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Foubelo F, Nájera C, Retamosa MG, Sansano JM, Yus M. Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-diamines. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:7983-8085. [PMID: 38990173 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00379e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
The asymmetric catalytic synthesis of 1,2-diamines has received considerable interest, especially in the last ten years, due to their presence in biologically active compounds and their applications for the development of synthetic building blocks, chiral ligands and organocatalysts. Synthetic strategies based on C-N bond-forming reactions involve mainly (a) ring opening of aziridines and azabenzonorbornadienes, (b) hydroamination of allylic amines, (c) hydroamination of enamines and (d) diamination of olefins. In the case of C-C bond-forming reactions are included (a) the aza-Mannich reaction of imino esters, imino nitriles, azlactones, isocyano acetates, and isothiocyanates with imines, (b) the aza-Henry reaction of nitroalkanes with imines, (c) imine-imine coupling reactions, and (d) reductive coupling of enamines with imines, and (e) [3+2] cycloaddition with imines. C-H bond forming reactions include hydrogenation of CN bonds and C-H amination reactions. Other catalytic methods include desymmetrization reactions of meso-diamines.
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- Francisco Foubelo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica (ISO), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica (ISO), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica (ISO), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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Cristofori V, Illuminati D, Bisquoli C, Catani M, Compagnin G, Turrin G, Trapella C, Fantinati A. Enzymatic Desymmetrisation of Prochiral meso-1,2-Disubstituted-1,2-Diaminoethane for the Synthesis of Key Enantioenriched (-)-Nutlin-3 Precursor. Molecules 2024; 29:3267. [PMID: 39064846 PMCID: PMC11279714 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29143267] [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: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Herein we present the biocatalysed preparation of a mono-N-carbamate-protected precursor of antitumoral Nutlin-3a through enantioselective alkoxycarbonylation of meso-1,2-disubstituted-1,2-diaminoethane using enzyme lipases and dialkyl carbonates as acylating agents. A series of supported or free lipase enzymes were screened in combination with commercially available diallyl, diethyl and dimethyl carbonates. The reactions were conducted at different temperatures, for different reaction times and with variable co-solvent systems to evaluate the effects on the enzyme catalytic activity. The best results in terms of conversion, enantiomeric excess and yield were obtained when lipase from Candida antarctica B (CAL-B) was used with diallyl carbonate (DAC) when conducting the reaction solventless at 75 °C.
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- Virginia Cristofori
- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.C.); (C.B.); (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.C.); (C.B.); (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.C.); (C.B.); (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.C.); (C.B.); (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d’Este, 32, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (G.T.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.C.); (C.B.); (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d’Este, 32, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (G.T.); (A.F.)
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Esposito E, Pozza E, Contado C, Pula W, Bortolini O, Ragno D, Toldo S, Casciano F, Bondi A, Zauli E, Secchiero P, Zauli G, Melloni E. Microfluidic Fabricated Liposomes for Nutlin-3a Ocular Delivery as Potential Candidate for Proliferative Vitreoretinal Diseases Treatment. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:3513-3536. [PMID: 38623081 PMCID: PMC11018138 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s452134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Purpose Proliferative vitreoretinal diseases (PVDs) represent a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by the presence of retinal proliferative membranes, in whose development retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is deeply involved. As the only effective treatment for PVDs at present is surgery, we aimed to investigate the potential therapeutic activity of Nutlin-3a, a small non-genotoxic inhibitor of the MDM2/p53 interaction, on ARPE-19 cell line and on human RPE primary cells, as in vitro models of RPE and, more importantly, to formulate and evaluate Nutlin-3a loaded liposomes designed for ophthalmic administration. Methods Liposomes were produced using an innovative approach by a microfluidic device under selection of different conditions. Liposome size distribution was evaluated by photon correlation spectroscopy and centrifugal field flow fractionation, while the liposome structure was studied by transmission electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The Nutlin-3a entrapment capacity was evaluated by ultrafiltration and HPLC. Nutlin-3a biological effectiveness as a solution or loaded in liposomes was evaluated by viability, proliferation, apoptosis and migration assays and by morphological analysis. Results The microfluidic formulative study enabled the selection of liposomes composed of phosphatidylcholine (PC) 5.4 or 8.2 mg/mL and 10% ethanol, characterized by roundish vesicular structures with 150-250 nm mean diameters. Particularly, liposomes based on the lower PC concentration were characterized by higher stability. Nutlin-3a was effectively encapsulated in liposomes and was able to induce a significant reduction of viability and migration in RPE cell models. Conclusion Our results lay the basis for a possible use of liposomes for the ocular delivery of Nutlin-3a.
