Thioester Wikipedia. General structure of a thioester. In chemistry thioesters are compounds with the functional group RSCOR. They are the product of esterification between a carboxylic acid and a thiol. In biochemistry, the best known thioesters are derivatives of coenzyme A, e. Co. A. 1SynthesiseditThe most typical route to thioester involves the reaction of an acid chloride with an alkali metal salt of a thiol 1RSNa RCOCl RCOSR Na. Cl. Another common route entails the displacement of halides by the alkali metal salt of a thiocarboxylic acid. For example, thioacetate esters are commonly prepared by alkylation of potassium thioacetate 1CH3. COSK RX CH3. COSR KCl. The analogous alkylation of an acetate salt is rarely practiced. The alkylation can be conducted using Mannich bases and the thiocarboxylic acid CH3. COSH R2. NCH2. OH CH3. COSCH2. NR2 H2. OThioesters can be prepared by condensation of thiols and carboxylic acids in the presence of dehydrating agents 23RSH RCO2. H RSCOR H2. OA typical dehydration agent is DCC. Acid anhydrides and some lactones also give thioesters upon treatment with thiols in the presence of a base. Thioesters can be conveniently prepared from alcohols by the Mitsunobu reaction, using thioacetic acid. They also arise via carbonylation of alkynes and alkenes in the presence of thiols. ReactionseditThe carbonyl center in thioesters is reactive toward nucleophiles, even water. Thus, thioesters are common intermediates in the conversion of alkyl halides to alkyl thiols. Thioesters and amines combine to give amides In a related reaction, but using a soft metal to capture the thiolate, thioesters are converted into esters. Thioesters provide useful chemoselectivity in the synthesis of biomolecules. A reaction unique to thioesters is the Fukuyama coupling, in which the thioester is coupled with an organozinc halide by a palladium catalyst to give a ketone. Biochemistryedit. Structure of acetyl coenzyme A, a thioester that is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of many biomolecules. Thioesters are common intermediates in many biosynthetic reactions, including the formation and degradation of fatty acids and mevalonate, precursor to steroids. Examples include malonyl Co. A, acetoacetyl Co. A, propionyl Co. A, and cinnamoyl Co. Mannich Bases Chemistry And Uses' title='Mannich Bases Chemistry And Uses' />A. Acetogenesis proceeds via the formation of acetyl Co. A. The biosynthesis of lignin, which comprises a large fraction of the Earths land biomass, proceeds via a thioester derivative of caffeic acid. These thioesters arise analogously to those prepared synthetically, the difference being that the dehydration agent is ATP. In addition, thioesters play an important role in the tagging of proteins with ubiquitin, which tags the protein for degradation. Oxidation of the sulfur atom in thioesters thiolactones is postulated in the bioactivation of the antithrombotic prodrugs ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and prasugrel. Thioesters and the origin of lifeeditAs posited in a Thioester World, thioesters are possible precursors to life. As de Duve explains It is revealing that thioesters are obligatory intermediates in several key processes in which ATP is either used or regenerated. Thioesters are involved in the synthesis of all esters, including those found in complex lipids. They also participate in the synthesis of a number of other cellular components, including peptides, fatty acids, sterols, terpenes, porphyrins, and others. In addition, thioesters are formed as key intermediates in several particularly ancient processes that result in the assembly of ATP. In both these instances, the thioester is closer than ATP to the process that uses or yields energy. In other words, thioesters could have actually played the role of ATP in a thioester world initially devoid of ATP. Eventually, these thioesters could have served to usher in ATP through its ability to support the formation of bonds between phosphate groups. However, due to the high free energy change of thioesters hydrolysis and corresponding their low equilibrium constants, it is unlikely that these compounds could have accumulated abiotically to any significant extant especially in hydrothermal vent conditions. Isomeric compounds thionoesterseditThionoesters are isomeric with thioesters. In a thionoester, sulfur replaces the carbonyl oxygen in an ester. Methyl thionobenzoate is C6. H5. CSOCH3. Such compounds are typically prepared by the reaction of the thioacyl chloride with an alcohol, but they can also be made by the reaction of Lawessons reagent with esters. See alsoeditReferencesedit abc. Matthys J. 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