Syntheses of spiroindole melatonin analogues via 2-(indolin-3-ylidene)acetonitrile cycloadditions

PyBox-La(OTf)3-Catalyzed Enantioselective Diels-Alder Cycloadditions of 2-Alkenoylpyridines with Cyclopentadiene

The PyBox-La(OTf)3-catalyzed enantioselective Diels-Alder cycloaddition of 2-alk-2-enoylpyridines with cyclopentadiene is realized, producing enantiopure disubstituted norbornenes, which possess four contiguous stereocenters and are biologically relevant structures in up to 92:8 dr and 99:1 er.

Synthesis of New 2,3-Dihydroindole Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Melatonin Receptor Binding Affinity

2,3-Dihydroindoles are promising agents for the synthesis of new compounds with neuroprotective and antioxidant properties. Usually, these compounds are obtained by direct reduction of the corresponding indoles containing acceptor groups in the indole ring for its activation. In this work, we propose a synthetic strategy to obtain new 2,3-dihydroindole derivatives from the corresponding polyfunctional 2-oxindoles. Three methods were proposed for reduction of functional groups in the 2-oxindole and 2-chloroindole molecules using various boron hydrides. The possibility of chemoselective reduction of the nitrile group in the presence of an amide was shown. The proposed synthetic strategy can be used, for example, for the synthesis of new analogs of the endogenous hormone melatonin and other compounds with neuroprotective properties.

Arbidol: a quarter-century after. Past, present and future of the original Russian antiviral

The present review is concerned with the synthesis and structure–activity relationship studies of Arbidol and its structural analogues. The latter are roughly divided into several unequal parts: indole- and benzofuran-based compounds, benzimidazole and imidazopyridine bioisosteres and ring-expanded quinoline derivatives. Much attention is focused on various types of antiviral activity of the above-mentioned Arbidol congeners, as well as of the parent compound itself. Features of Arbidol synthesis and metabolic changes are also discussed.

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N,N′-Dioxide/nickel(ii)-catalyzed asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with 2,3-dioxopyrrolidines and 2-alkenoyl pyridines

A chiral N,N′-dioxide/Ni(OTf)₂ complex-catalyzed asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with 2,3-dioxopyrrolidines and 2-alkenoyl pyridines has been achieved, leading to the corresponding chiral bridged compounds in up to 97% yield, 95 : 5 dr and 97% ee.