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Landwehr EM, Baker MA, Oguma T, Burdge HE, Kawajiri T, Shenvi RA. Concise syntheses of GB22, GB13, and himgaline by cross-coupling and complete reduction. Science 2022; 375:1270-1274. [PMID: 35298242 PMCID: PMC10036211 DOI: 10.1126/science.abn8343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Neuroactive metabolites from the bark of Galbulimima belgraveana occur in variable distributions among trees and are not easily accessible through chemical synthesis because of elaborate bond networks and dense stereochemistry. Previous syntheses of complex congeners such as himgaline have relied on iterative, stepwise installation of multiple methine stereocenters. We decreased the synthetic burden of himgaline chemical space to nearly one-third of the prior best (7 to 9 versus 19 to 31 steps) by cross-coupling high fraction aromatic building blocks (high Fsp2) followed by complete, stereoselective reduction to high fraction sp3 products (high Fsp3). This short entry into Galbulimima alkaloid space should facilitate extensive chemical exploration and biological interrogation.
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States
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Huizar FJ, Hill HM, Bacher EP, Eckert KE, Gulotty EM, Rodriguez KX, Tucker ZD, Banerjee M, Liu H, Wiest O, Zartman J, Ashfeld BL. Rational Design and Identification of Harmine-Inspired, N-Heterocyclic DYRK1A Inhibitors Employing a Functional Genomic In Vivo Drosophila Model System. ChemMedChem 2022; 17:e202100512. [PMID: 34994084 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Deregulation of dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) plays a significant role in developmental brain defects, early-onset neurodegeneration, neuronal cell loss, dementia, and several types of cancer. Herein, we report the discovery of three new classes of N-heterocyclic DYRK1A inhibitors based on the potent, yet toxic kinase inhibitors, harmine and harmol. An initial in vitro evaluation of the small molecule library assembled revealed that the core heterocyclic motifs benzofuranones, oxindoles, and pyrrolones, showed statistically significant DYRK1A inhibition. Further, the utilization of a low cost, high-throughput functional genomic in vivo model system to identify small molecule inhibitors that normalize DYRK1A overexpression phenotypes is described. This in vivo assay substantiated the in vitro results, and the resulting correspondence validates generated classes as architectural motifs that serve as potential DYRK1A inhibitors. Further expansion and analysis of these core compound structures will allow discovery of safe, more effective chemical inhibitors of DYRK1A to ameliorate phenotypes caused by DYRK1A overexpression.
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- Francisco J Huizar
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Warren Family Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warren Family Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warren Family Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Savjani J, Variya B, Patel S, Mulamkattil S, Amin H, Butani S, Allam A, Ajarem J, Shah H. Drug Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Heterocyclic Molecules as Anti-Inflammatory Agents. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27041262. [PMID: 35209053 PMCID: PMC8876616 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are generally utilized for numerous inflammatory ailments. The long-term utilization of NSAIDs prompts adverse reactions such as gastrointestinal ulceration, renal dysfunction and hepatotoxicity; however, selective COX-2 inhibitors prevent these adverse events. Various scientific approaches have been employed to identify safer COX-2 inhibitors, as in any case, a large portion of particular COX-2 inhibitors have been retracted from the market because of severe cardiovascular events. This study aimed to develop and synthesize a novel series of indomethacin analogues with potential anti-inflammatory properties and fewer side effects, wherein carboxylic acid moiety was substituted using DCC/DMAP coupling. This study incorporates the docking of various indomethacin analogues to detect the binding interactions with COX-2 protein (PDB ID: 3NT1). MD simulation was performed to measure the stability and flexibility of ligand–protein interactions at the atomic level, for which the top-scoring ligand–protein complex was selected. These compounds were evaluated in vitro for COX enzymes inhibition. Likewise, selected compounds were screened in vivo for anti-inflammatory potential using the carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema method and their ulcerogenic potential. The acute toxicity of compounds was also predicted using in silico tools. Most of the compounds exhibited the potent inhibition of both COX enzymes; however, 3e and 3c showed the most potent COX-2 inhibition having IC50 0.34 µM and 1.39 µM, respectively. These compounds also demonstrated potent anti-inflammatory potential without ulcerogenic liability. The biological evaluation revealed that the compound substituted with 4-nitrophenyl was most active.
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- Jignasa Savjani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India; (B.V.); (S.P.); (S.M.); (H.A.); (S.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +91-9824550737
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India; (B.V.); (S.P.); (S.M.); (H.A.); (S.B.)
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India; (B.V.); (S.P.); (S.M.); (H.A.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India; (B.V.); (S.P.); (S.M.); (H.A.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India; (B.V.); (S.P.); (S.M.); (H.A.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India; (B.V.); (S.P.); (S.M.); (H.A.); (S.B.)
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 65211, Egypt;
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- J-Star Research Inc., 6 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512, USA;
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Huigens RW, Brummel BR, Tenneti S, Garrison AT, Xiao T. Pyrazine and Phenazine Heterocycles: Platforms for Total Synthesis and Drug Discovery. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27031112. [PMID: 35164376 PMCID: PMC8839373 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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There are numerous pyrazine and phenazine compounds that demonstrate biological activities relevant to the treatment of disease. In this review, we discuss pyrazine and phenazine agents that have shown potential therapeutic value, including several clinically used agents. In addition, we cover some basic science related to pyrazine and phenazine heterocycles, which possess interesting reactivity profiles that have been on display in numerous cases of innovative total synthesis approaches, synthetic methodologies, drug discovery efforts, and medicinal chemistry programs. The majority of this review is focused on presenting instructive total synthesis and medicinal chemistry efforts of select pyrazine and phenazine compounds, and we believe these incredible heterocycles offer promise in medicine.
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Jiang X, Wu K, Bai R, Zhang P, Zhang Y. Functionalized quinoxalinones as privileged structures with broad-ranging pharmacological activities. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 229:114085. [PMID: 34998058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.114085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Quinoxalinones are a class of heterocyclic compounds which attract extensive attention owing to their potential in the field of organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. During the past few decades, many new synthetic strategies toward the functionalization of quinoxalinone based scaffolds have been witnessed. Regrettably, there are only a few reports on the pharmacological activities of quinoxalinone scaffolds from a medicinal chemistry perspective. Therefore, herein we intend to outline the applications of multifunctional quinoxalinones as privileged structures possessing various biological activities, including anticancer, neuroprotective, antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, anti-cardiovascular, anti-diabetes, antioxidation, etc. We hope that this review will facilitate the development of quinoxalinone derivatives in medicinal chemistry.
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- Xiaoying Jiang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China; College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, PR China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, PR China; Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, PR China.
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, PR China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China.
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Verma A, Kumar Waiker D, Bhardwaj B, Saraf P, Shrivastava SK. The molecular mechanism, targets, and novel molecules in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Bioorg Chem 2021; 119:105562. [PMID: 34952243 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological illness that causes dementia mainly in the elderly. The challenging obstacles related to AD has freaked global healthcare system to encourage scientists in developing novel therapeutic startegies to overcome with the fatal disease. The current treatment therapy of AD provides only symptomatic relief and to some extent disease-modifying effects. The current approach for AD treatment involves designing of cholinergic inhibitors, Aβ disaggregation inducing agents, tau inhibitors and several antioxidants. Hence, extensive research on AD therapy urgently requires a deep understanding of its pathophysiology and exploration of various chemical scaffolds to design and develop a potential drug candidate for the treatment. Various issues linked between disease and therapy need to be considered such as BBB penetration capability, clinical failure and multifaceted pathophisiology requires a proper attention to develop a lead candidate. This review article covers all probable mechanisms including one of the recent areas for investigation i.e., lipid dyshomeostasis, pathogenic involvement of P. gingivalis and neurovascular dysfunction, recently reported molecules and drugs under clinical investigations and approved by FDA for AD treatment. Our summarized information on AD will attract the researchers to understand and explore current status and structural modifications of the recently reported heterocyclic derivatives in drug development for AD therapy.
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- Akash Verma
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India.
