title: Design and synthesis of new biomimetic materials.
abstract: In this paper, it is reported that the histidine-silane derivative Boc-His(Boc)-CONH-(CH2)3Si(OEt)3 can be polymerized via the sol-gel method or can be grafted on a silica surface. The obtained organosilicas bear histidine molecules covalently bonded on the inorganic matrix. Their Cu(II) complexes have been evaluated as oxidation catalysts for the conversion of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol (DTBC) to 3,5-di-tert-butylquinone (DTBQ) in the presence of dioxygen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Louloudi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deligiannakis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hadjiliadis
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002396:Catechols / Q000737:chemistry*; D015195:Drug Design; D006639:Histidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen; D012821:Silanes
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D012821:Silanes; C413219:tert-butyloxycarbonyl-histidine(tert-butyloxycarbonyl) 3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl amide; C054068:3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol; D006639:Histidine; D010100:Oxygen