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Chem 215 Fall 12 Notes – Dr. Masato Koreeda - Page 1 of 14. Date: November 26, 2012 Chapter 16-2: Acidity and Basicity of Polyfunctional Compounds I. Polyprotic acids Diprotic acid O O H O O H oxalic acid (found in spinach) pKa 1 1.27; pKa 2 4.27 O O H O O O O O O H inductively electrons are pushed toward the C(=O)OH? stabilized by an intra- molecular H-bonding less acidic than the first C(=O)O H also, considerably more acidic than usual R-C(=O)O H H O O H O O succinic acid (found in amber, fossil, and fungi) pKa 1 4.21; pKa 2 5.64 O O H H OH H O O OH H (+)-tartaric acid (a byproduct in wine making) pKa 1 2.93; pKa 2 4.23 O O H O H O O OH H H low pKa 1 due to the H-bonding of the conjugate base? Acidity Constant (pK a ) AH + H 2 O A - + H 3 O + K e Ke = (aA )(aH3O +) (aAH)(aH2O) (a X ) : activity of each species; K e : equilibrium constant At low concentrations, (a H 2 O ) constant. Therefore, K a = K e • (a H 2 O ) = (aA )(aH3O +) (aAH) = [A][H 3O+] [AH] where K a : (thermodynamic) acidity constant [X] : concentration of each species; f : activity coefficient, i.e., (a X ) = f X • [X] This equation can be approximated as follows in a dilute solution: K a [A][H 3O+] [AH] = K a K a = acidity constant pK a = - log K a thus, smaller pK a stronger acid pH vs. pK a Since pH = - log [H + ] = log 1 [H+] , note: [H + ] = [H 3 O + ] K a = [A][H 3O+] [AH] can be transformed into pK a = log [AH] [A] + pH Note: The pH of a solution can be adjusted by adding an acid or base.

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Chapter 16-2: Acidity and Basicity of Polyfunctional Compounds I. Polyprotic acids Diprotic acid

O O H

O

O

H

oxalic acid(found in spinach)

pKa1 1.27; pKa2 4.27

O O H

O

OO OO

OH

inductively electrons are pushed toward

the C(=O)OH?

stabilized by an intra-molecular H-bonding

less acidic than thefirst C(=O)OH

also,

considerably more acidicthan usual R-C(=O)OH

H O O H

O

Osuccinic acid

(found in amber, fossil, and fungi)

pKa1 4.21; pKa2 5.64 O O HH OH

HO

O

OHH(+)-tartaric acid(a byproduct inwine making)

pKa1 2.93; pKa2 4.23

O OH O

HO

O

OHH

H

low pKa1 due to the H-bonding of theconjugate base?

Acidity Constant (pKa)

AH + H2O A- + H3O+Ke

Ke =(aA−)(aH3O+)(aAH)(aH2O)

(aX) : activity of each species; Ke : equilibrium constant

At low concentrations, (aH2O) ≈ constant.

Therefore, Ka’ = Ke• (aH2O) =

(aA−)(aH3O +)(aAH)

=

[A−][H3O+][AH] where Ka

’ : (thermodynamic) acidity constant

[X] : concentration of each species; f : activity coefficient, i.e., (aX) = fX • [X] This equation can be approximated as follows in a dilute solution:

Ka’ ≈

[A−][H3O+][AH]

= Ka Ka = acidity constant

pKa = - log Ka thus, smaller pKa → stronger acid

pH vs. pKa

Since pH = - log [H+] = log

1[H+]

, note: [H+] = [H3O +]

Ka =

[A−][H3O+][AH]

can be transformed into pKa = log

[AH][A−]

+ pH

Note: The pH of a solution can be adjusted by adding an acid or base.

