Microwave-Assisted Synthesis ofN,N‘-Diaryl Cyanoguanidines

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel N,N'-diaryl cyanoguanidines acting as potent and selective carbonic anhydrase II inhibitors

A series of novel N,N''-diaryl cyanoguanidines were synthesized by reacting diphenyl N-cyanocarbonimidate with sulfanilamide followed by treatment of the obtained cyano-O-phenylisourea with substituted aromatic amines. The newly prepared N,N''-diaryl cyanoguanidines showed a very interesting inhibition profile against four selected human carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) isoforms, hCA I and hCA II (cytosolic), hCA IV (membrane-bound), and hCA IX (transmembrane). All these compounds showed a potent inhibition against isoform hCA II,with inhibition constants in the low nanomolar range, as well as a high selectivity for hCA II over hCA I, IV and IX. Since hCA II is an important drug target for antiglaucoma agents, these isoform-selective inhibitors may be considered of interest for further medicinal/pharmacologic studies.

Rapid and efficient microwave-assisted copper(0)-catalyzed ullmann coupling reaction: general access to anilinoanthraquinone derivatives

[structure: see text]. The synthesis of anilinoanthraquinones 3a-z was achieved by a new, Cu(0)-catalyzed, microwave-assisted Ullmann coupling reaction of bromaminic acid (1) with aniline derivatives 2a-z in phosphate buffer. Good to excellent isolated yields were obtained within only 2-20 min at 80-120 degrees C and 40-100 W. The new procedure provides the first general access to anilinoanthraquinones, furnishing a number of previously inaccessible compounds. It is superior to classical methods in all aspects, including yields, reaction time, and versatility.