Synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotide with aliphatic amino or phosphate group at the 5' end by the phosphotriester method on a polystyrene support.

Lipophilic protecting groups mTrNH(CH2)n X (mTr:monomethoxytrityl, X = NH,O,S, n = 2,3,4,6) were attached to the 5'-phosphoryl group of 3'-O-protected thymidine. When the diamine derivatives (X = NH2) were used, the time course of the stability of mTr groups on the amino group and the phosphoramidate linkage with 80% aq. AcOH was measured. It was found that the mTr group was removed from the amino group rapidly and that the phosphoramidate linkage was more stable. It's stability depended upon the length of the CH2 linker. Oligonucleotides with an aliphatic amino group at their 5'-ends were synthesized by the phosphotriester method on a polystyrene support using protected nucleotides with P-O or P-S linkages. In the case of product with a P-S linkage, 5'-O-phosphorylated nonadecanucleotide was also prepared by I2-H2O treatment.