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- Elisabetta Esposito
- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, I-44121, Italy
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Esposito E, Ferrara F, Drechsler M, Bortolini O, Ragno D, Toldo S, Bondi A, Pecorelli A, Voltan R, Secchiero P, Zauli G, Valacchi G. Nutlin-3 Loaded Ethosomes and Transethosomes to Prevent UV-Associated Skin Damage. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:155. [PMID: 38276284 PMCID: PMC10817472 DOI: 10.3390/life14010155] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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The skin's protective mechanisms, in some cases, are not able to counteract the destructive effects induced by UV radiations, resulting in dermatological diseases, as well as skin aging. Nutlin-3, a potent drug with antiproliferative activity in keratinocytes, can block UV-induced apoptosis by activation of p53. In the present investigation, ethosomes and transethosomes were designed as delivery systems for nutlin-3, with the aim to protect the skin against UV damage. Vesicle size distribution was evaluated by photon correlation spectroscopy and morphology was investigated by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, while nutlin-3 entrapment capacity was evaluated by ultrafiltration and HPLC. The in vitro diffusion kinetic of nutlin-3 from ethosomes and transethosomes was studied by Franz cell. Moreover, the efficiency of ethosomes and transethosomes in delivering nutlin-3 and its protective role were evaluated in ex vivo skin explants exposed to UV radiations. The results indicate that ethosomes and transethosomes efficaciously entrapped nutlin-3 (0.3% w/w). The ethosome vesicles were spherical and oligolamellar, with a 224 nm mean diameter, while in transethosome the presence of polysorbate 80 resulted in unilamellar vesicles with a 146 nm mean diameter. The fastest nutlin-3 kinetic was detected in the case of transethosomes, with permeability coefficients 7.4-fold higher, with respect to ethosomes and diffusion values 250-fold higher, with respect to the drug in solution. Ex vivo data suggest a better efficacy of transethosomes to promote nutlin-3 delivery within the skin, with respect to ethosomes. Indeed, nutlin-3 loaded transethosomes could prevent UV effect on cutaneous metalloproteinase activation and cell proliferative response.
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- Elisabetta Esposito
- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (F.F.); (D.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (F.F.); (D.R.); (A.B.)
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- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI) Keylab “Electron and Optical Microscopy”, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (O.B.); (S.T.); (A.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (F.F.); (D.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (O.B.); (S.T.); (A.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (F.F.); (D.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (O.B.); (S.T.); (A.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (O.B.); (S.T.); (A.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy;
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, I-44121 Ferrara, Italy; (O.B.); (S.T.); (A.P.); (R.V.)
- Plants for Human Health Institute, Animal Sciences Department, NC Research Campus, NC State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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Nietzold F, Rubner S, Labuzek B, Golik P, Surmiak E, Del Corte X, Kitel R, Protzel C, Reppich-Sacher R, Stichel J, Magiera-Mularz K, Holak TA, Berg T. Nutlin-3a-aa: Improving the Bioactivity of a p53/MDM2 Interaction Inhibitor by Introducing a Solvent-Exposed Methylene Group. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300006. [PMID: 36602436 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Nutlin-3a is a reversible inhibitor of the p53/MDM2 interaction. We have synthesized the derivative Nutlin-3a-aa bearing an additional exocyclic methylene group in the piperazinone moiety. Nutlin-3a-aa is more active than Nutlin-3a against purified wild-type MDM2, and is more effective at increasing p53 levels and releasing transcription of p53 target genes from MDM2-induced repression. X-ray analysis of wild-type MDM2-bound Nutlin-3a-aa indicated that the orientation of its modified piperazinone ring was altered in comparison to the piperazinone ring of MDM2-bound Nutlin-3a, with the exocyclic methylene group of Nutlin-3a-aa pointing away from the protein surface. Our data point to the introduction of exocyclic methylene groups as a useful approach by which to tailor the conformation of bioactive molecules for improved biological activity.
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- Florian Nietzold
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland.,Present address: Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados "Lucio Lascaray", Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Leipzig University, Brüderstraße 34, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Leipzig University, Brüderstraße 34, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Smajlagic I, Johnston JN, Dudding T. Secondary Orbital Effect Involving Fluorine is Responsible for Substrate-Controlled Diastereodivergence in the Catalyzed syn-aza-Henry Reaction of α-Fluoronitroalkanes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202204066. [PMID: 36607705 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202204066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The fluorine atom is a powerful, yet enigmatic influence on chemical reactions. True to form, fluorine was recently discovered to effect diastereodivergence in an enantioselective aza-Henry reaction, resulting in a very rare case of syn-β-amino nitroalkane products. More bewildering was the observation of an apparent hierarchy of substituents within this substrate-controlled behavior: Ph>F>alkyl. These cases have now been examined comprehensively by computational methods, including both non-fluorinated and α-fluoro nitronate additions to aldimines catalyzed by a chiral bis(amidine) [BAM] proton complex. This study revealed the network of non-covalent interactions that dictate anti- (α-aryl) versus syn-selectivity (α-alkyl) using α-fluoronitronate nucleophiles, and an underlying secondary orbital interaction between fluorine and the activated azomethine.
