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• the present invention relates to the field of polymer chemistry and more particularly to functionalized polymers, uses thereof, and intermediates thereto.
• n typically ranges from about 3 to about 4000.
• PEG poly(ethylene glycol)
• derivatives thereof in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. This interest stems from the fact that PEG is nontoxic, biocompatible, non-immunogenic, soluble in water and other solvents, and is amenable to a variety of therapeutic applications including pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery systems, among others.
• PEGylation refers to the modification of other molecules, especially biomolecules, using PEG and derivatives thereof. PEGylation is often utilized in order to impart the desirable characteristics of PEG to a particular molecule. Such molecules have included proteins, dyes, peptides, hydrogels, and drugs, to name but a few. In the case of drugs, the formation of drug- polymer conjugates is also of interest. In addition, PEGylation has been utilized to attach PEG to other groups such as surfaces and cells. [0005] The two terminal hydroxyl groups of PEG are readily available for chemical modification (e.g., for coupling to a protein or drug).
• the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I:
• n 10-2500
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5—8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety;
• R 2 is halogen, N 3 , CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected hydroxyl, a protected aldehyde, a protected thiol, -NHR 4 , -N(R 4 ) 2 ,
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety; comprising the step of terminating the living polymer chain-end of the compound of formula II with a suitable polymerization terminator to afford a compound of formula I.
• Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I:
• n 10-2500
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety;
• R 2 is halogen, N 3 , CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected hydroxyl, a protected aldehyde, a protected thiol, -NHR 4 , -N(R 4 ) 2 ,
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and R 3 is - N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5—8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety; comprising the steps of:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety;
• terminal refers to attaching a terminal group to a living polymer chain-end by reacting the living polymer chain-end with a polymerization terminator.
• terminal may refer to the attachment of a terminal group to a hydroxyl end, or derivative thereof, of the polymer chain.
• polymerization terminator is used interchangeably with the term “polymerization terminating agent” and refers to compounds that react with a living polymer chain-end to afford a polymer with a terminal group.
• polymerization terminator may refer to a compound that may react with a hydroxyl end, or derivative thereof, of the polymer chain to afford a polymer with a terminal group.
• polymerization initiator refers to a compound, or anion thereof, which reacts with ethylene oxide in a manner which results in polymerization thereof. In certain embodiments, the polymerization initiator is the anion of a functional group which initiates the polymerization of ethylene oxide.
• aliphatic or "aliphatic group”, as used herein, denotes a hydrocarbon moiety that may be straight-chain (i.e., unbranched), branched, or cyclic (including fused, bridging, and spiro-fused polycyclic) and may be completely saturated or may contain one or more units of unsaturation, but which is not aromatic. Unless otherwise specified, aliphatic groups contain 1-20 carbon atoms. In some embodiments, aliphatic groups contain 1-10 carbon atoms. In other embodiments, aliphatic groups contain 1-8 carbon atoms. In still other embodiments, aliphatic groups contain 1-6 carbon atoms, and in yet other embodiments aliphatic groups contain 1-4 carbon atoms.
• Suitable aliphatic groups include, but are not limited to, linear or branched, alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups, and hybrids thereof such as (cycloalkyl)alkyl, (cycloalkenyl)alkyl or (cycloalkyl)alkenyl .
• aryl used alone or as part of a larger moiety as in “aralkyl”, “aralkoxy”, or “aryloxyalkyl”, refers to monocyclic, bicyclic, and tricyclic ring systems having a total of five to fourteen ring members, wherein at least one ring in the system is aromatic and wherein each ring in the system contains three to seven ring members.
• aryl may be used interchangeably with the term “aryl ring”.
• compounds of the invention may contain "optionally substituted" moieties.
• substituted means that one or more hydrogens of the designated moiety are replaced with a suitable substituent.
• an “optionally substituted” group may have a suitable substituent at each substitutable position of the group, and when more than one position in any given structure may be substituted with more than one substituent selected from a specified group, the substituent may be either the same or different at every position.
• Combinations of substituents envisioned by this invention are preferably those that result in the formation of stable or chemically feasible compounds.
• stable refers to compounds that are not substantially altered when subjected to conditions to allow for their production, detection, and, in certain embodiments, their recovery, purification, and use for one or more of the purposes disclosed herein.
• Suitable monovalent substituents on R° are independently halogen, -(CH 2 ) 0 _ 2 R ⁇ , -(haloR ⁇ ), -(CH 2 ) 0-2 OH, -(CH 2 ) 0-2 OR ⁇ , -(CH 2 ) 0-2 CH(OR ⁇ ) 2 ; - O(haloR ⁇ ), -CN, -N 3 , -(CH 2 ) 0-2 C(O)R ⁇ , -(CH 2 ) 0-2 C(O)OH, -(CH 2 ) 0-2 C(O)OR ⁇ , -(CH 2 ) 0 2 SR ⁇ , -(CH 2 ) 0-2 SH, -(CH 2 ) 0-2 NH 2 , -(CH 2 ) 0-2 NHR ⁇ ,
• Suitable divalent substituents that are bound to vicinal substitutable carbons of an "optionally substituted” group include: -O(CR * 2 ) 2-3 O-, wherein each independent occurrence of R is selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 aliphatic which may be substituted as defined below, or an unsubstituted 5-6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
• a suitable tetravalent substituent that is bound to vicinal substitutable methylene carbons of an "optionally substituted” group is the dicobalt
• hexacarbonyl cluster represented by when depicted with the methylenes which bear it.
• Suitable substituents on the aliphatic group of R * include halogen, -R ⁇ , -(haloR ⁇ ), -OH, -OR ⁇ , -O(haloR ⁇ ), -CN, -C(O)OH, -C(O)OR ⁇ , -NH 2 , -NHR ⁇ , -NR ⁇ 2 , or -NO 2 , wherein each R ⁇ is unsubstituted or where preceded by "halo" is substituted only with one or more halogens, and is independently C 1-4 aliphatic, -CH 2 Ph, -O(CH 2 ) 0-1 Ph, or a 5-6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
• Suitable substituents on a substitutable nitrogen of an "optionally substituted" group include -R ⁇ -NR ⁇ 2 , -C(O)R ⁇ ; -C(O)OR ⁇ , -C(O)C(O)R ⁇ -C(O)CH 2 C(O)R ⁇ , -S(O) 2 R ⁇ , -S(O) 2 NR ⁇ 2 , -C(S)NR ⁇ 2 , -C(NH)NR ⁇ 2 , or -N(R ⁇ )S(O) 2 R ⁇ ; wherein each R ⁇ is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 aliphatic which may be substituted as defined below, unsubstituted -OPh, or an unsubstituted 5-6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or, notwithstanding the definition above, two independent occurrences
• Suitable substituents on the aliphatic group of R ⁇ are independently halogen, -R ⁇ , -(haloR ⁇ ), -OH, -OR ⁇ , -O(haloR ⁇ ), -CN, -C(O)OH, -C(O)OR ⁇ , -NH 2 , -NHR ⁇ , -NR ⁇ 2 , or -NO2, wherein each R ⁇ is unsubstituted or where preceded by "halo" is substituted only with one or more halogens, and is independently C 1-4 aliphatic, -CH 2 Ph, -O(CH 2 ) 0-1 Ph, or a 5-6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
• Protected hydroxyl groups are well known in the art and include those described in detail in Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis, T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, 3 rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1999, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
• Examples of suitably protected hydroxyl groups further include, but are not limited to, esters, carbonates, sulfonates allyl ethers, ethers, silyl ethers, alkyl ethers, arylalkyl ethers, and alkoxyalkyl ethers.
• suitable esters include formates, acetates, proprionates, pentanoates, crotonates, and benzoates.
• esters include formate, benzoyl formate, chloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, methoxyacetate, triphenylmethoxyacetate, p-chlorophenoxyacetate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4-oxopentanoate, 4,4-(ethylenedithio)pentanoate, pivaloate (trimethylacetate), crotonate, 4-methoxy-crotonate, benzoate, p-benylbenzoate, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate.
• Examples of suitable carbonates include 9-fiuorenylmethyl, ethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2- (trimethylsilyl)ethyl, 2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethyl, vinyl, allyl, and p-nitrobenzyl carbonate.
• Examples of suitable silyl ethers include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl ether, and other trialkylsilyl ethers.
• alkyl ethers examples include methyl, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, trityl, t-butyl, and allyl ether, or derivatives thereof.
• Alkoxyalkyl ethers include acetals such as methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl, benzyloxymethyl, beta-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl, and tetrahydropyran-2-yl ether.
• Suitable arylalkyl ethers include benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl (MPM), 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, O- nitrobenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-halobenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, 2- and 4- picolyl ethers.
• Protected amines are well known in the art and include those described in detail in Greene (1999). Suitable mono-protected amines further include, but are not limited to, aralkylamines, carbamates, allyl amines, amides, and the like.
• Suitable mono-protected amino moieties include t-butyloxycarbonylamino (-NHBOC), ethyloxycarbonylamino, methyloxycarbonylamino, trichloroethyloxycarbonylamino, allyloxycarbonylamino (-NHAlloc), benzyloxocarbonylamino (-NHCBZ), allylamino, benzylamino (-NHBn), fluorenylmethylcarbonyl (-NHFmoc), formamido, acetamido, chloroacetamido, dichloroacetamido, trichloroacetamido, phenylacetamido, trifluoroacetamido, benzamido, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, and the like.
• Suitable di-protected amines include amines that are substituted with two substituents independently selected from those described above as mono-protected amines, and further include cyclic imides, such as phthalimide, maleimide, succinimide, and the like. Suitable di-protected amines also include pyrroles and the like, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-[l,2,5]azadisilolidine and the like, and azide.