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Ma L, Miao D, Lee JJ, Li T, Chen Y, Su G, Zhao Y. Synthesis and biological evaluation of heterocyclic ring-fused dammarane-type ginsenoside derivatives as potential anti-tumor agents. Bioorg Chem 2021; 116:105365. [PMID: 34563998 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Twenty-one AD-1 derivatives were designed and synthesized by introducing various nitrogen-containing heterocycles into C-2 and C-3 positions. Their anti-proliferative activities were evaluated on two human cancer cell lines (HCT-116 and RM-1 cells) and one normal human gastric mucosal epithelial cell GES-1. Most of derivatives exhibited increased inhibitory potency, compared with lead compound AD-1. The most potent compound 6d had an IC50 value of 6.03 μM against HCT-116 cells, while it did not exhibit obvious cytotoxicity on GES-1 cells. The primary mechanistic study indicated that 6d induced G2/M-phase arrest by regulating the expression levels of p53, p21, Cyclin B1 and CDK1. Furthermore, 6d also induced apoptosis in HCT-116 cells. Moreover, western blot analysis indicated that 6d blocked the activation of MEK/ERK signaling pathway by inhibiting the phosphorylation of MEK and ERK, and remarkably up-regulated the expression of Cyt-c and Cl-caspase-3/9/PARP. The results suggested that 6d caused apoptosis through regulating MEK/ERK signaling pathway and mitochondrial pathway.
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- Lu Ma
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Bingul M, Arndt GM, Marshall GM, Black DS, Cheung BB, Kumar N. Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Furoindoles: Biological Evaluation as SAHA Enhancer against Neuroblastoma and Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195745. [PMID: 34641289 PMCID: PMC8510456 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The dihydropyranoindole structures were previously identified as promising scaffolds for improving the anti-cancer activity of histone deacetylase inhibitors. This work describes the synthesis of related furoindoles and their ability to synergize with suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) against neuroblastoma and breast cancer cells. The nucleophilic substitution of hydroxyindole methyl esters with α-haloketones yielded the corresponding arylether ketones, which were subsequently cyclized to tricyclic and tetracyclic furoindoles. The furoindoles showed promising individual cytotoxic efficiency against breast cancer cells, as well as decent SAHA enhancement against cancer cells in select cases. Interestingly, the best IC50 value was obtained with the non-cyclized intermediate.
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- Murat Bingul
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (G.M.A.); (G.M.M.)
- School of Pharmacy, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey
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- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (G.M.A.); (G.M.M.)
- ACRF Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancer, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (G.M.A.); (G.M.M.)
- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
- Correspondence: (D.S.B.); (B.B.C.); (N.K.); Tel.: +61-2-9385-4657 (D.S.B.); +61-2-9385-2450 (B.B.C.); +61-2-9385-4698 (N.K.)
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- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (G.M.A.); (G.M.M.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Correspondence: (D.S.B.); (B.B.C.); (N.K.); Tel.: +61-2-9385-4657 (D.S.B.); +61-2-9385-2450 (B.B.C.); +61-2-9385-4698 (N.K.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
- Correspondence: (D.S.B.); (B.B.C.); (N.K.); Tel.: +61-2-9385-4657 (D.S.B.); +61-2-9385-2450 (B.B.C.); +61-2-9385-4698 (N.K.)
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Pruteanu E, Gîrbu V, Ungur N, Persoons L, Daelemans D, Renaud P, Kulcițki V. Preparation of Antiproliferative Terpene-Alkaloid Hybrids by Free Radical-Mediated Modification of ent-Kauranic Derivatives. Molecules 2021; 26:4549. [PMID: 34361708 PMCID: PMC8347134 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A convenient strategy for molecular editing of available ent-kauranic natural scaffolds has been developed based on radical mediated C-C bond formation. Iodine atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) followed by rapid ionic elimination and radical azidoalkylation were investigated. Both reactions involve radical addition to the exo-methylenic double bond of the parent substrate. Easy transformations of the obtained adducts lead to extended diterpenes of broad structural diversity and artificial diterpene-alkaloid hybrids possessing lactam and pyrrolidine pharmacophores. The cytotoxicity of selected diterpenic derivatives was examined by in vitro testing on several tumor cell lines. The terpene-alkaloid hybrids containing N-heterocycles with unprecedented spiro-junction have shown relevant cytotoxicity and promising selectivity indexes. These results represent a solid basis for following research on the synthesis of such derivatives based on available natural product templates.
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- Elena Pruteanu
- Institute of Chemistry (MECC), Str. Academiei, 3, MD-2028 Chișinău, Moldova; (E.P.); (V.G.); (N.U.)
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry (MECC), Str. Academiei, 3, MD-2028 Chișinău, Moldova; (E.P.); (V.G.); (N.U.)
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- Institute of Chemistry (MECC), Str. Academiei, 3, MD-2028 Chișinău, Moldova; (E.P.); (V.G.); (N.U.)
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.D.)
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.P.); (D.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry (MECC), Str. Academiei, 3, MD-2028 Chișinău, Moldova; (E.P.); (V.G.); (N.U.)
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Sousa AC, Martins LO, Robalo MP. Laccases: Versatile Biocatalysts for the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Cores. Molecules 2021; 26:3719. [PMID: 34207073 PMCID: PMC8234338 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Laccases are multicopper oxidases that have shown a great potential in various biotechnological and green chemistry processes mainly due to their high relative non-specific oxidation of phenols, arylamines and some inorganic metals, and their high redox potentials that can span from 500 to 800 mV vs. SHE. Other advantages of laccases include the use of readily available oxygen as a second substrate, the formation of water as a side-product and no requirement for cofactors. Importantly, addition of low-molecular-weight redox mediators that act as electron shuttles, promoting the oxidation of complex bulky substrates and/or of higher redox potential than the enzymes themselves, can further expand their substrate scope, in the so-called laccase-mediated systems (LMS). Laccase bioprocesses can be designed for efficiency at both acidic and basic conditions since it is known that fungal and bacterial laccases exhibit distinct optimal pH values for the similar phenolic and aromatic amines. This review covers studies on the synthesis of five- and six-membered ring heterocyclic cores, such as benzimidazoles, benzofurans, benzothiazoles, quinazoline and quinazolinone, phenazine, phenoxazine, phenoxazinone and phenothiazine derivatives. The enzymes used and the reaction protocols are briefly outlined, and the mechanistic pathways described.
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- Ana Catarina Sousa
- Área Departamental de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal;
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Área Departamental de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal;
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Srinivas A, Rao EK. Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Triazole Linked Macrocycles and Heterocycles. Acta Chim Slov 2021; 68:404-413. [PMID: 34738137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Synthesis of macrocylic enones starting from alkyl ether and triazole as a linker was achieved using click reaction and intramolecular aldol condensation. The newly synthesized macrocyclic enone was successfully utilized as a dipolarophile in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. The dipoles generated from hydrazine hydrochloride, hydroxylamine and guanidine hydrochloride were reacted with macrocyclic enone to give a new class of spiro aminopyrimidines, phenyl pyrazoles and isoxazoles grafted macrocycles in good yield. The structures of newly synthesized compounds were confirmed with IR, NMR and mass spectroscopy and evaluated for their anti cancer activity.
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Winiewska-Szajewska M, Maciejewska AM, Speina E, Poznański J, Paprocki D. Synthesis of Novel Halogenated Heterocycles Based on o-Phenylenediamine and Their Interactions with the Catalytic Subunit of Protein Kinase CK2. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113163. [PMID: 34070615 PMCID: PMC8198750 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Protein kinase CK2 is a highly pleiotropic protein kinase capable of phosphorylating hundreds of protein substrates. It is involved in numerous cellular functions, including cell viability, apoptosis, cell proliferation and survival, angiogenesis, or ER-stress response. As CK2 activity is found perturbed in many pathological states, including cancers, it becomes an attractive target for the pharma. A large number of low-mass ATP-competitive inhibitors have already been developed, the majority of them halogenated. We tested the binding of six series of halogenated heterocyclic ligands derived from the commercially available 4,5-dihalo-benzene-1,2-diamines. These ligand series were selected to enable the separation of the scaffold effect from the hydrophobic interactions attributed directly to the presence of halogen atoms. In silico molecular docking was initially applied to test the capability of each ligand for binding at the ATP-binding site of CK2. HPLC-derived ligand hydrophobicity data are compared with the binding affinity assessed by low-volume differential scanning fluorimetry (nanoDSF). We identified three promising ligand scaffolds, two of which have not yet been described as CK2 inhibitors but may lead to potent CK2 kinase inhibitors. The inhibitory activity against CK2α and toxicity against four reference cell lines have been determined for eight compounds identified as the most promising in nanoDSF assay.
