25021-08-3

Pale Yellow Solid

Maleimidoacetic Acid (CAS# 25021-08-3) is a heterocyclic organic compound that has a variety of uses in organic synthesis. It contains both a maleimide and carboxylic acid functional group, making it a versatile reagent for coupling reactions with amine-containing compounds.

2-Maleimido acetic acid is a maleimide-containing ligand that could be used to produce the cisplatin-based Pt(IV) complexes (OC-6-44)-diamminedichlorido(ethanolato)(2-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)acetato)platinum(IV) and (OC-6-44)-acetatodiamminedichlorido(2-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)acetato)platinum(IV). The Pt(IV) complexes are considered to act as antitumor prodrugs and their in vivo activity can be improved by exploiting drug targeting and delivery strategies[1]. In this case,  conjugation between maleimide-containing Pt(IV) prodrugs and furan or furan-containing drug delivery vectors via Diels-Alder cycloaddition.

[1] Gabano E, et al. Conjugation between maleimide-containing Pt(IV) prodrugs and furan or furan-containing drug delivery vectors via Diels-Alder cycloaddition. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2019; 488: 195-200.