• Protected aldehydes are well known in the art and include those described in detail in Greene (1999). Suitable protected aldehydes further include, but are not limited to, acyclic acetals, cyclic acetals, hydrazones, imines, and the like. Examples of such groups include dimethyl acetal, diethyl acetal, diisopropyl acetal, dibenzyl acetal, bis(2- nitrobenzyl) acetal, 1,3-dioxanes, 1,3-dioxolanes, semicarbazones, and derivatives thereof.
• Protected carboxylic acids are well known in the art and include those described in detail in Greene (1999).
• Suitable protected carboxylic acids further include, but are not limited to, optionally substituted C 1 - 5 aliphatic esters, optionally substituted aryl esters, silyl esters, activated esters, amides, hydrazides, and the like.
• ester groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, benzyl, and phenyl ester, wherein each group is optionally substituted.
• Additional suitable protected carboxylic acids include oxazolines and ortho esters.
• Protected thiols are well known in the art and include those described in detail in Greene (1999). Suitable protected thiols further include, but are not limited to, disulfides, thioethers, silyl thioethers, thioesters, thiocarbonates, and thiocarbamates, and the like. Examples of such groups include, but are not limited to, alkyl thioethers, benzyl and substituted benzyl thioethers, triphenylmethyl thioethers, and trichloroethoxycarbonyl thioester, to name but a few.
• a "crown ether moiety” is the radical of a crown ether.
• a crown ether is a monocyclic polyether comprised of repeating units of -CH 2 CH 2 O-. Examples of crown ethers include 12-crown-4, 15-Crown-5, and 18-crown-6.
• structures depicted herein are also meant to include all isomeric (e.g., enantiomeric, diastereomeric, and geometric (or conformational)) forms of the structure; for example, the R and S configurations for each asymmetric center, Z and E double bond isomers, and Z and E conformational isomers. Therefore, single stereochemical isomers as well as enantiomeric, diastereomeric, and geometric (or conformational) mixtures of the present compounds are within the scope of the invention. Unless otherwise stated, all tautomeric forms of the compounds of the invention are within the scope of the invention.
• structures depicted herein are also meant to include compounds that differ only in the presence of one or more isotopically enriched atoms.
• compounds having the present structures except for the replacement of hydrogen by deuterium or tritium, or the replacement of a carbon by a 13 C- or 14 C-enriched carbon are within the scope of this invention.
• Such compounds are useful, for example, as analytical tools or probes in biological assays.
• the term "detectable moiety” is used interchangeably with the term “label” and relates to any moiety capable of being detected (e.g., primary labels and secondary labels).
• a "detectable moiety" or “label” is the radical of a detectable compound.
• Primary labels include radioisotope-containing moieties (e.g., moieties that contain 32 P, 33 P, 35 S, or 14 C), mass-tags, and fluorescent labels, and are signal-generating reporter groups which can be detected without further modifications.
• Other primary labels include those useful for positron emission tomography including molecules containing radioisotopes (e.g. 18 F) or ligands with bound radioactive metals (e.g. 62 Cu).
• primary labels are contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging such as gadolinium, gadolinium chelates, or iron oxide (e.g Fe 3 O 4 and Fe 2 O 3 ) particles.
• semiconducting nanoparticles e.g. cadmium selenide, cadmium sulfide, cadmium telluride
• Other metal nanoparticles e.g colloidal gold also serve as primary labels.
• “Secondary” labels include moieties such as biotin, or protein antigens, that require the presence of a second compound to produce a detectable signal.
• the second compound may include streptavidin-enzyme conjugates.
• the second compound may include an antibody-enzyme conjugate.
• certain fluorescent groups can act as secondary labels by transferring energy to another compound or group in a process of nonradiative fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET), causing the second compound or group to then generate the signal that is detected.
• FRET nonradiative fluorescent resonance energy transfer
• radioisotope-containing moieties are optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups that contain at least one radioisotope. Unless otherwise indicated, radioisotope-containing moieties contain from 1-40 carbon atoms and one radioisotope. In certain embodiments, radioisotope-containing moieties contain from 1—20 carbon atoms and one radioisotope.
• mass-tag refers to any compound that is capable of being uniquely detected by virtue of its mass using mass spectrometry (MS) detection techniques.
• mass-tags include electrophore release tags such as N-[3-[4'-[(p- methoxytetrafluorobenzyl)oxy]phenyl]-3-methylglyceronyl]-isonipecotic acid, 4' -[2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-4-(pentafluorophenoxyl)]methyl acetophenone, and their derivatives.
• mass-tags include, but are not limited to, nucleotides, dideoxynucleotides, oligonucleotides of varying length and base composition, oligopeptides, oligosaccharides, and other synthetic polymers of varying length and monomer composition.
• nucleotides dideoxynucleotides
• oligonucleotides of varying length and base composition oligopeptides, oligosaccharides
• other synthetic polymers of varying length and monomer composition.
• a large variety of organic molecules, both neutral and charged (biomolecules or synthetic compounds) of an appropriate mass range (100-2000 Daltons) may also be used as mass- tags.
• fluorescent label refers to compounds or moieties that absorb light energy at a defined excitation wavelength and emit light energy at a different wavelength.
• fluorescent compounds include, but are not limited to: Alexa Fluor dyes (Alexa Fluor 350, Alexa Fluor 488, Alexa Fluor 532, Alexa Fluor 546, Alexa Fluor 568, Alexa Fluor 594, Alexa Fluor 633, Alexa Fluor 660 and Alexa Fluor 680), AMCA, AMCA-S, anthracene, BODIPY dyes (BODIPY FL, BODIPY R6G, BODIPY TMR, BODIPY TR, BODIPY 530/550, BODIPY 558/568, BODIPY 564/570, BODIPY 576/589, BODIPY 581/591, BODIPY 630/650, BODIPY 650/665), carbazole, Carboxyrhodamine 6G, carboxy-X-rhodamine (ROX), Cascade Blue, Cascade Yellow, Coumarin 343, Cyanine dyes (Cy3, Cy5, Cy3.5, Cy5.5), Dansyl
• substrate refers to any material or macromolecular complex to which a functionalized end-group of a PEG can be attached.
• substrates include, but are not limited to, glass surfaces, silica surfaces, plastic surfaces, metal surfaces, surfaces containing a metallic or chemical coating, membranes (e.g., nylon, polysulfone, silica), micro-beads (e.g., latex, polystyrene, or other polymer), porous polymer matrices (e.g., polyacrylamide gel, polysaccharide, polymethacrylate), macromolecular complexes (e.g., protein, polysaccharide).
• membranes e.g., nylon, polysulfone, silica
• micro-beads e.g., latex, polystyrene, or other polymer
• porous polymer matrices e.g., polyacrylamide gel, polysaccharide, polymethacrylate
• macromolecular complexes e.g., protein, polysaccharide.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I, as described above, wherein the R 1 and R 2 groups of formula I are different from each other.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I, as described above, wherein only one of the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group, or the R 2 group, of formula I is a protected hydroxyl.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I, as described above, wherein neither the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group, nor the R 2 group, of formula I is a suitably protected hydroxyl group.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I, as described above, wherein neither the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group, nor the R 2 group, of formula I is methyl.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing compounds of formula I, as described above, wherein said compounds have a polydispersity index (“PDI") of about 1.0 to about 1.2.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing compounds of formula I, as described above, wherein said compounds have a polydispersity index (“PDI") of about 1.03 to about 1.15.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing compounds of formula I, as described above, wherein said compounds have a polydispersity index ("PDI") of about 1.10 to about 1.12.
• n is about 225. In other embodiments, n is about 200 to about 300. In still other embodiments, n is about 200 to about 250. In still other embodiments, n is about 100 to about 150. In still other embodiments, n is about 400 to about 500.
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, an optionally substituted aliphatic group, an optionally substituted 5-8-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an optionally substituted 8-10-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is -CN.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is an optionally substituted aliphatic group. Examples include t-butyl, 5-norbornene-2- yl, octane-5-yl, acetylenyl, trimethylsilylacetylenyl, triisopropylsilylacetylenyl, and t- butyldimethylsilylacetylenyl.
• said R 3 moiety is an optionally substituted alkyl group.
• said R 3 moiety is an optionally substituted alkynyl or alkenyl group.
• R 3 When said R 3 moiety is a substituted aliphatic group, suitable substituents on R 3 include CN, N 3 , trimethylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, N- methyl propiolamido, N-methyl-4-acetylenylanilino, N-methyl-4-acetylenylbenzoamido, bis-(4-ethynyl-benzyl)-amino, dipropargylamino, di-hex-5-ynyl-amino, di-pent-4-ynyl- amino, di-but-3-ynyl-amino, propargyloxy, hex-5-ynyloxy, pent-4-ynyloxy, di-but-3- ynyloxy, N-methyl-propargylamino, N-methyl-hex-5-ynyl-amino, N-methyl-pent-4-yn
• the R 1 group is 2-(N-methyl-N-(ethynylcarbonyl)amino)ethoxy, 4-ethynylbenzyloxy, or 2-(4- ethynylphenoxy)ethoxy.
• R 1 is other than propargyloxy, l-(but-3- yn)oxy, 3-t-butyldimethylsilylpropargyloxy, 3-triisopropylsilylpropargyloxy, l-(6-t- butyldimethylsilylhex-5-yn)oxy, or 1 -(6-triisopropylsilylhex-5-yn)oxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is an optionally substituted aryl group.
