Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4): 20240544.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20240544

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Continuous Flow Liquid Phase Synthesis of Thymopentin Using Fluoride-labile Hydrophobic Tag

LIU Dongmei, XU Yuanqiang, XIA Chao, ZHENG Jingjing, SU Xianbin()   

  1. College of Chemical Engineering,Nanjing Tech University,Nanjing 210009,China
  • Received:2024-12-18 Online:2025-04-10 Published:2025-01-18
  • Contact: SU Xianbin E-mail:davidsu@njtech.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, China

Abstract:

A novel fluoride-sensitive carboxyl protecting group, 2-phenyl-2-triethylsilylethanol(PTESE), as a hydrophobic tag was designed and synthesized. By integrating it with continuous flow chemistry, an efficient and green synthesis of peptide drugs was achieved in a microreactor system. The proposed approach employed ethyl acetate, a green solvent, to replace the environmentally unfriendly solvent NN-dimethylformamide, thereby avoiding its potential reproductive toxicity. Cbz-protected amino acids were used for coupling reactions, and rapid and clean deprotection via hydrogenation was accomplished through a continuous flow palladium-carbon packed column, effectively circumventing the dependence on piperidine, a controlled substance required in Fmoc deprotection. Using this approach, high-purity thymopentin(crude purity>98%) was synthesized rapidly and efficiently. Compared to traditional solid-phase synthesis methods, this strategy reduced the Process Mass Intensity(PMI). Additionally, the orthogonal protecting group PTESE can be removed with fluoride reagents, offering a new approach to synthesizing fully protected peptides, with significant potential in green, sustainable peptide synthesis.

Key words: Fluoride-labile, Hydrophobic tag, Thymopentin, Continuous flow liquid phase peptide synthesis

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