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Huang B, Tang X, Yuan J, Zhang M, Luo Z, Wang J, Lu C. Visible-light induced selenocyclization of 2-ethynylanilines under ambient conditions: simple FeBr 3 as a dual-functional catalyst. Org Biomol Chem 2024. [PMID: 39028029 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob01062k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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We report herein a visible-light induced, Fe-catalyzed selenocyclization of 2-ethynylanilines with diselenides under ambient conditions, employing ethyl acetate as a benign solvent with no stoichiometric additive required. The simple iron salt FeBr3 serves as both a photo-induced LMCT (Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer) catalyst and a Lewis acid catalyst to promote the desired transformation in a sustainable manner, enabling the facile synthesis of diverse 3-selenylindoles with extended substitution patterns. Moreover, gram-scale reactions and late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules further highlight the synthetic practicality of this method.
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- Binbin Huang
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences/College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519085, China.
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences/College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519085, China.
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences/College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519085, China.
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences/College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519085, China.
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences/College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519085, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- Experiment and Practice Innovation Education Center, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
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Rashid A, Lone WI, Dogra P, Rashid S, Bhat BA. HFIP-mediated C-3-alkylation of indoles and synthesis of indolo[2,3- b]quinolines & related natural products. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3502-3509. [PMID: 38618907 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00414k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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An expeditious metal free C-3 alkylation of indoles and its NIS-mediated deviation to indolo[2,3-b]quinolines is reported. This protocol, executed in aqueous HFIP has broad substrate scope and is well inclined towards the ideas of sustainable chemistry. Applications of these strategies in accessing bioactive natural products like vibrindole, norcryptotakeine, neocryptolepine and indenoindolone scaffolds has also been demonstrated.
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- Auqib Rashid
- Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Sanatnagar, Srinagar 190005, India.
- Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001, India.
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- Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Sanatnagar, Srinagar 190005, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Xiang G, Wang Y, Lu L, Zhang X, Huang Q. Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Indole-Fused Polycyclic Scaffolds via Rhodium-Catalyzed NH-Indole-Directed C-H Coupling of 2-Phenyl-1 H-indoles with Propargylic Alcohol Derivatives. J Org Chem 2024; 89:5589-5605. [PMID: 38576240 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Diversity-oriented synthesis strategy for the efficient assembly of indole-fused polycyclic scaffolds via rhodium-catalyzed NH-indole-directed C-H coupling with propargylic alcohol derivatives in a regioselective manner was developed. Five 2-phenyl-1H-indole-embedded core skeletons were synthesized. In particular, three different indole-fused exo-olefin-containing polycycles were realized, which may be manipulated for further chemistry.
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- Guijiao Xiang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, P. R. China
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Huang MG, Tan YY, Ai MT, Chen XH, Xu HB, Liu YJ. Salicylaldehyde-Cobalt(II)-Catalyzed C-H Alkoxylation of Indoles with Secondary Alcohols. J Org Chem 2024; 89:4438-4443. [PMID: 38471105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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A straight and efficient protocol for the synthesis of hindered indole-ethers via C-H alkoxylation of indoles was developed by a cobalt-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction with secondary alcohols. The selection of the salicylaldehyde-Co(II) catalyst enables the reaction to proceed under conditions without acid or base addition in the presence of limited alcohols. The protocol has broad substrate scope for both indole and secondary alcohols and exhibits good functional tolerance. The synthetic applications are proven by gram-scale reaction and further diversification of the product. Preliminary mechanistic investigations indicate that the activation of C-H bonds is not the rate-determining step of the reaction.
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- Mao-Gui Huang
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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Teli P, Soni S, Teli S, Agarwal S. Unlocking Diversity: From Simple to Cutting-Edge Synthetic Methodologies of Bis(indolyl)methanes. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2024; 382:8. [PMID: 38403746 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-024-00454-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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From a synthetic perspective, bis(indolyl)methanes have undergone extensive investigation over the past two to three decades owing to their remarkable pharmacological activities, encompassing anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiinflammatory properties. These highly desirable attributes have spurred significant interest within the scientific community, leading to the development of various synthetic strategies that are not only more efficient but also ecofriendly. This synthesis-based literature review delves into the advancements made in the past 5 years, focusing on the synthesis of symmetrical as well as unsymmetrical bis(indolyl)methanes. The review encompasses a wide array of methods, ranging from well-established techniques to more unconventional and innovative approaches. Furthermore, it highlights the exploration of various substrates, encompassing readily available chemicals such as indole, aldehydes/ketones, indolyl methanols, etc. as well as the use of some specific compounds as starting materials to achieve the synthesis of this invaluable molecule. By encapsulating the latest developments in this field, this review provides insights into the expanding horizons of bis(indolyl)methane synthesis.
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- Pankaj Teli
- Department of Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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Zhang B, Erb FR, Vasilopoulos A, Voight EA, Alexanian EJ. General Synthesis of N-Alkylindoles from N, N-Dialkylanilines via [4 + 1] Annulative Double C-H Functionalization. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26540-26544. [PMID: 38029320 PMCID: PMC10789186 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Strategies enabling the construction of indoles and novel polycyclic heterocycles from simple building blocks streamline syntheses in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. Herein, we report a C-H functionalization approach to N-alkylindoles proceeding via a double, site-selective C(sp3)-H/C(sp2)-H [4 + 1] annulation of readily accessed N,N-dialkylanilines. This protocol features a site-selective hydrogen atom transfer by a tuned N-tBu amidyl radical and addition of a sulfonyl diazo coupling partner, which promotes highly site-selective homolytic aromatic substitution of the (hetero)aromatic core. Mild decarboxylation of the annulation product enables the overall introduction of a carbyne equivalent into the N,N-dialkylaniline scaffold. Furthermore, the site-selectivity and mild conditions of the indolization facilitate direct access to N-alkyl indole scaffolds in late-stage functionalization (LSF) settings.
