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Rationale: Novel synthetic “bath salt” cathinones continue to appear on the street as abused and addictive drugs. The range of subjective experiences produced by different cathinones suggests that some compounds have primarily dopaminergic activity (possi

A convenient synthesis of α-diones and their monoprotected acetals, i.e. α-ketoacetals, was developed by mercury induced solvolysis of regiospecifically formed α-chloro-α-(alkylthio)ketones. Analogously, α-alkoxy-α-sulfenylated ketones were formed when reacting α-chloro-α-sulfenylated ketones with an alkaline alcoholic medium, α-Alkoxy-α-sulfenylated ketones themselves could be transformed into α-diones or ?-ketoacetals, which in turn were hydrolyzed under anhydrous conditions into the corresponding α-diones. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.

To provide a β-keto sulfide compound, a photocuring agent and a photosensitive resin composition.SOLUTION: There are provided a compound represented by formula (1): (In the formula, Ring A represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring; R1 and R2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, and the like; R3 is an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, and the like; n represents an integer of 0 to 5; alternatively, R3 and R1 bonded to the carbon atom constituting Ring A may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and the ring may have a substituent; R4 represents an alkylene group which may have a hydroxy group; R5 represents an alkylene group; X represents an ester group and the like; Y represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group having a valency of 1 to 6;. p represents an integer of 1 to 6; q represents 0 or 1; with the proviso that when p represents 1, q represents 1 and Y represents a hydrogen atom, and that when p represents an integer of 2 to 6, q represents 0 or 1 and Y represents an organic group having a valency of 2 to 6), and a photocuring agent containing the compound, and a photosensitive resin composition containing them.SELECTED DRAWING: None

A series of α-amino ketones were reduced using asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) through a dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR). The protecting group was matched to the reducing agent, and following optimization, a series of substrates were investigated, giving products in high diastereoselectivity, over 99% ee in several cases and full conversion. The methodology was applied to the enantioselective synthesis of an MDM2-p53 inhibitor precursor.

An aerobic oxidative bromination of anilines and aryl ketones catalyzed by recyclable 2-methylpyridinium nitrate ionic liquid is achieved in water using hydrobromic acid as the bromine source and molecular oxygen as the oxidant. The catalytic system shows good efficiency and atom economy.

An efficient and practical protocol for the geminal heterodihalogenation of methyl ketones by using readily available dimethyl sulfoxide and a combination of HCl and HBr is reported. Control experiments suggested that the acidity of the solution, as well as the oxidizing ability and nucleophilicity of the dimethyl sulfoxide might work cooperatively in ensuring the success of the tandem substitution. Its operational simplicity, easy accessibility, and mild oxidative conditions suggest that the present strategy might be useful for the assembly of bromochloromethyl functional groups in drug discovery.

Substantial advances in enantioconvergent C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond formation reactions have been made in recent years through the use of transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of racemic secondary alkyl electrophiles with organometallic reagents. Herein, we report a general process for the asymmetric construction of alkyl-alkyl bonds adjacent to heteroatoms, namely, a nickel-catalyzed enantioconvergent reductive hydroalkylation of olefins with α-heteroatom phosphorus or sulfur alkyl electrophiles. Including the use of readily available olefins, this reaction has considerable advantages, such as mild reaction conditions, a broad substrate scope, and good functional group compatibility, making it a desirable alternative to traditional electrophile-nucleophile cross-coupling reactions.

The invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are as defined in the claims. The compounds are inhibitors of nucleases, and are useful in particular in a method of treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and other genomic instability associated diseases.

Although molecular bromine (Br2) is a useful brominating reagent, it is not easy to handle. Herein, we describe the preparation of a novel air-stable bromine complex prepared from 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMI) and Br2, which was identified to be (DMI)2HBr3 by spectral and X-ray techniques. This complex was then used to brominate olefins, carbonyl compounds, and aromatics, as well as in the Hofmann rearrangement. Yields of reaction products using this complex were almost the same or superior to those using other bromine alternatives.

