In situ Switching of Site-Selectivity with Light in the Acetylation of Sugars with Azo-Peptide Catalysts.
In situ Switching of Site-Selectivity with Light in the Acetylation of Sugars with Azo-Peptide Catalysts.
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10.1021/acs.joc.9b01913
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2019-11
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Dominik Niedek;Frederik R. Erb;C. Topp;Alexander Seitz;R. Wende;A. Eckhardt;J. Kind;D. Herold;C. Thiele;P. Schreiner
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Dominik Niedek;Frederik R. Erb;C. Topp;Alexander Seitz;R. Wende;A. Eckhardt;J. Kind;D. Herold;C. Thiele;P. Schreiner
We present a novel concept for the in situ control of site-selectivity of catalytic acetylations of partially protected sugars based on light as external stimulus using oligopeptide catalysts equipped with an azobenzene moiety. The isomerizable azobenzene-peptide backbone defines the size and shape of the catalytic pocket while the π-methyl-L-histidine (Pmh) moiety transfers the electrophile. Photoisomerization of the E- to the Z-azobenzene catalyst (monitored via NMR) with an LED (λ = 365 nm) drastically changes the chemical environment around the catalytically active Pmh moiety so that the light-induced change in catalyst shape alters site-selectivity. As a proof-of-principle we employed (4,6-O-benzylidene)methyl-α-D-pyranosides, which provide a change in regioselectivity from 2:1 (E) to 1:5 (Z) for the monoacetylated products at room temperature. The validity of this new catalyst-design concept is further demonstrated with the regioselective acetylation of the natural product quercetin. In situ irradiation NMR spectroscopy was used to quantify photostationary states under continuous irradiation with UV light.