Cyclic metallopeptides, cyclo[Gly-L-Cys(terpyPt^II)]_nCl_n†

Abstract

An efficient strategy for the liquid-phase synthesis of cyclic metallopeptides, cyclo[Gly-L-Cys(terpyPt^II)]_nCl_n (n = 3, 4), has been developed, which could provide a powerful tool for arraying metal centers on cyclopeptide frameworks.

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9. The binding constants could not be determined accurately due to the low solubility of the complex with carboxylate anions in general solvents.