The invention provides a compound as an influenza virus replication inhibitor, a method for preparing the same, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound and application. (by machine translation)

An efficient synthetic route towards the synthesis of β-keto sulfones has been developed from secondary benzyl alcohols using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). The present protocol utilizes NBS as oxidant as well as brominating agent, readily accessible benzyl alcohols and sodium arenesulfinates as the sulfonylating reagent under mild conditions. The control experiments revealed that the reaction proceeds via oxidation of alcohol to ketone, α-bromination of ketone and nucleophilic substitution by sodium arenesulfinate. Furthermore, the efficiency of the methodology was tested with a gram scale reaction and also shown the synthetic utility.

Bromination is an important transformation in organic synthesis, and novel efficient bromination techniques are still required. Herein, we demonstrate atom-economical brominations using (DMI)2HBr3, a novel tribromide complex, with oxidants such as DMSO and Oxone. Using this system, olefinic and aromatic brominations, as well as selective α-monobrominations of ketones proceeded well to afford the desired bromides in good yields. Importantly, in these reactions all of the bromine atoms in this complex are used to brominate.

Fragment splicing is a primary strategy in the design and optimization of leading compound toward new skeleton with target bioactivity. Herein a series of novel substituted phenyl oxazole derivatives were designed via fragment analysis and coupling strategy that led to highly potent and bio-selective herbicide safener. The biological tests showed that most of the compounds could enhance the maize growth index, glutathione content and anti-reverse enzyme glutathione S-transferase activity in vivo. The molecular docking model exhibited that the novel compound could compete with chlorsulfuron binding to the herbicide target enzyme, which consequently attained the herbicide detoxification. Especially compound I-f displayed the best activities than commercial safener isoxadifen-ethyl and other compounds. The present work demonstrates that the synthesized compounds could be developed as potential candidates for the discovery of novel herbicide safeners in the future.

Bcr-Abl plays an important role in the pathogenesis and development of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). But Bcr-Abl is prone to mutation, so it increases the difficulty of clinical treatment. Therefore, it is crucial to design a new class of broad-spectrum Bcr-Abl inhibitors. Herein, forty novel thiazolamide-benzamide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated their broad-spectrum Bcr-Abl inhibitory activities. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by using spectrum data (1H NMR, APCI-MS and IR) and elemental analysis. The protein kinase results indicated that eight compounds (3a, 3e, 3m, 3n, 3p, 4c, 4f, 4g) showed high activities to wild-type and T315I mutation. The most potent compound 3m exhibited an Abl IC50 value as low as 1.273 μM and showed inhibition to the T315I mutant with IC50 value 39.89 μM. 3m could prove to be a new promising lead compound for the further development of broad-spectrum Bcr-Abl inhibitors to overcome clinical acquired resistance.

New N-(5-methyl-4-phenylthiazol-2-yl)-2-(substituted thio)acetamides were synthesized and studied for their anticancer activity. The title compounds were procured by reacting 2-chloro-N-(5-methyl-4-phenylthiazol-2-yl)acetamide with some mercapto derivatives. The structural elucidation of the compounds was performed by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and LC-MS/MS spectral data and elemental analyses. The synthesized compounds were investigated for their antitumor activities against A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells and NIH/3T3 mouse embryoblast cell line for determining their selective cytotoxicity. 2-[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio]-N-(5-methyl-4-phenylthiazol-2-yl)acetamide (4c) showed high selectivity, and whose IC50 value was determined as 23.30 ± 0.35 μM and >1000 μM against A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells and NIH/3T3 mouse embryoblast cell lines, respectively. 2-[(1-Methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)thio]-N-(5-methyl-4-phenyl thiazol-2-yl)acetamide (4a) and 2-[(1-Methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio]-N-(5-methyl-4-phenyl thiazol-2-yl)acetamide (4c) exhibited the highest apoptosis percentage among those tested, but not as high as the standard, cisplatin.