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- Bowen Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, Illinois 60064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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Bhattacharjee P, Sarma B, Bora U. Molecular-iodine catalyzed selective construction of cyclopenta[ b]indoles from indoles and acetone: a green gateway to indole-fused cycles. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:9275-9285. [PMID: 37974448 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01561k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Molecular-iodine catalyzed access to an important class of bio-relevant indole derivatives, cyclopenta[b]indoles, has been achieved via a cascade addition/intramolecular cyclization reaction of indoles and acetone. Explorations of diverse substitution patterns revealed an essential substrate-control in the reaction. The high-density electronic core of indole is pivotal in favouring the formation of indolyl-cyclopenta[b]indole derivatives; in contrast, the electron deficiency of the core hindered the cyclization process, directing the formation of bis(indolyl)propanes. Investigations on the mechanistic pathway revealed that bis(indolyl)alkanes were the intermediates for the addition-cyclization process. This simple experimental method provides sustainable synthetic access to cyclopentannulated indoles.
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- Prantika Bhattacharjee
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam-784028, Assam, India
- Department of Chemistry, Bahona College, Jorhat-785101, Assam, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam-784028, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam-784028, Assam, India
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Shahid M, Punnya AJ, Babu SS, Sarkar S, Gopinath P. Dual Palladium-Photoredox-Mediated Regioselective Acylation of Carbazoles and Indolines. J Org Chem 2023; 88:13686-13698. [PMID: 37767971 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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We have described a dual palladium-photoredox-catalyzed highly regioselective acylation of carbazoles and indolines using molecular oxygen as the green oxidant. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. Late-stage functionalization of a carprofen drug derivative, further manipulation of products, and gram-scale synthesis of the acylated products were illustrated to show the versatility of the method.
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- M Shahid
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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Vaneeva EE, Lepeshkin SV, Oganov AR. Prediction and Rationalization of Abundant C-N-H Molecules in Different Environments. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:8367-8375. [PMID: 37705151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The extreme chemical diversity of CmNnHk molecules is at the same time very important (central in organic chemistry) and difficult to rationalize in the sense that some molecules are abundant and easy to synthesize, while others are rare and difficult to make. Using the recently developed criteria of molecular "magicity", combined with evolutionary structure prediction and quantum-chemical calculations, we study these molecules in a wide range of compositions (0 ≤ m ≤ 13, 0 ≤ n ≤ 4, and 0 ≤ k ≤ 14). "Magic" molecules are defined as those that are lower in energy than any isochemical mixture of molecules with the nearest compositions. The predicted "magic" molecules are in good agreement with compounds found in versatile environments (interstellar and circumstellar media, Titan's lower atmosphere, and crude oil fractions) and in experimental chemistry. This work shows the predictive power of our approach, capable of predicting and explaining stable molecules in complex systems.
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- Elizaveta E Vaneeva
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, 121205 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, 121205 Moscow, Russian Federation
- Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 53, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin St. 19, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, 121205 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Abdullah Al Awadh A. Biomedical applications of selective metal complexes of indole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole and benzoxazole: A review (From 2015 to 2022). Saudi Pharm J 2023; 31:101698. [PMID: 37533494 PMCID: PMC10393588 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Indole, benzoxazole benzothiazole and benzimidazole are excellent classes of organic heterocyclic compounds. These compounds show significant application in pharmacy, industries, dyes, medicine, polymers and food packages. These compounds also form metal complexes with copper, zinc, cadmium, nickel, cobalt, platinum, gold, palladium chromium, silver, iron, and other metals that have shown to be significant applications. Recently, researchers have attracted enormous attention toward heterocyclic compounds such as indole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole, benzoxazole, and their complexes due to their excellent medicinal applications such as anti-ulcerogenic, anti-cancer, antihypertensive, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antitubercular, antiparasitic, anti-obesity, antimalarial, antiglycation, antiviral potency, antineuropathic, analgesic antioxidant, antihistaminic, and antibacterial potentials. In this article, we summarize the medicinal applications of these compounds as well as their metal complexes. We hope this article will help researchers in designing and synthesizing novel and potent compounds with significant applications in various fields.
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Fnaiche A, Bueno B, McMullin CL, Gagnon A. On the Barton Copper-Catalyzed C3-Arylation of Indoles using Triarylbismuth bis(trifluoroacetate) Reagents. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202200465. [PMID: 36843381 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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We disclose herein our detailed investigation into the Barton copper-promoted C3-arylation of indoles using triarylbismuth bis(trifluoroacetates). The arylation of unsubstituted 1H-indole using Barton's conditions gave a low yield of the C3-arylated indole, along with small amounts of the product of double C2/C3-arylation and traces of the product of C2 arylation. On the contrary, the arylation of indoles blocked at the C2 position is highly efficient, affording the desired products of C3-arylation in good to excellent yields. The reaction operates under simple conditions, shows good substrate scope, excellent functional group compatibility, and allows the transfer of electron-neutral or deficient aryl groups. Computational studies propose a mechanism involving a trifluoroacetate-assisted C-H activation step.