• R 1 is other than 4- azidomethylbenzyloxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a protected hydroxyl group.
• the protected hydroxyl of the R 3 moiety is an ester, carbonate, sulfonate, allyl ether, ether, silyl ether, alkyl ether, arylalkyl ether, or alkoxyalkyl ether.
• the ester is a formate, acetate, proprionate, pentanoate, crotonate, or benzoate.
• esters include formate, benzoyl formate, chloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, methoxyacetate, triphenylmethoxyacetate, ⁇ -chlorophenoxyacetate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4-oxopentanoate, 4,4-
• ethylenedithiopentanoate pivaloate (trimethylacetate), crotonate, 4-methoxy-crotonate, benzoate, p-benylbenzoate, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate.
• exemplary carbonates include 9- fluorenylmethyl, ethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, 2- (phenylsulfonyl)ethyl, vinyl, allyl, and p-nitrobenzyl carbonate.
• silyl ethers examples include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl ether, and other trialkylsilyl ethers.
• exemplary alkyl ethers include methyl, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, trityl, t-butyl, and allyl ether, or derivatives thereof.
• Exemplary alkoxyalkyl ethers include acetals such as methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl, benzyloxymethyl, beta-
• arylalkyl ethers include benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl (MPM), 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, O-nitrobenzyl, p- nitrobenzyl, p-halobenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, 2- and 4-picolyl ethers.
• R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a mono-protected or di-protected amino group. In certain embodiments R 3 is a mono- protected amine.
• R 3 is a mono-protected amine selected from aralkylamines, carbamates, allyl amines, or amides.
• Examplary mono-protected amino moieties include t-butyloxycarbonylamino, ethyloxycarbonylamino, methyloxycarbonylamino, trichloroethyloxy-carbonylamino, allyloxycarbonylamino, benzyloxocarbonylamino, allylamino, benzylamino, fluorenylmethylcarbonyl, formamido, acetamido, chloroacetamido, dichloroacetamido, trichloroacetamido, phenylacetamido, trifluoroacetamido, benzamido, and t-butyldiphenylsilylamino.
• R 3 is a di-protected amine.
• Exemplary di-protected amines include di-benzylamine, di- allylamine, phthalimide, maleimide, succinimide, pyrrole, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl- [l,2,5]azadisilolidine, and azide.
• the R 3 moiety is phthalimido.
• the R 3 moiety is mono- or di-benzylamino or mono- or di- allylamino.
• the R 1 group is 2-dibenzylaminoethoxy. In still other embodiments, the R 1 group is other than 2-t-butoxycarbonylamino-ethoxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a protected aldehyde group.
• the protected aldehydo moiety of R 3 is an acyclic acetal, a cyclic acetal, a hydrazone, or an imine.
• Exemplary R 3 groups include dimethyl acetal, diethyl acetal, diisopropyl acetal, dibenzyl acetal, bis(2- nitrobenzyl) acetal, 1,3-dioxane, 1,3-dioxolane, and semicarbazone.
• R 3 is an acyclic acetal or a cyclic acetal.
• R 3 is a dibenzyl acetal.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a protected carboxylic acid group.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R 3 is an optionally substituted ester selected from C 1-6 aliphatic or aryl, or a silyl ester, an activated ester, an amide, or a hydrazide. Examples of such ester groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, benzyl, and phenyl ester.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R 3 is an oxazoline or an ortho ester.
• Examples of such protected carboxylic acid moieties include oxazolin-2-yl and 2-methoxy-[l,3]dioxin-2-yl.
• the R 1 group is oxazolin-2- ylmethoxy or 2-oxazolin-2-yl-l-propoxy.
• R 1 is other than 2- methoxy-[ 1 ,3]dioxin-2-ylmethoxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R group of either of formula I or II is a protected thiol group.
• the protected thiol of R 3 is a disulfide, thioether, silyl thioether, thioester, thiocarbonate, or a thiocarbamate.
• R 3 is an optionally substituted thioether selected from alkyl, benzyl, or triphenylmethyl, or trichloroethoxycarbonyl thioester.
• R 3 is -S-S- ⁇ yridin-2-yl, -S- SBn, -S-SCH 3 , or -S-S(p-ethynylbenzyl). In other embodiments, R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2-yl. In still other embodiments, the R 1 group is 2-triphenylmethylsulfanyl-ethoxy. [0056] In certain embodiments, the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a crown ether. Examples of such crown ethers include 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5, and 18-crown-6.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a detectable moiety.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a fluorescent moiety.
• fluorescent moieties are well known in the art and include coumarins, quinolones, benzoisoquinolones, hostasol, and Rhodamine dyes, to name but a few.
• Exemplary fluorescent moieties of the R 3 group of R 1 include anthracen-9-yl, pyren-4-yl, 9-H " -carbazol-9-yl, the carboxylate of rhodamine B, and the carboxylate of coumarin 343.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is a group suitable for Click chemistry.
• Click reactions tend to involve high-energy (“spring-loaded") reagents with well-defined reaction coordinates, that give rise to selective bond-forming events of wide scope. Examples include nucleophilic trapping of strained-ring electrophiles (epoxide, aziridines, aziridinium ions, episulfonium ions), certain carbonyl reactivity (e.g., the reaction between aldehydes and hydrazines or hydroxylamines), and several cycloaddition reactions. The azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition is one such reaction.
• Click chemistry is known in the art and one of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that certain R 3 moieties of the present invention are suitable for Click chemistry.
• Compounds of formula I or II having R 3 moieties suitable for Click chemistry are useful for conjugating said compounds to biological systems or macromolecules such as proteins, viruses, and cells, to name but a few.
• the Click reaction is known to proceed quickly and selectively under physiological conditions.
• most conjugation reactions are carried out using the primary amine functionality on proteins (e.g. lysine or protein end-group). Because most proteins contain a multitude of lysines and arginines, such conjugation occurs uncontrollably at multiple sites on the protein. This is particularly problematic when lysines or arginines are located around the active site of an enzyme or other biomolecule.
• another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of conjugating the R 1 groups of a compound of formula I to a macromolecule via Click chemistry.
• Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a macromolecule conjugated to a compound of formula I via the R 1 group.
• the other end-group functionality corresponding to the R 2 moiety of formula I, can be used to attach targeting groups for cell-specific delivery including, but not limited to, detectable moieties, such as fluorescent dyes, covalent attachment to surfaces, and incorporation into hydrogels.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is an azide-containing group. According to another embodiment, the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is an alkyne-containing group, hi certain embodiments, the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II has a terminal alkyne moiety. In other embodiments, the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is an alkyne moiety having an electron withdrawing group. Accordingly, in such embodiments, the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is
• E is an electron withdrawing group and y is 0-6.
• electron withdrawing groups are known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
• E is an ester.
• E is an electron withdrawing group, such as a -C(O)O- group and y is 0-6.
• a suitable medium for the preparation of compounds of formula I includes a polar aprotic solvent or a mixture thereof.
• polar aprotic solvents include, but are not limited to, DMF, DMSO, THF, hexamethylphosphoramide, glyme, diglyme, MTBE, N-methyl pyrrolidone, and acetonitrile.
• one step in the preparation of a compound of either of formula I or II comprises providing a polymerization initiator of formula
• R 1 groups of formula I or II, and corresponding polymerization initiators of formula HX(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 are set forth in Table 1, below.
• Table 1 Representative R 1 Groups and Polymerization Initiators
• the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is selected from any of those R 1 groups depicted in Table 1, supra.
• the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is group k or 1.
• the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is n, o, cc, dd, ee, ff, hh, h, ii, jj, 11, or uu.
• the R 1 group of either of fomula I or II is h, aa, yy, zz, or aaa.
• the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is q, r, s, or t.
• the R 1 group of either of formula I or II is other than j, q, t, ii, pp, ggg, hhh, iii, or jjj.
• the initiator is selected from those set forth in Table 2 below.
• the polymerization initiator is selected from any of those polymerization initiating groups depicted in Table 1, supra. In other embodiments, the polymerization initiator is selected from any of those depicted in Table 2, supra. In still other embodiments, the polymerization initiator is group k' or 1'. In still other embodiments, the polymerization initiator is n', o', cc', dd', ee', ff, hh', h', ii', jj', ll', or uu'. In yet other embodiments, the polymerization initiator is h', aa', yy', zz', or aaa'.
• the polymerization initiator is q', r', s', or t'.
• the polymerization initiator is other than j' q' t' ii', pp', ggg', hhh', iii', or jjj'.
• M is K + , Cs + , Na + , Al (3+) , or Y + .
• M is K + or Na + .
• M is K + .
• M is a transition metal such as Sn, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, Pd, Mn, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Co or organometallic complexes of these metals.
• M is a rare-earth metal such as Sc, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Yb or organometallic complexes of these metals.
• the R 2 group of formula I is halogen, N 3 , CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected hydroxyl, a protected aldehyde, a protected thiol, -NHR 4 , -N(R 4 ) 2 , -SR 4 , -O(CH 2 CH 2 O) q (CH 2 ) r R 5 , -OC(O)R 4 , or -OS(O) 2 R 4 , wherein q and r are each independently 0-4, each R 4 is independently an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable
• the R 2 group of formula I is -N 3 . [0075] In other embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I is -CN. [0076] In other embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I is -Br, -Cl, -F, or -I. [0077] In certain embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I is -OS(O) 2 R 4 , wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group, or an optionally substituted 5-8-membered aryl ring. Examplary R 4 groups include p-tolyl and methyl. In certain embodiments, R 2 is p-toluenesulfonyloxy or methanesulfonyloxy.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• One exemplary R 4 group is 5-norbornen-2-yl- methyl.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is a C 1-6 aliphatic group substituted with N 3 . Examples include - CH 2 N 3 .