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Rossi FV, Gentili D, Marcantoni E. Metal-Promoted Heterocyclization: A Heterosynthetic Approach to Face a Pandemic Crisis. Molecules 2021; 26:2620. [PMID: 33947170 PMCID: PMC8124705 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has drastically changed our everyday life and the life of scientists from all over the world. In the last year, the scientific community has faced this worldwide threat using any tool available in order to find an effective response. The recent formulation, production, and ongoing administration of vaccines represent a starting point in the battle against SARS-CoV-2, but they cannot be the only aid available. In this regard, the use of drugs capable to mitigate and fight the virus is a crucial aspect of the pharmacological strategy. Among the plethora of approved drugs, a consistent element is a heterocyclic framework inside its skeleton. Heterocycles have played a pivotal role for decades in the pharmaceutical industry due to their high bioactivity derived from anticancer, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory capabilities. In this context, the development of new performing and sustainable synthetic strategies to obtain heterocyclic molecules has become a key focus of scientists. In this review, we present the recent trends in metal-promoted heterocyclization, and we focus our attention on the construction of heterocycles associated with the skeleton of drugs targeting SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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- Federico Vittorio Rossi
- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.G.); (E.M.)
- Laboratori Alchemia Srl, Via San Faustino, 20134 Milano, Italy
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- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.G.); (E.M.)
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- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.G.); (E.M.)
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Chang L, Fischer-Durand N, Gontard G, Bertrand B, Thorimbert S, Dechoux L. A Solvent-free, Catalyst-free Formal [3+3] Cycloaddition Dearomatization Strategy: Towards New Fluorophores for Biomolecules Labelling. ChemSusChem 2021; 14:1821-1824. [PMID: 33651919 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A general, sustainable dearomatization reaction for nitrogen-containing heterocycles was developed. Under solvent free conditions and without catalyst, the biorenewable methyl coumalate (MC) reacted as an efficient C3 partner to convert nine types of basic aromatic rings into their pyrido[1,2-a] fused derivatives in good to excellent yields. The fluorescence properties of some of the products were harnessed to conjugate fluorescent tags to bovine serum albumin (BSA) and immunoglobulin G.
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- Liang Chang
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moleculaire, IPCM, 75005, Paris, France
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Dongbang S, Confair DN, Ellman JA. Rhodium-Catalyzed C-H Alkenylation/Electrocyclization Cascade Provides Dihydropyridines That Serve as Versatile Intermediates to Diverse Nitrogen Heterocycles. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:1766-1778. [PMID: 33740369 PMCID: PMC8026680 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Nitrogen heterocycles are present in approximately 60% of drugs, with nonplanar heterocycles incorporating stereogenic centers being of considerable interest to the fields of medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, and synthetic methods development. Over the past several years, our laboratory has developed synthetic strategies to access highly functionalized nitrogen heterocycles with multiple stereogenic centers. This approach centers on the efficient preparation of diverse 1,2-dihydropyridines by a Rh-catalyzed C-H bond alkenylation/electrocyclization cascade from readily available α,β-unsaturated imines and alkynes. The often densely substituted 1,2-dihydropyridine products have proven to be extremely versatile intermediates that can be elaborated with high regioselectivity and stereoselectivity, often without purification or even isolation. Protonation or alkylation followed by addition of hydride or carbon nucleophiles affords tetrahydropyridines with divergent regioselectivity and stereoselectivity depending on the reaction conditions. Mechanistic experiments in combination with density functional theory (DFT) calculations provide a rationale for the high level of regiocontrol and stereocontrol that is observed. Further elaboration of the tetrahydropyridines by diastereoselective epoxidation and regioselective ring opening furnishes hydroxy-substituted piperidines. Alternatively, piperidines can be obtained directly from dihydropyridines by catalytic hydrogenation in good yields with high face selectivity.When trimethylsilyl alkynes or N-trimethylsilylmethyl imines are employed as starting inputs, the Rh-catalyzed C-H bond alkenylation/electrocyclization cascade provides silyl-substituted dihydropyridines that enable a host of new and useful transformations to different heterocycle classes. Protonation of these products under acidic conditions triggers the loss of the silyl group and the formation of unstabilized azomethine ylides that would be difficult to access by other means. Depending on the location of the silyl group, [3 + 2] cycloaddition of the azomethine ylides with dipolarophiles provides tropane or indolizidine privileged frameworks, which for intramolecular cycloadditions yield complex polycyclic products with up to five contiguous stereogenic centers. When different types of conditions are employed, loss of the silyl group can result in either rearrangement to cyclopropyl-fused pyrrolidines or to aminocyclopentadienes. Mechanistic experiments supported by DFT calculations provide reaction pathways for these unusual rearrangements.The transformations described in this Account are amenable to natural product synthesis and drug discovery applications because of the biological relevance of the structural motifs that are prepared, short reaction sequences that rely on readily available starting inputs, high regiocontrol and stereocontrol, and excellent functional group compatibility. For example, the methods have been applied to efficient asymmetric syntheses of morphinan drugs, including the opioid antagonist (-)-naltrexone, which is extensively used for the treatment of drug abuse.
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- Sun Dongbang
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Campos JF, Cailler M, Claudel R, Prot B, Besson T, Berteina-Raboin S. Demonstration of Green Solvent Performance on O,S,N-Heterocycles Synthesis: Metal-Free Click Chemistry and Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26041074. [PMID: 33670633 PMCID: PMC7922032 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26041074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The development of new and greener approaches to organic synthesis has been a trend in recent years. Continuing the latest publications of our team, in this work, we demonstrate the efficiency of three solvents: eucalyptol (1,8-cineole), cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME), and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF) for the synthesis of O,S,N-heterocyclic compounds.
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- Joana F. Campos
- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d’Orléans UMR-CNRS 7311, BP 6759, Rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans CEDEX 2, France; (J.F.C.); (M.C.); (R.C.); (B.P.)
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d’Orléans UMR-CNRS 7311, BP 6759, Rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans CEDEX 2, France; (J.F.C.); (M.C.); (R.C.); (B.P.)
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d’Orléans UMR-CNRS 7311, BP 6759, Rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans CEDEX 2, France; (J.F.C.); (M.C.); (R.C.); (B.P.)
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d’Orléans UMR-CNRS 7311, BP 6759, Rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans CEDEX 2, France; (J.F.C.); (M.C.); (R.C.); (B.P.)
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- Normandie Univ., UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, COBRA UMR 6014, 76000 Rouen, France;
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Université d’Orléans UMR-CNRS 7311, BP 6759, Rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans CEDEX 2, France; (J.F.C.); (M.C.); (R.C.); (B.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-238-494-856
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Paudyal MP, Wang M, Siitonen JH, Hu Y, Yousufuddin M, Shen HC, Falck JR, Kürti L. Intramolecular N-Me and N-H aminoetherification for the synthesis of N-unprotected 3-amino-O-heterocycles. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:557-560. [PMID: 33399609 PMCID: PMC8183519 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02122a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A mild Rh-catalyzed method for synthesis of cyclic unprotected N-Me and N-H 2,3-aminoethers using an olefin aziridination-aziridine ring-opening domino reaction has been developed. The method is readily applicable to the stereocontrolled synthesis of a variety of 2,3-disubstituted aminoether O-heterocyclic scaffolds, including tetrahydrofurans, tetrahydropyrans and chromanes.
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- Mahesh P Paudyal
- Division of Chemistry, Departments of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Shanghai, Roche R&D Center (China) Ltd, Building 5, No. 371, Lishizhen Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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- Life and Health Sciences Department, The University of North Texas at Dallas, 7400 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75241, USA
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Shanghai, Roche R&D Center (China) Ltd, Building 5, No. 371, Lishizhen Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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- Division of Chemistry, Departments of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Le ST, Asahara H, Nishiwaki N. Synthesis of Nitroaromatic Compounds via Three-Component Ring Transformations. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26030639. [PMID: 33530612 PMCID: PMC7865560 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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1-Methyl-3,5-dinitro-2-pyridone serves as an excellent substrate for nucleophilic-type ring transformation because of the electron deficiency and presence of a good leaving group. In this review, we focus on the three-component ring transformation (TCRT) of dinitropyridone involving a ketone and a nitrogen source. When dinitropyridone is allowed to react with a ketone in the presence of ammonia, TCRT proceeds to afford nitropyridines that are not easily produced by alternative procedures. Ammonium acetate can be used as a nitrogen source instead of ammonia to undergo the TCRT, leading to nitroanilines in addition to nitropyridines. In these reactions, dinitropyridone serves as a safe synthetic equivalent of unstable nitromalonaldehyde.