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- Ivor Smajlagic
- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St., Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee, 37235, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St., Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
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Bing JA, Schley ND, Johnston JN. Fluorine-induced diastereodivergence discovered in an equally rare enantioselective syn-aza-Henry reaction. Chem Sci 2022; 13:2614-2623. [PMID: 35356677 PMCID: PMC8890141 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05910f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Attention to the aza-Henry reaction, particularly over the past two decades, has resulted in a wide range of effective catalysts for the enantio- and diastereoselective versions, driven by the versatility of the β-amino nitroalkane products as precursors to secondary amines and vic-diamines. Despite this broad effort, syn-diastereoselective variants are exceedingly rare. We have discovered a subset of α-fluoro nitroalkane additions that are characterized by an unusual crossover in diastereoselection, often delivering the products with high selectivities. We report here a rigorous comparative analysis of non-fluorinated and α-fluoro nitroalkanes in their additions to azomethines. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis were applied to probe the possibility that this phenomenon might be more widely operative in the enantioselective additions of fluorine-substituted carbon nucleophiles. A complete correlation within four categories is described that uncovered a clear trend, while revealing a dramatic and distinct reversal of diastereoselection that would normally go undetected.
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- Jade A Bing
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 37235-1822 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 37235-1822 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 37235-1822 USA
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Han B, He XH, Liu YQ, He G, Peng C, Li JL. Asymmetric organocatalysis: an enabling technology for medicinal chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:1522-1586. [PMID: 33496291 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00196a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The efficacy and synthetic versatility of asymmetric organocatalysis have contributed enormously to the field of organic synthesis since the early 2000s. As asymmetric organocatalytic methods mature, they have extended beyond the academia and undergone scale-up for the production of chiral drugs, natural products, and enantiomerically enriched bioactive molecules. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the applications of asymmetric organocatalysis in medicinal chemistry. A general picture of asymmetric organocatalytic strategies in medicinal chemistry is firstly presented, and the specific applications of these strategies in pharmaceutical synthesis are systematically described, with a focus on the preparation of antiviral, anticancer, neuroprotective, cardiovascular, antibacterial, and antiparasitic agents, as well as several miscellaneous bioactive agents. The review concludes with a discussion of the challenges, limitations and future prospects for organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of medicinally valuable compounds.
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- Bo Han
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China. and Antibiotics Research and Re-evaluation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
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Cathepsin K inhibitors based on 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104662. [PMID: 33626452 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Two new series of hitherto unknown dipeptides, containing an electrophilic nitrile or a non-electrophilic 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety were synthesized and evaluated in vitro as Cathepsin K (Cat K) inhibitors. From 14 compounds obtained, the oxadiazole derivatives 10a, 10b, 10e, and 10g acted as enzymatic competitive inhibitors with Ki values between 2.13 and 7.33 µM. Molecular docking calculations were carried out and demonstrated that all inhibitors performed hydrogen bonds with residues from the enzyme active site, such as Asn18. The best inhibitors (10a, 10b, 10g) could also perform these bonds with Cys25, and 10a showed the most stabilizing interaction energy (-134.36 kcal mol-1) with the active cavity. For the first time, derivatives based in 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole scaffolds were evaluated, and the results suggested that this core displays a remarkable potential as a building block for Cat K inhibitors.
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Sprague DJ, Johnston JN. Substituted Imidazoline Synthesis: A Diastereo- and Enantioselective aza-Henry Route to a Human Proteasome Modulator. Org Lett 2020; 22:8496-8499. [PMID: 33054232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The first enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of Tepe's human proteasome modulator is described. Routes to this and other highly substituted chiral imidazolines generally produce racemic material. Key to the route disclosed here is a gram-scale anti-selective aza-Henry reaction of an α-alkyl α-nitro ester nucleophile, catalyzed by a Bis(Amidine) [BAM] chiral proton complex, delivering the key intermediate in high yield as a single stereoisomer. The adduct is reduced to the amino ester and converted to an imidazoline.
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- Daniel J Sprague
- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Fesenko AA, Shutalev AD. Different pathways in the reaction of N-(tosylmethyl)-substituted ureas, thioureas, and N′-cyanoguanidines with sodium cyanide. Synthesis of α-ureido nitriles, α-ureido amides, and hydantoin imino derivatives. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Vilgelm AE, Saleh N, Shattuck-Brandt R, Riemenschneider K, Slesur L, Chen SC, Johnson CA, Yang J, Blevins A, Yan C, Johnson DB, Al-Rohil RN, Halilovic E, Kauffmann RM, Kelley M, Ayers GD, Richmond A. MDM2 antagonists overcome intrinsic resistance to CDK4/6 inhibition by inducing p21. Sci Transl Med 2020; 11:11/505/eaav7171. [PMID: 31413145 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav7171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Intrinsic resistance of unknown mechanism impedes the clinical utility of inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6i) in malignancies other than breast cancer. Here, we used melanoma patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) to study the mechanisms for CDK4/6i resistance in preclinical settings. We observed that melanoma PDXs resistant to CDK4/6i frequently displayed activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway, and inhibition of this pathway improved CDK4/6i response in a p21-dependent manner. We showed that a target of p21, CDK2, was necessary for proliferation in CDK4/6i-treated cells. Upon treatment with CDK4/6i, melanoma cells up-regulated cyclin D1, which sequestered p21 and another CDK inhibitor, p27, leaving a shortage of p21 and p27 available to bind and inhibit CDK2. Therefore, we tested whether induction of p21 in resistant melanoma cells would render them responsive to CDK4/6i. Because p21 is transcriptionally driven by p53, we coadministered CDK4/6i with a murine double minute (MDM2) antagonist to stabilize p53, allowing p21 accumulation. This resulted in improved antitumor activity in PDXs and in murine melanoma. Furthermore, coadministration of CDK4/6 and MDM2 antagonists with standard of care therapy caused tumor regression. Notably, the molecular features associated with response to CDK4/6 and MDM2 inhibitors in PDXs were recapitulated by an ex vivo organotypic slice culture assay, which could potentially be adopted in the clinic for patient stratification. Our findings provide a rationale for cotargeting CDK4/6 and MDM2 in melanoma.