• R 4 is an optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl group.
• Examples include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, 2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)ethyl, ⁇ yridin-2-yldisulfanylmethyl, methyldisulfanylmethyl, (4-acetylenyl ⁇ henyl)methyl, 3- (methoxycarbonyl)-prop-2-ynyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl, 2-(N-methyl-N-(4- acetylenylphenyl)carbonylamino)-ethyl, 2-phthalimidoethyl, 4-bromobenzyl, 4- chlorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 4-iodobenzyl, 4-propargyloxybenzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, 4-(bis- 4-acetylenylbenzyl)aminomethyl-benzyl, 4-propargyloxy-benzyl, 4-di ⁇ roparg
• R 4 is an optionally substituted C 2 _ 6 alkenyl group. Examples include vinyl, allyl, crotyl, 2-propenyl, and but- 3-enyl.
• R 4 group is a substituted aliphatic group, suitable substituents on R include N 3 , CN, and halogen.
• R 4 is -CH 2 CN, -CH 2 CH 2 CN, - CH 2 CH(OCH 3 ) 2 , 4-(bisbenzyloxymethyl)phenylmethyl, and the like.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted C 2 _ 6 alkynyl group. Examples include - CC ⁇ CH, -CH 2 C ⁇ CH, -CH 2 C ⁇ CCH 3 , and -CH 2 CH 2 C ⁇ CH.
• R 2 is propargyloxy.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OC(O)R 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group. Examples include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, acetylenyl, propargyl, but-3-ynyl, vinyl, crotyl, 2- ⁇ ropenyl, azidomethyl, 5- norbornen-2-yl, octen-5-yl, triisopropylsilylacetylenyl, 4-vinyl ⁇ henyl, 4- dipropargylaminophenyl, 4-propargyloxyphenyl, 4-(2-propargyldisulfanyl)methyl-phenyl, and 2-(propargyloxycarbonyl)ethyl.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted 5-8-membered aryl ring.
• R4 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted pyridyl. Examples include phenyl, 4-t- butoxycarbonylaminophenyl, 4-azidomethylphenyl, 4-pro ⁇ argyloxyphenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3- pyridyl, and 4-pyridyl.
• R 2 is 4-t-butoxycarbonylaminophenoxy, 4-azidomethylphenoxy, or 4-propargyloxyphenoxy.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted phenyl ring.
• the R group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is phenyl substituted with one or more optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic groups.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is phenyl substituted with N 3 , N(R°) 2 , CO 2 R°, or C(O)R° wherein each R° is independently as defined herein supra.
• the R group of formula I is a protected hydroxyl group.
• the protected hydroxyl of the R 2 moiety is an ester, carbonate, sulfonate, allyl ether, ether, silyl ether, alkyl ether, arylalkyl ether, or alkoxyalkyl ether.
• the ester is a formate, acetate, proprionate, pentanoate, crotonate, or benzoate.
• esters include formate, benzoyl formate, chloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, methoxyacetate, triphenylmethoxyacetate, p-chlorophenoxyacetate, 3- phenylpropionate, 4-oxopentanoate, 4,4-(ethylenedithio)pentanoate, pivaloate (trimethylacetate), crotonate, 4-methoxy-crotonate, benzoate, p-benylbenzoate, 2,4,6- trimethylbenzoate.
• Exemplary carbonates include 9-fiuorenylmethyl, ethyl, 2,2,2- trichloroethyl, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, 2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethyl, vinyl, allyl, and p- nitrobenzyl carbonate.
• suitable silyl ethers include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl ether, and other trialkylsilyl ethers.
• Exemplary alkyl ethers include methyl, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, 3,4- dimethoxybenzyl, trityl, t-butyl, and allyl ether, or derivatives thereof.
• Exemplary alkoxyalkyl ethers include acetals such as methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, (2- methoxyethoxy)methyl, benzyloxymethyl, beta-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl, and tetrahydropyran-2-yl ether.
• Examplary arylalkyl ethers include benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl (MPM), 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, 0-nitrobenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-halobenzyl, 2,6- dichlorobenzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, 2- and 4-picolyl ethers.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -N(R 4 ) 2 wherein each R 4 is independently an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, phenyl, naphthyl, a 5-6 membered aryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 8-10 membered bicyclic aryl ring having 1-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -N(R 4 ) 2 wherein the two R 4 groups are taken together with said nitrogen atom to form an optionally substituted 4-7 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
• the two R 4 groups are taken together to form a 5-6-membered saturated or partially unsaturated ring having one nitrogen wherein said ring is substituted with one or two oxo groups.
• Such R 2 groups include, but are not limited to, phthalimide, maleimide and succinimide.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a mono-protected or di- protected amino group. In certain embodiments R 2 is a mono-protected amine. In certain embodiments R 2 is a mono-protected amine selected from aralkylamines, carbamates, allyl amines, or amides.
• Examplary mono-protected amino moieties include t- butyloxycarbonylamino, ethyloxycarbonylamino, methyloxycarbonylamino, trichloroethyloxy-carbonylamino, allyloxycarbonylamino, benzyloxocarbonylamino, allylamino, benzylamino, fluorenylmethylcarbonyl, formamido, acetamido, chloroacetamido, dichloroacetamido, trichloroacetamido, phenylacetamido, trifluoroacetamido, benzamido, and t-butyldiphenylsilylamino.
• R 2 is a di-protected amine.
• Exemplary di-protected amino moieties include di-benzylamino, di-allylamino, phthalimide, maleimido, succinimido, pyrrolo, 2,2,5, 5-tetramethyl- [l,2,5]azadisilolidino, and azido.
• the R 2 moiety is phthalimido.
• the R 2 moiety is mono- or di-benzylamino or mono- or di- allylamino.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a protected aldehyde group.
• the protected aldehydo moiety of R 2 is an acyclic acetal, a cyclic acetal, a hydrazone, or an imine.
• Exemplary R 2 groups include dimethyl acetal, diethyl acetal, diisopropyl acetal, dibenzyl acetal, bis(2-nitrobenzyl) acetal, 1,3-dioxane, 1,3- dioxolane, and semicarbazone.
• R 2 is an acyclic acetal or a cyclic acetal.
• R 2 is a dibenzyl acetal.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a protected carboxylic acid group.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R 2 is an optionally substituted ester selected from C 1 - O aliphatic or aryl, or a silyl ester, an activated ester, an amide, or a hydrazide. Examples of such ester groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, benzyl, and phenyl ester.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R 2 is an oxazoline or an ortho ester.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a protected thiol group.
• the protected thiol of R 2 is a disulfide, thioether, silyl thioether, thioester, thiocarbonate, or a thiocarbamate.
• R 2 is an optionally substituted thioether selected from alkyl, benzyl, or triphenylmethyl, or trichloroethoxycarbonyl thioester.
• R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2-yl, -S- SBn, -S-SCH 3 , or -S-S(p-ethynylbenzyl). In certain embodmients, R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2-yl.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a detectable moiety.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a fluorescent moiety. Such fluorescent moieties are well known in the art and include coumarins, quinolones, benzoisoquinolones, hostasol, and Rhodamine dyes, to name but a few.
• Exemplary fluorescent moieties comprising R 2 include anthracen-9-yl-methoxy, pyren-4- yl-methoxy, 2-(9-/i-carbazol-9-yl)-ethoxy, the carboxylate of rhodamine B, and the carboxylate of coumarin 343.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a group suitable for Click chemistry.
• R 2 groups of the present invention are suitable for Click chemistry.
• Compounds of formula I having R 2 groups suitable for Click chemistry are useful for conjugating said compounds to biological systems such as proteins, viruses, and cells, to name but a few. After conjugation to a biomolecule, drug, cell, substrate, or the like, the other end-group functionality, corresponding to the R 1 moiety of formulae I and II, can be used to attach targeting groups for cell specific delivery including, but not limited to, fluorescent dyes, covalent attachment to surfaces, and incorporation into hydrogels.
• another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of conjugating the R 2 group of a compound of formula I to a macromolecule via Click chemistry.
• Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a macromolecule conjugated to a compound of formula I via the R 2 group.
• the R 2 group of formula I is an azide-containing group. According to another embodiment, the R group of formula I is an alkyne- containing group.
• the R 2 group of formula I has a terminal alkyne moiety.
• the R 2 group of formula I is an alkyne-containing moiety having an electron withdrawing group. Accordingly, in such embodiments, the R 2 group
• E is an electron withdrawing group, such as a -C(O)O- group and y is 0-6.
• y is 0-6.
• the R 2 group of formula I is selected from any of those R 2 groups depicted in Table 3, supra.
• the R 2 group of formula I is group xlii or xxiv.
• the R 2 group of formula I is xix, xvii, xviii,
• the R 2 group of formula I is ix, xxii, xxx, xxxi, xlv, xlviii, xlix, Ixxi.
• one step in the preparation of a compound of formula I comprises terminating the living polymer chain-end of the compound of formula II with a suitable polymerization terminator to afford a compound of formula I.
• a suitable polymerization terminator provides the R 2 group of formula I. Accordingly, embodiments directed to the R 2 group of formula I, as set forth above and herein, are also directed to the suitable polymerization terminator itself, and similarly, embodiments directed to the suitable polymerization terminator, as set forth above and herein, are also directed to the R 2 group of formula I.
