Abstract
Taking inspiration from the assembly of so-called peptoids (N-alkylglycine oligomers) we present a new synthetic methodology whereby N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) based Pd ligands were assembled using a sub-monomer approach and loaded with Pd via solid-phase synthesis. This allowed the rapid generation a library of NHC–palladium catalysts that were readily functionalised to allow bioconjugation. These catalysts were able to rapidly activate a caged fluorophore and ‘switch-on’ an anticancer prodrug in 3D cell culture.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Organic & Biomolecular chemistry |
Early online date | 8 May 2019 |
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Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 8 May 2019 |