Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel 1,3-Bis{(6-Aryl-1,2,4-Triazolo [3,4-b][1,3,4]Thiadiazol-3-yl)-Methoxy}benzenes under Microwave Irradiation

Eleven novel 1,3-bis{(6-aryl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-3-yl)-methoxy}benzenes have been synthesised in high yields by the condensation of 5,5'-[1,3-phenylene-bis(oxymethylene)]bis(4-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole) with substituted benzoic acids in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride under microwave irradiation. Compared with the conventional heating method, this method is facile, rapid and efficient. The structures of all new compounds were characterised by 1H NMR, IR, MS and elemental analysis.

Versatile site-specific conjugation of small molecules to siRNA using click chemistry

We have previously demonstrated that conjugation of small molecule ligands to small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and anti-microRNAs results in functional siRNAs and antagomirs in vivo. Here we report on the development of an efficient chemical strategy to make oligoribonucleotide-ligand conjugates using the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) or click reaction. Three click reaction approaches were evaluated for their feasibility and suitability for high-throughput synthesis: the CuAAC reaction at the monomer level prior to oligonucleotide synthesis, the solution-phase postsynthetic "click conjugation", and the "click conjugation" on an immobilized and completely protected alkyne-oligonucleotide scaffold. Nucleosides bearing 5'-alkyne moieties were used for conjugation to the 5'-end of the oligonucleotide. Previously described 2'- and 3'-O-propargylated nucleosides were prepared to introduce the alkyne moiety to the 3' and 5' termini and to the internal positions of the scaffold. Azido-functionalized ligands bearing lipophilic long chain alkyls, cholesterol, oligoamine, and carbohydrate were utilized to study the effect of physicochemical characteristics of the incoming azide on click conjugation to the alkyne-oligonucleotide scaffold in solution and on immobilized solid support. We found that microwave-assisted click conjugation of azido-functionalized ligands to a fully protected solid-support bound alkyne-oligonucleotide prior to deprotection was the most efficient "click conjugation" strategy for site-specific, high-throughput oligonucleotide conjugate synthesis tested. The siRNA conjugates synthesized using this approach effectively silenced expression of a luciferase gene in a stably transformed HeLa cell line.

One-pot three-step synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles by copper-catalyzed cycloaddition of azides with alkynes formed by a Sonogashira cross-coupling and desilylation

A microwave-assisted, one-pot, three-step Sonogashira cross-coupling-desilylation-cycloaddition sequence was developed for the convenient preparation of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles starting from a range of halides, acyl chlorides, ethynyltrimethylsilane, and azides.

One-pot Synthesis of New Carbamate-Type Molecular Tweezers Derived from Deoxycholic Acid under Microwave Irradiation

A rapid, safe, and efficient method for the preparation of new carbamate type molecular tweezers based on deoxycholic acid was reported. Eleven new molecular tweezers have been synthesised in good yield(91–96%). The structures of these receptors were confirmed by 1H NMR, IR, MS spectra and elemental analysis. These molecular tweezers not only recognised neutral molecules, but also showed good enantioselectivity for D-amino acid methyl esters.

Microwave-assisted one-pot synthesis of pyrazolone derivatives under solvent-free conditions

An efficient one-pot method to generate structurally diverse and medicinally interesting pyrazolone derivatives in good to excellent yields of 51–98% under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions has been developed.