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- Ahmed Fnaiche
- Département de chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, H3C 3P8, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Département de chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, H3C 3P8, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Département de chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, H3C 3P8, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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García-Ariza LL, González-Rivillas N, Díaz-Aguirre CJ, Rocha-Roa C, Padilla-Sanabria L, Castaño-Osorio JC. Antiviral Activity of an Indole-Type Compound Derived from Natural Products, Identified by Virtual Screening by Interaction on Dengue Virus NS5 Protein. Viruses 2023; 15:1563. [PMID: 37515249 PMCID: PMC10384440 DOI: 10.3390/v15071563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Dengue is an acute febrile illness caused by the Dengue virus (DENV), with a high number of cases worldwide. There is no available treatment that directly affects the virus or the viral cycle. The objective of this study was to identify a compound derived from natural products that interacts with the NS5 protein of the dengue virus through virtual screening and evaluate its in vitro antiviral effect on DENV-2. Molecular docking was performed on NS5 using AutoDock Vina software, and compounds with physicochemical and pharmacological properties of interest were selected. The preliminary antiviral effect was evaluated by the expression of the NS1 protein. The effect on viral genome replication and/or translation was determined by NS5 production using DENV-2 Huh-7 replicon through ELISA and viral RNA quantification using RT-qPCR. The in silico strategy proved effective in finding a compound (M78) with an indole-like structure and with an effect on the replication cycle of DENV-2. Treatment at 50 µM reduced the expression of the NS5 protein by 70% and decreased viral RNA by 1.7 times. M78 is involved in the replication and/or translation of the viral genome.
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- Grupo de Parasitología Molecular GEPAMOL, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia 630001, Quindío, Colombia
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Aoun AR, Mupparapu N, Nguyen DN, Kim TH, Nguyen CM, Pan Z, Elshahawi SI. Structure-guided Mutagenesis Reveals the Catalytic Residue that Controls the Regiospecificity of C6-Indole Prenyltransferases. ChemCatChem 2023; 15:e202300423. [PMID: 37366495 PMCID: PMC10292028 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Indole is a significant structural moiety and functionalization of the C-H bond in indole-containing molecules expands their chemical space, and modifies their properties and/or activities. Indole prenyltransferases (IPTs) catalyze the direct regiospecific installation of prenyl, C5 carbon units, on indole-derived compounds. IPTs have shown relaxed substrate flexibility enabling them to be used as tools for indole functionalization. However, the mechanism by which certain IPTs target a specific carbon position is not fully understood. Herein, we use structure-guided site-directed mutagenesis, in vitro enzymatic reactions, kinetics and structural-elucidation of analogs to verify the key catalytic residues that control the regiospecificity of all characterized regiospecific C6 IPTs. Our results also demonstrate that substitution of PriB_His312 to Tyr leads to the synthesis of analogs prenylated at different positions than C6. This work contributes to understanding of how certain IPTs can access a challenging position in indole-derived compounds.
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- Ahmed R Aoun
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Rinker Health Science Campus, Irvine, CA 92618
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Synthesis of 3-chalcogenyl-indoles mediated by the safer reagent urea-hydrogen peroxide (UHP). Tetrahedron Lett 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2023.154446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Peng X, Rahim A, Peng W, Jiang F, Gu Z, Wen S. Recent Progress in Cyclic Aryliodonium Chemistry: Syntheses and Applications. Chem Rev 2023; 123:1364-1416. [PMID: 36649301 PMCID: PMC9951228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Hypervalent aryliodoumiums are intensively investigated as arylating agents. They are excellent surrogates to aryl halides, and moreover they exhibit better reactivity, which allows the corresponding arylation reactions to be performed under mild conditions. In the past decades, acyclic aryliodoniums are widely explored as arylation agents. However, the unmet need for acyclic aryliodoniums is the improvement of their notoriously low reaction economy because the coproduced aryl iodides during the arylation are often wasted. Cyclic aryliodoniums have their intrinsic advantage in terms of reaction economy, and they have started to receive considerable attention due to their valuable synthetic applications to initiate cascade reactions, which can enable the construction of complex structures, including polycycles with potential pharmaceutical and functional properties. Here, we are summarizing the recent advances made in the research field of cyclic aryliodoniums, including the nascent design of aryliodonium species and their synthetic applications. First, the general preparation of typical diphenyl iodoniums is described, followed by the construction of heterocyclic iodoniums and monoaryl iodoniums. Then, the initiated arylations coupled with subsequent domino reactions are summarized to construct polycycles. Meanwhile, the advances in cyclic aryliodoniums for building biaryls including axial atropisomers are discussed in a systematic manner. Finally, a very recent advance of cyclic aryliodoniums employed as halogen-bonding organocatalysts is described.
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- Xiaopeng Peng
- College
of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular
and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province
Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou341000, P.R. China
- State
Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation
Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen
University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou510060, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Science and
Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei230026, P. R. China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular
and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province
Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou341000, P.R. China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular
and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province
Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou341000, P.R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Science and
Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei230026, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation
Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen
University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou510060, P. R. China
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León Rayo DF, Mansour A, Wu W, Bhawal BN, Gagosz F. Steric, Electronic and Conformational Synergistic Effects in the Gold(I)-catalyzed α-C-H Bond Functionalization of Tertiary Amines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202212893. [PMID: 36170553 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Direct C-H bond functionalization is a useful strategy for the straightforward formation of C-C and C-Heteroatom bonds. In the present work, a unique approach for the challenging electrophilic Au-catalyzed α-C-H bond functionalization of tertiary amines is presented. Electronic, steric and conformational synergistic effects exerted by the use of a malonate unit in the substrate were key to the success of this transformation. This new reactivity was applied to the synthesis of tetrahydro-γ-carboline products which, under oxidative conditions, could be converted into valuable structural motifs found in bioactive alkaloid natural products.