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- Anna E Vilgelm
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA. .,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.,Department of Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern, Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Center for Quantitative Sciences, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Center for Quantitative Sciences, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Martinez-Cuezva A, Saura-Sanmartin A, Alajarin M, Berna J. Mechanically Interlocked Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Alberto Martinez-Cuezva
- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Recent Synthetic Approaches towards Small Molecule Reactivators of p53. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10040635. [PMID: 32326087 PMCID: PMC7226499 DOI: 10.3390/biom10040635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The tumor suppressor protein p53 is often called "the genome guardian" and controls the cell cycle and the integrity of DNA, as well as other important cellular functions. Its main function is to trigger the process of apoptosis in tumor cells, and approximately 50% of all cancers are related to the inactivation of the p53 protein through mutations in the TP53 gene. Due to the association of mutant p53 with cancer therapy resistance, different forms of restoration of p53 have been subject of intense research in recent years. In this sense, this review focus on the main currently adopted approaches for activation and reactivation of p53 tumor suppressor function, focusing on the synthetic approaches that are involved in the development and preparation of such small molecules.
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Faisca Phillips AM, Guedes da Silva MFC, Pombeiro AJL. The Stereoselective Nitro-Mannich Reaction in the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Other Biologically Active Compounds. Front Chem 2020; 8:30. [PMID: 32047742 PMCID: PMC6997535 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The nitro-Mannich (aza-Henry) reaction, in which a nitroalkane and an imine react to form a β-nitroamine, is a versatile tool for target-oriented synthesis. Although the first stereoselective reaction was developed only 20 years ago, and enantioselective and diastereoselective versions for the synthesis of non-racemic compounds soon after, there are nowadays a variety of reliable methods which can be used for the synthesis of APIs and other biologically active substances. Hence many anticancer drugs, antivirals, antimicrobials, enzyme inhibitors and many more substances, containing C-N bonds, have been synthesized using this reaction. Several transition metal complexes and organocatalysts were shown to be compatible with the presence of a wide range of functional groups in these molecules, and very high levels of asymmetric induction have been achieved in some cases. The reaction has also been applied in cascade processes. The structural diversity of the products, ranging from simple heterocycles or azabicycles to complex alkaloids, iminosugars, amino acids or diamino acids and phosphonates, shows the versatility of the nitro-Mannich reaction and its potential for future developments.
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Nietzold F, Rubner S, Berg T. The hydrophobically-tagged MDM2-p53 interaction inhibitor Nutlin-3a-HT is more potent against tumor cells than Nutlin-3a. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 55:14351-14354. [PMID: 31720601 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07795b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We present the first application of hydrophobic tagging to a non-covalent inhibitor of protein-protein interactions. Nutlin-3a-HT, created by fusing the hydrophobic tag HyT13 to the MDM2-p53 interaction inhibitor Nutlin-3a, prevented cellular accumulation of MDM2 upon p53 reactivation, and had a stronger effect on cell viability and the induction of apoptosis than Nutlin-3a.
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- Florian Nietzold
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Jao TJ, Akula PS, Hong BC, Lee GH. Catalytic 1,2-Rearrangements: Organocatalyzed Michael/Semi-Pinacol-like Rearrangement Cascade of 1,3-Diones and Nitroolefins. Org Lett 2020; 22:62-67. [PMID: 31829018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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New types of organocatalytic 1,2-rearrangements, which resemble the Smiles-like or semi-pinacol-like rearrangement, of Michael adducts of 1,3-dicarbonyl-2-alkyl compounds and nitroalkenes have been realized. Unlike the well-known conjugate addition, the reaction affords the 1-phenyl-1-nitroalkanes via unprecedented rearrangement and cascade reactions. Structures of the appropriate products were unambiguously characterized by X-ray crystallography.
