N-(4-(2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)phenyl)picolinamide as a new inhibitor of mitochondrial complex III: Synthesis, biological evaluation and computational simulations

3,5-Diaryl substituted sclerotiorin: a novel scaffold of succinate-ubiquinone oxidoreductase inhibitors

Novel and potent inhibitors targeting succinate-ubiquinone oxidoreductase were discovered from the natural product sclerotiorin for the first time.

Metal-Free Synthesis of Heteroaryl Amines or Their Hydrochlorides via an External-Base-Free and Solvent-Free C-N Coupling Protocol

Herein, a metal-free and solvent-free protocol was developed for the C-N coupling of heteroaryl halides and amines, which afforded numerous heteroaryl amines or their hydrochlorides without any external base. Further investigations elucidated that the basicity of amines and specific interactions derived from the X-ray crystallography analysis of 3j'·HCl played pivotal roles in the reactions. Moreover, this protocol was scalable to gram scales and applicable to drug molecules, which demonstrated its practical value for further applications.

Switchable and Scalable Heteroarylation of Primary Amines with 2-Chlorobenzothiazoles under Transition-Metal-Free and Solvent-Free Conditions

2-Aminobenzothiazoles comprise a valuable structural motif, which prevails in versatile natural products and biologically active compounds. Herein, a switchable and scalable C-N coupling protocol was developed for the synthesis of these compounds from 2-chlorobenzothiazoles and primary amines. Gratifyingly, this protocol was achieved under transition-metal-free and solvent-free conditions. Moreover, introducing an appropriate amount of NaH completely switched the selectivity from mono- toward di-heteroarylation, and further investigations provided a rationale for this new finding. Furthermore, gram-scale synthesis of representative products 3a and 4a was realized by applying operationally simple and glovebox-free procedures, which revealed the practical usefulness of this work. Finally, evaluation of the quantitative green metrics provided evidence that our protocol was superior over the literature ones in terms of green chemistry and sustainability.