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- David F León Rayo
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, UMR 7652 CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France
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- Département de Chimie, UMR 7652 CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France.,Present Address: EaStChem, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, Canada.,Département de Chimie, UMR 7652 CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France
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Lafzi F, Taskesenligil Y, Canımkurbey B, Pıravadılı S, Kilic H, Saracoglu N. Four-Winged Propeller-Shaped Indole-Modified and Indole-Substituted Tetraphenylethylenes: Greenish-Blue Emitters with Aggregation-Induced Emission Features for Conventional Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:44322-44337. [PMID: 36506174 PMCID: PMC9730769 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is an extraordinary photochemical phenomenon described by Tang's group in 2001, where the aggregation of some organic molecules enhances their light emission by limiting intramolecular activity in the aggregate state. This phenomenon offers new opportunities for researchers due to its potential applications in optoelectronics, energy, and biophysics. Tetraphenylethylenes (TPEs) are reliable AIE luminogens with a wide range of successful applications in material chemistry. To expand the library of AIE-active TPEs, both a series of TPE analogues, in which the phenyl rotor has been replaced by the indole ring, and indole-substituted TPE derivatives were designed and synthesized through vinyl-aryl and aryl-aryl bond formations using the Suzuki coupling reaction. Efficient synthetic routes that delivered indole-modified and indole-substituted TPEs have been developed, and almost all heterocyclic TPE analogues have demonstrated AIE behavior. Furthermore, to test whether the indole ring can be diversified, two title compounds were converted to a series of bis(indolyl)methane (BIM), and these BIM-TPE materials showed typical AIE properties. Interestingly, two compounds indicated a solvent vapor fuming reversible switch between bright blue emission and greenish-yellow emission. Upon fuming with dichloromethane, their fluorescence spectra showed 8 and 32 nm red-shift and could return to the original state after fuming with hexane. Furthermore, we have explored the effects of replacing the phenyl ring in TPE with indole together with the substitution of TPE with indole ring(s) on the performance of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device applications. In addition, density functional theory calculations; the optical, electrochemical, light emission, electroluminescence characteristics; and admittance spectroscopic analysis of OLED devices of four representative TPEs have been investigated in detail. As a result, the indole-TPEs are potential blue emitters with AIE features for conventional OLEDs, which is a significant color in displays and lighting.
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- Ferruh Lafzi
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Atatürk
University, Erzurum25240, Türkiye
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Atatürk
University, Erzurum25240, Türkiye
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- Sabuncuoglu
Serefeddin Health Services Vocational School, Amasya University, Amasya05100, Türkiye
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- Materials
Technologies, Marmara Research Center (MAM), The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Gebze, Kocaeli 41470, Türkiye
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Atatürk
University, Erzurum25240, Türkiye
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Atatürk
University, Erzurum25240, Türkiye
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Templ J, Gjata E, Getzner F, Schnürch M. Monoselective N-Methylation of Amides, Indoles, and Related Structures Using Quaternary Ammonium Salts as Solid Methylating Agents. Org Lett 2022; 24:7315-7319. [PMID: 36190781 PMCID: PMC9578047 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We herein report the use of phenyl trimethylammonium
iodide (PhMe3NI) as a safe, nontoxic, and easy-to-handle
reagent for an
absolutely monoselective N-methylation of amides and related compounds
as well as for the N-methylation of indoles. In addition, we expanded
the method to N-ethylation using PhEt3NI. The ease of operational
setup, high yields of ≤99%, high functional group tolerance,
and especially the excellent monoselectivity for amides make this
method attractive for late-stage methylation of bioactive compounds.
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- Johanna Templ
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Wien, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Wien, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Wien, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Wien, Austria
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Synthesis and anticancer screening of some novel Pd-catalysed 3-methyl indole based analogues on Mia PaCa-2 cell line. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kamala Lakshmi MV, Ali I, Perali RS. A Ring Expansion─Stereoselective Cycloaddition of Carbohydrate-Derived Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Synthesis of Bridged Oxepanone-Indole Hybrids. J Org Chem 2022; 87:12370-12385. [PMID: 36044311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An efficient method for the construction of sugar-derived chiral oxepanone-indole molecular hybrids is investigated. The reaction condition is optimized by monitoring the progress at various temperatures, with various solvents, and with different Lewis acid catalysts. Under optimized conditions, high stereoselectivity and efficiency are achieved in most of the formed cycloadducts. The accessibility of the strategy is evaluated by utilizing an array of carbohydrate-derived donor-acceptor cyclopropanes and variably substituted indole substrates. Additionally, quick access to the bridged indole-oxepanone framework is described by utilizing a diastereoselective (3+2) cycloaddition of aryl-substituted donor-acceptor cyclopropanes incorporated in a pyran ring.
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- M V Kamala Lakshmi
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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Claesson A, Parkes K. Non-innocuous Consequences of Metabolic Oxidation of Alkyls on Arenes. J Med Chem 2022; 65:11433-11453. [PMID: 36001003 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reactive metabolite (RM) formation is widely accepted as playing a pivotal role in causing adverse idiosyncratic drug reactions, with most attention paid to drug-induced liver injury. Mechanisms of RM formation are determined by the drug's properties in relation to human enzymes transforming the drug. This Perspective focuses on enzymatic oxidation of alkyl groups on aromatics leading to quinone methides and benzylic alcohol sulfates as RMs, a topic that has not received very much attention. Unlike previous overviews, we will include in our Perspective several fulvene-like methides such as 3-methyleneindole. We also speculate that a few older drugs may form non-reported methides of this class. In addition, we report a few guiding DFT calculations of changes in free energy on going from a benzylic alcohol to the corresponding methide. Particularly facile reactions of 2-aminothiazole-5-methanol and 4-aminobenzyl alcohol are noted.