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- Tsung-Jung Jao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , National Chung Cheng University , Chia-Yi 621 , Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , National Chung Cheng University , Chia-Yi 621 , Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , National Chung Cheng University , Chia-Yi 621 , Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Instrumentation Center , National Taiwan University , Taipei 106 , Taiwan, R.O.C
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Wang B, Wu S, Liu J, Yang K, Xie H, Tang W. Development of selective small molecule MDM2 degraders based on nutlin. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 176:476-491. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Marcantoni E, Palmieri A, Petrini M. Recent synthetic applications of α-amido sulfones as precursors of N-acylimino derivatives. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00196d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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α-Amido sulfones can be directly used as N-acylimine or N-acyliminium ion precursors in several synthetic processes aimed at the preparation of nitrogen containing compounds. This review collects the most relevant and practical utilizations of α-amido sulfones appeared in the literature after 2005.
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- Enrico Marcantoni
- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- University of Camerino
- 1 I-62032 Camerino
- Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- University of Camerino
- 1 I-62032 Camerino
- Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- University of Camerino
- 1 I-62032 Camerino
- Italy
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Yousefi R, Struble TJ, Payne JL, Vishe M, Schley ND, Johnston JN. Catalytic, Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic Carbamates from Dialkyl Amines by CO 2-Capture: Discovery, Development, and Mechanism. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:618-625. [PMID: 30582326 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cyclic carbamates are a common feature of small-molecule therapeutics, offering a constrained hydrogen bond acceptor that is both polar and sterically small. Methods for their preparation most often focus first on amino alcohol synthesis and then reaction with phosgene or its equivalent. This report describes an enantioselective synthesis of cyclic carbamates in which carbon dioxide engages an unsaturated basic amine, facilitated by a bifunctional organocatalyst designed to stabilize a carbamic acid intermediate while activating it toward subsequent enantioselective carbon-oxygen bond formation. Six-membered cyclic carbamates are prepared in good yield with high levels of enantioselection, as constrained 1,3-amino alcohols featuring a chiral tertiary alcohol carbon. Spectroscopic analysis (NMR, DOSY) of various substrate-reagent combinations provides insight into the dominant species under the reaction conditions. Two peculiar requirements were identified to achieve highest consistency: a "Goldilocks" amount of water and the use of a noncrystalline form of the ligand. These atypical features of the final protocol notwithstanding, a diverse range of products could be prepared. Their functionalizations illustrate the versatility of the carbamates as precursors to enantioenriched small molecules.
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- Roozbeh Yousefi
- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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Uraguchi D, Ooi T. Chemistry of Ammonium Betaines: Application to Ion-Pair Catalysis for Selective Organic Transformations. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2018. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.76.1144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Daisuke Uraguchi
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) and Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) and Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Nagoya University
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Tsukanov SV, Johnson MD, May SA, Kolis SP, Yates MH, Johnston JN. Continuous Platform to Generate Nitroalkanes On-Demand (in situ) using Peracetic Acid-Mediated Oxidation in a PFA Pipes-in-Series Reactor. Org Process Res Dev 2018; 22:971-977. [PMID: 30906182 DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The synthetic utility of the aza-Henry reaction can be diminished on scale by potential hazards associated with the use of peracid to prepare nitroalkane substrates, and the nitroalkanes themselves. In response, a continuous and scalable chemistry platform to prepare aliphatic nitroalkanes on-demand is reported, using the oxidation of oximes with peracetic acid and direct reaction of the nitroalkane intermediate in an aza-Henry reaction. A uniquely designed pipes-in-series plug flow tube reactor addresses a range of process challenges including stability and safe handling of peroxides and nitroalkanes. The subsequent continuous extraction generates a solution of purified nitroalkane which can be directly used in the following enantioselective aza-Henry chemistry to furnish valuable chiral diamine precursors in high selectivity, thus, completely avoiding isolation of potentially unsafe low molecular weight nitroalkane intermediate. A continuous campaign (16 h) established that these conditions were effective in processing 100 g of the oxime and furnishing 1.4 L of nitroalkane solution.
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- Sergey V Tsukanov
- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States.,Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Javorskis T, Orentas E. Chemoselective Deprotection of Sulfonamides Under Acidic Conditions: Scope, Sulfonyl Group Migration, and Synthetic Applications. J Org Chem 2017; 82:13423-13439. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tomas Javorskis
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, 03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, 03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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The p53 gene is pivotal for oncogenesis in a combination of mutations in oncogenes and antioncogenes. The ubiquitous loss of the p53 pathway in human cancers has generated considerable interest in developing p53-targeted cancer therapies, but current ideas and approaches targeting p53 are conflicting. Current researches focus on cancer-selective drugs with therapeutic strategies that both activate and inhibit p53. As p53 is ubiquitously lost in human cancers, the strategy of exogenous p53 addition is reasonable. However, p53 acts not equally in all cell types; thus, individualized p53 therapy is the direction of future research. To clarify the controversies on p53 for improvement of future antitumor studies, the review focuses on the available technological protocols, including their advantages and limitations in terms of future therapeutic use of p53 in the management of tumors.
