A New Class of Photolabile Chelators for the Rapid Release of Divalent Cations: Generation of Caged Ca and Caged Mg

G. C.R. Ellis-Davies, J. H. Kaplan

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Abstract

The synthesis of 2-nitro-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl derivatives of EGTA and EDTA is reported. These tetracarboxylate chelators are designed for the rapid photochemically initiated release of divalent cations in intact physiological systems. The key step in the synthesis is the use of high-pressure synthetic technology for the construction of the tertiary amine moiety of both types of chelator.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1966-1969
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume53
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 1988
Externally publishedYes

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