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Urbonavičius A, Krikštolaitytė S, Bieliauskas A, Martynaitis V, Solovjova J, Žukauskaitė A, Arbačiauskienė E, Šačkus A. Synthesis and Characterization of New Pyrano[2,3- c]pyrazole Derivatives as 3-Hydroxyflavone Analogues. Molecules 2023; 28:6599. [PMID: 37764375 PMCID: PMC10537540 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186599] [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: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
In this paper, an efficient synthetic route from pyrazole-chalcones to novel 6-aryl-5-hydroxy-2-phenylpyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-ones as 3-hydroxyflavone analogues is described. The methylation of 5-hydroxy-2,6-phenylpyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-one with methyl iodide in the presence of a base yielded a compound containing a 5-methoxy group, while the analogous reaction of 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-6-(pyridin-4-yl)pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-one led to the zwitterionic 6-(N-methylpyridinium)pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol derivative. The treatment of 5-hydroxy-2,6-phenylpyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-one with triflic anhydride afforded a 5-trifloylsubstituted compound, which was further used in carbon-carbon bond forming Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions to yield 5-(hetero)aryl- and 5-carbo-functionalized pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles. The excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) reaction of 5-hydroxypyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles from the 5-hydroxy moiety to the carbonyl group in polar protic, polar aprotic, and nonpolar solvents was observed, resulting in well-resolved two-band fluorescence. The structures of the novel heterocyclic compounds were confirmed by 1H-, 13C-, 15N-, and 19F-NMR spectroscopy, HRMS, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction data.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arminas Urbonavičius
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.U.); (S.K.); (V.M.); (J.S.); (A.Ž.)
- Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.U.); (S.K.); (V.M.); (J.S.); (A.Ž.)
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- Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.U.); (S.K.); (V.M.); (J.S.); (A.Ž.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.U.); (S.K.); (V.M.); (J.S.); (A.Ž.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.U.); (S.K.); (V.M.); (J.S.); (A.Ž.)
- Department of Chemical Biology, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.U.); (S.K.); (V.M.); (J.S.); (A.Ž.)
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- Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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Razmienė B, Vojáčková V, Řezníčková E, Malina L, Dambrauskienė V, Kubala M, Bajgar R, Kolářová H, Žukauskaitė A, Arbačiauskienė E, Šačkus A, Kryštof V. Synthesis of N-aryl-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-7-amines and their photodynamic properties in the human skin melanoma cell line G361. Bioorg Chem 2021; 119:105570. [PMID: 34953323 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
A small series of N-aryl-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-7-amines was synthesized from easily accessible 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ol via 7-iodo-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine and 7-iodo-4-methyl-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine intermediates and their subsequent use in palladium catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling reaction with various anilines. Majority of the compounds were not significantly cytotoxic to melanoma G361 cells in the dark up to 10 µM concentration, but their activity could be increased by irradiation with visible blue light (414 nm). The most active compound 10 possessed EC50 values of 3.5, 1.6 and 0.9 µM in cells irradiated with 1, 5 and 10 J/cm2, respectively. The treatment caused generation of reactive oxygen species in cells and extensive DNA damage, documented by the comet assay and by detection of phosphorylated histone H2A.X, followed by apoptotic cell death. Our results suggest that N-aryl-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-7-amines could serve as a potential source of photosensitizing compounds with anticancer activities.
