Peptides with various C-terminal functionalization, including peptides and dendrimers, were prepared via SPPS and an efficient on-resin modification.

A rapid on-bead convergent method for preparing branched peptides was reported. Linear peptides were prepared on Dbz resin and ligated various branched cores, including lysine dendrons and other dendritic compounds. Alongside microwave irradiation, <1.5 equiv of peptides is sufficient to afford 50–65% yields of pure branched peptides without chromatographic purification. Remarkably, the desired compounds were prepared within hours.

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An efficient solid-phase method has been reported to prepare well-defined lysine defect dendrimers. Using orthogonally protected lysine residues, pure G2 to G4 lysine defect dendrimers were prepared with 48–95% yields within 13 h. Remarkably, high-purity products were collected via precipitation without further purification steps. This method was applied to prepare a pair of 4-carboxyphenylboronic acid-decorated defect dendrimers ( 16 and 17 ), which possessed the same number of boronic acids. The binding affinity of 16 , in which the ε-amines of G1 lysine are fractured, for glucose and sorbitol was 4 times that of 17 . This investigation indicated the role of allocation and distribution of peripheries for the dendrimer’s properties and activity.