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- Alf Claesson
- Awametox AB, Lilldalsvägen 17 A, SE-14461 Rönninge, Sweden
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- Consultant, 39 Cashio Lane, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1AY, U.K
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Kunj M. Trivedi, Patel UP, Dabhi RC, Maru JJ. Synthesis, Computational Insights, and Anticancer Activity of Novel Indole–Schiff Base Derivatives. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162022030116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Zhu W, Zhang Q, Bao X, Lin Y, Xu G, Zhou H. Nucleophilic functionalizations of indole derivatives using the aromatic Pummerer reaction. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:3955-3959. [PMID: 35471233 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00627h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Because of the electron-rich property of indoles, direct functionalization strategies towards indoles generally involve electrophilic substitutions. In this paper, an efficient protocol for nucleophilic hydroxylation, halogenation and esterification of indoles via the aromatic Pummerer process was developed. With the advantages of readily accessible starting materials, simple operation and mild conditions, this protocol should be of interest to synthetic scientists.
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- Wen Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China. .,College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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Zhu J, Zhang C, Liu L, Xue C, Cai Y, Liu XY, Xue F, Qin Y. Total Synthesis of Sarpagine Alkaloid (-)-Normacusine B. Org Lett 2022; 24:3515-3520. [PMID: 35544733 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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An asymmetric total synthesis of the sarpagine alkaloid (-)-normacusine B is presented. Salient features of this synthesis include a photocatalytic nitrogen-centered radical cascade reaction to assemble the tetrahydrocarbolinone skeleton, a titanium-mediated intramolecular amide-alkene coupling to construct the bridged azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane moiety, and a nickel-catalyzed reductive Heck coupling to assemble the azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ring system.
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- Jianquan Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Suzuki H, Kawai Y, Takemura Y, Matsuda T. Rhodium-catalysed decarbonylative C(sp 2)-H alkylation of indolines with alkyl carboxylic acids and carboxylic anhydrides under redox-neutral conditions. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:2808-2812. [PMID: 35318479 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00249c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We developed a rhodium-catalysed decarbonylative C(sp2)-H alkylation method for indolines. This reaction facilitates the use of alkyl carboxylic acids and their anhydrides as a cheap, abundant and non-toxic alkyl source under redox-neutral conditions, featuring the introduction of a primary alkyl chain, which cannot be addressed by previous radical-mediated decarboxylative reaction. Through a mechanistic investigation, we revealed that an initially formed C-7 acylated indoline was transformed into the corresponding alkylated indoline via a decarbonylation process.
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- Hirotsugu Suzuki
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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Recent Advances in Divergent Synthetic Strategies for Indole-Based Natural Product Libraries. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27072171. [PMID: 35408569 PMCID: PMC9000743 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Considering the potential bioactivities of natural product and natural product-like compounds with highly complex and diverse structures, the screening of collections and small-molecule libraries for high-throughput screening (HTS) and high-content screening (HCS) has emerged as a powerful tool in the development of novel therapeutic agents. Herein, we review the recent advances in divergent synthetic approaches such as complexity-to-diversity (Ctd) and biomimetic strategies for the generation of structurally complex and diverse indole-based natural product and natural product-like small-molecule libraries.
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Fernandes R, Mhaske K, Balhara R, Jindal G, Narayan R. Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of β-Oxime Ether Furan with Indole. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202101369. [PMID: 35146932 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Heterobiaryls serve as relevant structural motifs in many fields of high applicative importance such as drugs, agrochemicals, organic functional materials etc. Cross-dehydrogenative coupling involving direct oxidation of two C-H bonds to construct a C-C bond is actively being pursued as a more benign and 'greener' alternative for synthesizing heterobiaryls. Herein, we report a Cu(I)-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles and furans, two of the most important aromatic heterocycles using air as the terminal oxidant. The reaction proceeds with regio- and chemoselectivity to give the cross-coupled products in good to excellent yields generally. A broad substrate scope with respect to both the coupling partners has been demonstrated to prove the generality of this reaction. This represents the hitherto unexplored cross-dehydrogenative coupling methodology to obtain an indole-furan biaryl motif.
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- Rushil Fernandes
- School of Chemical and Materials Sciences (SCMS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa GEC Campus, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa-403401, India
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- School of Chemical and Materials Sciences (SCMS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa GEC Campus, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa-403401, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India
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- School of Chemical and Materials Sciences (SCMS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa GEC Campus, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa-403401, India
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Woldegiorgis AG, Gu H, Lin X. Enantioselective synthesis of indole-based unnatural β-Alkynyl α-amino acid derivatives via chiral phosphoric acid catalysis. Chirality 2022; 34:678-693. [PMID: 35128727 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The synthesis of unnatural α-amino acid derivatives has attracted considerable interest in recent years, as they are ubiquitous in protein synthesis and peptide-based drug discovery. Herein, we reported the chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric reaction of indoles with β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino esters for the enantioselective synthesis of unnatural indole-based α-amino acid derivatives. This asymmetric organocatalysis protocol enables efficient synthesis of unnatural α-amino acid derivatives with a tetrasubstituted stereogenic center and an alkyne moiety with up to 99% yield and 98% ee, resulting in operationally simple conditions, short reaction time, and broad substrate scope.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Ye T, Zhang FL, Xia HM, Zhou X, Yu ZX, Wang YF. Stereoselective hydrogen atom transfer to acyclic radicals: a switch enabling diastereodivergent borylative radical cascades. Nat Commun 2022; 13:426. [PMID: 35058459 PMCID: PMC8776760 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28071-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Radical cascade reactions are powerful tools to construct structurally complex molecules. However, the stereochemical control of acyclic radical intermediates remains a persistent challenge, due to the low differentiation between the two faces of these species. This hurdle further makes stereodivergent synthesis rather more difficult to be accomplished, in particular for intermediates resulted from complex cascades. Here we report an efficient strategy for stereoselective hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) to acyclic carbon radicals, which are generated via N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-boryl radicals triggered addition-translocation-cyclization cascades. A synergistic control by the NHC subunit and a thiol catalyst has proved effective for one facial HAT, while a ZnI2-chelation protocol allows for the preferential reaction to the opposite face. Such a stereoselectivity switch enables diastereodivergent construction of heterocycles tethering a boron-substituted stereocenter. Mechanistic studies suggest two complementary ways to tune HAT diastereoselectivity. The stereospecific conversions of the resulting boron-handled products to diverse functionalized molecules are demonstrated.