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16.2: pKa (cont’d)

succinic aicd

H O O H

O

O

H O OO

OO OO

O

OH OH

H3O H3O

diacid - at low pHs mono anion(mono carboxylate)at intermediate pHs

dianion (dicarboxylate)at high pHspH << 4.21

~ pH 4.8 pH >> 5.64

16.2; 23.3 Amino Acids and Isoelectric Point (pI)

H3N O H

H R

Oα H3N O

H R

Oα H2N O

H R

OαOH

H3O

OH

H3O

pKa ~1.8-2.6

pKa 8.8-10.3

stronger acid than normal R-C(=O)OHdue to the presence

of the α-NH3+

at verylow pHs

net charge: +1 net charge: 0 net charge: -1

at very high pHsdipolar ionor Zwitter ion

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(2) Alternatively, a titration curve may be used to determine the pI

[taken from Wade, L. G., Jr. “Organic Chemistry” 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 2003]

(3) Lysine

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15.8, 23.6: Chemical Synthesis of Peptides Peptides: Any polymer of amino acids linked by amide bonds between the amino group of each amino acid and the carbonyl group of the neighboring amino acid.

Polypeptide: A peptide containing many amino acid residues, but usually having a molecular weight of less than about 5,000. Proteins: Mw 6,000-40,000,000 Oligopeptides: Peptides containg about 4 – 10 amino acid residues.

OO

H3CNH3H

OO

HNH3H

alanine glycine

H3N NH

O

H CH3

O H H

O

H3N NH

O

H H

O CH3H

O

amide group

S

S

S

alanylglycine

glycylalanine

amide group

+peptide linkage

?

?

(1) Introduction

N-terminus C-terminus

Synthesis of peptides:

i. Formation of amide bonds between the amino group of one amino acid (A.A.) and the COOH group of another AA. ii. Has to be achieved in a specific order of A.A.s Normal amide synthesis methods such as

OH

O

Cl

O

HN

OSOCl2H2N2

do not work well for peptide synthesis since acid chlorides react with amines and others randomly. In addition, acid halides are too reactive and unstable.

Problems/solutions: i. Need to protect an amino group until it is ready to react. ii. Need to activate a carboxyl group. iii. Need to selectively deprotect (protected) amino groups in ways that do not affect peptide linkages. i.e., hydrolysis of peptide bonds has to be avoided. iv. Need to avoid racemization (at each of α-amino attached carbon centers).

OHO

H3CN-PG1H

O-PG2O

HNH2

H

S

HWant the reaction only between

these two groups!

The only nucleophile in this AA.

PG1-N NH

O-PG2

H CH3

O H H

OS

H

PG1-N NH

OH

H CH3

O H H

OS

H

O-PG2O

HNH2

H

PG1-N NH

HN

H CH3

O H H

OS

H

O-PG2H H

O

coupling

coupling

deprotection of PG2

peptide linkage formed

peptide linkage formed

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(2) Protection of α-Amino groups protecting groups: Have to be readily removable later in the synthesis without cleaving peptide bonds. Therefore, amides would not be suitable as protecting groups. (a) Carbamates: Can be deprotected under anhydrous acidic conditions without affecting peptide bonds.

RHN O

R'O

i. Benzyl carbamate RHN O

CH2O

Formation

OO

H3CNH3

H

alanine (Ala or A)

SCl

OO

benzyl chloroformate*

(CH3CH2)3Ntriethylamine

OHO

H3CNH

HO

O

* ClCO2BnBn = CH2Ph

(CH3CH2)3N•HCl+

(>95%)

N-Cbz-Alaor N-benzyloxycarbonylalanineor N-carbobenzoylalanine

Formation: Mechanism

OO

H3CNH

alanine (Ala or A)

ClO

Ph

O

(CH3CH2)3NH

HH

OO

H3CNH

H H

ClO

Ph

O

OO

H3CNH

H H

O

Ph

O

OO

H3CNH

H H

O

Ph

O

OHO

H3CNH

H

proton transfers

More acidic than the COOH!

OHO

H3CNH

HO

O

N-Cbz-Ala

Deprotection of the N-Cbz group• Catalytic hydrogenolysis

OHO

H3CNH

HOH

H3CO

toluene

H2, Pd/CCH3OH

+

Not isolable!