A series of new benzene-based derivatives was designed, synthesized and comprehensively characterized. All of the tested compounds were evaluated for their in vitro ability to potentially inhibit the acetyl-and butyrylcholinesterase enzymes. The selectivity index of individual molecules to cholinesterases was also determined. Generally, the inhibitory potency was stronger against butyryl-compared to acetylcholinesterase; however, some of the compounds showed a promising inhibition of both enzymes. In fact, two compounds (23, benzyl ethyl(1-oxo-1-phenylpropan-2-yl)carbamate and 28, benzyl (1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl) (methyl)carbamate) had a very high selectivity index, while the second one (28) reached the lowest inhibitory concentration IC50 value, which corresponds quite well with galanthamine. Moreover, comparative receptor-independent and receptor-dependent structure–activity studies were conducted to explain the observed variations in inhibiting the potential of the investigated carbamate series. The principal objective of the ligand-based study was to comparatively analyze the molecular surface to gain insight into the electronic and/or steric factors that govern the ability to inhibit enzyme activities. The spatial distribution of potentially important steric and electrostatic factors was determined using the probability-guided pharmacophore mapping procedure, which is based on the iterative variable elimination method. Additionally, planar and spatial maps of the host–target interactions were created for all of the active compounds and compared with the drug molecules using the docking methodology.

Irradiation of α-bromopropiophenones in the presence of NBS results in the formation of α,β-dibromopropiophenones, which can be viewed as β-bromination of α-bromopropiophenones. The reaction is believed to go through a series of reactions; photoinduced C–Br bond cleavage, elimination of HBr to give α,β-unsaturated ketone intermediates, and addition of Br2, which are formed by the reaction between HBr and NBS. From mechanistic studies of the reaction, we have also found a very convenient method for α-debromination of the α,β-dibromopropiophenones which is by simple irradiation of the dibromo ketones in acetone or 2-propanol without the use of any additives. Our results demonstrate that bromine can be added into or eliminated from the alpha, beta, or both positions to the carbonyl group by photochemical methods, which make synthetic options of bromine containing carbonyl compounds versatile.

Advances in green catalysis have promoted the development of ecocatalysis encountered in most of the main transformations of organic chemistry. Taking advantage of the remarkable capacity of certain plants to hyperaccumulate transition metals into shoots or roots, we have addressed the direct use of metals derived from contaminated plant wastes as supported Lewis acid catalysts, coupling agents, oxidative and reducing catalysts in green chemistry. This approach constituted the first example of chemical catalyst based on phytotechnologies. Herein, we show that the concept can be extended to common and abundant plant species that are surprisingly appropriated for chemical catalysis. We present that willow, birch, plane and linden trees can be used to produce bio-based and original Lewis acid catalysts. The catalytic potential of these species will be illustrated through two representative transformations, acetalisation and oxidative esterification. Thanks to their original polymetallic composition, ecocatalysts provided better results compared to classical metal chlorides such as MgCl2, CaCl2 or ZnCl2. This illustrates the interest of the ecocatalysis and is incorporated within the green and sustainable chemistry concept.

The invention discloses a method of utilizing a micro channel reactor to prepare pentafluorophenoxyl ketones continuously. Cheap and easily available styrene and pentafluorophenol are taken as the primary raw materials, two step continuous reactions are carried out in a micro channel reactor to obtain pentafluorophenoxyl ketones, the reaction time is shortened to several minutes from several hours; the product yield is high, the reaction efficiency is obviously enhanced, no any pricy organic catalyst or metal catalyst is needed, the operation is simple, the cost is low, the preparation technology is easy to control, the safety is high, the reaction conditions are mild, and the method can be applied to industrial production.

Treatment of alkylarenes with N-bromosuccinimide in a mixture of ethyl acetate and water at 60 °C, a mixture of acetonitrile and water at 80 °C, or a mixture of diethyl carbonate and water under irradiation with a tungsten lamp, followed by a reaction with thioureas or arenethioamides provided the corresponding 2-amino- 4-arylthiazoles or 2,4-diarylthiazoles in good to moderate yields, respectively, in one pot. The present reaction is an efficient one-pot transformation method of alkylarenes into 2-amino-4-arylthiazoles and 2,4-diarylthiazoles directly under mild and transition-metal-free conditions.

