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Review
. 2013 Jan 9;113(1):119-91.
doi: 10.1021/cr300177k. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

Photoremovable protecting groups in chemistry and biology: reaction mechanisms and efficacy

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Review

Photoremovable protecting groups in chemistry and biology: reaction mechanisms and efficacy

Petr Klán et al. Chem Rev. .
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Scheme 1
Scheme 1. Simple Case Where the Release Rate Constant of the Free Substrate (Leaving Group) X, kr, Is Smaller than Its Appearance Rate Constant, kapp
Figure 1
Figure 1
UV spectra of selected chromophores. (a) Benzophenone (ethanol; solid, red), acetophenone (ethanol; dashed, blue); (b) 1-acetyl-5-bromo-7-nitroindoline (acetonitrile; solid, red), 2-nitrotoluene (dashed, blue), (3,4-dimethoxy-6-nitrophenyl)methyl (nitroveratryl) derivative (acetonitrile, dashed, green); (c) coumarin (acetonitrile, solid, red), p-hydroxyacetophenone (acetonitrile, dashed, blue), and benzoin (acetonitrile, dotted, black); (d) tris(bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride (water).
Scheme 2
Scheme 2. Photochemistry of Aromatic Ketones that Release a Leaving Group (X)
Scheme 3
Scheme 3. Monochromophoric Photocleavable Linker
Scheme 4
Scheme 4. Photoenolization of 2-Methylacetophenone
Scheme 5
Scheme 5. Photochemistry of 2-Alkylphenacyl Compounds
Scheme 6
Scheme 6. Photochemistry of DMP Esters
Scheme 7
Scheme 7. Photochemistry of a DMP Galactopyranosyl Carbonate
Scheme 8
Scheme 8. Photochemical Synthesis of Pterosines
Scheme 9
Scheme 9. Photochemistry of 2-(Alkoxymethyl)-5-methyl-α-chloroacetophenones
Scheme 10
Scheme 10. Photochemistry of 2,5-Dimethylbenzoyl Oxiranes
Scheme 11
Scheme 11. Photochemistry of 1-[2-(2-Hydroxyalkyl)phenyl]ethanones
Scheme 12
Scheme 12. Photochemistry of 5-(Ethylen-2-yl)-1,4-naphthoquinones
Scheme 13
Scheme 13. Photochemistry of 2-(2-Isopropylbenzoyl)benzoate Esters,
Scheme 14
Scheme 14. Photochemistry of 4-Oxo-4-o-tolylbutanoate
Scheme 15
Scheme 15. Photochemistry of pHP as a Protecting Group
Figure 2
Figure 2
UV–vis absorption spectra of p-hydroxyphenacyl diethyl phosphate (24, X = OPO(OEt)2; pHP DEP; dashed, red) and p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (25, R = H; black) in H2O/MeCN (1:1).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Absorption spectra of pHA (24, X = H; dashed, in red) in neutral water (λmax = 278 nm), of pHA in 0.05 M aqueous NaOH (λmax = 325 nm; solid, in yellow), and of HpHA+ in 70% aqueous HClO4max = 333 nm; dash–dot, in blue). The triplet excited state equilibria are shown in Scheme 18. The pKa of ground state pHA is 7.9 ± 0.1 (the concentration quotient at ionic strength I = 0.1 M, 25 °C). Adapted with permission from ref (89). Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society.
Scheme 16
Scheme 16. Nucleophilic Substitution Routes for pHP (24) Functional Group Protection
Scheme 17
Scheme 17. Strategies for α-Diazo-p-Hydroxyacetophenone Coupling to Protect Acidic Leaving Groups
Scheme 18
Scheme 18. Triplet-State Proton Transfer Equilibria of pHA (24, X = H) in Aqueous Solution (the Experimental Values for the pKa's and Absorption Maxima Are in Black and Calculated Values Are in Red). Adapted with Permission from Ref (89). Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman spectra of pHP DEP (24, X = diethyl phosphate) obtained with a 267 nm pump and 200 nm probe wavelengths in a H2O/CH3CN (1:1) mixed solvent. The resonance Raman spectrum of an authentic sample of p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid recorded with 200 nm excitation is displayed at the top. Reprinted with permission from ref (96a). Copyright 2005 American Chemical Society.
