O-(1H-Benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate is used as a coupling reagent for solid-phase peptide synthesis. It has been shown to effectively suppress racemization.
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Applications
O-(1H-Benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate is used as a coupling reagent for solid-phase peptide synthesis. It has been shown to effectively suppress racemization.
Solubility
Soluble in acetonitrile.
Notes
Store in a cool place. Keep the container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Peptide coupling reagent giving high yields with minimal racemization: Synthesis, 572 (1984). See Appendix 6.
- Yoshida, M.; Sasahara, K. I.; Doi, T. Total synthesis of cyclodepsipeptide spiruchostatin A on silyl-linked polymer-support. Tetrahedron 2015, 71 (40), 7647-7653.
- Buba, A. E.; Löwe, H.; Kunz, H. Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-Protected O-Glycosyl-N-methyl Amino Acids: Building Blocks for the Synthesis of Conformationally Tuned Glycopeptide Antigens. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 2015 (26), 5764-5774.