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- Tian Ye
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China.
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Kalyani A, Tulichala RP, Chauhan S, Swamy KK. Palladium catalyzed nitrile insertion and cyanation of biindoles: Synthesis of indole fused α-carboline scaffolds via double C–H activation. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tang W, Yan DY, Liang KC, Su M, Liu F. Radical-mediated alkene carboamination/dearomatization of arylsulfonyl- o-allylanilines via photoredox catalysis. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo01221a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A mild and redox-neutral protocol is developed for the synthesis of 1,4-cyclohexadiene-containing indoline-fused heterocycles via photoredox catalysis.
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- Wan Tang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Prevention and Treatment of Hyperlipidemic Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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Luo X, Xie Y, Huang N, Wang L. Ugi Four-Component Reaction Based on in-situ Capture of Isocyanide and Post-Modification Tandem Reaction: One-Pot Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202108030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ahmadian M, Rad-Moghadam K, Dehghanian A, Jafari M. A novel domino protocol for three-component synthesis of new dibenzo[ e,g]indoles: flexible intramolecular charge transfers. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05341h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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New and electronically interesting 2-aryl-3-nitrodibenzo[e,g]indoles were synthesized effectively via a hitherto unreported three-component domino reaction under catalysis of a superparamagnetic nano-composite.
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- Mahsa Ahmadian
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Namjoo Street, Rasht 41335-1914, Iran
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Namjoo Street, Rasht 41335-1914, Iran
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Namjoo Street, Rasht 41335-1914, Iran
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Namjoo Street, Rasht 41335-1914, Iran
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Lu Y, Chen T, Xiao X, Huang N, Dou Y, Wei W, Zhang Z, Lo TWB, Liang T. Copper dual-atom catalyst mediated C3–H amination of indoles at room temperature. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy01126c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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An efficient zeolite supported copper dual-atom catalyst for C–H amination of indoles has been developed for the green synthesis of 3-diarylaminoindoles.
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- Yuanhui Lu
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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Gashaw A, Debeli DK, Chemeda M. Asymmetric C-H and N-H functionalization of Indoles involving Central Chirality via Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x18666211006162836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The C-H and N-H functionalization of indoles is an interesting area of research that has a useful impact on organic synthesis due to the availability of chiral indole scaffolds in the discovery of drugs, synthetic bioactive compounds, and natural products. The chiral phosphoric acid catalysts (CPAs) have proven to be a powerful and versatile class of enantioselective organocatalysts. Many asymmetric syntheses of organic compounds have been carried out with these catalysts in C–C and C-N bond formation reactions, and great progress has been reported. By 2011, several reviews were published covering some important topics and recent achievements in this field. Therefore, in this review, the most recent advances, research breakthroughs with key examples involving mechanisms of CPA-catalyzed C-H and N-H functionalization of indoles to form central chirality via Friedel Crafts, Michael type, and rearrangement reactions were reviewed and reported.
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- Alemayehu Gashaw
- Bule Hora University, Department of Chemistry, Bule Hora, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU), Department of Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Bule Hora University, Department of Chemistry, Bule Hora, Ethiopia
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Liu J, Flegel J, Otte F, Pahl A, Sievers S, Strohmann C, Waldmann H. Combination of Pseudo‐Natural Product Design and Formal Natural Product Ring Distortion Yields Stereochemically and Biologically Diverse Pseudo‐Sesquiterpenoid Alkaloids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jie Liu
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Department of Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Technical University Dortmund Faculty of Chemistry Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6 44221 Dortmund Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Department of Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Technical University Dortmund Faculty of Chemistry Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6 44221 Dortmund Germany
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- Technical University Dortmund Faculty of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6 44221 Dortmund Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Department of Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Compound Management and Screening Center Dortmund Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Department of Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Compound Management and Screening Center Dortmund Germany
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- Technical University Dortmund Faculty of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6 44221 Dortmund Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Department of Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Technical University Dortmund Faculty of Chemistry Chemical Biology Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6 44221 Dortmund Germany
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Norwood VM, Murillo-Solano C, Goertzen MG, Brummel BR, Perry DL, Rocca JR, Chakrabarti D, Huigens RW. Ring Distortion of Vincamine Leads to the Identification of Re-Engineered Antiplasmodial Agents. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:20455-20470. [PMID: 34395993 PMCID: PMC8359148 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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There is a significant need for new agents to combat malaria, which resulted in ∼409,000 deaths globally in 2019. We utilized a ring distortion strategy to create complex and diverse compounds from vincamine with the goal of discovering molecules with re-engineered biological activities. We found compound 8 (V3b) to target chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum Dd2 parasites (EC50 = 1.81 ± 0.09 μM against Dd2 parasites; EC50 > 40 μM against HepG2 cells) and established structure-activity relationships for 25 related analogues. New analogue 30 (V3ss, Dd2, EC50 = 0.25 ± 0.004 μM; HepG2, EC50 > 25 μM) was found to demonstrate the most potent activity, which prevents exit on the parasite from the schizont stage of intraerythrocytic development and requires >24 h to kill P. falciparum Dd2 cells. These findings demonstrate the potential that vincamine ring distortion has toward the discovery of novel antimalarial agents and other therapies significant to human health.