Scheme 19
Scheme 19. Refined Mechanism Based on Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Analysis
Figure 5
Figure 5
Pump–probe spectra of pHP DEP (24, X = diethyl phosphate) in 87% aqueous CH3CN. The sample was excited with a pulse from a Ti/Sa–NOPA laser system (266 nm, 150 fs pulse width, pulse energy 1 μJ). The inset shows the species spectra of 3pHP DEP and biradical 328 that were determined by global analysis of the spectra taken with delays of 10–1800 ps using a biexponential fit. Reprinted with permission from ref (85d). Copyright 2008 American Chemical Society.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Formation of GTP measured as its Mg2+ complex at 1128 cm–1 from pHP-caged GTP (black) is already complete at the first data point. Formation of GTP from NPE-caged GTP (green) takes place more slowly with a rate constant of 2 s–1 because the rate-limiting step is the release from a ground-state hemiacetal intermediate (section 3.2), an inherently slow process on the time scale necessary for the kinetic measurements reported here. Reprinted with permission from ref (116). Copyright 2007 Wiley and Sons.
Figure 7
Figure 7
(a) Difference spectra by TR-IR absorption of the intrinsic Ras-catalyzed GTPase reaction. A single exponential function by global fit analysis shows the change from Ras GTP to Ras GDP at 1143 cm–1. (b) TR-IR absorbance difference spectra for the GAP-catalyzed GTPase by Ras. Two intermediates are seen by the fit of three exponential functions at 1143 and 1114 cm–1. The appearance of GTP at 1143 cm–1 arises from pHP-caged GTP followed by GTP hydrolysis. Protein bound Pi appears at 1114 cm–1, which is subsequently released as the rate-limiting step (Scheme 20). Reprinted with permission from ref (92a). Copyright 2004 Elsevier B. V.
Scheme 20
Scheme 20. Rate Constants and Mechanism for Ras GTPase (GAP) Hydrolysis of GTP Derived from the Initial Photorelease of GTP from pHP-Caged GTP (the Nonsignaling “OFF” to the signaling “ON” States Are Shown)
Scheme 21
Scheme 21. Reversible Protection–Deprotection of a Thiol on 3′-Thiodeoxythymidine with pHP Br
Scheme 22
Scheme 22. m-Electron-Donor and -Acceptor Group Compatibility for Photorelease of GABA from m-Substituted pHP GABA
Figure 8
Figure 8
Comparison of EC50’s for GABAA receptor activation by rapid photolysis of pHP (24) GABA. Dose–response curves for 3-CF3O-pHP GABA (blue, n = 7 neurons), 3-CF3-pHP GABA (red, n = 6 neurons), and 3-CH3O-pHP GABA (black, n = 6 neurons) with population data of peak currents normalized to the maximum peak response. EC50 and Hill’s coefficient values were as follows: 3-CF3O-pHP GABA, 49.2 μM, 1.8, n = 7 neurons; 3-CH3O-pHP GABA, 93.4 μM, 1.9, n = 6; and 3-CF3-pHP GABA 119.8 μM, 2.73, n = 6. Reprinted with permission from ref (97b). Copyright 2009 American Chemical Society.
Scheme 23
Scheme 23. Photocyclization of DMB Acetate,
Figure 9
Figure 9
Course of the photolysis of DMB (33) acetate to DMBF (34) in acetonitrile (Scheme 23); irradiated in a photochemical reactor at 360 nm. Reprinted with permission from ref (118). Copyright 1971 American Chemical Society.
