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Quaglio D, Infante P, Cammarone S, Lamelza L, Conenna M, Ghirga F, Adabbo G, Pisano L, Di Marcotullio L, Botta B, Mori M. Exploring the Potential of Anthraquinone-Based Hybrids for Identifying a Novel Generation of Antagonists for the Smoothened Receptor in HH-Dependent Tumour. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302237. [PMID: 37565343 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
Natural products (NPs) are highly profitable pharmacological tools due to their chemical diversity and ability to modulate biological systems. Accessing new chemical entities while retaining the biological relevance of natural chemotypes is a fundamental goal in the design of novel bioactive compounds. Notably, NPs have played a crucial role in understanding Hedgehog (HH) signalling and its pharmacological modulation in anticancer therapy. However, HH antagonists developed so far have shown several limitations, thus growing interest in the design of second-generation HH inhibitors. Through smart manipulation of the NPs core-scaffold, unprecedented and intriguing architectures have been achieved following different design strategies. This study reports the rational design and synthesis of a first and second generation of anthraquinone-based hybrids by combining the rhein scaffold with variously substituted piperazine nuclei that are structurally similar to the active portion of known SMO antagonists, the main transducer of the HH pathway. A thorough functional and biological investigation identified RH2_2 and RH2_6 rhein-based hybrids as valuable candidates for HH inhibition through SMO antagonism, with the consequent suppression of HH-dependent tumour growth. These findings also corroborated the successful application of the NPs-based hybrid design strategy in the development of novel NP-based SMO antagonists.
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- Deborah Quaglio
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161, Rome, Italy
- Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy
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Goggiamani A, Arcadi A, Ciogli A, De Angelis M, Dessalvi S, Fabrizi G, Iavarone F, Iazzetti A, Sferrazza A, Zoppoli R. Synthesis of 3-substituted 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2- a]indol-4(1 H)-ones by sequential reactions of 2-indolylmethyl acetates with α-amino acids †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:10090-10096. [PMID: 37006346 PMCID: PMC10053697 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01335a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2-a]indol-4(1H)-ones from the sequential reaction of amino acid methyl esters with readily available indole-2-ylmethyl acetates is described. The reaction proceeds in situ under basic conditions of highly unstable and reactive 2-alkylideneindolenines followed by Michael-type addition of α-amino acid methyl esters/intramolecular cyclization. The synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2-a]indol-4(1H)-ones through the in situ generation of 2-methide-2H-indole intermediate I starting from 2-indolylmethyl acetates under basic conditions/nucleophilic Michael addition/cyclization cascade reaction.![]()
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- Antonella Goggiamani
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L'AquilaVia Vetoio67100 Coppito (AQ)Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreL.go Francesco Vito 100168 RomeItaly
- Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’ Foundation-IRCCSRome00168Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreL.go Francesco Vito 100168 RomeItaly
- Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’ Foundation-IRCCSRome00168Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
- Alessio Sferrazza is currently a research scientist in IRBM S.p.A., Medicinal Chemistry DepartmentPomeziaRomaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di RomaP.le A. Moro 500185 RomeItaly
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Arcadi A, Calcaterra A, Fabrizi G, Fochetti A, Goggiamani A, Iazzetti A, Marrone F, Mazzoccanti G, Serraiocco A. One-pot synthesis of dihydroquinolones by sequential reactions of o-aminobenzyl alcohol derivatives with Meldrum's acids. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:3160-3173. [PMID: 35343991 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00289b] [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]
Abstract
The functionalized 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2-one nucleus has been assembled in good to high yields through the sequential reaction of readily available N-Ts-o-aminobenzyl alcohols with 5-substituted Meldrum's acid derivatives under mild basic conditions. Highly diastereoselective synthesis of 3-substituted-4-phenyl-1-tosyl-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-ones was accomplished from N-(2-(hydroxy(phenyl)methyl)phenyl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide under the same reaction conditions. Regarding the reaction mechanism, we hypothesized that the formation of dihydroquinolones proceeds through the in situ generation of aza-o-QMs followed by conjugate addition of enolate/cyclization/elimination of acetone and CO2.