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- Song Thi Le
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan; (S.T.L.); (H.A.)
- Center for Equipment and Labour Safety, Vietnam Institute for Building Materials (VIBM), Ministry of Construction, 235 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan; (S.T.L.); (H.A.)
- Research Center for Molecular Design, Kochi University of Technology, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 1-6, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan; (S.T.L.); (H.A.)
- Research Center for Molecular Design, Kochi University of Technology, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-887-57-2517
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El-Sawy ER, Abdelwahab AB, Kirsch G. Synthetic Routes to Coumarin(Benzopyrone)-Fused Five-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles Built on the α-Pyrone Moiety. Part 1: Five-Membered Aromatic Rings with One Heteroatom. Molecules 2021; 26:483. [PMID: 33477568 PMCID: PMC7831143 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This review gives an up-to-date overview of the different ways (routes) to the synthesis of coumarin (benzopyrone)-fused, five-membered aromatic heterocycles with one heteroatom, built on the pyrone moiety. Covering 1966 to 2020.
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- Eslam Reda El-Sawy
- National Research Centre, Chemistry of Natural Compounds Department, Dokki-Cairo 12622, Egypt;
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- Laboratoire Lorrain de Chimie Moléculaire (L.2.C.M.), Université de Lorraine, 57050 Metz, France
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Saleh EAM, AL Dawsari AM, Husain K, Kutty IH, Rai K. Synthesis, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Evaluation of Novel Series of Condensed Thiazoloquinazoline with Pyrido, Pyrano, and Benzol Moieties as Five- and Six-Membered Heterocycle Derivatives. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26020357. [PMID: 33445580 PMCID: PMC7827293 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A novel synthesis of thiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolines 4(a–e), pyrido[2′,3′:4,5]thiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolines {5(a–e), 6(a–e), and 7(a–e)}, pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]thiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolines 8(a–e), and benzo[4,5]thiazolo[2,3-b]quinazoloine9(a–e) derivatives starting from 2-(Bis-methylsulfanyl-methylene)-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexane-1,3-dione 2 as efficient α,α dioxoketen dithioacetal is reported and the synthetic approaches of these types of compounds will provide an innovative molecular framework to the designing of new active heterocyclic compounds. In our study, we also present optimization of the synthetic method along with a biological evaluation of these newly synthesized compounds as antioxidants and antibacterial agents against the bacterial strains, like S. aureus, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa. Among all the evaluated compounds, it was found that some showed significant antioxidant activity at 10 μg/mL while the others exhibited better antibacterial activity at 100 μg/mL. The results of this study showed that compound 6(c) possessed remarkable antibacterial activity, whereas compound 9(c) exhibited the highest efficacy as an antioxidant. The structures of the new synthetic compounds were elucidated by elemental analysis, IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR.
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- Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Al-Dawasir 11991, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.D.); (K.H.); (I.H.K.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Al-Dawasir 11991, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.D.); (K.H.); (I.H.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Al-Dawasir 11991, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.D.); (K.H.); (I.H.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Al-Dawasir 11991, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.A.D.); (K.H.); (I.H.K.)
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- Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India;
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Sun J, Li J, Sun H, Li C, Wu H. Concise Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclobutene Analogues for Bioorthogonal Tetrazine Ligation. Molecules 2021; 26:E276. [PMID: 33429851 PMCID: PMC7827859 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Novel bioorthogonal tools enable the development of new biomedical applications. Here we report the concise synthesis of a series of aryl-functionalized cyclobutene analogues using commercially available starting materials. Our study demonstrates that cyclobutene acts as a small, strained dienophile to generate stable substrates suitable for bioorthogonal tetrazine ligation.
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- Jiayu Sun
- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Xiang 37, Chengdu 610041, China; (J.S.); (J.L.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Xiang 37, Chengdu 610041, China; (J.S.); (J.L.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Xiang 37, Chengdu 610041, China; (J.S.); (J.L.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Xiang 37, Chengdu 610041, China; (J.S.); (J.L.); (H.S.)
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Khan I, Ibrar A, Zaib S. Alkynoates as Versatile and Powerful Chemical Tools for the Rapid Assembly of Diverse Heterocycles under Transition-Metal Catalysis: Recent Developments and Challenges. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2021; 379:3. [PMID: 33398642 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-020-00316-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Heterocycles, heteroaromatics and spirocyclic entities are ubiquitous components of a wide plethora of synthetic drugs, biologically active natural products, marketed pharmaceuticals and agrochemical targets. Recognizing their high proportion in drugs and rich pharmacological potential, these invaluable structural motifs have garnered significant interest, thus enabling the development of efficient catalytic methodologies providing access to architecturally complex and diverse molecules with high atom-economy and low cost. These chemical processes not only allow the formation of diverse heterocycles but also utilize a range of flexible and easily accessible building units in a single operation to discover diversity-oriented synthetic approaches. Alkynoates are significantly important, diverse and powerful building blocks in organic chemistry due to their unique and inherent properties such as the electronic bias on carbon-carbon triple bonds posed by electron-withdrawing groups or the metallic coordination site provided by carbonyl groups. The present review highlights the comprehensive picture of the utility of alkynoates (2007-2019) for the synthesis of various heterocycles (> 50 types) using transition-metal catalysts (Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Ag, Au, Pt, Cu, Mn, Fe) in various forms. The valuable function of versatile alkynoates (bearing multifunctional groups) as simple and useful starting materials is explored, thus cyclizing with an array of coupling partners to deliver a broad range of oxygen-, nitrogen-, sulfur-containing heterocycles alongside fused-, and spiro-heterocyclic compounds. In addition, these examples will also focus the scope and reaction limitations, as well as mechanistic investigations into the synthesis of these heterocycles. The biological significance will also be discussed, citing relevant examples of drug molecules highlighting each class of heterocycles. This review summarizes the recent developments in the synthetic methods for the synthesis of various heterocycles using alkynoates as readily available starting materials under transition-metal catalysis.
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- Imtiaz Khan
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK-22620, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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China H, Kumar R, Kikushima K, Dohi T. Halogen-Induced Controllable Cyclizations as Diverse Heterocycle Synthetic Strategy. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25246007. [PMID: 33353126 PMCID: PMC7765919 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25246007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In organic synthesis, due to their high electrophilicity and leaving group properties, halogens play pivotal roles in the activation and structural derivations of organic compounds. Recently, cyclizations induced by halogen groups that allow the production of diverse targets and the structural reorganization of organic molecules have attracted significant attention from synthetic chemists. Electrophilic halogen atoms activate unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbon moieties by generating halonium intermediates, followed by the attack of carbon-containing, nitrogen-containing, oxygen-containing, and sulfur-containing nucleophiles to give highly functionalized carbocycles and heterocycles. New transformations of halogenated organic molecules that can control the formation and stereoselectivity of the products, according to the difference in the size and number of halogen atoms, have recently been discovered. These unique cyclizations may possibly be used as efficient synthetic strategies with future advances. In this review, innovative reactions controlled by halogen groups are discussed as a new concept in the field of organic synthesis.
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- Hideyasu China
- Department of Medical Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266, Tamuracho Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
- Correspondence: (H.C.); (T.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry, J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, NH-2, Sector-6, Mathura Road, Faridabad, Haryana 121006, India;
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0058, Japan;
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0058, Japan;
- Correspondence: (H.C.); (T.D.)
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Hellwig PS, Peglow TJ, Penteado F, Bagnoli L, Perin G, Lenardão EJ. Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Selenophenes and Their Derivatives. Molecules 2020; 25:E5907. [PMID: 33322179 PMCID: PMC7764687 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The selenophene derivatives are an important class of selenium-based heterocyclics. These compounds play an important role in prospecting new drugs, as well as in the development of new light-emitting materials. During the last years, several methods have been emerging to access the selenophene scaffold, employing a diversity of cyclization-based synthetic strategies, involving specific reaction partners and particularities. This review presents a comprehensive discussion on the recent advances in the synthesis of selenophene-based compounds, starting from different precursors, highlighting the main differences, the advantages, and limitations among them.