OO

H3CN

H

HH

H

+ CO2

OHO

H3CNH

O

O

H :BH

H B

** **

R OCH2

O

H Hcatalyst surface

*

*

The group here has to be either a phenyl orCH=CH2 for the hydrogenolysis to occur.

The Ph group is likely to interact with Pd metal.

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Deprotection of the N-Cbz group (continued)• Hydrogen bromide (HBr; gaseous) in trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH)

OHO

H3CNH

HO

O

N-Cbz-Ala

H Br OHO

H3CNH

HO

O H

Br

SN2! OHO

H3CNH

O

O

HH

OHO

H3CN

H

H HH

O CF3

O

or H B

OHO

H3CN

H

H HH

Ala-H+

CO2

ii. tert-Butyl carbamate RHN O C

O

Formation

CH3CH3

CH3 RHN Boc

Boc = tert-butyloxycarbonyl

Cl O C

O

CH3CH3

CH3

•tert-Butyl chloroformate: not very stable and, thus, not usually used for the N-Boc formation.

Boc group: one of the most frequently used amino protecting groups; Inert towards catalytic hydrogenolysis and extremely resistent towards basic and nucleophilic reagents; an ideal orthogonalN-protecting group to benzyl esters and benzyl carbamates.

• Commonly used reagents:(a) tert-butyl azidoformate

N O CCH3

OCH3

CH3

NN(explosive; needs to be made in situ from Boc-hydrazide with nitrous acid and used without purification)

(b) tert-butyl pyrocarbonateor Boc anhydride or di-tert-butyl dicarbonate

H3CC O O O C

CH3

O O CH3CH3

CH3H3C Boc2O

H3CC OH

CH3H3C

+ + CO2

S

HN OH

O Boc2O ( 1.0 mol equiv)

N (1.1 mol equiv)

H3CCN (solvent)rt, 2 days

H3O+ (to pH 1 - 2)

S

N OH

OBoc

~100%

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Chem 215 Fall 12 Notes – Dr. Masato Koreeda - Page 7 of 14. Date: November 26, 2012 N-Boc formation with Boc2O (continued) Mechansim:

H3CC O O O C

CH3

O O CH3CH3

CH3H3C

R-NH2

H3CC O

O O CCH3

O O CH3CH3

CH3H3C

R-NH2H3C

CO

O CCH3

O

CH3CH3

CH3H3C

NH

R H

+ CO2

+H3CC

O

OCH3H3C

NR

HHO C

CH3

CH3CH3

+

Boc-NHR

Boc2O

(c) "BOC-ON"= 2-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxyimino)-2-phenylacetonitrile

H3CC

O ON

OCH3H3C BOC-ON

O

ONH3

N(CH2CH3)3 (1.0 mol equiv)H2O-dioxane (solvent)rt, 3 h

BOC-ON (1.0 mol equiv)O

OHHN

Boc

H3O+ (to pH 1 - 2)

C CN

Ph

Mechanism of the N-Boc formation:

H3CC

O ON

OCH3H3C C C

N

Ph

R NH2H3C

CO O

NOCH3

H3CC C

N

Ph

R NH H

H3CC

O C

ON

OCH3H3C

C CN

PhH

NR

H

H3CC

O C

OCH3H3C

RN

HO

N C C N

PhHRNH-Boc

+

+

phenylalanine (Phe or F)> 95% N-Boc-Phe

Deprotection of the N-Boc group:

With dry trifluoroacetic acid; usually within 5-10 min at room temperature; often trifluoroacetic acid as a solvent.

