Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2001-05-07

Observation and elimination of N-acetylation of oligonucleotides prepared using fast-deprotecting phosphoramidites and ultra-mild deprotection.

Q Zhu, M O Delaney, M M Greenberg

Index: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 11(9) , 1105-1107, (2001)

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Abstract

Commercially available 'fast-deprotecting' phosphoramidites are useful for synthesizing oligonucleotides containing alkali-sensitive nucleotides. However, N-acetylated oligonucleotides were observed during solid-phase synthesis using 'fast-deprotecting' phosphoramidites in conjunction with K2CO3/MeOH ('ultra-mild') deprotection. Transamidation was localized at deoxyguanosine, which is protected as its isopropylphenoxyacetyl amide. Substitution of trimethylacetic anhydride for acetic anhydride and appropriate modification of the automated synthesis cycles eliminated this problem.

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