfonyl)-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole (MSNT) in anhydrous pyridine yields only two products within 5 min, the sulfonic acid-phosphate mixed anhydride 2 and the (3'-3') symmetrical pyrophosphate tetraester 3 which can be isolated as a mixture. Reaction of 2 and 3 with 3'-O-acetylthymidine yields the phosphotriester dimer [(MeO)2Tr]NpTOAc. The reaction rate and yield of dimers are closely dependent on the presence of catalysts. The reaction finished within minutes when tetrazole or 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole was used. On the contrary, the reaction completed in hours when imidazole or 1,2,4-triazole was used as catalysts. The possible mechanisms are explored and discussed in detail.
AB - The phosphotriester method provides a rapid and convenient procedure for synthesizing oligonucleotides. The mechanism has been revealed and intermediates have been identified by 31P NMR methodology. It was found that reaction of a 5'-protected nucleoside 3'-(p-chlorophenyl phosphate) with mesitylenesulfonyl chloride (MSC1) or 1-(mesitylyl-2-sulfonyl)-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole (MSNT) in anhydrous pyridine yields only two products within 5 min, the sulfonic acid-phosphate mixed anhydride 2 and the (3'-3') symmetrical pyrophosphate tetraester 3 which can be isolated as a mixture. Reaction of 2 and 3 with 3'-O-acetylthymidine yields the phosphotriester dimer [(MeO)2Tr]NpTOAc. The reaction rate and yield of dimers are closely dependent on the presence of catalysts. The reaction finished within minutes when tetrazole or 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole was used. On the contrary, the reaction completed in hours when imidazole or 1,2,4-triazole was used as catalysts. The possible mechanisms are explored and discussed in detail.
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U2 - 10.1021/jo00199a039
DO - 10.1021/jo00199a039
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:8244239056
SN - 0022-3263
VL - 49
SP - 4951
EP - 4957
JO - Journal of Organic Chemistry
JF - Journal of Organic Chemistry
IS - 25
ER -