Synthesis of adamantane-based trimeric benzoboroxoles

Dorith Claes, Malte Holzapfel, Nadine Clausen, Wolfgang Maison*

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

Benzoboroxoles are known to bind 1,2-diol motifs in carbohydrates in an aqueous environment. Their binding properties have been shown to be dependent on additional recognition sites such as peptides and the number of binding epitopes. In this paper we describe the synthesis of trimeric benzoboroxoles based on a rigid adamantyl core structure. The conjugates are assembled using copper-catalyzed click reactions of azide scaffolds with alkynyl-functionalized benzoboroxoles. The design of our trimeric benzoboroxoles followed a biomimetic principle and imitates the trimeric structure of some natural carbohydrate binding proteins (lectins). With an assortment of appropriately functionalized (3 + 1) adamantane scaffolds, trimeric benzoboroxoles have been generated which were combined with additional functional molecules such as dyes and peptides. In summary, we report a highly effective synthetic approach to modular trimeric boronolectines for the assembly of carbohydrate sensors.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Issue number28
Pages (from-to)6361-6371
Number of pages11
ISSN1434-193X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10.2013

Research Areas and Centers

  • Research Area: Medical Genetics

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