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- Antonio Arcadi
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell'Informazione e Matematica, Università degli Studi di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, AQ, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L.go Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Wang JS, Li C, Ying J, Xu T, Lu W, Li CY, Wu XF. Supported Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cyclization of 2-Bromonitrobenzenes and Alkynes to Access Quinolin-4(1H)-ones. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Xiong W, Wu B, Zhu B, Tan X, Wang L, Wu W, Qi C, Jiang H. One‐Pot Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylative Sonogashira Coupling using Carbon Dioxide as Carbonyl Source. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Wenfang Xiong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology 510640 Guangzhou P. R. China
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Marsicano V, Arcadi A, Chiarini M, Fabrizi G, Goggiamani A, Iazzetti A. Synthesis of functionalised 2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1 H)-ones vs. quinoline or N-alkenylindole derivatives through sequential reactions of 2-alkynylanilines with ketones. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:421-438. [PMID: 33315039 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02106g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
This study describes diversity-oriented synthesis of 2,2,3-substituted-2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1H)-ones vs. functionalised quinoline or N-alkenylindole derivatives through Brønsted acid mediated or Lewis acid catalyzed sequential reactions of 2-alkynylanilines with ketones. In particular, a series of challenging quinolin-4-one derivatives are prepared with good functional group tolerance in an atom-economical fashion by using p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate as a promoter of the reaction of ketones with 2-alkynylanilines in EtOH at reflux, while the same starting materials give the corresponding 4-substituted quinolines in toluene at 110 °C both in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate as the promoter and FeCl3 as the catalyst. The divergent formation of N-alkenylindole derivatives occurs by switching to the use of ZnBr2 as the catalyst under the same reaction conditions. Conversely, only 4-methylsubstituted quinoline derivatives were isolated by reacting 2-ethynylanilines and/or 2-trimethylsylilanilines with ketones in all examined cases.
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- Vincenzo Marsicano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio- 67010 Coppito (AQ), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio- 67010 Coppito (AQ), Italy
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- Facoltà di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agro-alimentari e Ambientali, Università di Teramo, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 - Teramo (Te), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Ghirga F, Quaglio D, Mori M, Cammarone S, Iazzetti A, Goggiamani A, Ingallina C, Botta B, Calcaterra A. A unique high-diversity natural product collection as a reservoir of new therapeutic leads. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo01210f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
We review the successful application of computer-aided methods to screen a unique and high-diversity in house collection library composed of around 1000 individual natural products.
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- Francesca Ghirga
- Center For Life Nano Science@Sapienza
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
- 00161 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology
- Chemistry and Pharmacy
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- University of Siena
- 53100 Siena
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs
- “Department of Excellence 2018–2022”
- The Sapienza University of Rome
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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Dual SMO/BRAF Inhibition by Flavonolignans from Silybum marianum †. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9050384. [PMID: 32380762 PMCID: PMC7278695 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9050384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Silymarin is the standardized extract from the fruits of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., a well-known hepatoprotectant and antioxidant. Recently, bioactive compounds of silymarin, i.e., silybins and their 2,3-dehydro derivatives, have been shown to exert anticancer activities, yet with unclear mechanisms. This study combines in silico and in vitro methods to reveal the potential interactions of optically pure silybins and dehydrosilybins with novel protein targets. The shape and chemical similarity with approved drugs were evaluated in silico, and the potential for interaction with the Hedgehog pathway receptor Smoothened (SMO) and BRAF kinase was confirmed by molecular docking. In vitro studies on SMO and BRAF V600E kinase activity and in BRAF V600E A-375 human melanoma cell lines were further performed to examine their effects on these proteins and cancer cell lines and to corroborate computational predictions. Our in silico results direct to new potential targets of silymarin constituents as dual inhibitors of BRAF and SMO, two major targets in anticancer therapy. The experimental studies confirm that BRAF kinase and SMO may be involved in mechanisms of anticancer activities, demonstrating dose-dependent profiles, with dehydrosilybins showing stronger effects than silybins. The results of this work outline the dual SMO/BRAF effect of flavonolignans from Silybum marianum with potential clinical significance. Our approach can be applied to other natural products to reveal their potential targets and mechanism of action.
