title: Diazo- and azido-functionalized glutaraldehydes as cross-linking reagents and potential fixatives for electron microscopy.
abstract: The synthesis of diazo and perfluorophenyl azide (PFPA) functionalized glutaraldehydes 7 and 13a-d as new cross-linking reagents for bioconjugation and potential fixatives for electron microscopy is reported. A key step is the generation of the 1,5-dialdehyde structures by oxidative cleavage of the corresponding cyclopentene epoxide using HIO4 in aqueous tetrahydrofuran. A model reaction between 3-substituted glutaraldehyde 14 and 6-aminohexanoic acid resulted in the formation of pyridinium ion containing products with UV spectra comparable to those observed with glutaraldehyde itself. Thus modification of glutaraldehyde in the 3-position most probably did not significantly change its reactivity with amines under chemical-fixation conditions. Fixation of red blood cells by 7 demonstrates that as a fixative, 7 is comparable to glutaraldehyde.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403.
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Keana
mesh_terms: D001386:Azides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005404:Fixatives; D005976:Glutaral / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D001391:Azo Compounds; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D005404:Fixatives; D005976:Glutaral