The invention discloses 1,2,3-triazole structure containing enol ether compounds shown in a formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, optical isomers or polymorphic substances thereof. X is N or CH; R1 and R2 are H atoms, halogen, nitro, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl and halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, and R1 and R2 can be the same or different; R3 and R4 are H atoms, halogen, hydroxyl, an amino group, a cyano group, nitro, halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkyl, C6-C10 aryl, C4-C6 aromatic heterocyclic groups, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy; R3 and R4 can be the same or different. Asthe antifungal agent, the 1,2,3-triazole structure containing enol ether compounds have higher killing effects on clinically common pathogenic fungi and are expected to overcome the defects of largetoxic and side effects, high drug resistance probability and the like of azole antifungal drugs widely used clinically at present.

The invention discloses a high-efficiency and green preparation method of alpha-bromo aromatic ketone compounds. The preparation method comprises that under a certain temperature, alpha-H of aromaticketone compounds is brominated to prepare the alpha-bromo aromatic ketone compounds in an acidic medium with hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant and an inorganic bromide as a bromine source under the condition of an alcoholic solvent or solvent-free. The main features of the method are that bromination reagents such as bromine, bromine dioxane, 2,4,4,6-tetrabromocycloketone, perbrominated quaternary ammonium salts, C5H5N.HBr.Br, NBS, dibromohydantoin, copper bromide and cuprous bromide are not used as the bromine source, so that production cost is reduced, and environmental pollution caused by heavy metal bromination reagents is avoided; and in addition, the method uses hydrogen peroxide and inorganic bromide reagents to prepare the alpha-bromo aromatic ketone compounds in situ, the reaction conditions are mild, the experimental operation is simple, the selectivity is good, and the product is single, and therefore, the preparation method has very high applicability and universality, and has a very broad application prospect.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel bromination agent easy to handle. SOLUTION: There are provided a compound represented by a general formula (1) where n is 1 or 2, R1 and R2 may be same or different and represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably a methyl group, and a bromination agent using the same. EFFECT: A cyclic urea derivative-hydrotribromide, which can be used as the bromination agent, can be provided, and the compound can be applied to various bromination reactions because it is stable solid and is easy to handle. SELECTED DRAWING: None COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPOandINPIT

The present invention relates to an antibacterial synergist, a preparation method and uses thereof, and specifically discloses a compound represented by a formula (I) and having antibacterial synergyactivity, or an optical isomer, a cis-trans isomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a preparation method thereof. The present invention further discloses a medical composition containing the compound, and uses thereof. According to the present invention, the compound can effectively enhance the antibacterial activity of polymyxin B against Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and can be used for the antibacterial treatment of pathogenic bacteria insensitive to polymyxin or having low bacterial inhibition activity. The formula (I) is defined in the specification.

This paper reports that tertiary α-azidyl phenyl ketones can be transformed into enamides by treatment with FeBr2 at elevated temperature in DMF. The reaction proceeds via 1,2-benzoyl migration from α-carbon to the nitrogen atom, accompanied by expulsion of a nitrogen molecule. This protocol is suitable for the synthesis of N-(cyclopent-1-en-1-yl)benzamides, N-(cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)benzamides, and N-benzoyl-α-methyl enamines and provides a convenient approach toward isoquinolones.

A cycloisomerization of aryl allenyl ketones to 3-arylidene-indan-1-ones using a cationic Fe-complex as a catalyst is reported. The catalyst opens a synthetically interesting reaction pathway to this surprisingly underrepresented class of indanones that are not accessible using alternative catalytic systems.