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- Paola S. Hellwig
- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; (P.S.H.); (T.J.P.); (F.P.)
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; (P.S.H.); (T.J.P.); (F.P.)
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; (P.S.H.); (T.J.P.); (F.P.)
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- Group of Catalysis, Synthesis and Organic Green Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Liceo 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy;
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; (P.S.H.); (T.J.P.); (F.P.)
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL-CCQFA, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; (P.S.H.); (T.J.P.); (F.P.)
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Behbehani H, Aryan FA, Dawood KM, Ibrahim HM. High pressure assisted synthetic approach for novel 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine and 5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinoline derivatives and their assessment as anticancer agents. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21691. [PMID: 33303858 PMCID: PMC7728779 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78590-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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A novel, expedient and effective methodology for the synthesis of distinctly substituted 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine and 5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinoline systems has been developed with a new synthetic platform. This process includes ammonium acetate-mediated cyclocondensation reactions of 3-oxo-2-arylhydrazonopropanals with benzosuberone and tetralone precursors, respectively, using the high-pressure Q-tube reactor, which has been found to be superior to both conventional heating and microwave irradiation. The novel protocol benefits from its high atom efficiency, economy, ease of workup, broad substrate scope and is also applicable to gram-scale synthesis. To identify and confirm the newly synthesized targeted compounds, the X-ray single-crystal as well as all possible spectroscopic methods were utilized. The cytotoxicity of the newly synthesized 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine 4a-j and 5,6-dihydrobenzo-[h]quinolines derivatives 6a-e were preliminary examined toward three cell lines of human cancer; lung cancer (A549), breast cancer (MCF-7) and colon cancer (HCT-116), by applying the MTT colorimetric assay. The achieved results reflected the promising profile of the prepared compounds in this study against cancer cells and have shown that members from the synthesized 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine 4a-j exhibited promising cytotoxicity's against MCF-7, and A549 cancer cells respectively, while the HCT-116 (colon) cancer cells were inhibited by certain examples of 5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinoline derivatives 6c,d. These promising results could serve as a good primary base for further research into the design of anticancer drugs.
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- Haider Behbehani
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait.
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- Public Authority of Applied Education and Training, College of Basic Education, Science Department, P.O. Box 23167, 13092, Safat, Kuwait.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait.
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, P.O. Box 63514, Fayoum, Egypt.
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Guttormsen Y, Fairhurst ME, Pandey SK, Isaksson J, Haug BE, Bayer A. Total Synthesis of Phorbazole B. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204848. [PMID: 33096668 PMCID: PMC7588006 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Phorbazoles are polychlorinated heterocyclic secondary metabolites isolated from a marine sponge and several of these natural products have shown inhibitory activity against cancer cells. In this work, a synthesis of the trichlorinated phorbazole B using late stage electrophilic chlorination was developed. The synthesis relied on the use of an oxazole precursor, which was protected with an iodine in the reactive 4-position, followed by complete chlorination of all pyrrole positions. Attempts to prepare phorbazole A and C, which contain a 3,4-dichlorinated pyrrole, were unsuccessful as the desired chlorination pattern on the pyrrole could not be obtained. The identities of the dichlorinated intermediates and products were determined using NMR techniques including NOESY/ROESY, 1,1-ADEQUATE and high-resolution CLIP-HSQMBC.
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- Yngve Guttormsen
- Department of Chemistry, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 54, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (Y.G.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway; (M.E.F.); (S.K.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway; (M.E.F.); (S.K.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 54, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (Y.G.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway; (M.E.F.); (S.K.P.)
- Correspondence: (B.E.H.); (A.B.); Tel.: +47-55-58-34-68 (B.E.H.); +47-77-64-40-69 (A.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 54, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (Y.G.); (J.I.)
- Correspondence: (B.E.H.); (A.B.); Tel.: +47-55-58-34-68 (B.E.H.); +47-77-64-40-69 (A.B.)
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Kumar RS, M. Al-thamili D, Almansour AI, Arumugam N, Dege N. [Bmim]Br Accelerated One-Pot Three-Component Cascade Protocol for the Construction of Spirooxindole-Pyrrolidine Heterocyclic Hybrids. Molecules 2020; 25:E4779. [PMID: 33080968 PMCID: PMC7587566 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Our synthetic approach for the assembly of structurally complex spirooxindole heterocyclic hybrids was based on an ionic liquid, [bmim]Br mediated one-pot three-component cascade reaction strategy involving 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of N-1-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-3,5-bis[(E)-arylmethylidene]tetrahydro-4(1H)-pyridinones and azomethine ylide generated in situ from isatin and L-phenyl alanine, affording a series of spirooxindole-pyrrolidine heterocyclic hybrids in good-to-excellent yields. In addition to serving as the reaction medium, [bmim]Br also functioned as a catalyst in this cycloaddition reaction and hence accelerated the reaction rate affording the cycloadducts in short reaction time.
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- Raju Suresh Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (D.M.A.-t.); (A.I.A.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (D.M.A.-t.); (A.I.A.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (D.M.A.-t.); (A.I.A.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (D.M.A.-t.); (A.I.A.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun 55139, Turkey;
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Bloch J, Kradolfer S, L. Gianetti T, Ostendorf D, Dey S, Mougel V, Grützmacher H. Synthesis and Characterization of Ion Pairs between Alkaline Metal Ions and Anionic Anti-Aromatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons with π-Conjugated Central Seven- and Eight-Membered Rings. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204742. [PMID: 33076581 PMCID: PMC7594067 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The synthesis, isolation and full characterization of ion pairs between alkaline metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+) and mono-anions and dianions obtained from 5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptenyl (C15H11 = trop) is reported. According to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray analysis and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, the trop‒ and trop2−• anions show anti-aromatic properties which are dependent on the counter cation M+ and solvent molecules serving as co-ligands. For comparison, the disodium and dipotassium salt of the dianion of dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene (C16H12 = dbcot) were prepared, which show classical aromatic character. A d8-Rh(I) complex of trop− was prepared and the structure shows a distortion of the C15H11 ligand into a conjugated 10π -benzo pentadienide unit—to which the Rh(I) center is coordinated—and an aromatic 6π electron benzo group which is non-coordinated. Electron transfer reactions between neutral and anionic trop and dbcot species show that the anti-aromatic compounds obtained from trop are significantly stronger reductants.
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- Jan Bloch
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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Riaz A, Iqbal MA, Bhatti HN, Shahid M. Synthesis of sandwich type acyclic tetra-nuclear silver(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes for wound healing applications. Z NATURFORSCH C 2020; 75:369-376. [PMID: 32589611 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2020-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Two meta-xylyl linked tetrakis-benzimidazolium salts (L1-L2) as multidentate ligands and two respective silver complexes (C1 and C2) were synthesized. A multistep reaction was done at room temperature, starting with simple benzimidazole and alkyl halides, going through precursors and salt formation by reflux and finally in situ deprotonation of tetrabenzimidazolium salts with Ag2O to yield respective tetra-nuclear Ag(I)-N-heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) complexes. Propyl and butyl groups were bonded at the terminal positions of tetra-azolium open chain salts. Characterization of compounds was done by analytical and spectroscopic techniques. On the basis of spectroscopic data, a chemical structure with open chains having four Ag(I) ions sandwiched between NHC layers was established. Potential of synthesized complexes (C1 & C2) for wound contraction was evaluated and compared with standard wound contraction gel. Percentage wound contraction of both complexes was found very close to that of standard drug used in parallel.
