Next-Generation o-Nitrobenzyl Photolabile Groups for Light-Directed Chemistry and Microarray Synthesis

Nicole Kretschy, Ann Katrin Holik, Veronika Somoza, Klaus Peter Stengele, Mark M. Somoza*

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Abstract

Light as an external trigger is a valuable and easily controllable tool for directing chemical reactions with high spatial and temporal accuracy. Two o-nitrobenzyl derivatives, benzoyl- and thiophenyl-NPPOC, undergo photo-deprotection with significantly improved efficiency over that of the commonly used NPPOC group. The two- and twelvefold increase in photo-deprotection efficiency was proven using photolithograph synthesis of microarrays.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8555-8559
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume54
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • microarrays
  • photochemistry
  • photolysis
  • protecting groups

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