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Fantinati A, Bianco S, Cristofori V, Cavazzini A, Catani M, Zanirato V, Pacifico S, Rimondi E, Milani D, Voltan R, Secchiero P, Trapella C. Expeditious Synthesis and Biological Characterization of Enantio-Enriched (-)-Nutlin-3. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Anna Fantinati
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, Experimental Medicine and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, Experimental Medicine and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, Experimental Medicine and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, Experimental Medicine and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA center; University of Ferrara; Via Fossato di Mortara,17 I-44121 Ferrara Italy
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MDM2 Antagonists Counteract Drug-Induced DNA Damage. EBioMedicine 2017; 24:43-55. [PMID: 29030058 PMCID: PMC5652019 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Antagonists of MDM2-p53 interaction are emerging anti-cancer drugs utilized in clinical trials for malignancies that rarely mutate p53, including melanoma. We discovered that MDM2-p53 antagonists protect DNA from drug-induced damage in melanoma cells and patient-derived xenografts. Among the tested DNA damaging drugs were various inhibitors of Aurora and Polo-like mitotic kinases, as well as traditional chemotherapy. Mitotic kinase inhibition causes mitotic slippage, DNA re-replication, and polyploidy. Here we show that re-replication of the polyploid genome generates replicative stress which leads to DNA damage. MDM2-p53 antagonists relieve replicative stress via the p53-dependent activation of p21 which inhibits DNA replication. Loss of p21 promoted drug-induced DNA damage in melanoma cells and enhanced anti-tumor activity of therapy combining MDM2 antagonist with mitotic kinase inhibitor in mice. In summary, MDM2 antagonists may reduce DNA damaging effects of anti-cancer drugs if they are administered together, while targeting p21 can improve the efficacy of such combinations.
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Lu N, Li R, Wei Z, Cao J, Liang D, Lin Y, Duan H. Enantio- and Diastereoselective Nitro-Mannich Reaction of α-Aryl Nitromethanes with Amidosulfones Catalyzed by Phase-Transfer Catalysts. J Org Chem 2017; 82:4668-4676. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ning Lu
- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry,
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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Stereoselective reactions of nitro compounds in the synthesis of natural compound analogs and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.07.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ellsworth AA, Magyar CL, Hubbell GE, Theisen CC, Holmes D, Mosey RA. One-pot triflic anhydride-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted 2-imidazolines from N-(2-haloethyl)amides and amines. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Marcantoni E, Petrini M. Recent Developments in the Stereoselective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles usingN-Acylimines as Reactive Substrates. Adv Synth Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201600644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Enrico Marcantoni
- School of Science and Technology; Chemistry Division; Università di Camerino; via S. Agostino 1 62032 Camerino Italy
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- School of Science and Technology; Chemistry Division; Università di Camerino; via S. Agostino 1 62032 Camerino Italy
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Taimoory SM, Dudding T. An Evolving Insight into Chiral H-Bond Catalyzed Aza-Henry Reactions: A Cooperative Role for Noncovalent Attractive Interactions Unveiled by Density Functional Theory. J Org Chem 2016; 81:3286-95. [PMID: 27008440 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The role of cooperative effects arising from noncovalent attractive interactions as a vital factor governing stereoinduction in chiral H-bond catalyzed aza-Henry reactions is reported. Supporting this finding were density functional theory (DFT) calculations which revealed a shape and size dependency existed between the catalyst and substrates that when matched lead to high enantioselectivity, as reflected by favorable activation parameters. Associated with optimal catalyst and substrate pairing were a closed catalytic binding pocket and a synclinal orientation of the substrates that reinforced favorable stereoelectronic effects and dispersive type forces. Meanwhile, unfavorable steric interactions were found to be a dominant effect controlling diastereoselection.
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- Brock University , 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1 Canada
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Tsukanov SV, Johnson MD, May SA, Rosemeyer M, Watkins MA, Kolis SP, Yates MH, Johnston JN. Development of an Intermittent-Flow Enantioselective Aza-Henry Reaction Using an Arylnitromethane and Homogeneous Brønsted Acid-Base Catalyst with Recycle. Org Process Res Dev 2016; 20:215-226. [PMID: 27065720 PMCID: PMC4821467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.5b00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A stereoselective aza-Henry reaction between an arylnitromethane and Boc-protected aryl aldimine using a homogeneous Brønsted acid-base catalyst was translated from batch format to an automated intermittent-flow process. This work demonstrates the advantages of a novel intermittent-flow setup with product crystallization and slow reagent addition which is not amenable to the standard continuous equipment: plug flow tube reactor (PFR) or continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). A significant benefit of this strategy was the integration of an organocatalytic enantioselective reaction with straightforward product separation, including recycle of the catalyst, resulting in increased intensity of the process by maintaining high catalyst concentration in the reactor. A continuous campaign confirmed that these conditions could effectively provide high throughput of material using an automated system while maintaining high selectivity, thereby addressing nitroalkane safety and minimizing catalyst usage.