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- Beatričė Razmienė
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania; Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, Kaunas LT-51423, Lithuania
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- Depatment of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic
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- Depatment of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc CZ-77515, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. listopadu 12, Olomouc CZ-77146, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc CZ-77515, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc CZ-77515, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania; Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, Kaunas LT-51423, Lithuania
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- Depatment of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc CZ-78371, Czech Republic
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Razmienė B, Řezníčková E, Dambrauskienė V, Ostruszka R, Kubala M, Žukauskaitė A, Kryštof V, Šačkus A, Arbačiauskienė E. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of 2,4,6,7-Tetrasubstituted-2 H-pyrazolo[4,3- c]pyridines. Molecules 2021; 26:6747. [PMID: 34771163 PMCID: PMC8588486 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A library of 2,4,6,7-tetrasubstituted-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines was prepared from easily accessible 1-phenyl-3-(2-phenylethynyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde via an iodine-mediated electrophilic cyclization of intermediate 4-(azidomethyl)-1-phenyl-3-(phenylethynyl)-1H-pyrazoles to 7-iodo-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines followed by Suzuki cross-couplings with various boronic acids and alkylation reactions. The compounds were evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against K562, MV4-11, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The most potent compounds displayed low micromolar GI50 values. 4-(2,6-Diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-7-yl)phenol proved to be the most active, induced poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) cleavage, activated the initiator enzyme of apoptotic cascade caspase 9, induced a fragmentation of microtubule-associated protein 1-light chain 3 (LC3), and reduced the expression levels of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The obtained results suggest a complex action of 4-(2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-7-yl)phenol that combines antiproliferative effects with the induction of cell death. Moreover, investigations of the fluorescence properties of the final compounds revealed 7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,6-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine as the most potent pH indicator that enables both fluorescence intensity-based and ratiometric pH sensing.
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- Beatričė Razmienė
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (B.R.); (V.D.); (A.Š.)
- Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (E.Ř.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (B.R.); (V.D.); (A.Š.)
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- Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 12, CZ-77146 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (R.O.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 12, CZ-77146 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (R.O.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (E.Ř.); (V.K.)
- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 5, CZ-77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (B.R.); (V.D.); (A.Š.)
- Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania; (B.R.); (V.D.); (A.Š.)
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Convenient Synthesis of Pyrazolo[4',3':5,6]pyrano[4,3- c][1,2]oxazoles via Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide Cycloaddition. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185604. [PMID: 34577075 PMCID: PMC8469150 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A simple and efficient synthetic route to the novel 3a,4-dihydro-3H,7H- and 4H,7H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[4,3-c][1,2]oxazole ring systems from 3-(prop-2-en-1-yloxy)- or 3-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde oximes has been developed by employing the intramolecular nitrile oxide cycloaddition (INOC) reaction as the key step. The configuration of intermediate aldoximes was unambiguously determined using NOESY experimental data and comparison of the magnitudes of 1JCH coupling constants of the iminyl moiety, which were greater by approximately 13 Hz for the predominant syn isomer. The structures of the obtained heterocyclic products were confirmed by detailed 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopic experiments and HRMS measurements.
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Farghaly TA, Al-Hussain SA, Muhammad ZA, Abdallah MA, Zaki MEA. Synthesis and Reactions of Perimidines and Their Fused Systems. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999200622113807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Perimidines are peri-naphtho-fused derivatives of pyrimidine. They are of particular
interest as they are a rare example of an azine in which the lone pair of electrons of
pyrrole-like nitrogen participates in the π-system of the molecule. Perimidine is an interesting
class of heterocyclic compounds. Various synthetic analogs of perimidines have been
prepared and evaluated for many pharmacological activities in different models with desired
findings. They exhibit biological activities as antitumor, antiulcer, antimicrobial, and antifungal
agents. This review is an attempt to organize the synthesis and chemical reactions of
perimidine analogs reported to date systematically since 1955. It should be noted that this
review is the first one that includes the preparation and reactions of the perimidine ring.
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- Thoraya A. Farghaly
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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In this Review, we consider all the publications since the beginning of the century that describe tandem reactions resulting in the formation of five-membered aromatic nitrogen heterocycles (thiazole, imidazole, indole, tetrazole, triazole, and isoxazole). The contents of this review are organized by taxonomy and type of tandem catalysis. It covers orthogonal, auto-, and assisted tandem catalysis, providing an overview of tandem reactions applied tonitrogen heterocycles reported in the literature up to March 2020. We believe that this compilation of data will provide a necessary starting reference to developthe applications of tandem catalysis in medicinal chemistry.