Straightforward access to various substituted naphthalenones by copper-catalyzed [4 + 2] annulation cascades of 2-bromo-1-arylpropan-1-ones with terminal alkynes is presented. Employing a Cu(MeCN)4PF4 catalyst and 1,10-phenanthroline (1,10-Phen) ligand enables the formation of three new C-C bonds in a single reaction via [4 + 2] annulation of a 2-bromo-1-arylpropan-1-one with an alkyne followed by α-alkylation with the other 2-bromo-1-arylpropan-1-one with excellent functional group tolerance and step efficiency.

Photolysis of α-bromopropiophenones in acetonitrile results in formation of β-bromopropiophenones with good product selectivity, which can be coined as 1,2-Br shift reaction. The product selectivity increases when the reaction is done in neat or solid state, where only the 1,2-Br shift product is formed in some cases. The reaction is suggested to proceed by C–Br bond homolysis to give a radical pair, followed by disproportionation and conjugate addition of HBr to the α,β-unsaturated ketone intermediate. When the unsaturated intermediate is stabilized by an extra conjugation, the reaction stops at the stage, in which the unsaturated ketone becomes a major product. The synthetic method described in this research fits in a category of eco-friendly organic synthesis nicely since the reaction does not use volatile organic solvents and any other additives such as acid, base or metal catalysts, etc. Besides, the method fits into perfect atom economy, which does not give any side products. The synthetic method should find much advantage over other alternative methods to obtain β-bromo carbonyl compounds.

The oxidative sulfonylation of ketones with sodium sulfinates as the sulfone source and DMSO as the oxidant is reported. A series of β-keto sulfones were obtained in good to excellent yields. The advantages of this efficient protocol include the low cost of DMSO and HBr, and a broad scope.

An efficient procedure for the synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles via DBH-mediated oxidative cyclization of styrenes and thioureas is reported. Various alkenes were successfully transformed to the corresponding 2-aminothiazoles in yields of 10–81% via a two-step one-pot manner using DBH as both the bromine source and oxidant. The method can be readily carried out in gram-scale and successfully applied to the synthesis of anti-inflammatory drug fanetizole using styrene as starting material.

The present invention refers to phenyl alkyl ketone derivatives or phenyl alkyl alcohol for the preparation of bromide to method are disclosed. Bromination reaction which is an expensive raw material without said number [...] cap, a photocuring liquid bromine (Br) toxic substances toxic to all the remaining wastewater has been exhausted not environment-friendly method are disclosed. In addition, regioselective bromination reaction so as to control, high yield can be undesired compounds. (by machine translation)

The intramolecular fluorocyclization of unsaturated carbamates is described here using a hypervalent iodine reagent in the presence of a silver catalyst. Both (hetero)aryl-substituted olefins and acrylamides can be utilized as effective substrates. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggest that the reaction proceeds via a cyclization/1,2-(hetero)aryl migration/fluorination cascade involving an unusual radical process. Furthermore, starting from no-carrier-added [18F]TBAF, a simple one-pot, two-step cascade method was developed for the generation of 18F-labeled heterocycles with high radiochemical purity.

Practical and economical synthesis of synthetically valuable 3,3,3-triethoxypropyne, ketal protected phenyl and methyl substituents prop-2-ynones is described. Bromination and subsequent 18-crown-6 catalyzed elimination of triethylorthoacrylate and ketal

α-Halogenated ketones are both unique structure moieties existing in biologically natural products and valuable synthetic intermediates for the preparation of functional molecules. An efficient and scalable method for the preparation of α-halogenated ketone using iron (III) chloride and iron (III) bromide as halogen sources with phenyliodonium diacetate as oxidant has been developed, featuring mild reaction conditions, environmentally friendly reagents, and wide substrate scope. Notably, the three-step synthesis of drug prasugrel was achieved using this developed method as a key step with 30% yield on gram-scale. Additionally, the reaction mechanism involving chloride cation was proposed based on some preliminary control experiments. (Figure presented.).

