B. Jagadish, Tarik J. Ozumerzifon, S. Roberts
Feb 1, 2014
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Synthetic Communications
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Abstract Alkylation of the hydrobromide salts of 1,4,7-tris(methoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane and 1,4,7-tris(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane with appropriate α-bromoacetamides, followed by hydrolysis, provides convenient access to 10-(2-alkylamino-2-oxoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid derivatives that contain acid-sensitive functional groups. The utility of the method is demonstrated by improved syntheses of two known 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid monoamides bearing acid-sensitive ω-tritylthio alkyl chains in much greater yields based on cyclen as the starting material. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications® for the following free supplemental resource(s): Full experimental and spectral details.] GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT