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Exceptionally rapid oxime and hydrazone formation promoted by catalytic amine buffers with low toxicity.


ABSTRACT: Hydrazone and oxime bond formation between ?-nucleophiles (e.g. hydrazines, alkoxy-amines) and carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) is convenient and is widely applied in multiple fields of research. While the reactants are simple, a substantial drawback is the relatively slow reaction at neutral pH. Here we describe a novel molecular strategy for accelerating these reactions, using bifunctional buffer compounds that not only control pH but also catalyze the reaction. The buffers can be employed at pH 5-9 (5-50 mM) and accelerate reactions by several orders of magnitude, yielding second-order rate constants of >10 M-1 s-1. Effective bifunctional amines include 2-(aminomethyl)imidazoles and N,N-dimethylethylenediamine. Unlike previous diaminobenzene catalysts, the new buffer amines are found to have low toxicity to human cells, and can be used to promote reactions in cellular applications.

SUBMITTER: Larsen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001384 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Exceptionally rapid oxime and hydrazone formation promoted by catalytic amine buffers with low toxicity.

Larsen Dennis D   Kietrys Anna M AM   Clark Spencer A SA   Park Hyun Shin HS   Ekebergh Andreas A   Kool Eric T ET  

Chemical science 20180521 23


Hydrazone and oxime bond formation between α-nucleophiles (<i>e.g.</i> hydrazines, alkoxy-amines) and carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) is convenient and is widely applied in multiple fields of research. While the reactants are simple, a substantial drawback is the relatively slow reaction at neutral pH. Here we describe a novel molecular strategy for accelerating these reactions, using bifunctional buffer compounds that not only control pH but also catalyze the reaction. The buffers ca  ...[more]

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