Reactions of ethyl cyanoformate with cycloimmonium salts: a direct pathway to fused or substituted azaheterocycles

Synthetic Approaches to Novel Human Carbonic Anhydrase Isoform Inhibitors Based on Pyrrol-2-one Moiety

New dihydro-pyrrol-2-one compounds, featuring dual sulfonamide groups, were synthesized through a one-pot, three-component approach utilizing trifluoroacetic acid as a catalyst. Computational analysis using density functional theory (DFT) and condensed Fukui function explored the structure-reactivity relationship. Evaluation against human carbonic anhydrase isoforms (hCA I, II, IX, XII) revealed potent inhibition. The widely expressed cytosolic hCA I was inhibited across a range of concentrations (KI 3.9-870.9 nM). hCA II, also cytosolic, exhibited good inhibition as well. Notably, all compounds effectively inhibited tumor-associated hCA IX (KI 1.9-211.2 nM) and hCA XII (low nanomolar). Biological assessments on MCF7 cancer cells highlighted the compounds' ability, in conjunction with doxorubicin, to significantly impact tumor cell viability. These findings underscore the potential therapeutic relevance of the synthesized compounds in cancer treatment.

Novel antimicrobial iodo-dihydro-pyrrole-2-one compounds

Aim: A series of new hybrid molecules with two iodine atoms on the sides were synthesized. Methods: A one-pot, two-component method with trifluoroacetic acid as an effective catalyst to obtain dihydro-pyrrol-2-one compounds was developed. Short reaction times, a cheap catalyst, high yields and clean work-up are benefits of this method. Results: The chemical structures of the newly synthesized compounds were verified through spectroscopic techniques. Their antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans was tested in vitro. Conclusion: NC- and OH- radicals confer broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, including against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and yeasts. Compounds 3g >7 and >9 were most active on the two bacterial species, while 3l >9 and >3i were most active against the fungal strain.

Nickel-Catalyzed Chemo- and Regioselective Arylcyanation of β,γ-Unsaturated Amides

A nickel-catalyzed intermolecular arylcyanation of 8-aminoquinolinyl β,γ-unsaturated amides is reported. The three-component reaction directly afforded diverse β-cyano γ-aryl amides with exclusive chemo- and regioselectivity. The synthetic practicality of this approach is further demonstrated through multigram scale reaction, expanded transformations of the nitrile product, late-stage modification of complex molecules, and direct drug synthesis.

Mander’s reagent for the deoxycyanation of β-diketones: a direct synthesis of oxoalkenenitriles

Ethyl and methyl cyanoformate (Mander’s reagent) are reagents to routinely perform C-selective ketone alcoxycarbonylations. Interestingly, both reagents were found to yield oxoalkenenitriles through an unprecedented deoxycyanation on 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (e. g. 2-methyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione). Although this method was not general, this is the first time both Mander’s reagent and ethyl cyanoformate were used for the deoxycyanation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds for the preparation of synthetically useful oxoalkenenitriles. Limitations on the substrate scope for the present methodology are discussed.

Hybrid Pyridine Bis-Anthracene-Imidazolium Salt: NMR Studies on Zn-Acetate Complexation

We report here the design and synthesis of a new hybrid bis-anthracene-imidazolium salt, having a pyridine scaffold. NMR studies of dimer generation, as well as complexation with zinc acetate were performed.

Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives

Several new cyano-substituted derivatives with pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline and pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline scaffolds were synthesized by the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of (iso)quinolinium ylides to fumaronitrile. The cycloimmonium ylides reacted in situ as 1,3-dipoles with fumaronitrile to selectively form distinct final compounds, depending on the structure of the (iso)quinolinium salt. Eleven compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity against a panel of 60 human cancer cell lines. The most potent compound 9a showed a broad spectrum of antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines representing leukemia, melanoma and cancer of lung, colon, central nervous system, ovary, kidney, breast and prostate cancer. In vitro assays and molecular docking revealed tubulin interaction properties of compound 9a.

Microwave Assisted Reactions of Fluorescent Pyrrolodiazine Building Blocks

We report here the synthesis and optical spectral properties of several new pyrrolodiazine derivatives. The luminescent heterocycles were synthesized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions between N-alkylated pyridazine and methylpropiolate or dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD). The pyrrolopyridazine derivatives are blue emitters with moderate quantum yields (around 25%) in the case of pyrrolopyridazines and negligible yet measurable emission for pyrrolophthalazines. In a subsequent step towards including the pyrrolodiazine moiety, given its spectral properties in various macromolecular frameworks such as biological molecules, a subset of the synthetized compounds has been subjected to α-bromination. A selective and efficient way for α-bromination in heterogeneous catalysis of pyrrolodiazine derivatives under microwave (MW) irradiation is presented. We report substantially higher yields under MW irradiation, whereas the solvent amounts required are at least five-fold less compared to classical heating.