• the present invention provides a method of preparing a compound of formula I:
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• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety;
• R 2 is halogen, N 3 , CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected hydroxyl, a protected aldehyde, a protected thiol, -NHR 4 , -N(R 4 ) 2 ,
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5—8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety, comprising the step of terminating the living polymer chain-end of the compound of formula II
• the present invention also provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I:
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• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein: X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety;
• R 2 is halogen, N 3 , CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected hydroxyl, a protected aldehyde, a protected thiol, -NHR 4 , -N(R 4 ) 2 ,
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein: X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9— 30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety; comprising the steps of:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having O ⁇ heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety;
• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 3 wherein: X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10;
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety; and (4) derivatizing the hydroxyl group of the compound of formula III with a suitable polymer terminating agent to afford a compound of formula I.
• polymerization terminating agents include any R -containing group capable of reacting with the living polymer chain- end of a compound of formula II to afford a compound of formula I.
• polymerization terminating agents also include those capable of reacting with either the hydroxyl group of a compound of formula III, or with an activated derivative thereof, to afford a compound of formula I.
• polymerization terminating agents include anhydrides, suitable Mitsunobu reactants, and groups that contain a suitable leaving group L that is subject to nucleophilic displacement.
• a "suitable leaving group that is subject to nucleophilic displacement” is a chemical group that is readily displaced by a desired incoming chemical moiety.
• Suitable leaving groups are well known in the art, e.g., see, “Advanced Organic Chemistry,” Jerry March, 5 th Ed., pp. 351-357, John Wiley and Sons, N. Y.
• Such leaving groups include, but are not limited to, halogen, alkoxy, sulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkylsulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkenylsulfonyloxy, optionally substituted arylsulfonyloxy, and diazonium moieties.
• Suitable leaving groups include chloro, iodo, bromo, fluoro, methanesulfonyloxy (mesyloxy), tosyloxy, triflyloxy, nitro- phenylsulfonyloxy (nosyloxy), and bromo-phenylsulfonyloxy (brosyloxy).
• the suitable leaving group may be generated in situ within the reaction medium.
• a leaving group may be generated in situ from a precursor of that compound wherein said precursor contains a group readily replaced by said leaving group in situ.
• hydroxyl group of formula III can be achieved using methods known to one of ordinary skill in the art to obtain a variety of compounds.
• said hydroxyl group may be transformed to a protected hydroxyl group, or, alternatively, to a suitable leaving group.
• Hydroxyl protecting groups are well known and include those described above and herein with respect to the R 1 and R 2 groups of formula I. Such transformations are known to one skilled in the art and include, among others, those described herein.
• the R 2 group of formula I is a protected functional group, such as a protected amino, protected thiol, protected carboxylate, protected acetylene, protected aldehyde, etc.
• the protecting group is removed and that functional group may be derivatized or protected with a different protecting group. It will be appreciated that the removal of any protecting group of the R 2 group of formula I is performed by methods suitable for that protecting group. Such methods are described in detail in Green.
• the present invention provides a compound of formula IV:
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• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10;
• R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8- 10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety; and
• L 1 is a suitable leaving group
• L 1 is not -OMs when R 3 is (EtO) 2 CH-, Bn-, or MeOC(O)-;
• L 1 is not bromo when R 2 is unsubstituted phenyl and R 1 is [00109]
• Suitable L 1 leaving groups of formula IV include, but are not limited to, halogen, alkoxy, sulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkylsulphonyloxy, optionally substituted alkenylsulfonyloxy, optionally substituted arylsulfonyloxy, and diazonium moieties.
• Suitable leaving groups include chloro, iodo, bromo, fluoro, methanesulfonyloxy (mesyloxy), tosyloxy, triflyloxy, nitro-phenylsulfonyloxy (nosyloxy), and bromo-phenylsulfonyloxy (brosyloxy).
• R 2 groups can be incorporated to form a compound of formula I by utilizing the appropriate polymerization terminating agent.
• These polymerization terminating agents may be used for the "one-pot" method by reacting with the living polymer chain-end of a compound of formula II: wherein R 1 , n, and M are as defined above and herein.
• Such polymerization terminating agents include those having a leaving group and others capable of reacting with the living polymer chain-end.
• these polymerization terminating agents may be used for the multi-step method by reacting with the hydroxyl end of a compound of formula III:
• Such polymerization terminating agents include anhydrides, those amenable to Mitsunobu coupling, and those having a leaving group i.e. capable of nucleophilic displacement by the hydroxyl group of the living polymer chain-end.
• the R 2 group of formula I is incorporated by derivatization of the hydroxyl group of formula III via Mitsunobu coupling.
• the Mitsunobu reaction is a mild method for achieving formal substitution of the hydroxyl group using azodicarboxylic esters/amides and triphenylphosphine (TPP) or trialkylphosphines or phosphites.
• TPP triphenylphosphine
• other azo compounds have been developed as alternatives to the traditional azodicarboxylic esters diethylazodicarboxylate (DEAD) and diisopropylazodicarboxylate (DIAD).
• Mitsunobu coupling provides access to terminal groups including, but not limited to, halides, azide, amines, esters, ethers, thioethers and isothiocyanates. Accordingly, it will be appreciated that a variety of compounds of formula I are obtained by the derivatization of the hydroxyl group of formula III by Mitsunobu reaction.
• the polymerization terminating agent is one that is capable of Mistunobu coupling.
• These include optionally substituted phenols, optionally substituted thiophenols, cyclic imides, carboxylic acids, azide, and other reagents capable of Mitsunobu coupling.
• Mitsunobu terminating agents include, but are not limited to, those set forth in Table 4, below. Table 4. Representative Mitsunobu Polymerization Terminating Agents
• the R 2 group of formula I is incorporated by derivatization of the hydroxyl group of formula III via anhydride coupling.
• anhydride polymerization terminating agents containing an azide, an aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, an alkyne, and other groups, may be used to incorporate said azide, said aldehyde, said protected hydroxyl, said alkyne, and other groups into the R 2 group of compounds of formula I.
• anhydride polymerization terminating agents are also suitable for terminating the living polymer chain-end of a compound of formula II.
• Such anhydride polymerization terminating agents include, but are not limited to, those set forth in Table 5, below.
• the R 2 group of formula I is incorporated by derivatization of the hydroxyl group of formula III via reaction with a polymerization terminating agent having a suitable leaving group.
• a polymerization terminating agent having a suitable leaving group are also suitable for terminating the living polymer chain-end of a compound of formula II. Examples of these polymerization terminating agents include, but are not limited to, those set forth in Table 6, below. Table 6. Representative Polymerization Terminating Agents
• each L is a suitable leaving group as defined above and in classes and subclasses as described above and herein.
• the present invention provides a compound of formula I':
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• R 1 is -X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein:
• X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -; each Y is independently -O- or -S-; m is 0-10; n is 0-10; and R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30 membered crown ether, or an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, a 5-8 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an 8-10 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic ring having 0—5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety; R 2 is halogen, N 3 , CN, a mono-protected
• the present invention provides a compound of formula I', as described above, wherein the R 1 and R 2 groups of formula I' are different from each other. [00119] In yet other embodiments, the present invention provides a compound of formula I', as described above, wherein only one of the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group or the R 2 group of formula I' is a suitably protected hydroxyl.
• the present invention provides a compound of formula I', as described above, wherein neither the R moiety of the R group nor the R group of formula I' is a suitably protected hydroxyl.
• the present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of formula I', as described above, wherein the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group is not methyl and the R 2 group of formula I' is not -Omethyl.
• the R 1 group of formula I' is - X(CH 2 CH 2 Y) m (CH 2 ) n R 3 , wherein X is -O-, -S-, -C ⁇ C-, or -CH 2 -, each Y is independently -O- or -S-, m is 0-10, n is 0-10; and R 3 is -N 3 , -CN, a mono-protected amine, a di- protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, a 9-30-membered crown ether, an optionally substituted aliphatic group, an optionally substituted 5-8-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an optionally substituted 8-10-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl bicyclic
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is -N 3 .
• R 1 is other than 2-azidoethoxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula P is -CN.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is an optionally substituted aliphatic group. Examples include t-butyl, 5-norbornene-2-yl, octane-5-yl, acetylenyl, trimethylsilylacetylenyl, triisopropylsilylacetylenyl, and t- butyldimethylsilylacetylenyl. In some embodiments, said R 3 moiety is an optionally substituted alkyl group.
• said R 3 moiety is an optionally substituted alkynyl or alkenyl group.
• suitable substituents on R 3 include CN, N 3 , trimethylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, N- methyl propiolamido, N-methyl-4-acetylenylanilino, N-methyl-4-acetylenylbenzoamido, bis-(4-ethynyl-benzyl)-amino, dipropargylamino, di-hex-5-ynyl-amino, di-pent-4-ynyl- amino, di-but-3-ynyl-amino, propargyloxy, hex-5-ynyloxy, pent-4-ynyloxy, di-but-3- ynyloxy, N-methyl-propargylamino, N-
• the R 1 group is 2- (N-methyl-N-(ethynylcarbonyl)amino)ethoxy, 4-ethynylbenzyloxy, or 2-(4- ethynylphenoxy)ethoxy.
• R 1 is other than propargyloxy, l-(but-3- yn)oxy, 3-t-butyldimethylsilylpropargyloxy, 3-triisopropylsilylpropargyloxy, l-(6-t- butyldimethylsilylhex-5-yn)oxy, or 1 -(6-triisopropylsilylhex-5-yn)oxy .
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is an optionally substituted aryl group.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a protected hydroxyl group
• the protected hydroxyl of the R 3 moiety is an ester, carbonate, sulfonate, allyl ether, ether, silyl ether, alkyl ether, arylalkyl ether, or alkoxyalkyl ether
• the ester is a formate, acetate, proprionate, pentanoate, crotonate, or benzoate.
