Exploration of a Au(i)-mediated three-component reaction for the synthesis of DNA-tagged highly substituted spiroheterocycles

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Oct 18;15(40):8648-8654. doi: 10.1039/c7ob02347b.

Abstract

We demonstrate a Au(i)-mediated three-component reaction to DNA-tagged highly substituted 6-oxa-1,2-diazaspiro[4.4]nonanes from either DNA-coupled aldehydes, hydrazides, or alkynols. The choice of the starting material coupled to the DNA tag was critial for the purity of the product as the DNA-aldehyde conjugate yielded the purest products, whereas the alkynol- and hydrazide conjugates returned complex product mixtures. The reaction was compatible with thymine-, cytosine-, and, surprisingly, with adenine-DNA, while guanine-containing DNA strands were degraded under the reaction conditions.

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / chemistry*
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Hydrazines / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spiro Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry

Substances

  • Alcohols
  • DNA-aldehydes
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Hydrazines
  • Spiro Compounds
  • Gold
  • DNA