title: Functionalized cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) resins as reaction scavengers and as supports for solid-phase organic synthesis.
abstract: New hydrophilic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA-OH) resins were prepared by an inverse suspension polymerization using epichlorohydrin as a cross-linker. These novel resins swell in a variety of solvents commonly used in solid-phase organic synthesis, such as dicholomethane, dioxane, methanol, tetrahydrofuran, and dimethylformamide. In addition, PVA-OH shows excellent swelling in water. The cross-linked PVA-OH beads were functionalized with an aldehyde group and were tested as scavengers for primary amines in three different reactions: amide bond formation, reductive amination reaction, and urea formation. With 1-2 equiv of the PVA aldehyde resin, all the excess primary amines were successfully scavenged. The utility of PVA-OH resins as solid supports in mono- and dipeptide synthesis was also investigated using symmetrical anhydride and MSNT/MeIm (2,4,6-mesitylenesulfonyl-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazolide in the presence of 1-methylimidazol) methods.
authors.affiliation: Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Juntao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: X X
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shujuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Mirosław J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tomaszewski