• esters include formate, benzoyl formate, chloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, methoxyacetate, triphenylmethoxyacetate, p-chlorophenoxyacetate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4-oxopentanoate, 4,4-
• ethylenedithiopentanoate pivaloate (trimethylacetate), crotonate, 4-methoxy-crotonate, benzoate, p-benylbenzoate, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate.
• exemplary carbonates include 9- fluorenylmethyl, ethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, 2- (phenylsulfonyl)ethyl, vinyl, allyl, and p-nitrobenzyl carbonate.
• silyl ethers examples include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl ether, and other trialkylsilyl ethers.
• exemplary alkyl ethers include methyl, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, trityl, t-butyl, and allyl ether, or derivatives thereof.
• Exemplary alkoxyalkyl ethers include acetals such as methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl, benzyloxymethyl, beta-
• arylalkyl ethers include benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl (MPM), 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, O-nitrobenzyl, p- nitrobenzyl, p-halobenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, 2- and 4-picolyl ethers.
• R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a mono- protected or di-protected amino group. In certain embodiments R 3 is a mono-protected amine.
• R 3 is a mono-protected amine selected from aralkylamines, carbamates, allyl amines, or amides.
• Examplary mono-protected amino moieties include t-butyloxycarbonylamino, ethyloxycarbonylamino, methyloxycarbonylamino, trichloroethyloxy-carbonylamino, allyloxycarbonylamino, benzyloxocarbonylamino, allylamino, benzylamino, fluorenylmethylcarbonyl, formamido, acetamido, chloroacetamido, dichloroacetamido, trichloroacetamido, phenylacetamido, trifluoroacetamido, benzamido, and t-butyldiphenylsilylamino.
• R 3 is a di-protected amine.
• Exemplary di-protected amino moieties include di-benzylamino, di-allylamino, phthalimide, maleimido, succinimido, pyrrolo, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl- [l,2,5]azadisilolidino, and azido.
• the R 3 moiety is phthalimido.
• the R 1 group is 2-dibenzylaminoethoxy. In still other embodiments, the R 1 group is other than 2-t-butoxycarbonylamino-ethoxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a protected aldehyde group.
• the protected aldehydo moiety of R 3 is an acyclic acetal, a cyclic acetal, a hydrazone, or an imine.
• Exemplary R 3 groups include dimethyl acetal, diethyl acetal, diisopropyl acetal, dibenzyl acetal, bis(2-nitrobenzyl) acetal, 1,3-dioxane, 1,3-dioxolane, and semicarbazone.
• R 3 is an acyclic acetal or a cyclic acetal.
• R 3 is a dibenzyl acetal.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a protected carboxylic acid group.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R is an optionally substituted ester selected from C 1-6 aliphatic or aryl, or a silyl ester, an activated ester, an amide, or a hydrazide. Examples of such ester groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, benzyl, and phenyl ester.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R 3 is an oxazoline or an ortho ester.
• protected carboxylic acid moieties include oxazolin-2-yl and 2- methoxy-[l,3]dioxin-2-yl.
• the R 1 group is oxazolin-2-ylmethoxy or 2-oxazolin-2-yl-l-propoxy.
• R 1 is other than 2-methoxy- [1 ,3]dioxin-2-ylmethoxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a protected thiol group.
• the protected thiol of R 3 is a disulfide, thioether, silyl thioether, thioester, thiocarbonate, or a thiocarbamate.
• R 3 is an optionally substituted thioether selected from alkyl, benzyl, or triphenylmethyl, or trichloroethoxycarbonyl thioester. In certain embodmients, R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2-yl, -S-
• R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2- yl.
• the R 1 group is 2-triphenylmethylsulfanyl-ethoxy.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of either of formula I' is a crown ether.
• exemplary crown ethers that comprise the R 3 moiety of the R 1 include 12- crown-4, 15-crown 5, and 18-crown-6.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a detectable moiety.
• the R 1 group of formula I' is a detectable moiety.
• I' is a fluorescent moiety.
• fluorescent moieties are well known in the art and include coumarins, quinolones, benzoisoquinolones, hostasol, and Rhodamine dyes to name but a few.
• Exemplary fluorescent moieties of the R 3 group of R 1 include anthracen-9-yl, pyren-
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is a group suitable for Click chemistry.
• R 3 moieties of the present invention are suitable for Click chemistry.
• Compounds of formula I' having R 3 moieties suitable for Click chemistry are useful for conjugating said compounds to biological systems such as proteins, viruses, and cells, to name but a few.
• the other end-group functionality corresponding to the R 2 moiety of formula I', can be used to attach targeting groups for cell specific delivery including, but not limited to, detectable groups, covalent attachment to surfaces, and incorporation into hydrogels.
• the R 3 group of formula I' is -N 3 , -CN, or an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• the R 3 group of formula I' is -N 3 , -CN, or an alkynyl group.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' an azide-containing group.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is an alkyne-containing group.
• the R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' has a terminal alkyne moiety.
• R 3 moiety of the R 1 group of formula I' is an alkyne moiety having an electron withdrawing group. Accordingly, in
• the R group of formula I' is wherein E is an electron withdrawing group and y is 0-6.
• E is an electron withdrawing group and y is 0-6.
• Such electron withdrawing groups are known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
• E is -C(O)O-.
• the R group of formula I' is , wherein E is an electron withdrawing group, such as a -C(O)O- group and y is 0-6.
• the R 1 group of formula I' is selected from any of those R 1 groups depicted in Table 1, supra.
• the R 1 group of formula I' is group k or 1, wherein each group is as depicted in Table 1, supra..
• the R 1 group of formula I' is n, o, cc, dd, ee, ff, hh, h, ii, jj, ll, or uu, wherein each group is as depicted in Table 1, supra.
• the R 1 group of formula I' is h, aa, yy, zz, or aaa, wherein each group is as depicted in Table 1, supra.
• the R 1 group of formula I' is q, r, s, or t, wherein each group is as depicted in Table 1, supra.
• the R 1 group of either of formula I' is other than j, q, t, ii, pp, ggg, hhh, iii, or jjj, wherein each group is as depicted in Table 1, supra.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is halogen, a mono- protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected hydroxyl, a protected aldehyde, a protected thiol, -NHR 4 , -N(R 4 ) 2 , -SR 4 , -O(CH 2 CH 2 O) q (CH 2 ) r R 5 , -OC(O)R 4 , or -OS(O) 2 R 4 , and each R 4 is independently hydrogen, a mono-protected amine, a di-protected amine, a protected aldehyde, a protected hydroxyl, a protected carboxylic acid, a protected thiol, an optionally substituted aliphatic group, an optionally substituted 5-8-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, an optionally substituted 8-10-membere
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -N(R 4 ) 2 wherein each R 4 is independently an optionally substituted group selected from aliphatic, phenyl, naphthyl, a 5-6-membered aryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 8-10-membered bicyclic aryl ring having 1-5 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a detectable moiety.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -N(R 4 ) 2 wherein the two R 4 groups are taken together with said nitrogen atom to form an optionally substituted 4- 7-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or aryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur.
• the two R 4 groups are taken together to form a 5-6 membered saturated or partially unsaturated ring having one nitrogen wherein said ring is substituted with one or two oxo groups.
• Such R 2 groups include, but are not limited to, maleimide and succinimide.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -N 3 . [00147] In certain embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I' is -CN. [00148] In other embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I' is -Br, -Cl, -F, or -I. [00149] In certain embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I' is -OS(O) 2 R 4 , wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group, or an optionally substituted 5-8 membered aryl ring. Examplary R groups include p-tolyl and methyl. In certain embodiments, R 2 is p- toluenesulfonyloxy or methanesulfonyloxy.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• One exemplary R 4 group is 5-norbornen-2-yl- methyl.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is a C 1- ⁇ aliphatic group substituted with N 3 . Examples include - CH 2 N 3 .
• R 4 is an optionally substituted Ci_ 6 alkyl group.
• Examples include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, 2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)ethyl, pyridin-2-yldisulfanylmethyl, methyldisulfanylmethyl, (4-acetylenylphenyl)methyl, 3- (methoxycarbonyl)-prop-2-ynyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl, 2-(N-methyl-N-(4- acetylenylphenyl)carbonylamino)-ethyl, 2-phthalimidoethyl, 4-bromobenzyl, 4- chlorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 4-iodobenzyl, 4-propargyloxybenzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, 4-(bis- 4-acetylenylbenzyl)aminomethyl-benzyl, 4-propargyloxy-benzyl, 4-dipropargylamin
• R 4 is an optionally substituted C 2-6 alkenyl group. Examples include vinyl, allyl, crotyl, 2-propenyl, and but- 3-enyl.
• R 4 group is a substituted aliphatic group, suitable substituents on R 4 include N 3 , CN, and halogens.
• R 4 aliphatic groups include, but are not limited to, -CH 2 CN 3 - CH 2 CH 2 CN, -CH 2 CH(OCH 3 ) 2 , 4-(bisbenzyloxymethyl)phenylmethyl, and the like.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted C 2 _ 6 alkynyl group. Examples include - CC ⁇ CH, -CH 2 C ⁇ CH, -CH 2 C ⁇ CCH 3 , and -CH 2 CH 2 C ⁇ CH. In certain embodiments, R 2 is propargyloxy.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -OC(O)R 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group.