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- Ayesha Riaz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
- Department of Chemistry, Organometallic & Coordination Chemistry Laboratory, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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Behnisch‐Cornwell S, Bandaru SSM, Napierkowski M, Wolff L, Zubair M, Urbainsky C, Lillig C, Schulzke C, Bednarski PJ. Pentathiepins: A Novel Class of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 Inhibitors that Induce Oxidative Stress, Loss of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:1515-1528. [PMID: 32311219 PMCID: PMC7496275 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A novel class of glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) inhibitors, namely tri- and tetracyclic pentathiepins, has been identified that is approximately 15 times more potent than the most active known GPx1 inhibitor, mercaptosuccinic acid. Enzyme kinetic studies with bovine erythrocyte GPx1 indicate that pentathiepins reversibly inhibit oxidation of the substrate glutathione (GSH). Moreover, no inhibition of superoxide dismutase, catalase, thioredoxin reductase or glutathione reductase was observed at concentrations that effectively inhibit GPx1. As well as potent enzyme inhibitory activity, the pentathiepins show strong anticancer activity in various human cancer cell lines, with IC50 values in a low-micromolar range. A representative tetracyclic pentathiepin causes the formation of reactive oxygen species in these cells, the fragmentation of nuclear DNA and induces apoptosis via the intrinsic pathway. Moreover, this pentathiepin leads to a rapid and strong loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in treated cancer cells. On the other hand, evidence for the induction of ferroptosis as a form of cell death was negative. These new findings show that pentathiepins possess interesting biological activities beyond those originally ascribed to these compounds.
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- Steven Behnisch‐Cornwell
- Pharmazeutische/Medizinische ChemieInstitut für PharmazieUniversität Greifswald17489GreifswaldGermany
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- Pharmazeutische/Medizinische ChemieInstitut für PharmazieUniversität Greifswald17489GreifswaldGermany
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- Pharmazeutische/Medizinische ChemieInstitut für PharmazieUniversität Greifswald17489GreifswaldGermany
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- Bioanorganische ChemieInstitut für BiochemieUniversität Greifswald17489GreifswaldGermany
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- Institut für Medizinische Biochemie und Molekulare BiologieUniversitätsmedizinUniversität Greifswald17475GreifswaldGermany
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- Institut für Medizinische Biochemie und Molekulare BiologieUniversitätsmedizinUniversität Greifswald17475GreifswaldGermany
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- Bioanorganische ChemieInstitut für BiochemieUniversität Greifswald17489GreifswaldGermany
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- Pharmazeutische/Medizinische ChemieInstitut für PharmazieUniversität Greifswald17489GreifswaldGermany
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Masdeu C, Fuertes M, Martin-Encinas E, Selas A, Rubiales G, Palacios F, Alonso C. Fused 1,5-Naphthyridines: Synthetic Tools and Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25153508. [PMID: 32752070 PMCID: PMC7436086 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Heterocyclic nitrogen compounds, including fused 1,5-naphthyridines, have versatile applications in the fields of synthetic organic chemistry and play an important role in the field of medicinal chemistry, as many of them have a wide range of biological activities. In this review, a wide range of synthetic protocols for the construction of this scaffold are presented. For example, Friedländer, Skraup, Semmlere-Wolff, and hetero-Diels-Alder, among others, are well known classical synthetic protocols used for the construction of the main 1,5-naphthyridine scaffold. These syntheses are classified according to the nature of the cycle fused to the 1,5-naphthyridine ring: carbocycles, nitrogen heterocycles, oxygen heterocycles, and sulphur heterocycles. In addition, taking into account the aforementioned versatility of these heterocycles, their reactivity is presented as well as their use as a ligand for metal complexes formation. Finally, those fused 1,5-naphthyridines that present biological activity and optical applications, among others, are indicated.
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- Correspondence: (F.P.); (C.A.); Tel.: +34-945-01-3103 (F.P.); +34-945-01-3087 (C.A.)
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- Correspondence: (F.P.); (C.A.); Tel.: +34-945-01-3103 (F.P.); +34-945-01-3087 (C.A.)
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Ham JS, Park B, Son M, Roque JB, Jurczyk J, Yeung CS, Baik MH, Sarpong R. C-H/C-C Functionalization Approach to N-Fused Heterocycles from Saturated Azacycles. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:13041-13050. [PMID: 32627545 PMCID: PMC7773224 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Herein we report the synthesis of substituted indolizidines and related N-fused bicycles from simple saturated cyclic amines through sequential C-H and C-C bond functionalizations. Inspired by the Norrish-Yang Type II reaction, C-H functionalization of azacycles is achieved by forming α-hydroxy-β-lactams from precursor α-ketoamide derivatives under mild, visible light conditions. Selective cleavage of the distal C(sp2)-C(sp3) bond in α-hydroxy-β-lactams using a Rh-complex leads to α-acyl intermediates which undergo sequential Rh-catalyzed decarbonylation, 1,4-addition to an electrophile, and aldol cyclization, to afford N-fused bicycles including indolizidines. Computational studies provide mechanistic insight into the observed positional selectivity of C-C cleavage, which depends strongly on the groups bound to Rh trans to the phosphine ligand.
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- Jin Su Ham
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Disruptive Chemistry Fellow, Department of Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Colella M, Degennaro L, Luisi R. Continuous Flow Synthesis of Heterocycles: A Recent Update on the Flow Synthesis of Indoles. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25143242. [PMID: 32708643 PMCID: PMC7397031 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Indole derivatives are among the most useful and interesting heterocycles employed in drug discovery and medicinal chemistry. In addition, flow chemistry and flow technology are changing the synthetic paradigm in the field of modern synthesis. In this review, the role of flow technology in the preparation of indole derivatives is showcased. Selected examples have been described with the aim to provide readers with an overview on the tactics and technologies used for targeting indole scaffolds.
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Vitali Forconesi G, Banfi L, Basso A, Lambruschini C, Moni L, Riva R. Synthesis of Polyoxygenated Heterocycles by Diastereoselective Functionalization of a Bio-Based Chiral Aldehyde Exploiting the Passerini Reaction. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25143227. [PMID: 32679733 PMCID: PMC7397154 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A chiral bio-based building block, prepared by the lipase-mediated desymmetrization of an erythritol derivative, was further functionalized and then submitted to stereoselective Passerini reactions, allowing the synthesis of a small library of new molecules. Thanks to the presence of different functional groups, further cyclizations were performed providing bicyclic polyoxygenated heterocycles.
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- Gabriella Vitali Forconesi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy; (G.V.F.); (L.B.); (A.B.); (C.L.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy; (G.V.F.); (L.B.); (A.B.); (C.L.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy; (G.V.F.); (L.B.); (A.B.); (C.L.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy; (G.V.F.); (L.B.); (A.B.); (C.L.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy; (G.V.F.); (L.B.); (A.B.); (C.L.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Genova, viale Cembrano 4, 16147 Genova, Italy
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Choury M, Basilio Lopes A, Blond G, Gulea M. Synthesis of Medium-Sized Heterocycles by Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization. Molecules 2020; 25:E3147. [PMID: 32660105 PMCID: PMC7397130 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Medium-sized heterocycles (with 8 to 11 atoms) constitute important structural components of several biologically active natural compounds and represent promising scaffolds in medicinal chemistry. However, they are under-represented in the screening of chemical libraries as a consequence of being difficult to access. In particular, methods involving intramolecular bond formation are challenging due to unfavorable enthalpic and entropic factors, such as transannular interactions and conformational constraints. The present review focuses on the synthesis of medium-sized heterocycles by transition-metal-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization, which despite its drawbacks remains a straightforward and attractive synthesis strategy. The obtained heterocycles differ in their nature, number of heteroatoms, and ring size. The methods are classified according to the metal used (palladium, copper, gold, silver), then subdivided according to the type of bond formed, namely carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Innovation Thérapeutique, LIT UMR 7200, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; (M.C.); (A.B.L.); (G.B.)
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Zapol’skii VA, Bilitewski U, Kupiec SR, Ramming I, Kaufmann DE. Polyhalonitrobutadienes as Versatile Building Blocks for the Biotargeted Synthesis of Substituted N-Heterocyclic Compounds. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122863. [PMID: 32575902 PMCID: PMC7355852 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Substituted nitrogen heterocycles are structural key units in many important pharmaceuticals. A new synthetic approach towards heterocyclic compounds displaying antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus or cytotoxic activity has been developed. The selective synthesis of a series of 64 new N-heterocycles from the three nitrobutadienes 2-nitroperchloro-1,3-butadiene, 4-bromotetrachloro-2-nitro-1,3-butadiene and (Z)-1,1,4-trichloro-2,4-dinitrobuta-1,3-diene proved feasible. Their reactions with N-, O- and S-nucleophiles provide rapid access to push-pull substituted benzoxazolines, benzimidazolines, imidazolidines, thiazolidinones, pyrazoles, pyrimidines, pyridopyrimidines, benzoquinolines, isothiazoles, dihydroisoxazoles, and thiophenes with unique substitution patterns. Antibacterial activities of 64 synthesized compounds were examined. Additionally, seven compounds (thiazolidinone, nitropyrimidine, indole, pyridopyrimidine, and thiophene derivatives) exhibited a significant cytotoxicity with IC50-values from 1.05 to 20.1 µM. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that polyhalonitrobutadienes have an interesting potential as structural backbones for a variety of highly functionalized, pharmaceutically active heterocycles.
