Water-Compatible Cycloadditions of Oligonucleotide-Conjugated Strained Allenes for DNA-Encoded Library Synthesis

J Am Chem Soc. 2020 Apr 29;142(17):7776-7782. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b13186. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

Abstract

DNA-encoded libraries of small molecules are being explored extensively for the identification of binders in early drug-discovery efforts. Combinatorial syntheses of such libraries require water- and DNA-compatible reactions, and the paucity of these reactions currently limit the chemical features of resulting barcoded products. The present work introduces strain-promoted cycloadditions of cyclic allenes under mild conditions to DNA-encoded library synthesis. Owing to distinct cycloaddition modes of these reactive intermediates with activated olefins, 1,3-dipoles, and dienes, the process generates diverse molecular architectures from a single precursor. The resulting DNA-barcoded compounds exhibit unprecedented ring and topographic features, related to elements found to be powerful in phenotypic screening.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkadienes / chemistry*
  • Cycloaddition Reaction / methods*
  • Gene Library*
  • Humans
  • Oligonucleotides / metabolism*
  • Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkadienes
  • Oligonucleotides
  • Small Molecule Libraries
  • propadiene