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Ionic liquids with thioether motifs as synthetic cationic lipids for gene delivery

  • Jamie C. Gaitor
  • , Lauren M. Paul
  • , Melissa M. Reardon
  • , Taha Hmissa
  • , Samuel Minkowicz
  • , Matthew Regner
  • , Yinghong Sheng
  • , Scott F. Michael
  • , Sharon Isern
  • , Arsalan Mirjafari

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Abstract

This study introduces a novel class of imidazolium- and ammonium-based ionic liquids possessing two C12 and C14 tails and thioether linkers designed for lipoplex-mediated DNA delivery. Imidazolium-based ionic liquids displayed efficient gene delivery properties with low toxicity. Thiol-yne click chemistry was employed for the facile and robust synthesis of these thioether-based cationic lipioids with enhanced lipophilicity and low fluidity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8328-8331
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number59
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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