2-Nitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride is used as a reagent for N-protection as N-2-nitrophenylsulfenyl (Nps) derivatives, in amino acids and peptides and nucleosides.
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Applications
2-Nitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride is used as a reagent for N-protection as N-2-nitrophenylsulfenyl (Nps) derivatives, in amino acids and peptides and nucleosides.
Solubility
Reacts with water.
Notes
Store under dry inert gas. Store away from moisture, strong bases and oxidizing agents. Protect from humidity and water.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Norman Kharasch; Herbert L. Wehrmeister; Henry Tigerman. Derivatives of Sulfenic Acids. I. Reactions of 2-Nitrobenzenesulfenyl Chloride, 2,4-Dinitrobenzenesulfenyl Chloride and of the Corresponding Sulfenyl Thiocyanates with Olefins and with Methyl Ketones. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1947, 69, (7), 1612-1615.
- Reagent for N-protection as N-2-nitrophenylsulfenyl (Nps) derivatives, in amino acids and peptides: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 85, 3660 (1963); 87, 99 (1965); Biochemistry, 7, 971, 980 (1968); Synthesis, 512 (1985); Helv. Chim. Acta, 66, 602 (1983), and nucleosides: J. Org. Chem., 54, 2321 (1989). The Nps group is readily cleaved by dilute acid. For cleavage with thioacetamide, see: Helv. Chim. Acta, 49, 1330 (1966).
- The chemistry of sulfenyl halides has been reviewed: Synthesis, 563, 617 (1971).