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- Viktor A. Zapol’skii
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 6, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany; (V.A.Z.); (S.R.K.)
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (U.B.); (I.R.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 6, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany; (V.A.Z.); (S.R.K.)
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (U.B.); (I.R.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 6, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany; (V.A.Z.); (S.R.K.)
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- Gianfranco Favi
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Section of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Via I Maggetti 24, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Jayarajan R, Satheeshkumar R, Kottha T, Subbaramanian S, Sayin K, Vasuki G. Water mediated synthesis of 6-amino-5-cyano-2-oxo-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-4-(p-tolyl)-2H-[1,2'-bipyridine]-3-carboxamide and 6-amino-5-cyano-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-2H-[1,2'-bipyridine]-3-carboxamide - An experimental and computational studies with non-linear optical (NLO) and molecular docking analyses. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2020; 229:117861. [PMID: 31806479 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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6-Amino-5-cyano-2-oxo-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-4-(p-tolyl)-2H-[1,2'-bipyridine]-3-carboxamide and 6-amino-5-cyano-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-2H-[1,2'-bipyridine]-3-carboxamide were synthesized through three-component reaction between N1,N3-di(pyridin-2-yl)-malonamide, aldehyde and malononitrile in water using triethylamine as a base at room temperature. Synthesized compounds were characterized by using different techniques (FT-IR, NMR and X-ray diffraction). Additionally, the mentioned compounds were investigated by computational chemistry methods. Obtained results were supported with calculated results. Additionally, NLO properties and molecular docking analyses of related compounds were examined in detail. The binding modes of the compounds 4a and 4b were explored with the colchicine binding site of tubulin, from molecular docking studies, remarkable interactions have been observed for 4a and 4b near to the colchicines binding site of tubulin that may contribute to the inhibition of tubulin polymerization and anticancer activity.
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- Ramasamy Jayarajan
- Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India; Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 702843 Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India; Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Vadapalani, Chennai-600026, TamilNadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey; Sivas Cumhuriyet University Advanced Research and Application Center (CUTAM), 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
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In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of C-H activation methods promoted by NHC-transition metal complexes, covering the literature since 2002 (the year of the first report on metal-NHC-catalyzed C-H activation) through June 2019, focusing on both NHC ligands and C-H activation methods. This review covers C-H activation reactions catalyzed by group 8 to 11 NHC-metal complexes. Through discussing the role of NHC ligands in promoting challenging C-H activation methods, the reader is provided with an overview of this important area and its crucial role in forging carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds by directly engaging ubiquitous C-H bonds.
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- Qun Zhao
- Department of Chemistry , Rutgers University , 73 Warren Street , Newark , New Jersey 07102 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Rutgers University , 73 Warren Street , Newark , New Jersey 07102 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Sustainable Chemistry , Ghent University , Krijgslaan 281 , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry , Rutgers University , 73 Warren Street , Newark , New Jersey 07102 , United States
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Vega Alanis BA, Iorio MT, Silva LL, Bampali K, Ernst M, Schnürch M, Mihovilovic MD. Allosteric GABA A Receptor Modulators-A Review on the Most Recent Heterocyclic Chemotypes and Their Synthetic Accessibility. Molecules 2020; 25:E999. [PMID: 32102309 PMCID: PMC7070463 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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GABAA receptor modulators are structurally almost as diverse as their target protein. A plethora of heterocyclic scaffolds has been described as modulating this extremely important receptor family. Some made it into clinical trials and, even on the market, some were dismissed. This review focuses on the synthetic accessibility and potential for library synthesis of GABAA receptor modulators containing at least one heterocyclic scaffold, which were disclosed within the last 10 years.
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- Blanca Angelica Vega Alanis
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/193, 1060 Vienna, Austria; (B.A.V.A.); (M.T.I.); (M.D.M.)
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/193, 1060 Vienna, Austria; (B.A.V.A.); (M.T.I.); (M.D.M.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité–Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Molecular Neurosciences, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Molecular Neurosciences, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/193, 1060 Vienna, Austria; (B.A.V.A.); (M.T.I.); (M.D.M.)
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/193, 1060 Vienna, Austria; (B.A.V.A.); (M.T.I.); (M.D.M.)
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Yadav SK, Yadav RK, Yadava U. Computational investigations and molecular dynamics simulations envisioned for potent antioxidant and anticancer drugs using indole-chalcone-triazole hybrids. DNA Repair (Amst) 2019; 86:102765. [PMID: 31846836 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.102765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cancer, also called malignancy, is a disease which is closely related with the oxidative stress instigated by the overproduction of vulnerable oxygen and nitrogen species. Available drugs are relatively painful and toxic and so are trailing their captivation. Keeping this in mind, we have attempted to reach a novel anti-cancer drug by taking a set of nineteen ligands which are hybrids of Indole-chalcone and triazole. These ligands were allowed to interact with the DNA dodecamer 5'(CGCGAATTCGCG)3' one by one using various docking protocols of Glide. Better docked complexes screened through docking scores and reported activity data were selected and exposed to molecular dynamics run of 20 ns. The dynamical pathways were investigated for each complex comparing the pre- and post- dynamics run. The outcome of the work is discussed in this paper. Among the better hybrids of this series, one of the molecules has shown interesting features, confirming its non-toxic nature and working as intercalator as well minor groove binder, perhaps making it suitable as a potent drug for further pharmacological use.
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- Sanjai Kumar Yadav
- Department of Physics, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, 273009, India
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- Department of Physics, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, 273009, India.
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The catalytic, enantioselective N-oxidation of substituted pyridines is described. The approach is predicated on a biomolecule-inspired catalytic cycle wherein high levels of asymmetric induction are provided by aspartic-acid-containing peptides as the aspartyl side chain shuttles between free acid and peracid forms. Desymmetrizations of bis(pyridine) substrates bearing a remote pro-stereogenic center substituted with a group capable of hydrogen bonding to the catalyst are demonstrated. Our approach presents a new entry into chiral pyridine frameworks in a heterocycle-rich molecular environment. Representative functionalizations of the enantioenriched pyridine N-oxides further document the utility of this approach. Demonstration of the asymmetric N-oxidation in two venerable drug-like scaffolds, Loratadine and Varenicline, show the likely generality of the method for highly variable and distinct chiral environments, while also revealing that the approach is applicable to both pyridines and 1,4-pyrazines.
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- Sheng-Ying Hsieh
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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Dai Z, Tian Q, Li Y, Shang S, Luo W, Wang X, Li D, Zhang Y, Li Z, Yuan J. Michael Addition Reaction Catalyzed by Imidazolium Chloride to Protect Amino Groups and Construct Medium Ring Heterocycles. Molecules 2019; 24:E4224. [PMID: 31757097 PMCID: PMC6930643 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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An effective approach for amino protection and construction of a seven-membered ring has been developed. The method uses imidazolium chloride to carry out the Michael addition reaction at low temperatures and perform amino deprotection or construction of a seven-membered ring at high temperatures.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; (Z.D.); (Q.T.); (Y.L.); (S.S.); (W.L.); (X.W.); (D.L.); (Y.Z.); (Z.L.)