Scheme 24
Scheme 24. Mechanism of the Photocyclization of 3′,5′-Dimethoxybenzoin (DMB) Derivatives (X = OCOR, OPO(OEt)2, F),
Scheme 25
Scheme 25. Mechanism of the Photorelease of Diethylphosphate from 38 (X = OPO(OEt)2) in Various Solvents,
Scheme 26
Scheme 26. Release of Glutamate and GABA from Benzoin Derivatives,,
Scheme 27
Scheme 27. Preparation of Racemic and Enantiopure 3′,5′-Dimethoxybenzoin (DMB; 33, X = OH),
Scheme 28
Scheme 28. Photolysis of 1,2,2-Triphenylethanone Esters
Scheme 29
Scheme 29. Use of a Chiral Benzoin as a Photoremovable Chiral Auxiliary
Scheme 30
Scheme 30. Reaction Mechanism for the Phototautomerization of oNT in THF
Scheme 31
Scheme 31. Photochemistry of P3-1-(2-Nitrophenyl)ethyl Ester of Adenosine Triphosphate
Figure 10
Figure 10
pH–rate profiles for the reaction steps 51/5150 (• and o), 5052 (+ and × ), and 5253 (□) of oNB methyl ether in aqueous solution. Reprinted with permission from ref (158). Copyright 2004 American Chemical Society.
Scheme 32
Scheme 32. Mechanism of 1-(Methoxymethyl)-2-nitrobenzene Photoreaction
Scheme 33
Scheme 33. Photochemistry of the Hydroxy Derivative 56(168a,172)
Scheme 34
Scheme 34. Photolysis of Some o-Nitrobenzyl Derivatives
Scheme 35
Scheme 35. Protected Phosphoramidite Building Blocks for Automated RNA Synthesis
Scheme 36
Scheme 36. Final Steps in the Total Synthesis of N-Methyl LTC4
Scheme 37
Scheme 37. Trapping of the Nitroso Byproduct in a Diels–Alder Cycloaddition
Scheme 38
Scheme 38. Preparation of Caged-DNAzyme and Activation by Nonphoto-Damaging UV Light
Scheme 39
Scheme 39. Photolysis of α-Acetyl Acetals
Scheme 40
Scheme 40. Selectivity in the Deprotection of 110-Protected 1,2-Diol
Scheme 41
Scheme 41. Two-Photon Activation of Vanilloid Derivatives
Scheme 42
Scheme 42. Impact of Isotopic Substitution on the Photoreactivity
Scheme 43
Scheme 43. Photolysis of 2-Nitro-2-Phenethyl Derivatives
Scheme 44
Scheme 44. Photoactive o-Nitroanilide Derivatives
Scheme 45
Scheme 45. Use of o-Nitroanilide Carbamates as PPGs for Alcohols
Scheme 46
Scheme 46. Diverging Reaction Pathways in Organic Solvents and in Water,
Scheme 47
Scheme 47. Peptide Coupling Using Acylated 5-Bromo-7-Nitroindolines (Bni)
Scheme 48
Scheme 48. Photochemical Introduction of the Fmoc and Cbz Groups
Scheme 49
Scheme 49. Release of Phosphates from 7-Methoxycoumarin Derivatives
Scheme 50
Scheme 50. Synthetic Approaches to Coumarin-Caged Compounds
Scheme 51
Scheme 51. Mechanism of Photorelease of Coumarin-Caged Compounds
Scheme 52
Scheme 52. Decarboxylative Photorelease of Alcohols, Thiols, and Amines
Scheme 53
Scheme 53. Activation of Paclitaxel by Visible Light
Scheme 54
Scheme 54. Light-Responsive Micelle Disruption
Scheme 55
Scheme 55. Selective Photoactivation of Functional Groups within Aragose Gel,
Scheme 56
Scheme 56. Uncaging of Amines via Direct C–N Bond Cleavage
Scheme 57
Scheme 57. Caged Proton Source: Photorelease of Strong Acids
Scheme 58