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- Verrill M. Norwood
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery
and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Division
of Molecular Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery
and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery
and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Division
of Molecular Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery
and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- McKnight
Brain Institute, J H Miller Health Center, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100015, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Division
of Molecular Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
- . Phone: (407) 882-2256
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery
and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- . Phone: (352) 273-7718
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Liu J, Flegel J, Otte F, Pahl A, Sievers S, Strohmann C, Waldmann H. Combination of Pseudo-Natural Product Design and Formal Natural Product Ring Distortion Yields Stereochemically and Biologically Diverse Pseudo-Sesquiterpenoid Alkaloids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21384-21395. [PMID: 34297473 PMCID: PMC8518946 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We describe the synthesis and biological evaluation of a new natural product‐inspired compound class obtained by combining the conceptually complementary pseudo‐natural product (pseudo‐NP) design strategy and a formal adaptation of the complexity‐to‐diversity ring distortion approach. Fragment‐sized α‐methylene‐sesquiterpene lactones, whose scaffolds can formally be viewed as related to each other or are obtained by ring distortion, were combined with alkaloid‐derived pyrrolidine fragments by means of highly selective stereocomplementary 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reactions. The resulting pseudo‐sesquiterpenoid alkaloids were found to be both chemically and biologically diverse, and their biological performance distinctly depends on both the structure of the sesquiterpene lactone‐derived scaffolds and the stereochemistry of the pyrrolidine fragment. Biological investigation of the compound collection led to the discovery of a novel chemotype inhibiting Hedgehog‐dependent osteoblast differentiation
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- Jie Liu
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Technical University Dortmund, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221, Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Technical University Dortmund, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221, Dortmund, Germany
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- Technical University Dortmund, Faculty of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221, Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Compound Management and Screening Center, Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Compound Management and Screening Center, Dortmund, Germany
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- Technical University Dortmund, Faculty of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221, Dortmund, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Technical University Dortmund, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221, Dortmund, Germany
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Karageorgis G, Foley DJ, Laraia L, Brakmann S, Waldmann H. Pseudo Natural Products-Chemical Evolution of Natural Product Structure. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:15705-15723. [PMID: 33644925 PMCID: PMC8360037 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Pseudo-natural products (PNPs) combine natural product (NP) fragments in novel arrangements not accessible by current biosynthesis pathways. As such they can be regarded as non-biogenic fusions of NP-derived fragments. They inherit key biological characteristics of the guiding natural product, such as chemical and physiological properties, yet define small molecule chemotypes with unprecedented or unexpected bioactivity. We iterate the design principles underpinning PNP scaffolds and highlight their syntheses and biological investigations. We provide a cheminformatic analysis of PNP collections assessing their molecular properties and shape diversity. We propose and discuss how the iterative analysis of NP structure, design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of PNPs can be regarded as a human-driven branch of the evolution of natural products, that is, a chemical evolution of natural product structure.
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- George Karageorgis
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyOtto-Hahn Strasse 1144227DortmundGermany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyOtto-Hahn Strasse 1144227DortmundGermany
- Current address: School of Physical and Chemical SciencesUniversity of CanterburyPrivate Bag 4800Christchurch8140New Zealand
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyOtto-Hahn Strasse 1144227DortmundGermany
- Current address: Department of ChemistryTechnical University of Denmark, kemitorvet 2072800 Kgs.LyngbyDenmark
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn Strasse 4a44227DortmundGermany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyOtto-Hahn Strasse 1144227DortmundGermany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn Strasse 4a44227DortmundGermany
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Singh G, Satija P, Singh A, Pawan, Mohit, Kaur JD, Devi A, Saini A, Singh J. Bis-triazole with indole pendant Organosilicon framework: Probe for recognition of Pb2+ ions. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.129963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Karageorgis G, Foley DJ, Laraia L, Brakmann S, Waldmann H. Pseudo Natural Products—Chemical Evolution of Natural Product Structure. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- George Karageorgis
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Otto-Hahn Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Otto-Hahn Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Current address: School of Physical and Chemical Sciences University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Otto-Hahn Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Current address: Department of Chemistry Technical University of Denmark, kemitorvet 207 2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Strasse 4a 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Otto-Hahn Strasse 11 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Strasse 4a 44227 Dortmund Germany
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Qayed M, Michonneau D, Socié G, Waller EK. Indole derivatives, microbiome and graft versus host disease. Curr Opin Immunol 2021; 70:40-47. [PMID: 33647539 PMCID: PMC8466652 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2021.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Graft versus host disease is a life-threatening complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation driven by donor T cells reacting against disparate host antigens. Immune homeostasis within the gut plays a major role in the graft versus host response. Gut microbiota and its metabolites impact gut integrity, inflammation and immune activation within the gut. This review will focus on the role of indoles, a product of microbiota metabolism, on gut homeostasis and our current understanding on how that modulates graft versus host disease.