• R 4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group. Examples include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, acetylenyl, propargyl, but-3-ynyl, vinyl, crotyl, 2-propenyl, azidomethyl, 5- norbornen-2-yl, octen-5-yl, triisopropylsilylacetylenyl, 4-vinylphenyl, 4- dipropargylaminophenyl, 4-propargyloxyphenyl, 4-(2-propargyldisulfanyl)methyl-phenyl, and 2-(propargyloxycarbonyl)ethyl.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted 5— 8-membered aryl ring.
• R 4 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted pyridyl. Examples include phenyl, 4-t- butoxycarbonylaminophenyl, 4-azidomethylphenyl, 4-propargyloxyphenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3- pyridyl, and 4-pyridyl.
• R 2 is 4-t-butoxycarbonylaminophenoxy, 4-azidomethylphenoxy, or 4-propargyloxyphenoxy.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is an optionally substituted phenyl ring.
• the R 2 group of formula I is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is phenyl substituted with one or more optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic groups.
• R 4 is phenyl substituted with vinyl, allyl, acetylenyl, -CH 2 N 3 , -CH 2 CH 2 N 3 , -CH 2 C ⁇ CCH 3 , or -CH 2 C ⁇ CH.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is -OR 4 wherein R 4 is phenyl substituted with N 3 , N(R°) 2 , CO 2 R°, or C(O)R° wherein each R° is independently as defined herein supra.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is a protected hydroxyl group.
• the protected hydroxyl of the R 2 moiety is an ester, carbonate, sulfonate, allyl ether, ether, silyl ether, alkyl ether, arylalkyl ether, or alkoxyalkyl ether.
• the ester is a formate, acetate, proprionate, pentanoate, crotonate, or benzoate.
• esters include formate, benzoyl formate, chloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, methoxyacetate, triphenylmethoxyacetate, p- chlorophenoxyacetate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4-oxopentanoate, 4,4-
• ethylenedithiopentanoate pivaloate (trimethylacetate), crotonate, 4-methoxy-crotonate, benzoate, p-benylbenzoate, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate.
• exemplary carbonates include 9- fluorenylmethyl, ethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, 2- (phenylsulfonyl)ethyl, vinyl, allyl, and p-nitrobenzyl carbonate.
• silyl ethers examples include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl ether, and other trialkylsilyl ethers.
• exemplary alkyl ethers include methyl, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, trityl, t-butyl, and allyl ethers, or derivatives thereof.
• Exemplary alkoxyalkyl ethers include acetals such as methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl, benzyloxymethyl, beta-
• arylalkyl ethers include benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl (MPM), 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, O-nitrobenzyl, p- nitrobenzyl, p-halobenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, 2- and 4-picolyl ethers.
• R 2 group of formula I' is a mono-protected or di- protected amino group. In certain embodiments R 2 is a mono-protected amine.
• R 2 is a mono-protected amine selected from aralkylamines, carbamates, allyl amines, or amides.
• Examplary mono-protected amino moieties include t- butyloxycarbonylamino, ethyloxycarbonylamino, methyloxycarbonylamino, trichloroethyloxy-carbonylamino, allyloxycarbonylamino, benzyloxocarbonylamino, allylamino, benzylamino, fluorenylmethylcarbonyl, formamido, acetamido, chloroacetamido, dichloroacetamido, trichloroacetamido, phenylacetamido, trifluoroacetamido, benzamido, and t-butyldiphenylsilylamino.
• R 2 is a di-protected amine.
• Exemplary di-protected amino moieties include di-benzylamino, di-allylamino, phthalimide, maleimido, succinimido, pyrrolo, 2,2,5, 5-tetramethyl- [l,2,5]azadisilolidino, and azido.
• the R 2 moiety is phthalimido.
• the R 2 moiety is mono- or di-benzylamino or mono- or di- allylamino.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is a protected aldehyde group.
• the protected aldehydo moiety of R 2 is an acyclic acetal, a cyclic acetal, a hydrazone, or an imine.
• Exemplary R 2 groups include dimethyl acetal, diethyl acetal, diisopropyl acetal, dibenzyl acetal, bis(2-nitrobenzyl) acetal, 1,3-dioxane, 1,3-dioxolane, and semicarbazone.
• R is an acyclic acetal or a cyclic acetal.
• R 2 is a dibenzyl acetal.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is a protected carboxylic acid group.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R 2 is an optionally substituted ester selected from C 1-6 aliphatic or aryl, or a silyl ester, an activated ester, an amide, or a hydrazide. Examples of such ester groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, benzyl, and phenyl ester.
• the protected carboxylic acid moiety of R is an oxazoline or an ortho ester.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is a protected thiol group.
• the protected thiol of R 2 is a disulfide, thioether, silyl thioether, thioester, thiocarbonate, or a thiocarbamate.
• R 2 is an optionally substituted thioether selected from alkyl, benzyl, or triphenylmethyl, or trichloroethoxycarbonyl thioester.
• R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2-yl, -S- SBn, -S-SCH 3 , or -S-S(p-ethynylbenzyl). In certain embodmients, R 3 is -S-S-pyridin-2- yi. [00161] In still other embodiments, the R 2 group of formula I' is a detectable moiety.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is a fluorescent moiety.
• fluorescent moieties are well known in the art and include coumarins, quinolones, benzoisoquinolones, hostasol, and Rhodamine dyes to name but a few.
• Exemplary fluorescent moieties comprising R 2 include anthracen-9-yl-methoxy, pyren-4- yl-methoxy, 2-(9-H-carbazol-9-yl)-ethoxy, the carboxylate of rhodamine B, and the carboxylate of coumarin 343.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is a group suitable for Click chemistry.
• One of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that certain R 2 groups of the present invention are suitable for Click chemistry.
• the other end-group functionality corresponding to the R 1 moiety of formula I', can be used to attach targeting groups for cell specific delivery including, but not limited to, detectable groups, covalent attachment to surfaces, and incorporation into hydrogels.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is an azide- containing group. According to another embodiment, the R 2 group of formula I' is an alkyne-containing group.
• the R 2 group of formula I' has a terminal alkyne moiety.
• the R group of formula I' is an alkyne-containing moiety having an electron withdrawing group. Accordingly, in such embodiments, the R 2 group
• E is an electron withdrawing group and y is 0-6.
• electron withdrawing groups are known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
• E is an ester.
• the R 2 group of formula I' is wherein E is an electron withdrawing group, such as a -C(O)O- group and y is 0-6.
• the present invention provides compounds of formula I', as described above, wherein said compounds have a polydispersity index ("PDI") of about 1.0 to about 1.2.
• the present invention provides compounds of formula F, as described above, wherein said compound has a polydispersity index (“PDI") of about 1.03 to about 1.15.
• the present invention provides compounds of formula F, as described above, wherein said compound has a polydispersity index (“PDI") of about 1.10 to about 1.12.
• the present invention provides compounds of formula I' having a PDI of less than about 1.10.
• n is about 225. In other embodiments, n is about 200 to about 300. In still other embodiments, n is about 200 to about 250. In still other embodiments, n is about 100 to about 150. In still other embodiments, n is about 400 to about 500.
• compounds of the present invention are capable of polymerizing additional unsaturated monomers by controlled free radical polymerization ("CFRP"), or "living" radical polymerization.
• CFRP can be used to polymerize unsaturated monomers in a fashion whereby chain transfer and termination reactions can be minimized resulting in the growth of one or more polymer blocks with predictable polymer length and polydispersity index (PDI).
• Vinyl monomers capable of undergoing CFRP include styrene, methyl methacryalte, acrylic acid, to name but a few.
• compounds of the present invention possess a stable, nitroxide free radical moiety (-O-N(R°) 2 ) capable of nitroxide mediated radical polymerization (NMRP).
• compounds of the present invention perform reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT).
• RAFT agents typically possess dithioester or trithiocarbonate functionality, among others, and can polymerize a wide range of monomers including, but not limited to, styrene and acrylate derivatives.
• compounds of the present invention possess functionality capable of performing atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). These functionalities include those which are halogenated (e.g.
• additional catalytic reagents e.g. transition metal catalysts and appropriate organic ligands
• additional catalytic reagents are optionally added to improve the kinetics of ATRP.
• NMRP offers a very simple approach whereby typically no additional radical initiators or metals are used.
• RAFT employs a dithioester or trithiocarbonate functionality as the chain transfer group following initiation with a radical source for the polymerization of a wide range of monomers including, but not limited to, styrene and acrylate derivatives.
• ATRP utilizes a halogen atom, typically bromine, as the radical capping group.
• a copper catalyst and amine ligands are used to disassociate the bromine from the secondary, tertiary, or benzyl carbon to generate the radical.
• ATRP also polymerizes a wide range of vinyl monomers and operates at lower temperatures (room temperature) than nitroxide or RAFT polymerizations.
• the compounds of formulae I' exclude one or more of the following groups of compounds: (f) (alkyl)O-PEG-CH 2 CH 2 R 2 , wherein R 2 is as defined above;
• R f -PEG-Ac wherein R f is cyano, p-toluenesulfonyl, N-phthalimido, or HO 2 C-;
• each PEG has between 10 to 2500 ethylene glycol monomers.
• Exemplary compounds of formula I' are set forth in Table 6, below wherein each Bn refers to a benzyl group, TBS refers to a t-butyldimethylsilyl group, TBDPSi refers to a t-butyldiphenylsilyl group, BOC refers to a t-butoxycarbonyl group, and each n is as defined herein.
• the compounds of this invention may be prepared or isolated in general by synthetic methods known to those skilled in the art for analogous compounds and as illustrated by the general schemes and the preparative examples that follow.
• Scheme I above shows a general method for preparing the compounds of the present invention.