Scheme 58. Photorelease of Coumarin-Caged Diols
Scheme 59
Scheme 59. Photorelease of Coumarin-Caged Carbonyl Compounds,
Scheme 60
Scheme 60. Synthesis of Coumarin-Caged Carbonyl Compounds
Scheme 61
Scheme 61. Photoactivation of Coumaryl-Caged Progesterone
Scheme 62
Scheme 62. Photochemical Cleavage of Benzyl Protection
Scheme 63
Scheme 63. Uncaging of Glycine,
Scheme 64
Scheme 64. Photochemistry of Arylmethyl Ethers
Scheme 65
Scheme 65. Photocleavage of the Trityl PPG
Scheme 66
Scheme 66. Uncaging of Amines
Scheme 67
Scheme 67. Protection and Photochemical Release of Primary Alcohols
Scheme 68
Scheme 68. Use of the S-Pixyl PPG for Caging and Release of Nucleosides
Scheme 69
Scheme 69. Photolabile Acetals for the Protection of Ketones and Aldehydes
Scheme 70
Scheme 70. Photocleavage of the Fluorescent (Pyren-1-yl)methyl Protecting Group
Scheme 71
Scheme 71. Aqmoc Caging of Primary Alcohols,
Scheme 72
Scheme 72. Aqe Cage for Carboxylic Acids
Scheme 73
Scheme 73. Mechanism of Carboxylic Acid Release from the Aqe Cage
Scheme 74
Scheme 74. (Anthraquinon-2-yl)methyl-Based Photolabile Acetals
Scheme 75
Scheme 75. (8-Bromo-7-hydroxyquinoline-2-yl)methyl (BHQ)-Based PPGs
Scheme 76
Scheme 76. Mechanism of Substrate Release from the o-Hydroxybenzyl/Naphthyl Cage,
Scheme 77
Scheme 77. Photochemical Release of Alcohols, Phenols, and Carboxylic Acid from NQMP Cage
Scheme 78
Scheme 78. 2,5-Dihydroxybenzyl Cage Incorporating a “Safety-Catch” Feature
Scheme 79
Scheme 79. Photolabile Benzylidene Protection of Carbohydrates
Scheme 80
Scheme 80. Photolabile Protection of Glycols
Scheme 81
Scheme 81. Safety-Catch Photolabile Acetal for Carbonyl Group Protection
Scheme 82
Scheme 82. Photorelease from the [Ru2+(bpy)2]2+ Cage
Scheme 83
Scheme 83. Photolysis of Pivaloylglycol Derivatives
Scheme 84
Scheme 84. Photochemistry of 2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid Esters
Scheme 85
Scheme 85. Chymotrypsin Photorelease
Scheme 86
Scheme 86. Photofragmentation of Xanthenoic Esters
Scheme 87
Scheme 87. Liberation of β-Alanine from the Aminonitrophenyl Chromophore
Scheme 88
Scheme 88. Photochemistry of Arylsulfonyl Esters
Scheme 89
Scheme 89. Photochemistry of α-Keto Esters
Scheme 90
Scheme 90. Photochemistry of 1-Alkoxy-9,10-anthraquinones
Scheme 91
Scheme 91. Carbanion-Mediated Photocleavage
Scheme 92
Scheme 92. Photochemistry of Trialkylsilyl Esters
Scheme 93
Scheme 93. Photochemistry of o-Hydroxycinnamic Derivatives
Scheme 94
Scheme 94. Photochemistry of Silyl Analogues of 2-Hydroxycinnamyl Derivatives
Scheme 95
Scheme 95. α-Ketoamides as PPGs
Scheme 96
Scheme 96. α,β-Unsaturated Anilides as PPGs
Scheme 97
Scheme 97. Photochemistry of a Methyl(phenyl)thiocarbamic Acid Chromophore
Scheme 98
Scheme 98. Photochemistry of a Thiochromone S,S-Dioxide Derivative
Scheme 99
Scheme 99. Photochemistry of 2-Pyrrolidino-1,4-Benzoquinone Derivatives
Scheme 100
Scheme 100. Triazine Moiety as a Photolabile Linker
Scheme 101