O

OHHN

N-Boc-Phe

F3C OH

O

O

OHNH3

Phe-H+

+ CO2 + C CH2H3C

H3Cisobutylene

O C CH3

O CH3CH3

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Deptrotection of the N-Boc group - Mechanism:

O

OHHN

N-Boc-Phe

F3C O

OO

OHNH2

Phe-H+

+ CO2

C CH2H3C

H3Cisobutylene

O C CH3

O CH3CH3

H

pKa 0.50

O

OHHN O C CH3

O CH3CH3

HF3C O

O

+

O

OHHN O

CCH3

O

H3C C

H

H H

H

A

+

O

OHNH3

H-A(or A )(or H-A)

A

A H

H-A A+

A HA

(4) Fmoc [(9-fluoromethyl)methoxycarbonyl] group The Fmoc group is exceptionally stable towards acid. Therefore, carboxylic acids can be converted to acid chlorides with thionyl chloride or tert-butyl esters using sulfuric acid and isobutylene. Formation: (9-fluoromethyl)methoxycarbonyl chloride

O CH2O

HCl Fmoc-Cl

NH3

O

O

Na2CO3 (1.5 mol equiv)H2O-dioxane (solvent)

FmocCl (1.0 mol equiv)

0 C° - rt, 8 hHN

O

OHO C

H2O

H

N-Fmoc-Phe

Example:

Phe

Deprotection: Treatment with a mild base such as piperidine.

HN

O

OO

CH2O H N

HNH2

O

O

CH2

+ CO2+

HN

OO

O CH2O

N-Fmoc-Phepiperidine

piperidine

highly acidic H!

14 π aromatic systemnote: Alternatively, this could be an E2 process without involving a discrete carbanion.

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Chem 215 Fall 12 Notes – Dr. Masato Koreeda - Page 9 of 14. Date: November 26, 2012 (3) Protection of Carboxylic Acid Groups Usually as methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, or benzyl esters.

Formation:With an alcohol (CH3OH, C2H5OH, or PhCH2OH) and an acid catalyst (H2SO4 or p-TsOH)

O

O

H3NH

O

O

H3NHp-TsOH

PhCH2OH (excess)

Δquantitative

With an alkyl iodide or benzyl bromide and Cs2CO3 (base).

With an alcohol and DCC (to be discussed later).

With isobutylene and H2SO4.

OH3N

O

O

O

OH2N

O

O

O

CCH3CH3

CH3

H3CC

H3CCH2isobutylene

H2SO4 (0.2 mol equiv)

(excess)

CH2Cl2, rt, 48 h

1.

2. NaHCO3 92%

OTs

Deprotection:Methyl, ethyl, and benzyl esters: easily hydrolyzable with H2O/HO-.Benzyl esters: hydrogenolysis with H2, Pd-C; deprotected with HBr in CH3COOH.

O

O

H2NH

OH

O

H2NH

O

O

H3NH

H2, Pd-C

tolueneNo decarboxylation here!

tert-Butyl esters: Readily deprotected in trifluoroacetic acid (neat or in CH2Cl2 solution) at room temperature with loss of isobutylene (essentially the reverse of the acid-catalyzed method of preparation).

R O CCH3

O CH3CH3 F3C OH

O

R OH

OC CH2

H3C

H3C+

R OC

CH3

O CH3CH3

H

H3C+

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Need to convertR O H

Oto a good leaving group.

R O H

OR'NH2

N C N

DCC

Use of Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC).

R NH

R'O H

NHN

O+ +DCC

A unit of H2O added to DCC.

Mechanism for the reaction with DCC

Note: Shown below is somewhat different from the mechanism given in the textbook (p. 634).

+

N C N

R O H

ON C N

R O

O

H

N CN

RO

O

H

R'NH2

N CN

RO

O

H

NR'H H

N CNH

O

R'NH2

R' NHHH

R'NH H

NC

NH

O

O

R

H

R NH

R'O

amide N,N'-dicyclohexylurea

a large leaving group!

Note: The ester formation can also be realized from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol using DCC. The reaction proceeds through a similar mechanism as shown above. But, the first step in this case will be the protonation of DCC by the carboxylic acid.

