Leveraging the Mukaiyama oxidation-reduction condensation reaction for on-resin aryl thio-esterification for bio-conjugation.

A room-temperature Mukaiyama oxidation-reduction condensation inspired thioesterification methodology has been developed to afford aryl C α -terminal peptide thioesters on-resin. The conditions herein feature mild reactions compatible with all Fmoc-SPPS protocols offering direct access to this critical arylthioester scaffold. This one-pot synthesis to aryl-thioester functionalised peptides facilitates peptide/protein synthesis by native chemical ligation.