Patent ID: 9309278
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: C07C,C07D,C07K,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method of alkylating a thiol group or a seleno group in a target molecule, the method comprising: a thiol-ene reaction comprising reacting said thiol or seleno group with a compound of formula (I) or (II): Wherein: R is an acetyl group, an acyl group (other than acetyl), a poly(ethylene glycol)-containing acyl group (“PEG-containing acyl group”) or is selected from the group consisting of: R1 is an alkyl group, an acyl group, PEG, or a PEG-containing acyl group; and R′ is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a methyl group and an ethyl group.