Scheme 101. Photorelease from the Xanthene Derivatives
Scheme 102
Scheme 102. Photochemistry of Pyronine
Scheme 103
Scheme 103. [2 + 2]-Photocycloaddition of 7-Hydroxy-1,1-dimethylnaphthalenone
Scheme 104
Scheme 104. Photosensitizer Drug Delivery (a: Optical Fiber Equipped with Porous Vycor Glass)
Scheme 105
Scheme 105. Photorelease of o-Quinones from Pyrene Dihydrodioxin
Scheme 106
Scheme 106. Sequential Photorelease Using a Molecular Switch
Scheme 107
Scheme 107. Immobilization of Chloroambucil on Polymer Support via a Photolabile Linker
Scheme 108
Scheme 108. Photorelease via [2 + 2]-Cycloreversion
Scheme 109
Scheme 109. Photoinduced Energy Transfer (Blue Color Depicts an Electronic Excitation)
Scheme 110
Scheme 110. Intermolecular Triplet Sensitization of the 2-(2-Nitrophenyl)propyl Chromophore
Scheme 111
Scheme 111. Intramolecular Triplet Sensitization of the 2-(2-Nitrophenyl)propyl Chromophore
Scheme 112
Scheme 112. Antenna-Sensitized 1-Acyl-7-nitroindoline System,
Scheme 113
Scheme 113. Photoinduced Electron Transfer (Blue Color Depicts a Sensitizer)
Scheme 114
Scheme 114. Photosensitized Fragmentation of Tosylamides
Scheme 115
Scheme 115. Photosensitized Release of Carboxylic Acids from Phenacyl Esters
Scheme 116
Scheme 116. Bimolecular Sensitization of Phenacyl Esters
Scheme 117
Scheme 117. 4-Pyridylmethyl Group
Scheme 118
Scheme 118. Photorelease via Mediated Electron Transfer
Scheme 119
Scheme 119. Orthogonal Photorelease and Photoisomerization
Scheme 120
Scheme 120. Visible-Light Deprotection of N-Methylpicolinium Carbamates
Scheme 121
Scheme 121. Intramolecular Sensitization of the Phenethyl Alcohol/Ether Group
Scheme 122
Scheme 122. Sensitization of Acetoxyethyl Derivatives
Scheme 123
Scheme 123. Photochemistry of Dithiane Moiety
Scheme 124
Scheme 124. Mechanism of Oxidative Deprotection of Dithiane Moiety,
Scheme 125
Scheme 125. Photochemistry of Dithiane-spiro-crown Ethers
Scheme 126
Scheme 126. Photo- and Radiolysis of Caged Hydroxymethyl Quinolone Derivatives
Scheme 127
Scheme 127. Example of Intermolecular Chromatic Orthogonality
Scheme 128
Scheme 128. Example of Intramolecular Chromatic Orthogonality
Scheme 129
Scheme 129. “Armed” Phthalimide (λmax = 340 nm, Exhibits Strong Fluorescence, λmax = 513 nm, in Aqueous Media at pH = 7; Irradiation Liberates Acetate and CO2, and the Fluorescence Decreases)
Scheme 130
Scheme 130. Deprotection of Mono-Caged Tokyo Green (Its Fluorescence Is Quenched by Intramolecular Electron Transfer in the Excited Singlet State)
Scheme 131
Scheme 131. Caged Coumarin
Scheme 132
Scheme 132. Fluorescent Reporter of Protein Kinase Activity
Scheme 133
Scheme 133. Caged Thioxanthone
Scheme 134
Scheme 134. Photochemistry of Caged Rhodamine (a Wolff Rearrangement)
Scheme 135
Scheme 135. Photochemistry of Caged Rhodamine
Scheme 136
Scheme 136. o-Nitrobenzyl-Caged GFP
Scheme 137
Scheme 137. Intramolecular Photoclick Reaction

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