• the polymerization initiator is treated with a suitable base to form 2.
• bases include, but are not limited to, potassium naphthalenide, diphenylmethyl potassium, triphenylmethyl potassium, and potassium hydride.
• the resulting anion is treated with ethylene oxide to form the polymer 3.
• Polymer 3 can be transformed at step (d) to a compound of formula I directly by terminating the living polymer chain-end of 3 with a suitable polymerization terminator to afford a compound of formula I.
• polymer 3 may be quenched at step (c) to form the hydroxyl compound 4.
• step (e) is performed by Mitsunobu coupling as described herein.
• step (e) includes a deprotection step when R 1 is a protected functional group. The deprotected R 1 moiety may be re-protected or otherwise derivatized prior to Mitsunobu coupling to form compound I.
• the present invention provides bifunctional PEG's, intermediates thereto, and methods of preparing the same.
• Such functionalized PEG's are useful for a variety of purposes in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields.
• Such uses include using the bifunctional PEG's of the present invention in the process of PEGylating other molecules.
• United States Patent 6,797,257 describes imaging agents prepared by PEGylating gadolinium oxide albumin microspheres.
• United States Patents 6,790,823 and 6,764,853 describe the PEGylation of proteins by covalently bonding through amino acid residues via a reactive group, such as, a free amino or carboxyl group.
• Reactive groups are those to which an activated polyethylene glycol molecule may be bound.
• the amino acid residues having a free amino group may include lysine residues and the N-terminal amino acid residues; those having a free carboxyl group may include aspartic acid residues glutamic acid residues and the C-terminal amino acid residue.
• Sulfhydryl groups may also be used as a reactive group for attaching the polyethylene glycol molecule(s).
• another aspect of the present invention provides a method of PEGylating a biomolecule with a compound of formula I as described generally above and in classes and subclasses defined above and herein.
• the present invention provides a method of PEGylating a protein, a plasmid, a dye, a peptide, a hydrogel, or a small molecule drug with a compound of formula I as described generally above and in classes and subclasses defined above and herein.
• the present invention provides a method for PEGylating a substrate.
• the bifonctional PEG's of the present invention are also useful for linking two biomolecules together wherein said biomolecules are the same of different from each other.
• one terminus of the present compounds may be linked to a surface, other polymer, a protein, a liposome, a cell, a small molecule drug, or a detectable moiety and the other terminus of the present compounds may be linked to a surface, other polymer, a protein, a liposome, a cell, a small molecule drug, or a detectable moiety.
• the present invention also provides a method for linking two biomolecules together wherein said method comprises coupling one terminus of a compound of formula I to a first biomolecule then coupling the other terminus of a compound of formula I to a second molecule, wherein the first and second biomolecules may be the same or different from each other.
• compositions comprising a compound of formula I and a pharmaceutically active agent.
• pharmaceutically acceptable compositions are provided, wherein these compositions comprise a drug-polymer conjugate as described herein, and optionally comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle. In certain embodiments, these compositions optionally further comprise one or more additional therapeutic agents.
• Small molecule drugs suitable for PEGylation with the present compounds include, but are not limited to, those having a functional group suitable for covalently linking to the bifunctional PEG's of the present invention.
• Such drugs include, without limitation, chemotherapeutic agents or other anti ⁇ proliferative agents including alkylating drugs (mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, Cyclophosphamide, Melphalan, Ifosfamide), antimetabolites (Methotrexate), purine antagonists and pyrimidine antagonists (6-Mercaptopurine, 5-Fluorouracil, Cytarabile, Gemcitabine), spindle poisons (Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vinorelbine, Paclitaxel), podophyllotoxins (Etoposide, Irinotecan, Topotecan), antibiotics (Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Mitomycin), nitrosoureas (Carmustine, Lomustine), inorganic ions (Cisplatin, Carboplatin), enzymes (Asparaginase), angiogenesis inhibitors (Avastin) and hormones (Tamoxifen, Leuprolide, Flutamide, and Megestrol), G
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• the pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of the present invention additionally comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or vehicle, which, as used herein, includes any and all solvents, diluents, or other liquid vehicle, dispersion or suspension aids, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening or emulsifying agents, preservatives, solid binders, lubricants and the like, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
• a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or vehicle which, as used herein, includes any and all solvents, diluents, or other liquid vehicle, dispersion or suspension aids, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening or emulsifying agents, preservatives, solid binders, lubricants and the like, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
• Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sixteenth Edition, E. W. Martin (Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1980) discloses various carriers used in formulating pharmaceutically acceptable compositions
• any conventional carrier medium is incompatible with the compounds of the invention, such as by producing any undesirable biological effect or otherwise interacting in a deleterious manner with any other component(s) of the pharmaceutically acceptable composition, its use is contemplated to be within the scope of this invention.
• Some examples of materials which can serve as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, or potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, wool fat, sugars such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; starches such as corn starch and potato starch; cellulose and its derivatives such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; powdered tragacanth; malt; gelatin
• the compounds and compositions, according to the method of the present invention may be administered using any amount and any route of administration effective for treating or lessening the severity of the disorder being treated.
• the exact amount required will vary from subject to subject, depending on the species, age, and general condition of the subject, the severity of the infection, the particular agent, its mode of administration, and the like.
• the compounds of the invention are preferably formulated in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage.
• dosage unit form refers to a physically discrete unit of agent appropriate for the patient to be treated. It will be understood, however, that the total daily usage of the compounds and compositions of the present invention will be decided by the attending physician within the scope of sound medical judgment.
• the specific effective dose level for any particular patient or organism will depend upon a variety of factors including the disorder being treated and the severity of the disorder; the activity of the specific compound employed; the specific composition employed; the age, body weight, general health, sex and diet of the patient; the time of administration, route of administration, and rate of excretion of the specific compound employed; the duration of the treatment; drugs used in combination or coincidental with the specific compound employed, and like factors well known in the medical arts.
• patient means an animal, preferably a mammal, and most preferably a human.
• compositions of this invention can be administered to humans and other animals orally, rectally, parenterally, intracisternally, intravaginally, intraperitoneally, topically (as by powders, ointments, or drops), bucally, as an oral or nasal spray, or the like, depending on the severity of the infection being treated.
• the compounds of the invention may be administered orally or parenterally at dosage levels of about 0.01 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg and preferably from about 1 mg/kg to about 25 mg/kg, of subject body weight per day, one or more times a day, to obtain the desired therapeutic effect.
• Dibenzylaminoethanol To a 250 mL round bottom flask equipped with stirbar, reflux condensor, nitrogen inlet, and septum was added potassium carbonate (56.5 g, 0.41 mol), ethanol (80 mL), and ethanolamine (9.9 mL, 0.16 mol). The stirred solution was heated to reflux and benzyl chloride (37.9 mL, 0.33 mol) was added via syringe. The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hours at reflux, allowed to cool, then poured into water (200 mL). The solution was extracted with chloroform (3x300 mL). The combined organic layers were dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered, then evaporated to dryness.
• Phthalimide-diethylene glycol To a 50 mL round bottom flask equipped with stirbar, reflux condensor, nitrogen inlet, and septum was added phthalic anhydride (10 g, 67.5 mmol), aminoethoxyethanol (6.8 mL, 67.5 mmol), and toluene (10 mL). The stirred solution was heated to reflux for 16 hours then cooled to room temperature and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with water. The organic fraction was dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Recrystallization from hexanes/ethyl acetate yielded the product as white crystals (5.9 g, 37 %).
• Dibenzylamino-po ⁇ yethylene glycol-alcohol To a stirred solution of dibenzylaminoethanol (242 mg, 1 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100 mL) was added a solution of triphenylmethyl potassium in THF (0.5 M, 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 5 minutes then cooled to 0 °C. Ethylene oxide (1O g, 227 mmol) was introduced to the alkoxide solution using Schlenk techniques. Upon complete addition of the ethylene oxide, the flask was backfilled with Argon, sealed and stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. The reaction was quenched with aqueous HCl (1 M, ca.
• Dibenzylamino-polyethylene glycol-phthalimide To a stirred solution of dibenzylaminoethanol (242 mg, 1 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100 niL) was added a solution of triphenylmethyl potassium in THF (0.5 M, 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 5 minutes then cooled to 0 °C. Ethylene oxide (1O g, 227 mmol) was introduced to the alkoxide solution using Schlenk techniques. Upon complete additon of the ethylene oxide, the flask was backfilled with Argon, sealed and stirred at room temperature for 24 hours.
• Phthalimide (0.7 g, 5 mmol), triphenylphosphine (1.3 g, 5 mmol) and DIAD (1 g, 5 mmol) was added to the polymerization then stirred an additional 8 hours.
• the solvent was then removed under reduced pressure and the resulting viscous liquid was purified by solid phase extraction (the liquid was loaded onto 200 mL silica gel which was rinsed with 3 % MeOH in CHCl 3 (1 L) followed by 10% MeOH in CHCl 3 (1 L) which contained the polymer product). Pure product was obtained as a white powder following precipitation into cold ether (7.4 g, 73 % yield).
• Hexyne-polyethylene glycol-BOC-aminophenoxy ether To a stirred solution of 5- hexyn-1-ol (98 mg, 1 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100 mL) was added a solution of triphenylmethyl potassium in THF (0.5 M, 1.6 mL, 0.8 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 5 minutes then cooled to 0 0 C. Ethylene oxide (1O g, 227 mmol) was introduced to the alkoxide solution using Schlenk techniques. Upon complete additon of the ethylene oxide, the flask was backfilled with Argon, sealed and stirred at room temperature for 24 hours.

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