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Quaglio D, Infante P, Di Marcotullio L, Botta B, Mori M. Hedgehog signaling pathway inhibitors: an updated patent review (2015-present). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2020; 30:235-250. [PMID: 32070165 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2020.1730327] [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: 12/16/2022]
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Introduction: Hedgehog (Hh) signaling plays a pivotal role in tissue development and stemness, and its deregulation is found in many different tumors. Several efforts have been devoted to discovery of Hh inhibitors, including three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), targeting the upstream receptor smoothened (SMO). However, SMO mutations or SMO-independent Hh pathway activation raise the need for novel Hh inhibitors.Areas covered: This review describes Hh inhibitors with anticancer potential patented in the period 2015-present.Expert opinion: Despite the initial enthusiasm in SMO antagonists, drug-resistant mutations, and SMO-independent Hh activation limited their clinical application. A growing number of therapeutic strategies are currently focusing on downstream Hh effectors (i.e. glioma-associate oncogenes (GLI) proteins) or other signaling pathways related to Hh, in addition to drug repositioning. Given the heterogenic nature of cancers, a terrific clinical impact is expected by multi-targeting approaches able to modulate simultaneously SMO and GLI, and/or additional targets that act as regulators of Hh signaling. It is expected that these alternative strategies might be investigated in clinical trials in the next years against a wide variety of tumor types, and that they provide improved outcomes compared to current SMO antagonists or other single-agent anticancer drugs.
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- Deborah Quaglio
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Perrone S, Troisi L, Salomone A. Heterocycle Synthesis through Pd-Catalyzed Carbonylative Coupling. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Serena Perrone
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali; Università del Salento; Campus Ecotekne, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali; Università del Salento; Campus Ecotekne, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali; Università del Salento; Campus Ecotekne, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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Gore BS, Lee CC, Lee J, Wang J. Copper‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Substituted 4‐Quinolones using Water as a Benign Reaction Media: Application for the Construction of Oxolinic Acid and BQCA. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Babasaheb Sopan Gore
- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Sanmin district Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Sanmin district Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Sanmin district Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Sanmin district Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
- Department of Medical ResearchKaohsiung Medical University Hospital No. 100, Tzyou 1st Rd, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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Song S, Jiang J, Zhao L, Wang Q, Lu W, Zheng C, Zhang J, Ma H, Tian S, Zheng J, Luo L, Li Y, Yang ZJ, Zhang X. Structural optimization on a virtual screening hit of smoothened receptor. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 172:1-15. [PMID: 30939349 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway plays a critical role during embryonic development by controlling cell patterning, growth and migration. In adults, the function of Hh pathway is curtailed to tissue repair and maintenance. Aberrant reactivation of Hh signaling has been linked to tumorigenesis in various cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and medulloblastoma. The Smoothened (Smo) receptor, a key component of the Hh pathway which is central to the signaling transduction, has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of human cancers. Taking advantage of the availability of several crystal structures of Smo in complex with different antagonists, we have previously conducted a molecular docking-based virtual screening to identify several compounds which exhibited significant inhibitory activity against the Hh pathway activation (IC50 < 10 μM) in a Gli-responsive element (GRE) reporter gene assay. The most potent compound (ChemDiv ID C794-1677: 47 nM) showed comparable Hh signaling inhibition to the marketed drug vismodegib (46 nM). Herein, we report our structural optimization based on the virtual screening hit C794-1677. Our efforts are aimed to improve potency, decrease cLogP, and remove potentially metabolic labile/toxic pyrrole and aniline functionalities presented in C794-1677. The optimization led to the identification of numerous potent compounds exemplified by 25 (7.1 nM), which was 7 folds more potent compared with vismodegib. In addition, 25 was much less lipophilic compared with C794-1677 and devoid of the potentially metabolic labile/toxic pyrrole and aniline functional groups. Furthermore, 25 exhibited promising efficacy in inhibiting Gli1 mRNA expression in NIH3T3 cells with either wildtype Smo or D473H Smo mutant. These results represented significant improvement over the virtual screening hit C794-1677 and suggested that compound 25 can be used as a good starting point to support lead optimization.
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- Shiwei Song
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd., No. 30 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China; Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd., No. 30 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China; Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, PR China.
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Cacchi S, Fabrizi G, Fochetti A, Ghirga F, Goggiamani A, Iazzetti A. Stereo- and regioselective gold(i)-catalyzed hydroamination of 2-(arylethynyl)pyridines with anilines. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:527-532. [PMID: 30569043 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02356e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The gold-catalyzed hydroamination of 2-(arylethynyl)pyridines with anilines affords stereoselectively Z-enamine products with excellent regioselectivity. The reaction proceeds with moderate to excellent yields and accommodates a diverse range of functional groups on alkynes (ether, bromo, trifluoromethyl, acetyl, and carbomethoxy) and anilines (ether, bromo, chloro, and carbethoxy). The stereochemistry of the obtained enamines is complementary to that reported in previous studies. A plausible explanation for the observed selectivity was attained by means of NMR experiments.