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Milišiūnaitė V, Kadlecová A, Žukauskaitė A, Doležal K, Strnad M, Voller J, Arbačiauskienė E, Holzer W, Šačkus A. Synthesis and anthelmintic activity of benzopyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-one derivatives. Mol Divers 2019; 24:1025-1042. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-019-10010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Milišiūnaitė V, Paulavičiūtė R, Arbačiauskienė E, Martynaitis V, Holzer W, Šačkus A. Synthesis of 2 H-furo[2,3- c]pyrazole ring systems through silver(I) ion-mediated ring-closure reaction. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:679-684. [PMID: 30931008 PMCID: PMC6423569 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Fused pyrazole ring systems are common structural motifs of numerous pharmaceutically important compounds. Nevertheless, access to derivatives of the aromatic 2H-furo[2,3-c]pyrazole ring system is still quite limited, and their chemistry and functional properties remain largely underexplored. The current study investigates routes to construct this system from easily accessible starting materials using metal-catalyzed reactions. A simple and efficient procedure to access the 2H-furo[2,3-c]pyrazole ring system was developed by employing the silver(I) ion-mediated ring-closure reaction of 4-alkynyl-3-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoles as a key step. The required intermediate hydroxyalkynyl substrates for this reaction were prepared by a Pd-catalyzed coupling of 4-iodo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ol with ethyne derivatives. The structures of the obtained target compounds were unequivocally confirmed by detailed 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopic experiments, HRMS and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. This silver(I)-mediated 5-endo-dig cyclization of readily available 4-alkynyl-3-hydroxy-1H-pyrazoles can be used as an efficient method to access many novel 2,5-disubstituted 2H-furo[2,3-c]pyrazoles.
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- Vaida Milišiūnaitė
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania.,Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, Kaunas LT-51423, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania.,Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, Kaunas LT-51423, Lithuania
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Eller GA, Vilkauskaitė G, Šačkus A, Martynaitis V, Mamuye AD, Pace V, Holzer W. An unusual thionyl chloride-promoted C-C bond formation to obtain 4,4'-bipyrazolones. Beilstein J Org Chem 2018; 14:1287-1292. [PMID: 29977396 PMCID: PMC6009192 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.14.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Dialkyl 5,5'-dioxo-4,4'-bipyrazole-4,4'-dicarboxylates are readily obtained by the reaction of 5-hydroxypyrazole-4-carboxylates in refluxing thionyl chloride. The obtained diesters can be transformed into the corresponding 4,4'-bipyrazoles via alkaline hydrolysis and subsequent decarboxylation. Detailed NMR spectroscopic investigations (1H, 13C, 15N) were undertaken with all products prepared. Moreover, the structure of a representative 5,5'-dioxo-4,4'-bipyrazole-4,4'-dicarboxylate was confirmed by X-ray crystal structure analysis.
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- Gernot A Eller
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.,Institute of Synthetic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Baršausko g. 59, LT-51423, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Milišiūnaitė V, Arbačiauskienė E, Řezníčková E, Jorda R, Malínková V, Žukauskaitė A, Holzer W, Šačkus A, Kryštof V. Synthesis and anti-mitotic activity of 2,4- or 2,6-disubstituted- and 2,4,6-trisubstituted-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 150:908-919. [PMID: 29602037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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An efficient synthetic route for the synthesis of 2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines, primarily varying by the substituents at the 2-, 4- and 6-positions, is described here. A Sonogashira-type cross-coupling reaction was employed to yield 3-alkynyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes, ethanones and propanones from the corresponding 1H-pyrazol-3-yl trifluoromethanesulfonates. Subsequent treatment of the coupling products with dry ammonia afforded a versatile library of 2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines, which were then evaluated for their cytotoxicity against K562 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The most potent of these compounds displayed low micromolar GI50 values in both cell lines. Active compounds induced dose-dependent cell-cycle arrest in mitosis, as shown by flow cytometric analysis of DNA content and phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine-10. Moreover, biochemical assays revealed increased activities of caspases-3/7 in treated cells, specific fragmentation of PARP-1, and phosphorylation of Bcl-2, collectively confirming apoptosis as the mechanism of cell death.
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- Vaida Milišiūnaitė
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Division of Drug Synthesis, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, LT-50254, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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