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Keywords: ADC; xanthate chemistry; gaseous olefins; amide coupling; linker; Maytansinoids; mercapto acid EN ADC xanthate chemistry gaseous olefins amide coupling linker Maytansinoids mercapto acid 2177 2185 9 07/03/23 20230718 NES 230718 Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC) belong to a novel class of anti-cancer drugs whose principle is based on targeted therapy approaches. ADC, xanthate chemistry, gaseous olefins, amide coupling, Maytansinoids, mercapto acid, linker Finally, a masked I N i -methylamino acid was coupled successfully to the acid, highlighting the feasibility of our method in ADC chemistry. Amide Coupling; General Procedure 4-((Ethoxycarbonothioyl)thio)-4-methylpentanoic acid ( B 23 b ; 0.75 g, 3.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOAc (20 mL) and the resulting solution was cooled to 0-5 °C. [Extracted from the article]

1‐[(Ethoxycarbonothioyl)sulfanyl]cyclobutyl acetate (xanthate 7) was found to add to electronically unbiased alkenes and to certain heteroarenes. In the latter case, this corresponds to a variant of the Minisci reaction and allows the late‐stage modification of biologically active substances. Saponification of the acetate furnishes the corresponding cyclobutanols, which, in the case of the nicotine adduct, can be converted into fluorocyclobutanes by the action of DAST. Fluorocyclobutyl substituted aromatics and heteroaromatics are increasingly present in drug candidates. Heating of the acetoxycyclobutyl derivative of caffeine with TFA gives rise to the cyclobutene analogue. Finally, O‐ethyl S‐[1‐(2,2,2‐trifluoroethoxy)cyclobutyl] carbonodithioate, obtained unexpectedly while optimizing the synthesis of xanthate 7, is a very promising reagent for the introduction of the very rare 2,2,2‐trifluoroethoxycyclobutyl motif. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The xanthate-mediated addition of tertiary alkyl radicals to heteroarenes enabled the easy functionalization of heteroaromatic rings as well as more decorated structures, such as marketed drugs or agrochemicals. This work provides a synthetic tool for efficiently exploring the chemical space by allowing late-stage diversification with a high tolerance toward functional groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]