Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 2-Substituted Aniline Pyrimidine Derivatives as Potent Dual Mer/c-Met Inhibitors

Mer and c-Met kinases, which are commonly overexpressed in various tumors, are ideal targets for the development of antitumor drugs. This study focuses on the design, synthesis, and evaluation of several 2-substituted aniline pyrimidine derivatives as highly potent dual inhibitors of Mer and c-Met kinases for effective tumor treatment. Compound 18c emerged as a standout candidate, demonstrating robust inhibitory activity against Mer and c-Met kinases, with IC50 values of 18.5 ± 2.3 nM and 33.6 ± 4.3 nM, respectively. Additionally, compound 18c displayed good antiproliferative activities on HepG2, MDA-MB-231, and HCT116 cancer cells, along with favorable safety profiles in hERG testing. Notably, it exhibited exceptional liver microsomal stability in vitro, with a half-life of 53.1 min in human liver microsome. Compound 18c also exhibited dose-dependent cytotoxicity and hindered migration of HCT116 cancer cells, as demonstrated in apoptosis and migration assays. These findings collectively suggest that compound 18c holds promise as a dual Mer/c-Met agent for cancer treatment.

Identification of new pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as potent VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) plays a crucial role in cancer angiogenesis. In the current study, a series of novel pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine based-compounds was designed and synthesized as VEGFR-2 inhibitors, in accordance to the structure activity relationship (SAR) studies of known type II VEGFR-2 inhibitors. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their ability to inhibit VEGFR-2 kinase enzyme in vitro. All the tested compounds demonstrated highly potent dose-related VEGFR-2 inhibition with IC₅₀ values in nanomolar range. Among these compounds, pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives carrying biaryl urea moieties (12d and 15c) exhibited IC₅₀ values of 11.9 and 13.6 nM respectively. Additionally, most of the newly synthesized final compounds were tested on 60 human cancer cell lines. Docking of these compounds into the inactive conformation of VEGFR-2 was performed which showed comparable binding modes to that of the FDA approved VEGFR-2 kinase inhibitors. These newly discovered potent kinase inhibitors could be considered as potential candidates for the development of new targeted anticancer agent.

Recent Progress in the Chemistry of Pyridazinones for Functional Group Transformations

While N-hetereocycles have received significant attention in organic synthesis and other research fields, the chemistry of pyridazine, a six-membered aromatic ring with two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and its derivatives has been relatively little understood. This Synopsis describes recent progress made in the synthesis of pyridazine derivatives-particularly, pyridazin-3(2H)-ones-and their utility as efficient and recyclable functional group carriers for various important organic reactions.

Electrophilic Carboxamidation of Ferrocenes with Isocyanates

Ferrocenes undergo one-step carboxamidation by reaction with isocyanates in CF₃SO₃H solution. The chemistry is most efficient in excess superacid, and it has been accomplished with aryl and aliphatic isocyanates. In conversions with ferrocene carboxylic acids, isocyanates provide imides in good yields. A mechanism for this conversion is suggested involving carbamic acid anhydride formation and subsequent intramolecular reaction at the substituted cyclopentadienyl ring.

Synthesis of glycinamides using protease immobilized magnetic nanoparticles

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Protease producing Bacillus subtilis was isolated from animal slaughter house waste.

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Protease was covalently immobilized on amino-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (AMNPs).

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To our knowledge, for the first time these magnetic nano biocatalyst was used for the synthesis of series of novel glycinamides.

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Parameters for glycinamides synthesis such as, pH, temperature and time were optimized using Response Surface Methodology.

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Reusability study showed that protease immobilized MNPs retain up to 70% of initial activity after 8th cycles of reuse for the synthesis.

In the present investigation, Bacillus subtilis was isolated from slaughterhouse waste and screened for the production of protease enzyme. The purified protease was successfully immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and used for the synthesis of series of glycinamides. The binding and thermal stability of protease on MNPs was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy and TGA analysis. The surface morphology of MNPs before and after protease immobilization was carried out using SEM analysis. XRD pattern revealed no phase change in MNPs after enzyme immobilization. The processing parameters for glycinamides synthesis viz. temperature, pH, and time were optimized using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by using Design Expert (9.0.6.2). The maximum yield of various amides 2 butyramidoacetic acid (AMD-1,83.4%), 2-benzamidoacetic acid (AMD-2,80.5%) and 2,2′((carboxymethyl) amino)-2-oxoethyl)-2-hydroxysuccinyl)bis(azanediyl))diacetic acid (AMD-3,80.8%) formed was observed at pH-8, 50 °C and 30 min. The synthesized immobilized protease retained 70% of the initial activity even after 8 cycles of reuse.

Discovery of Potent VEGFR-2 Inhibitors based on Furopyrimidine and Thienopyrimidne Scaffolds as Cancer Targeting Agents

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) plays a crucial role in cancer angiogenesis. In this study, a series of novel furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine and thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine based-derivatives were designed and synthesized as VEGFR-2 inhibitors, in accordance to the structure activity relationship (SAR) studies of known type II VEGFR-2 inhibitors. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their ability to in vitro inhibit VEGFR-2 kinase enzyme. Seven compounds (15b, 16c, 16e, 21a, 21b, 21c and 21e) demonstrated highly potent dose-related VEGFR-2 inhibition with IC₅₀ values in nanomolar range, of which the thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine based-derivatives (21b, 21c and 21e) exhibited IC₅₀ values of 33.4, 47.0 and 21 nM respectively. Moreover, furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-based derivative (15b) showed the strongest inhibition of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) proliferation with 99.5% inhibition at 10 μM concentration. Consistent with our in vitro findings, compounds (21b and 21e) orally administered at 5 and 10 mg/kg/day for 8 consecutive days demonstrated potent anticancer activity in Erhlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) solid tumor murine model. Such compounds blunted angiogenesis in EAC as evidenced by reduced percent microvessel via decreasing VEGFR-2 phosphorylation with subsequent induction of apoptotic machinery. Furthermore, Miles vascular permeability assay confirmed their antiangiogenic effects in vivo. Intriguingly, such compounds showed no obvious toxicity.

Green and Efficient Method for the Acylation of Amines and Phenols in the Presence of Hydrotalcite in Water

In this study a mild, efficient and environmentally friendly method has been developed for the synthesis of amides and esters in the presence of hydrotalcite in water at room temperature. Different types of amines and phenols have been used and in all cases the products were obtained in moderate to high yields after an easy work-up. This method follows the principles of green chemistry.

4-Nitro-N-(3-nitro-phen-yl)benzamide

The title compound, C₁₃H₉N₃O₅, prepared as a solid derivative of 3-nitro­analine via reaction with 4-nitro­benzoyl chloride, crystallizes in a chiral space group. The mol­ecule is non-planar with a dihedral angle of 26.1 (1)° between the two benzene rings. Both nitro groups are twisted slightly out of the plane of their corresponding benzene rings, making dihedral angles of 10.7 (4) and 13.5 (4)°. The mol­ecules are stacked along the a axis with benzene ring centroid–centroid distances of 3.8878 (6) Å. In the crystal, inter­molecular benzene C—H⋯O inter­actions involving one nitro group and the carbonyl group link the mol­ecules, forming chains along [001]. An additional set of aromatic C—H⋯O inter­actions with the second nitro group form chains along [101], connecting adjacent chains to create layers perpendicular to the b axis.