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Gaines T, Garcia F, Virani S, Liang Z, Yoon Y, Oum YH, Shim H, Mooring SR. Synthesis and evaluation of 2,5-furan, 2,5-thiophene and 3,4-thiophene-based derivatives as CXCR4 inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 181:111562. [PMID: 31377592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The interaction between G-Protein coupled receptor CXCR4 and its natural ligand CXCL12 has been linked to inflammation experienced by patients with Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). Blocking this interaction could potentially reduce inflammatory symptoms in IBD patients. In this work, several thiophene-based and furan-based compounds modeled after AMD3100 and WZ811-two known antagonists that interrupt the CXCR4-CXCL12 interaction-were synthesized and analyzed. Fifteen hit compounds were identified; these compounds exhibited effective concentrations (EC) lower than 1000 nM (AMD3100) and inhibited invasion of metastatic cells by at least 45%. Selected compounds (2d, 2j, 8a) that inhibited metastatic invasion at a higher rate than WZ811 (62%) were submitted for a carrageenan inflammation test, where both 8a and 2j reduced inflammation in the same range as WZ811 (40%) but did not reduce inflammation more than 40%. Select compounds were also modeled in silico to show key residue interactions. These preliminary results with furan-based and thiophene-based analogues contribute to the new class on heterocyclic aromatic-based CXCR4 antagonists.
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- Theresa Gaines
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Science, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Science, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Science, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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Kazakova OB, Khusnutdinova EF, Petrova AV, Yamansarov EY, Lobov AN, Fedorova AA, Suponitsky KY. Diastereoselective Synthesis of Triterpenoid 1,2,4-Trioxolanes by Griesbaum Co-ozonolysis. J Nat Prod 2019; 82:2550-2558. [PMID: 31490689 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Diastereoselective synthesis of triterpenoid 1,2,4-trioxolanes by Griesbaum co-ozonolysis was shown for the first time. Ozonolysis of 2-methoxyoximes (syn-anti-isomers mixture) of allobetulin or methyl oleanoate with CF3-ketones resulted in asymmetrical spiro-1,2,4-trioxolanes as mixtures of diastereomers in yields up to 80-85%. The configuration of the spiro-C-2 center of individual ozonides was determined by 2D NMR spectra and X-ray crystallographic analysis. The products of ozonolysis of triterpenoid 3-methoxyoximes were mixtures of regioisomeric N-methoxylactams. Thus, the fundamental differences in the oxidation of homologous triterpenoid 2- or 3-methoxyoximes with ozone have been established. These results may afford a new stage in the development of the Griesbaum method as applied to natural compounds and biologically active peroxides.
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- Oxana B Kazakova
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Ufa , 450054 , Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Ufa , 450054 , Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Ufa , 450054 , Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Ufa , 450054 , Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Ufa , 450054 , Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Ufa , 450054 , Russian Federation
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow 119991 , Russian Federation
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Prandi C, Occhiato EG. From synthetic control to natural products: a focus on N-heterocycles. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:2385-2402. [PMID: 30624033 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Natural products containing a N-heterocycle motif are widespread in nature and medicinal plants, in particular, have proved to be a source of almost unlimited N-derived structures with high molecular diversity. Because of their intrinsic potential for use in both biomedical and agricultural applications, there is a general need for new compounds and for the synthesis of 'natural-inspired' analogues. Importantly, transition of a natural product from discovery to a 'market lead' is associated with an increasingly challenging demand for more of the compound, which cannot be met by isolation from natural plant sources, often due to low extraction yields and uneven availability of the plant source itself. Synthesis remains the most reliable approach to provide valuable products for the market. In this review, a comprehensive overview of our contribution to synthetic access to N-derived natural products is given. Major strengths of the proposed methodologies are discussed critically. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Department of Chemistry 'U. Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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A method for the Ni-catalyzed arylboration of unactivated monosubstituted, 1,1-disubstituted, and trisubstituted alkenes is disclosed. The reaction is notable in that it converts highly substituted alkenes, aryl bromides, and diboron reagents to products that contain a quaternary carbon and a synthetically versatile carbon-boron bond with control of stereoselectivity and regioselectivity. In addition, the method is demonstrated to be useful for the synthesis of saturated nitrogen heterocycles, which are important motifs in pharmaceutical compounds. Finally, due to the unusual reactivity demonstrated, the mechanistic details of the reaction were studied with both computational and experimental techniques.
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- Stephen R Sardini
- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Pittsburgh , 219 Parkman Avenue , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15260 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Pittsburgh , 219 Parkman Avenue , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15260 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
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Curado N, Giménez N, Miachin K, Aliaga-Lavrijsen M, Cornejo MA, Jarzecki AA, Contel M. Preparation of Titanocene-Gold Compounds Based on Highly Active Gold(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Anticancer Agents: Preliminary in vitro Studies in Renal and Prostate Cancer Cell Lines. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1086-1095. [PMID: 30924298 PMCID: PMC7181960 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heterometallic titanocene-based compounds containing gold(I)-phosphane fragments have been extremely successful against renal cancer in vitro and in vivo. The exchange of phosphane by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands to improve or modulate their pharmacological profile afforded bimetallic complexes effective against prostate cancer, but less effective against renal cancer in vitro. Herein we report the synthesis of new bimetallic Ti-Au compounds by the incorporation of two previously reported highly active gold(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene fragments derived from 4,5-diarylimidazoles. The two new compounds [(η5 -C5 H5 )2 TiMe(μ-mba)Au(NHC)] (where NHC=1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenylimidazol-2-ylidene, NHC-Bn 2 a; or 1,3-diethyl-4,5-diphenylimidazol-2-ylidene, NHC-Et 2 b) with the dual linker (-OC(O)-p-C6 H4 -S-) containing both a carboxylate and a thiolate group were evaluated in vitro against renal and prostate cancer cell lines. The compounds were found to be more cytotoxic than previously described Ti-Au compounds containing non-optimized gold(I)-N-heterocyclic fragments. We present studies to evaluate their effects on cell death pathways, migration, inhibition of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the PC3 prostate cancer cell line. The results show that the incorporation of a second metallic fragment such as titanocene into biologically active gold(I) compounds improves their pharmacological profile.
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- Natalia Curado
- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Síntesis Química de la Rioja (CISQ), Universidad de la Rioja, 2606, Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- Departamento de Química Inorganica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 5009, Zararagoza, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology PhD Programs, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology PhD Programs, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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Abstract
Photoredox-mediated radical/polar crossover (RPC) processes offer new avenues for the synthesis of cyclic molecules. This process has been realized for the construction of medium-sized saturated nitrogen heterocycles. Photocatalytically generated alkyl radicals possessing pendant leaving groups engage imines in C-C bond formation, and subsequent reduction of the intermediate nitrogen-centered radical triggers anionic ring closure. With the aid of visible light irradiation, substituted pyrrolidines, piperidines, and azepanes can be prepared under mild, redox-neutral conditions.
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- Loiïc R. E. Pantaine
- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 West Main Street, P. O. Box 842006 Richmond, VA 23284-9069, United States
- Medicines for All Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Biotech 8 737 N. 5 Street, Richmond, VA 23219-1441
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6323, United States
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Alblewi FF, Okasha RM, Eskandrani AA, Afifi TH, Mohamed HM, Halawa AH, Fouda AM, Al-Dies AAM, Mora A, El-Agrody AM. Design and Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic-Based 4 H-benzo[ h]chromene Moieties: Targeting Antitumor Caspase 3/7 Activities and Cell Cycle Analysis. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24061060. [PMID: 30889862 PMCID: PMC6471608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24061060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Novel fused chromenes (4,7–11) and pyrimidines (12–16) were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their mammary gland breast cancer (MCF-7), human colon cancer (HCT-116), and liver cancer (HepG-2) activities. The structural identity of the synthesized compounds was established according to their spectroscopic analysis, such as FT-IR, NMR, and mass spectroscopy. The preliminary results of the bioassay disclosed that some of the target compounds were proven to have a significant antiproliferative effect against the three cell lines, as compared to Doxorubicin, Vinblastine, and Colchicine, used as reference drugs. Particularly, compounds 7 and 14 exerted promising anticancer activity towards all cell lines and were chosen for further studies, such as cell cycle analysis, cell apoptosis, caspase 3/7 activity, DNA fragmentation, cell invasion, and migration. We found that these potent cytotoxic compounds induced cell cycle arrest at the S and G2/M phases, prompting apoptosis. Furthermore, these compounds significantly inhibit the invasion and migration of the different tested cancer cells. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) survey highlights that the antitumor activity of the desired compounds was affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic nature of the substituent at different positions.
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- Fawzia F Alblewi
- Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina 30002, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina 30002, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina 30002, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina 30002, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan 2097, Saudi Arabia.
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Scinece, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Scinece, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
- Biology and Chemistry Department, Al-Qunfudah University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah 1109, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
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