- Direct C(sp3)-H Cyanation Enabled by a Highly Active Decatungstate Photocatalyst
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A highly efficient, direct C(sp3)-H cyanation was developed under mild photocatalytic conditions. The method enabled the direct cyanation of various C(sp3)-H substrates with excellent functional group tolerance. Notably, complex natural products and bioactive compounds were efficiently cyanated.
- Kim, Kunsoon,Lee, Seulchan,Hong, Soon Hyeok
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supporting information
p. 5501 - 5505
(2021/07/26)
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- Synthesis of aryloxyacetonitriles based on arylboronic acids with 2-bromoacetonitrile
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A new and efficient protocol for the synthesis of aryloxyacetonitriles based on arylboronic acids with 2-bromoacetonitrile has been developed using eco-friendly hydrogen peroxide as oxidant under metal-free conditions. This method is compatible with arylboronic acid attached sensitive substituent and obtains desired product in moderate to good yield.
- Li, Yingmin,Guo, Mengping,Wen, Yongju,Zhou, Lanjiang,Shen, Xiuli,Kang, Yangping
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supporting information
(2020/09/09)
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- Thiocyanate radical mediated dehydration of aldoximes with visible light and air
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We developed a new means of activating aldoximes by an in situ generated thiocyanate radical from ammonium thiocyanate and molecular oxygen at room temperature. With a catalytic amount of organic dye aizenuranine as the photocatalyst, the dehydration of aldoximes proceeds smoothly under visible light irradiation, providing a simple to handle, excellent functional group tolerance, and metal-free protocol for a wide range of nitriles.
- Ban, Yong-Liang,Dai, Jian-Ling,Jin, Xiao-Ling,Zhang, Qing-Bao,Liu, Qiang
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supporting information
p. 9701 - 9704
(2019/08/15)
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- Decarboxylative Cyanation of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids via Visible-Light Flavin Photocatalysis
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An operationally simple method is disclosed for the decarboxylative cyanation of aliphatic carboxylic acids at room temperature. Riboflavin tetraacetate, which is an inexpensive organic photocatalyst, promotes the oxidation of carboxylic acids upon visible-light activation. After decarboxylation, the generated radicals are trapped by TsCN, yielding the desired nitriles without any further additive, in a redox-neutral process. Importantly, this protocol can be adapted to flow conditions.
- Ramirez, Nieves P.,K?nig, Burkhard,Gonzalez-Gomez, Jose C.
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supporting information
(2019/03/08)
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- Perfluorobutyl iodide-assisted direct cyanomethylation of azoles and phenols with acetonitrile
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A perfluorobutyl iodide-assisted transition-metal-free cyanomethylation of azoles and phenols with acetonitrile in the presence of NaH has been developed. The reaction proceeded smoothly under mild reaction conditions to give the cyanomethylated products in moderate to high yields. A mechanism involving the cyanomethyl radical through C-H bond cleavage in acetonitrile was proposed. This journal is
- Zhang, Juan,Wu, Wei,Ji, Xinfei,Cao, Song
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p. 20562 - 20565
(2015/03/30)
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- Combinatorial synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a biaryl hydroxyketone library as antivirulence agents against mrsa
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Antibiotic resistance coupled with decreased development of new antibiotics necessitates the search for novel antibacterial agents. Antivirulence agents offer an alternative to conventional antibiotics. In this work, we report on a family of small-molecule antivirulence agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the most widespread bacterial pathogen. Structure-activity relationship studies led to the development of a concise synthesis of a 148-member biarylhydroxyketone library. An acylation bond-forming process afforded resorcinols (1) and aryloxy acetonitriles (2) as synthons. A Lewis-acid-activated Friedel-Crafts' acylation step involving a nitrile functionality of 2 by ZnCl2, followed by nucleophilic attack by 1 was executed to obtain biaryl hydroxyketones in excellent yields. A large number of products crystallized. This strategy affords a range of biarylhydroxyketones in a single step. This is the first collective synthetic study documenting access to this class of compounds through a single synthetic operation. In vitro efficacy of compounds in this library was evaluated by a rabbit erythrocyte hemolysis assay. The most efficacious compound, 4f-12, inhibits hemolysis by 98.1 ± 0.1% compared to control in the absence of the compound.
- Yu, Guanping,Kuo, David,Shoham, Menachem,Viswanathan, Rajesh
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supporting information
p. 85 - 91
(2014/03/21)
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- Design, synthesis, and docking studies of novel benzimidazoles for the treatment of metabolic syndrome
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In addition to lowering blood pressure, telmisartan, an angiotensin (AT1) receptor blocker, has recently been shown to exert pleiotropic effects as a partial agonist of nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ). On the basis of these findings and docking pose similarity between telmisartan and rosiglitazone in PPARγ active site, two classes of benzimidazole derivatives were designed and synthesized as dual PPARγ agonist/angiotensin II antagonists for the possible treatment of metabolic syndrome. Compound 4, a bisbenzimidazole derivative showed the best affinity for the AT1 receptor with a Ki=13.4 nM, but it was devoid of PPARγ activity. On the other hand 9, a monobenzimidazole derivative, showed the highest activity in PPARγ transactivation assay (69% activation) with no affinity for the AT1 receptor. Docking studies lead to the designing of a molecule with dual activity, 10, with moderate PPARγ activity (29%) and affinity for the AT1 receptor (Ki=2.5 μM).
- Mizuno, Cassia S.,Chittiboyina, Amar G.,Shah, Falgun H.,Patny, Akshay,Kurtz, Theodore W.,Pershadsingh, Harrihar A.,Speth, Robert C.,Karamyan, Vardan T.,Carvalho, Paulo B.,Avery, Mitchell A.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1076 - 1085
(2010/08/06)
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