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- Sergey V. Tsukanov
- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Small Molecule Design and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, Unites States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Zlotin SG, Kochetkov SV. C2-Symmetric diamines and their derivatives as promising organocatalysts for asymmetric synthesis. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2015. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Novel approaches to pharmacology-oriented and energy rich organic nitrogen–oxygen systems. MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Guidotti M, Palumbo C. Organocatalysts for enantioselective synthesis of fine chemicals: definitions, trends and developments. SCIENCEOPEN RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.14293/s2199-1006.1.sor-chem.agziib.v3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Organocatalysis, that is the use of small organic molecules to catalyze organic transformations, has been included among the most successful concepts in asymmetric catalysis, and it has been used for the enantioselective construction of C–C, C–N, C–O, C–S, C–P and C–halide bonds. Since the seminal works in early 2000, the scientific community has been paying an ever-growing attention to the use of organocatalysts for the synthesis, with high yields and remarkable stereoselectivities, of optically active fine chemicals of interest for the pharmaceutical industry. A brief overview is here presented about the two main classes of organocatalysis which are respectively characterized by covalent and non-covalent activation of the substrate. More detailed information about non-covalent interactions for organocatalysis are given. Finally, some successful examples of heterogenisation of organocatalysts are also discussed, in the view of a potential industrial exploitation.
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Walvoord RR, Kozlowski MC. Cinchonidinium acetate as a convenient catalyst for the asymmetric synthesis of cis-stilbenediamines. Tetrahedron Lett 2015; 56:3070-3074. [PMID: 26041941 PMCID: PMC4450089 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.12.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Inexpensive and readily available cinchonidinium acetate is an effective catalyst for the syn-selective aza-Henry reaction of arylnitromethanes and aryl imines. The resulting masked cis-stilbenediamine products are produced in excellent diastereoselectivity and good enantioselectivity, and enantiopure material can be achieved via recrystallization. The features of the cinchona catalyst needed for selectivity are discussed, with specific emphasis on formation of a kinetically controlled syn-product without epimerization of the highly acidic α-nitro stereocenter.
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- Ryan R. Walvoord
- Department of Chemistry, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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Krasavin M. Biologically active compounds based on the privileged 2-imidazoline scaffold: The world beyond adrenergic/imidazoline receptor modulators. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 97:525-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Synthesis of 6-methoxy-N 2,N 2,N 4,N 4,N 5,N 5-hexamethylquinoline-2,4,5-triamine – a new representative of quinoline proton sponges. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-015-1693-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Organocatalysts for enantioselective synthesis of fine chemicals: definitions, trends and developments. SCIENCEOPEN RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.14293/s2199-1006.1.sor-chem.agziib.v2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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<p>Organocatalysis, that is the use of small organic molecules to catalyse organic transformations, has been included among the most successful concepts in asymmetric catalysis and it has been used for the enantioselective construction of C-C, C-N, C-O, C-S, C-P, and C-halide bonds. Since the seminal works in early 2000, the scientific community has been paying an ever-growing attention to the use of organocatalysts for the synthesis, with high yields and remarkable stereoselectivities, of optically active fine chemicals of interest for the pharmaceutical industry. A brief overview is here presented about the two main classes of substrate activation by the catalyst: covalent organocatalysis and non-covalent organocatalysis, with a more stringent focus on some recent outcomes in the field of the latter and of hydrogen-bond-based catalysis. Finally, some successful examples of heterogenisation of organocatalysts are also discussed, in the view of a potential industrial exploitation.</p>
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Sprague D, Nugent BM, Yoder RA, Vara BA, Johnston JN. Adaptation of a small-molecule hydrogen-bond donor catalyst to an enantioselective hetero-Diels-Alder reaction hypothesized for brevianamide biosynthesis. Org Lett 2015; 17:880-3. [PMID: 25697748 PMCID: PMC4339957 DOI: 10.1021/ol503626w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chiral diamine-derived hydrogen-bond donors were evaluated for their ability to effect stereocontrol in an intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder (HDA) reaction hypothesized in the biosynthesis of brevianamides A and B. Collectively, these results provide proof of principle that small-molecule hydrogen-bond catalysis, if even based on a hypothetical biosynthesis construct, holds significant potential within enantioselective natural product synthesis.
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- Daniel
J. Sprague
- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Işık M, Unver MY, Tanyeli C. Modularly Evolved 2-AminoDMAP/Squaramides as Highly Active Bifunctional Organocatalysts in Michael Addition. J Org Chem 2015; 80:828-35. [DOI: 10.1021/jo5022597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Murat Işık
- Department
of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Department
of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Bingöl University, 12400 Bingöl, Turkey
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- Department
of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department
of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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Schwieter KE, Johnston JN. Enantioselective Addition of Bromonitromethane to Aliphatic N-Boc Aldimines Using a Homogeneous Bifunctional Chiral Organocatalyst. ACS Catal 2015; 5:6559-6562. [PMID: 27019764 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This report details the enantioselective synthesis of β-amino-α-bromo nitroalkanes with β-alkyl substituents, using homogeneous catalysis to prepare either antipode. Use of a bifunctional Brønsted base/acid catalyst allows equal access to either enantiomer of the products, enabling the use of Umpolung Amide Synthesis (UmAS) to prepare the corresponding L- or D-α-amino amide bearing alkyl side chains - overall, in only 4 steps from aldehyde. The approach also addresses an underlying incompatibility between bromonitromethane and solid hydroxide bases.
