Abstract
(matrix presented) The synthesis and photochemistry of a new photolabile protecting group for carboxylic acids based on 8-bromo-7-hydroxyquinoline (BHQ) is described. BHQ possesses a greater single photon quantum efficiency than 4,5-dimethoxy-4-nitrobenzyl ester (DMNB) and 6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-ylmethyl (Bhc), and it has sufficient sensitivity to multiphoton-induced photolysis for use in vivo. Its increased solubility and low fluorescence make it quite useful as a caging group for biological messengers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3419-3422 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 3 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry