4,5-Dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl chloroformate is used as a reagent for protection of amines, for use in N-protection of bases in nucleotide synthesis, photochemical protecting groups in organic synthesis. It is used as pharmaceutical intermediate.
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Applications
4,5-Dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl chloroformate is used as a reagent for protection of amines, for use in N-protection of bases in nucleotide synthesis, photochemical protecting groups in organic synthesis. It is used as pharmaceutical intermediate.
Solubility
Soluble in methanol, acetone. Reacts with water.
Notes
Moisture and light sensitive. Store away from oxidizing agents, light, water/ moisture, heat, bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- P Roy, Z Rajfur; D Jones; G Marriott; L Loew; K Jacobson. Local photorelease of caged thymosin beta4 in locomoting keratocytes causes cell turning. Journal of Cell Biology. 2001, 153, (5), 1035-1048.
- Adam Frankel; Steven W Millward; Richard W Roberts. Encodamers: Unnatural Peptide Oligomers Encoded in RNA. Chemistry & Biology. 2003, 10, (11), 1043-1050.
- Reagent for protection of amines. The group is readily cleaved photolytically: Tetrahedron Lett., 29, 65 (1988). For use in N-protection of bases in nucleotide synthesis, see: J. Org. Chem., 64, 6319 (1999). For reviews of photochemical protecting groups in organic synthesis, see: Synthesis, 1 (1980); Org. Photochem., 9, 225 (1987).