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Chem 215 Fall 12 Notes – Dr. Masato Koreeda - Page 11 of 14. Date: November 26, 2012 (5) Application to the synthesis of the tripeptide Ala-Gly-Gly

H3NHN N

HO

H3C

O

O

O

H

H

HH

H

Ala Gly Gly

N-terminus C-terminus

1. Protection of the NH2 group of alanine:

H3N

H3C

O

HO N

H

H3C

O

HOHBocBoc2O

N(CH2CH3)3

2. Protection of the COOH group of glycine:

H3N

H

O

HO H2N

H

O

HO

1. PhCH2OHp-TsOH

2. NaHCO3Ph

3. Amide bond formation with DCC:

+NH

H3C

O

HOHBoc

H2N

H

O

HO Ph DCC

NH

HN O

H3C

O

OH

HHPhBoc

carboxy-protectedamino acid

N-protectedamino acid

4. Removal of the carboxy-protecting group:

NH

HN O

H3C

O

OH

HHPhBoc

NH

HN OH

H3C

O

OH

HH

BocH2/Pd-C

5. Tripeptide synthesis with DCC and subsequent deprotection of both protecting groups:

+NH

HN OH

H3C

O

OH

HH

BocH2N

H

O

HO Ph

NH

HN N

HO

H3C

O

O

O

H

H

HH

H

Boc PhDCC

H3NHN N

HO

H3C

O

O

O

H

H

HH

H

1. HBrH3CCO2H 2. adjust pH to ca. 6

removal of both protecting groups

N-protected dipeptide carboxy-protectedamino acid

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(5) Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis (Chapter 21.8, pp 900-906)

Merrifield Method:

Developed by Bruce Merrifield (Nobel prize in chemistry in 1984) in 1969; has been automated. A large number of polypeptides have been prepared by the use of automated peptide synthesizers.

The most significant difference between solution-phase and solid-phase peptide synthesis lies in the fact that the solid-phase synthesis of peptides is carried out in the opposite direction, starting with the C-terminus attached to the solid support and proceed toward the N-terminus, i.e., from right to left as the peptide chain is drawn.

Synthesis of Val-Ala-Gly as an example: After each reaction step, the product attached to the polymer bead is collected by filtration and all reagents, etc. dissolved in the solvent are thus removed. The product attached to the bead is then exposed to the new reagents dissolved in the solvent for the next reaction step.

styrene

polystyrene(polymer; solid support)

polymerization

H2C H2C ClCl

ClCH2OCH3SnCl4CHCl3

(solvent)

Comments:1. Heterogenous reaction2. Friedel-Crafts alkylation involving +CH2Cl (or possibly CH2=Cl+).3. Extent of chloromethylation can be controlled by adjusting the amounts of reagents used.

OHN O H

O

OCH3C

CH3H3C

Boc

:N(CH2CH3)3CH2Cl2 (solvent)

CH2O

HNBoc

O

This becomes the C-terminus AAof the peptide.

Attached to the polymer as a benzyl ester.

N-protected AA

solid polymer bead

CH2OH2N

O

F3C OH

O1.

Deprotection of the Boc group.

2. :N(CH2CH3)3CH2Cl2 (solvent)

CH2Cl2(solvent)

This is to convert NH3

+ to NH2.

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(5) Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis: Synthesis of Val-Ala-Gly as an example (cont’d)

+

CH2O

HN

O

NH O

CH3H

DCC

N-protected AA

CH2O

HN

O

H2NO

CH3H

Ala Gly

CH2Cl2(solvent)

HN OH

O

Boc

HNBoc

O

H

H

new peptide bond

OHHN

O

NH O

CH3HH3N

O

H

HBr (gas) F3C OH

O (solvent)

H2CBrVal Ala Gly

pKa ~2.35

pKa ~9.72

pI ~ 6.0

OHN

O

NH O

CH3HH3N

O

Hadjust pHto around 6

Val-Ala-Gly

CH2O

HN

O

NH

Boc

O

CH3H

peptide bond formedF3C OH

O1.

