Formation of potentially prebiotic amphiphiles by reaction of beta-hydroxy-n-alkylamines with cyclotriphosphate.
Formation of potentially prebiotic amphiphiles by reaction of beta-hydroxy-n-alkylamines with cyclotriphosphate.
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10.1002/anie.200700394
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发表时间:
2007-05
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通讯作者:
Lee B Mullen;J. Sutherland
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作者:
Lee B Mullen;J. Sutherland
(Chemical Equation Presented) The long and the short of it: In water, long-chain β-hydroxy-n-alkylamines are converted to their O-monophosphates by reaction with cyclotriphosphate. With short-chain pVhydroxy-n-alkylamines, N-triphosphates are formed instead. The difference results from the formation of surfactant assemblies from the long-chain compounds. This surfactant control of reactivity may be of relevance to the prebiotic formation of amphiphiles. P: phosphate unit.© 2007 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.