were purchased
from Sigma-Aldrich or Alfa Aesar and used as received. Buprenorphine
(
Bethesda, Maryland. 1H and 13C NMR spectra were
obtained with a Bruker 400 MHz instrument (1H at 400 MHz, 13C at 100 MHz); δ is given in ppm, J, in Hz, with TMS as an internal standard. ESIMS: microTOF (BRUKER),
EIMS: Fisons Autosampler. Microanalysis: PerkinElmer 240C analyzer.
Column chromatography was performed using RediSep prepacked columns
with a Teledyne Isco CombiFlash instrument. Most ligands were tested
as their hydrochloride salts, prepared by adding 5 equiv of HCl (1
N solution in diethyl ether) to a solution of compound in anhydrous
methanol. Alternatively, the oxalate salt was formed by adding 1 equiv
of oxalic acid in EtOH to the ligand in EtOH. All reactions were carried
out under an inert atmosphere of nitrogen unless otherwise indicated.
All compounds were >95% pure, as determined by microanalysis. A
representative
synthesis is reported here.