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  • First Class of Phosphorus Dendritic Compounds Containing β-Cyclodextrin Units in the Periphery Prepared by CuAAC.

First Class of Phosphorus Dendritic Compounds Containing β-Cyclodextrin Units in the Periphery Prepared by CuAAC.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2020-09-10)
Kendra Sorroza-Martínez, Israel González-Méndez, Mireille Vonlanthen, Kathleen I Moineau-Chane Ching, Anne-Marie Caminade, Javier Illescas, Ernesto Rivera
ABSTRACT

A new class of phosphorus dendritic compounds (PDCs) having a cyclotriphosphazene (P3N3) core and decorated with six β-cyclodextrin (βCD) units, named P3N3-[O-C6H4-O-(CH2)n-βCD]6, where n = 3 or 4 was designed, and the synthesis was performed using copper (I) catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition (CuAAC). To obtain the complete substitution of the P3N3, two linkers consisting of an aromatic ring and an aliphatic chain of two different lengths were assessed. We found that, with both linkers, the total modification of the periphery was achieved. The two new obtained dendritic compounds presented a considerably high water solubility (>1 g/mL). The compounds comprised in this new class of PDCs are potential drug carrier candidates, since the conjugation of the βCD units to the P3N3 core through the primary face will not only serve as surface cover but, also, provide them the faculty to encapsulate various drugs inside the βCDs cavities.

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