Issue 7, 2016

The third orthogonal dynamic covalent bond

Abstract

Orthogonal dynamic covalent bonds are of interest for the construction of functional systems. The orthogonality of disulfide and hydrazone exchange under basic and acidic conditions, respectively, is well established. However, the integration of boronate esters as the third bond has failed so far because they exchanged too easily, especially under hydrazone exchange conditions. In this report, a collection of bioinspired catechols derived from adhesive natural products from cyanobacteria is screened with phenylboronic acids with proximal alcohols (benzoboroxoles), amines and fluorines to identify the least labile boronate esters. Moreover, Kool's 2-aminophenol catalysts are introduced to selectively accelerate hydrazone exchange without disturbing sufficiently inert boronate esters. Based on these results, we identified three different conditions to selectively exchange disulfides, hydrazones and boronate esters, that is to demonstrate the existence of three orthogonal dynamic covalent bonds. Moreover, their compatibility with functional systems is confirmed by successful hydrazone exchange in multicomponent surface architectures in the presence of intact boronate esters and disulfides.

Graphical abstract: The third orthogonal dynamic covalent bond

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
11 mar. 2016
Accepted
09 abr. 2016
First published
20 abr. 2016
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2016,7, 4720-4724

The third orthogonal dynamic covalent bond

S. Lascano, K. Zhang, R. Wehlauch, K. Gademann, N. Sakai and S. Matile, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 4720 DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01133K

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