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- Kenneth E. Schwieter
- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Belding L, Taimoory SM, Dudding T. Mirroring Enzymes: The Role of Hydrogen Bonding in an Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Aza-Henry Reaction—a DFT Study. ACS Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/cs501062u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Lee Belding
- Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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Vilgelm AE, Pawlikowski JS, Liu Y, Hawkins OE, Davis TA, Smith J, Weller KP, Horton LW, McClain CM, Ayers GD, Turner DC, Essaka DC, Stewart CF, Sosman JA, Kelley MC, Ecsedy JA, Johnston JN, Richmond A. Mdm2 and aurora kinase a inhibitors synergize to block melanoma growth by driving apoptosis and immune clearance of tumor cells. Cancer Res 2014; 75:181-93. [PMID: 25398437 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-2405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Therapeutics that induce cancer cell senescence can block cell proliferation and promote immune rejection. However, the risk of tumor relapse due to senescence escape may remain high due to the long lifespan of senescent cells that are not cleared. Here, we show how combining a senescence-inducing inhibitor of the mitotic kinase Aurora A (AURKA) with an MDM2 antagonist activates p53 in senescent tumors harboring wild-type 53. In the model studied, this effect is accompanied by proliferation arrest, mitochondrial depolarization, apoptosis, and immune clearance of cancer cells by antitumor leukocytes in a manner reliant upon Ccl5, Ccl1, and Cxcl9. The AURKA/MDM2 combination therapy shows adequate bioavailability and low toxicity to the host. Moreover, the prominent response of patient-derived melanoma tumors to coadministered MDM2 and AURKA inhibitors offers a sound rationale for clinical evaluation. Taken together, our work provides a preclinical proof of concept for a combination treatment that leverages both senescence and immune surveillance to therapeutic ends.
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- Anna E Vilgelm
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Flow Cytometry Shared Resource, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Uraguchi D, Oyaizu K, Noguchi H, Ooi T. Chiral Ammonium Betaine-Catalyzed Highly Stereoselective Aza-Henry Reaction of α-Aryl Nitromethanes with AromaticN-Boc Imines. Chem Asian J 2014; 10:334-7. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201402943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Vara BA, Mayasundari A, Tellis JC, Danneman MW, Arredondo V, Davis TA, Min J, Finch K, Guy RK, Johnston JN. Organocatalytic, diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of nonsymmetric cis-stilbene diamines: a platform for the preparation of single-enantiomer cis-imidazolines for protein-protein inhibition. J Org Chem 2014; 79:6913-38. [PMID: 25017623 PMCID: PMC4120989 DOI: 10.1021/jo501003r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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finding by scientists at Hoffmann-La Roche that cis-imidazolines could disrupt the protein–protein interaction
between p53 and MDM2, thereby inducing apoptosis in cancer cells,
raised considerable interest in this scaffold over the past decade.
Initial routes to these small molecules (i.e., Nutlin-3) provided
only the racemic form, with enantiomers being enriched by chromatographic
separation using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a
chiral stationary phase. Reported here is the first application of
an enantioselective aza-Henry approach to nonsymmetric cis-stilbene diamines and cis-imidazolines. Two novel
mono(amidine) organocatalysts (MAM) were discovered to provide high
levels of enantioselection (>95% ee) across a broad range of substrate
combinations. Furthermore, the versatility of the aza-Henry strategy
for preparing nonsymmetric cis-imidazolines is illustrated
by a comparison of the roles of aryl nitromethane and aryl aldimine
in the key step, which revealed unique substrate electronic effects
providing direction for aza-Henry substrate–catalyst matching.
This method was used to prepare highly substituted cis-4,5-diaryl imidazolines that project unique aromatic rings, and
these were evaluated for MDM2-p53 inhibition in a fluorescence polarization
assay. The diversification of access to cis-stilbene
diamine-derived imidazolines provided by this platform should streamline
their further development as chemical tools for disrupting protein–protein
interactions.
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- Brandon A Vara
- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , 7330 Stevenson Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Ballini R, Gabrielli S, Palmieri A, Petrini M. Reaction of α-amido sulfones with functionalized nitrocompounds: a new two-step synthesis of N-alkoxycarbonyl-2,5-disubstituted pyrroles. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08112a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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N-Alkoxycarbonyl-2,5-disubstituted pyrroles can be readily prepared by a new two-step procedure involving a preliminary addition of nitro ketals to α-amido sulfones followed by an acid promoted ring closure of the obtained intermediates through a cascade process.
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- Roberto Ballini
- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- Università di Camerino
- I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- Università di Camerino
- I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- Università di Camerino
- I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- Università di Camerino
- I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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