Synthesis of Aldehydic Ribonucleotide and Amino Acid Precursors by Photoredox Chemistry

被引:84
作者
Ritson, Dougal J. [1 ]
Sutherland, John D. [1 ]
机构
[1] MRC Lab Mol Biol, Cambridge CB2 0QH, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会; 英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
amino acids; nucleotides; photochemical reactions; reduction; solvated electrons; FERROCYANIDE;
D O I
10.1002/anie.201300321
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Light work: UV irradiation of a system formed by adding copper(I) cyanide to an aqueous solution of glycolonitrile, sodium phosphate, and hydrogen sulfide efficiently generates aldehyde precursors to the building blocks of RNA and proteins. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:5845 / 5847
页数:3
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