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- Muna Qayed
- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Corresponding author: Edmund K. Waller MD, PhD, FACP, Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322; Phone 404-727-4995; Fax 404-778-5530
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- Hematology Transplantation, Saint Louis Hospital, 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
- Université de Paris, INSERM U976, F-75010 Paris, France
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- Hematology Transplantation, Saint Louis Hospital, 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
- Université de Paris, INSERM U976, F-75010 Paris, France
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Meng ZH, Sun TT, Zhao GZ, Yue YF, Chang QH, Zhu HJ, Cao F. Marine-derived fungi as a source of bioactive indole alkaloids with diversified structures. MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 3:44-61. [PMID: 37073395 PMCID: PMC10077242 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-020-00072-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Marine-derived fungi are well known as rich sources of bioactive natural products. Growing evidences indicated that indole alkaloids, isolated from a variety of marine-derived fungi, have attracted considerable attention for their diverse, challenging structural complexity and promising bioactivities, and therefore, indole alkaloids have potential to be pharmaceutical lead compounds. Systemic compilation of the relevant literature. In this review, we demonstrated a comprehensive overview of 431 new indole alkaloids from 21 genera of marine-derived fungi with an emphasis on their structures and bioactivities, covering literatures published during 1982-2019.
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- Zhi-Hui Meng
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 China
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Bhattacharjee P, Bora U. Organocatalytic dimensions to the C–H functionalization of the carbocyclic core in indoles: a review update. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo01466d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A review highlighting important research findings in remote C–H activation processes using effectual organocatalytic perspectives. The challenging indole carbocyclic ring positions were successfully accessed with proper regio- and stereocontrols.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Tezpur University
- Tezpur
- India
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Huang Y, Li J, Li S, Ma J. Cobalt-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Dearomatization of 2-Aryl Indoles and in situ [3+2] Annulation with Enamides. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202104057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tejedor D, Diana-Rivero R, García-Tellado F. A General and Scalable Synthesis of Polysubstituted Indoles. Molecules 2020; 25:E5595. [PMID: 33260745 PMCID: PMC7730962 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A consecutive 2-step synthesis of N-unprotected polysubstituted indoles bearing an electron-withdrawing group at the C-3 position from readily available nitroarenes is reported. The protocol is based on the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of N-oxyenamines generated by the DABCO-catalyzed reaction of N-arylhydroxylamines and conjugated terminal alkynes, and delivers indoles endowed with a wide array of substitution patterns and topologies.
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- David Tejedor
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Spain;
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Spain;
- Doctoral and Postgraduate School, Universidad de La Laguna, Apartado Postal 456, 38200 La Laguna, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Spain;
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Norwood V, Brice-Tutt AC, Eans SO, Stacy HM, Shi G, Ratnayake R, Rocca JR, Abboud KA, Li C, Luesch H, McLaughlin JP, Huigens RW. Preventing Morphine-Seeking Behavior through the Re-Engineering of Vincamine's Biological Activity. J Med Chem 2020; 63:5119-5138. [PMID: 31913038 PMCID: PMC7324933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Innovative discovery strategies are essential to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. Misuse of prescription and illegal opioids (e.g., morphine, heroin) has led to major problems with addiction and overdose. We used vincamine, an indole alkaloid, as a synthetic starting point for dramatic structural alterations of its complex, fused ring system to synthesize 80 diverse compounds with intricate molecular architectures. A select series of vincamine-derived compounds were screened for both agonistic and antagonistic activities against a panel of 168 G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) drug targets. Although vincamine was without an effect, the novel compound 4 (V2a) demonstrated antagonistic activities against hypocretin (orexin) receptor 2. When advanced to animal studies, 4 (V2a) significantly prevented acute morphine-conditioned place preference (CPP) and stress-induced reinstatement of extinguished morphine-CPP in mouse models of opioid reward and relapse. These results demonstrate that the ring distortion of vincamine offers a promising way to explore new chemical space of relevance to opioid addiction.
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- Verrill
M. Norwood
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- McKnight
Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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Santos MS, Betim HLI, Kisukuri CM, Campos Delgado JA, Corrêa AG, Paixão MW. Photoredox Catalysis toward 2-Sulfenylindole Synthesis through a Radical Cascade Process. Org Lett 2020; 22:4266-4271. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Marilia S. Santos
- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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Cui B, Gao J, Fan L, Jiao Y, Lu T, Feng J. Dehydroxylated C-3 Alkylation of Indole Accompanied by 1,2-Sulfur Migration. J Org Chem 2020; 85:6206-6215. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- BingBing Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang Road, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang Road, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang Road, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang Road, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang Road, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang Road, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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Paciaroni NG, Perry DL, Norwood VM, Murillo-Solano C, Collins J, Tenneti S, Chakrabarti D, Huigens RW. Re-Engineering of Yohimbine's Biological Activity through Ring Distortion: Identification and Structure-Activity Relationships of a New Class of Antiplasmodial Agents. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:159-167. [PMID: 31913597 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Select natural products are ideal starting points for ring distortion, or the dramatic altering of inherently complex molecules through short synthetic pathways, to generate an array of novel compounds with diverse skeletal architectures. A major goal of our ring distortion approach is to re-engineer the biological activity of indole alkaloids to identify new compounds with diverse biological activities in areas of significance to human health and medicine. In this study, we re-engineered the biological activity of the indole alkaloid yohimbine through ring rearrangement and ring cleavage synthesis pathways to discover new series of antiplasmodial agents. One new compound, Y7j, was found to demonstrate good potency against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum Dd2 cells (EC50 = 0.33 μM) without eliciting cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells (EC50 > 40 μM). Y7j demonstrated stage-specific action against parasites at the late ring/trophozoite stage. A series of analogues was synthesized to gain structure-activity relationship insights, and we learned that both benzyl groups of Y7j are required for activity and fine-tuning of antiplasmodial activities could be accomplished by changing substitution patterns on the benzyl moieties. This study demonstrates the potential for ring distortion to drive new discoveries and change paradigms in chemical biology and drug discovery.
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- Nicholas G. Paciaroni
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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