A new sequential, tandem synthesis of functionalized α-arylnitriles via the bromination/cyanation/deformylation of substituted deoxybenzoin has developed. CuBr2-promoted bromination of substituted deoxybenzoins gives 2-bromo-2-arylacetophenne 3. The cyanation of 3 with sodium cyanide (NaCN) generates epoxynitrile. Then, a treatment of epoxynitrile with BF3·OEt2 results in the formation of functionalized α-arylnitriles 4 via a 1,2-aryl shift.

The iridium-f-amphox-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of racemic α-amino β-unfunctionalized ketones proceeds via a DKR (dynamic kinetic resolution) process for the construction of various chiral N,N-disubstituted α-amino β-unfunctionalized alcohols in quantitative yields with excellent enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities (all products >99% ee and >99:1 dr, TON up to 100 000). Importantly, this catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation with a DKR process provided a highly efficient and powerful synthetic strategy for the preparation of key chiral intermediates of the preclinical antitumor agent (S,S)-R116010.

Neolignans are a class of natural products with a wide range of biological effects. These substances are of great synthetic and biological interest, especially in searching for novel anticancer agents. In this paper, we report the synthesis of a new subclass of 8,4’-oxyneolignan analogues (Β-ketoethers and Β-ketoesters) and their cell viability assay on twenty four different cancer cells, among leukemias and carcinomas. Three compounds inhibited the growth of most human cancer cells. 2-Oxo-2-phenylethyl(2E)-3-[4-(2-oxo-2-phenylethoxy) phenyl]prop-2-enoate showed an antiproliferative activity superior to doxorubicin for U-87, U-138 MG and H1299 cell types and (E)-2-oxo-2-phenylethyl 3-(3-methoxy-4-(2-oxo-2-phenylethoxy)phenyl)acrylate was found to be very selective, demonstrating a growth inhibition of 92.0% against KG-1 cells. Furthermore, 1-oxo-1-phenylpropan-2-yl cinnamate exhibited significant inhibition activity in a range of 52.2 to 91.2% against twelve kinds of leukemia cell lines, revealing excellent results and very comparable to the reference drug.

A series of linear furanocoumarins with different substituents have been designed and synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by 1H-NMR spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectra (EI-MS), IR, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. All of the target compounds were evaluated in vitro for their antifungal activity against Rhizoctorzia solani, Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria solani, Gibberella zeae, Cucumber anthrax, and Alternaria leaf spot at 100 μg/mL, and some of the designed compounds exhibited potential antifungal activities. Compound 3a (67.9%) exhibited higher activity than the control Osthole (66.1%) against Botrytis cinerea. Furthermore, compound 4b (62.4%) represented equivalent antifungal activity as Osthole (69.5%) against Rhizoctonia solani. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) study demonstrates that linear furanocoumarin moiety has an important effect on the antifungal activity, promoting the idea of the coumarin ring as a framework that might be exploited in the future.

An improved and greener protocol has been developed for the synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted thiazoles via C–Br, C–S, and, C–N bond formations in a single step from readily available ketones, N-bromosuccinimide (NBS), and thiourea catalyzed by citric acid in a mixture of ethanol and water (3:1) under reflux conditions. This method has the advantages of freedom from the isolation of lachrymatory α-bromoketones, ease of carrying out, cleaner reaction profile, broad substrate scope, freedom from chromatographic purification, and suitability for large-scale synthesis.

Described herein are compounds, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the enzyme ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT), such as, for example, lysosomal storage diseases. Examples of lysosomal storage diseases include, for example, Krabbe disease and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy.

A one-pot alkylation–halogenation of ketosulfoxonium ylides in the presence of alkyl halides is described. The method furnishes several gem-difunctionalized haloketones (an alkyl and F, Cl, Br, or I) in good yields. Replacing alkyl halides with a mixture of electrophilic halogen species and various halide anions led to gem-dihalogenated ketones containing a combination of the same or two different halogens. Kinetic isotopic effects as well as reaction kinetic experiments give insight to the mechanism of these reactions.