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- Sandro Cacchi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Silva VLM, Silva AMS. Palladium-Catalysed Synthesis and Transformation of Quinolones. Molecules 2019; 24:E228. [PMID: 30634524 PMCID: PMC6359680 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Palladium-catalysed reactions have had a large impact on synthetic organic chemistry and have found many applications in target-oriented synthesis. Their widespread use in organic synthesis is due to the mild conditions associated with the reactions together with their tolerance of a wide range of functional groups. Moreover, these types of reactions allow the rapid construction of complex molecules through multiple bond-forming reactions in a single step, the so-called tandem processes. Pd-catalysed reactions have been applied to the synthesis of a large number of natural products and bioactive compounds, some of them of complex molecular structures. This review article aims to present an overview of the most important Pd-catalysed reactions employed in the synthesis and transformations of quinolin-2(1H)-ones and quinolin-4(1H)-ones. These compounds are widely recognized by their diverse bioactivity, being privileged structures in medicinal chemistry and useful structural moieties for the development of new drug candidates. Furthermore, they hold significant interest due to their host⁻guest chemistry; applications in chemical, biochemical and environmental analyses and use in the development of new synthetic methods. In some cases, the quinolone formation step cannot be ascribed to a claimed Pd-catalysed reaction but this reaction is crucial to get the appropriate substrate for cyclization into the quinolone. Herein we present and discuss different economical, efficient and selective synthetic strategies to access quinolone-type compounds.
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- Vera L M Silva
- Department of Chemistry QOPNA and LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry QOPNA and LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Overcoming the emerging drug resistance of smoothened: an overview of small-molecule SMO antagonists with antiresistance activity. Future Med Chem 2018; 10:2855-2875. [PMID: 30557039 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2018-0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway plays vital roles in controlling embryonic cell fate and homeostatic, and becomes dormant in mature individuals, aberrant activation of HH signaling pathway is involved in a number of human cancers. Smoothened (SMO), a vital transducer of HH signaling pathway, attracts significant attentions in HH signaling pathway-related cancer therapy. The approval of SMO antagonists vismodegib proves that SMO is a promising therapeutic target, and a number of SMO antagonists are reported since then. However, high incidence of tumor recurrence with the clinical application of vismodegib urges exploring of novel drugs with antiresistance profiles. This review provides an overview of SMO mutations reported in the literature, crystal structures of SMO, as well as reported antagonists with antiresistance profiles.
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Ghirga F, Mori M, Infante P. Current trends in Hedgehog signaling pathway inhibition by small molecules. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:3131-3140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Synergistic inhibition of the Hedgehog pathway by newly designed Smo and Gli antagonists bearing the isoflavone scaffold. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 156:554-562. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Discovery of potent and novel smoothened antagonists via structure-based virtual screening and biological assays. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 155:34-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Zheng Z, Tao Q, Ao Y, Xu M, Li Y. Transition-Metal-Free Aminoacylation of Ynones with Amides: Synthesis of 3-Carbonyl-4-quinolinones or Functionalized Enaminones. Org Lett 2018; 20:3907-3910. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhong Zheng
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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Free radical rearrangement synthesis and microbiological evaluation of novel 2-sulfoether-4-quinolone scaffolds as potential antibacterial agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 154:144-154. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lu S, Zhang J. Small Molecule Allosteric Modulators of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors: Drug–Target Interactions. J Med Chem 2018; 62:24-45. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Shaoyong Lu
- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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Kang S, Park S, Kim KS, Song C, Lee Y. Copper-Catalyzed Aza-Michael Addition of 2-Aminobenzoate to β-Substituted α,β-Unsaturated Ketones: One-Pot Synthesis of 3-Carbonyl-2-Substituted Quinolin-4(1H)-ones. J Org Chem 2018; 83:2694-2705. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b03162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Seongil Kang
- Department
of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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Ghosh P, Ganguly B, Das S. Pd‐NHC catalysed Carbonylative Suzuki coupling reaction and its application towards the synthesis of biologically active 3‐aroylquinolin‐4 (1H)‐one and acridone scaffolds. Appl Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Prasanjit Ghosh
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Bengal Darjeeling 734013 West Bengal India
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Bengal Darjeeling 734013 West Bengal India
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Bengal Darjeeling 734013 West Bengal India
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