2. :N(CH2CH3)3CH2Cl2 (solvent)

CH2Cl2(solvent)

DCC

ONH

Boc

O

CH3HH

N-protected AA

CH2Cl2(solvent)CH2

OH2NO

CH2O

HN

O

O

HBr

CH2O

HN

O

O

H

Br H2CBr

Mechanism for the release of the polymer support:

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Solid State Peptide Synthesis with Fmoc-protected amino acids and Wang resin

The repetitive cleavage of Boc groups by anhydrous CF3C(=O)OH and the final release of polypeptides from the benzyl-based resin under strongly acidic conditions [anhydrous HBr-CF3C(=O)OH]: deleterious in the synthesis of large polypeptides.

Much milder conditions using Wang resin (4-benzyloxybenzyl alcohol resin) and Fmoc-protected amino acids.

CH2O

ONH

Fmoc

O

HH

HO

Wang resin

ONH

Fmoc

O

OH2N

O

NH(piperidine)

N H

O

(DMF; solvent)

ONH

Fmoc

O

PhHH

ONH O

HN

O

H

ONH

Fmoc

ONH

Fmoc

O

ONH O

NN

Fmoc-glycine linked to the resin by ester bond

DMF (solvent)

HN

Fmoc

O

H

DMF (solvent)

HBTU (coupling agent)

NH DMF (solvent)1.

2.

N

DMF (solvent)

HBTU (coupling agent)

N

NH

Fmoc

O

PhH

NH DMF (solvent)1.

ONH O

HN

O

HH3N

O

PhH2. aq F3C OH

O3. adjust pH 6-7

Phe-Val-Gly

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The 20 naturally occurring amino acids

H2N OHH CH3

O

H2N OHH

O

H2N OHH H

O

ONH2

H2N OHH

O

H2N OHH

O

SH

O NH2

H2N OHH

O

H

H2N OHH

O

H2N OHH

O

SCH3

HN

OH

O

H

H2N OHH

O

OH

H2N OHH

O

HHO

H2N OHH

O

NH

H2N OHH

O

OH

H2N OHH

O

H2N OHH

O

Alanine

Asparagine

Cysteine

Glutamine

Glycine

Isoleucine

Leucine

Methionine

Phenylalanine

Proline

Serine

Threonine

Tryptophan

Tyrosine

Valine

Ala A

Asn N

Cys C

Gln Q

Gly G

Ile I

Leu L

Met M

Phe F

Pro P

Ser S

Thr T

Trp W

Tyr Y

Val V

Acidic amino acids Basic amino acids

name/structure abbreviations name/structure abbreviations name/structure abbreviations

name/structure abbreviations name/structure abbreviations

Neutral amino acids

H2N OHH

O

OOH

Aspartic acid

Asp D

H2N OHH

O

O OHGlutamic acid

Glu E

H2N OHH

O

NHArginine

Arg R

H2N OHH

O

Histidine

His H

H2N OHH

O

Lysine

Lys K

NH2

NH

NH2

HN N

name/structure abbreviations

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pKa Values for the Ionizable Functional Groups of an α-Amino Acid

Amino acid α-COOH α-NH3+ Side chain pI

Alanine 2.35 9.87 - 6.1

Arginine 2.01 9.04 12.48 10.76

Asparagine 2.02 8.80 - 5.41

Aspartic acid 2.10 9.82 3.86 2.98

Cysteine 2.05 10.25 8.00 5.02

Glutamic acid 2.10 9.47 4.07 3.08

Glutamine 2.17 9.13 - 5.65

Glycine 2.35 9.78 - 6.06

Histidine 1.77 9.18 6.10 7.64

Isoleucine 2.32 9.76 - 6.04

Leucine 2.33 9.74 - 6.04

Lysine 2.18 8.95 10.53 9.74

Methionine 2.28 9.21 - 5.74

Phenylalanine 2.58 9.24 - 5.91

Proline 2.00 10.60 - 6.30

Serine 2.21 9.15 - 5.68

Threonine 2.09 9.10 - 5.60

Tryprophan 2.38 9.39 - 5.88

Tyrosine 2.20 9.11 10.07 5.63

Valine 2.29 9.72 - 6.00

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