Catalytic dehydrogenative dual functionalization (DDF) of ethers via oxidation, dealkylation, and α-bromination by the aerobic oxidation of bromide was developed to obtain the corresponding α-bromo ketones in high yields. In particular, the reaction of substituted tetrahydrofurans as cyclic ethers provided 3,3-dibromo tetrahydrofuran-2-ols in high yields selectively through the double α-bromination.

The control of a reaction that can produce multiple products from the same starting material is a highly attractive and challenging concept in organic synthesis. An efficient protocol for the selective synthesis of α-mono or α,α′-dihalo ketones via a water-controlled three-component thiourea-catalyzed cascade reaction of unactivated alkynes, 1,3-dihalo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and water has been developed. α-Monohaloketones were obtained in aqueous acetone at 45 °C; conversely, α,α′-dihalo ketones were formed with pure water as the sole solvent at room temperature.

A new, efficient and green protocol for the one-pot synthesis of α-bromoketones from secondary alcohols using cheap, air stable and non-toxic reagents such as NH4Br and oxone has been developed. This reaction proceeds via two consecutive steps such as oxidation of secondary alcohols and oxidative bromination of in situ generated ketones.

The present invention relates to an -bromination method of phenyl alkyl ketone derivatives in an eco-friendly and efficient manner, which comprises the following steps: 1) adding an oxidizing agent including sodium chlorate to a brominated hydroacid aqueo

An efficient method for α-bromination of aryl ketones, using the combination of molecular oxygen and aqueous hydrobromic acid as a brominating agent in the presence of the copper nitrate, has been developed. This catalytic system, which uses cheap and readily available reactants, shows good atom economy with water as the only by-product.

A simple and efficient one-pot NBS/DBU-mediated method has been developed for the synthesis of α-acyloxyketones from various benzylic secondary alcohols and carboxylic acids. Through this methodology, a series of α-acyloxyketones could be obtained in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. Importantly, this new reaction avoids the direct usage of toxic metal catalysts or potentially dangerous peroxide oxidants.

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is a ligand-mediated transcription factor playing key roles in glucose and lipid homeostasis, and PPARγ ligands possess therapeutic potential in these as well as other areas. In this study, a series of phenylthiazole acids have been synthesized and evaluated for agonistic activity by a convenient fluorescence polarization-based PPARγ ligand screening assay. Compound 4t, as a potential PPARγ agonist with half maximal effective concentration (EC50) 0.75±0.20 μM, exhibited in vitro potency comparable with a 0.83±0.14 μM of the positive control rosiglitazone. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations indicated that phenylthiazole acid 4t interacted with the amino acid residues of the active site of the PPARγ complex in a stable manner, consistent with the result of the in vitro ligand assay.

It has been proven that inhibiting human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (hDHODH) restricts the growth of rapidly proliferating cells, thus hDHODH can be developed as a promising target for the treatment of immunological disease and cancer. Here, a succession of substituted hydrazino-thiazole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated through structure-based optimization, of which compound 22 was the most potent inhibitor of hDHODH with an IC50 value of 1.8 nM. Furthermore, 22 exhibited much better antiproliferative activity than brequinar, both in HCT-116 and BxPC-3 cancer cell lines. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that 22 induced S phase cell cycle arrest and promoted induction of apoptosis. All results established a proof that blocking the pyrimidine de novo synthesis pathway by inhibiting the rate-limiting enzyme hDHODH is an attractive therapy for cancer.

The strategy of stereodivergent reactions on racemic mixtures (stereodivergent RRM) was employed for the first time in intramolecular benzoin reactions and led to the rapid access of chromanones/flavanones with two consecutive stereocenters. The easily separable stereoisomers of the products were obtained with moderate to excellent enantioselectivities in a single step. Catechol type additives proved crucial in achieving the desired diastereo- and enantioselectivities.

A metal-free hydrogenation of 3-substituted 2H-1,4-benzoxazines has been successfully realized with 2.5 mol% of B(C6F5)3 as a catalyst to furnish a variety of 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines in 93-99% yields. Up to 42% ee was also achieved for the asymmetric hydrogenation with the use of a chiral diene and HB(C6F5)2.