- Aluminum Metal-Organic Framework-Ligated Single-Site Nickel(II)-Hydride for Heterogeneous Chemoselective Catalysis
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The development of chemoselective and heterogeneous earth-abundant metal catalysts is essential for environmentally friendly chemical synthesis. We report a highly efficient, chemoselective, and reusable single-site nickel(II) hydride catalyst based on robust and porous aluminum metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (DUT-5) for hydrogenation of nitro and nitrile compounds to the corresponding amines and hydrogenolysis of aryl ethers under mild conditions. The nickel-hydride catalyst was prepared by the metalation of aluminum hydroxide secondary building units (SBUs) of DUT-5 having the formula of Al(μ2-OH)(bpdc) (bpdc = 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate) with NiBr2 followed by a reaction with NaEt3BH. DUT-5-NiH has a broad substrate scope with excellent functional group tolerance in the hydrogenation of aromatic and aliphatic nitro and nitrile compounds under 1 bar H2 and could be recycled and reused at least 10 times. By changing the reaction conditions of the hydrogenation of nitriles, symmetric or unsymmetric secondary amines were also afforded selectively. The experimental and computational studies suggested reversible nitrile coordination to nickel followed by 1,2-insertion of coordinated nitrile into the nickel-hydride bond occurring in the turnover-limiting step. In addition, DUT-5-NiH is also an active catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenolysis of carbon-oxygen bonds in aryl ethers to afford hydrocarbons under atmospheric hydrogen in the absence of any base, which is important for the generation of fuels from biomass. This work highlights the potential of MOF-based single-site earth-abundant metal catalysts for practical and eco-friendly production of chemical feedstocks and biofuels.
- Antil, Neha,Kumar, Ajay,Akhtar, Naved,Newar, Rajashree,Begum, Wahida,Dwivedi, Ashutosh,Manna, Kuntal
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p. 3943 - 3957
(2021/04/12)
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- Photocatalytic Water-Splitting Coupled with Alkanol Oxidation for Selective N-alkylation Reactions over Carbon Nitride
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Photocatalytic water splitting technology (PWST) enables the direct use of water as appealing “liquid hydrogen source” for transfer hydrogenation reactions. Currently, the development of PWST-based transfer hydrogenations is still in an embryonic stage. Previous reports generally centered on the rational utilization of the in situ generated H-source (electrons) for hydrogenations, in which photogenerated holes were quenched by sacrificial reagents. Herein, the fully-utilization of the liquid H-source and holes during water splitting is presented for photo-reductive N-alkylation of nitro-aromatic compounds. In this integrate system, H-species in situ generated from water splitting were designed for nitroarenes reduction to produce amines, while alkanols were oxidized by holes for cascade alkylating of anilines as well as the generated secondary amines. More than 50 examples achieved with a broad range scope validate the universal applicability of this mild and sustainable coupling approach. The synthetic utility of this protocol was further demonstrated by the synthesis of existing pharmaceuticals via selective N-alkylation of amines. This strategy based on the sustainable water splitting technology highlights a significant and promising route for selective synthesis of valuable N-alkylated fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals from nitroarenes and amines with water and alkanols.
- Xu, Yangsen,Zhang, Zhaofei,Qiu, Chuntian,Chen, Shaoqin,Ling, Xiang,Su, Chenliang
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p. 582 - 589
(2020/12/09)
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- Simple RuCl3-catalyzed N-Methylation of Amines and Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes using Methanol
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Methanol is a potential hydrogen source and C1 synthon, which finds interesting applications in both chemical synthesis and energy technologies. The effective utilization of this simple alcohol in organic synthesis is of central importance and attracts scientific interest. Herein, we report a clean and cost-competitive method with the use of methanol as both C1 synthon and H2 source for selective N-methylation of amines by employing relatively cheap RuCl3.xH2O as a ligand-free catalyst. This readily available catalyst tolerates various amines comprising electron-deficient and electron-donating groups and allows them to transform into corresponding N-methylated products in moderate to excellent yields. In addition, few marketed pharmaceutical agents (e. g., venlafaxine and imipramine) were also successfully synthesized via late-stage functionalization from readily available feedstock chemicals, highlighting synthetic value of this advanced N-methylation reaction. Using this platform, we also attempted tandem reactions with selected nitroarenes to convert them into corresponding N-methylated amines using MeOH under H2-free conditions including transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes-to-anilines and prepared drug molecules (e. g., benzocaine and butamben) as well as key pharmaceutical intermediates. We further enable one-shot selective and green syntheses of 1-methylbenzimidazole using ortho-phenylenediamine (OPDA) and methanol as coupling partners.
- Sarki, Naina,Goyal, Vishakha,Tyagi, Nitin Kumar,Puttaswamy,Narani, Anand,Ray, Anjan,Natte, Kishore
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p. 1722 - 1729
(2021/04/19)
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- Cobalt nanoclusters coated with N-doped carbon for chemoselective nitroarene hydrogenation and tandem reactions in water
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The development of active and selective non-noble metal-based catalysts for the chemoselective reduction of nitro compounds in aquo media under mild conditions is an attractive research area. Herein, the synthesis of subnanometric and stable cobalt nanoclusters, covered by N-doped carbon layers as core-shell (Co@NC-800), for the chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes is reported. TheCo@NC-800catalyst was prepared by the pyrolysis of the Co(tpy)2complex impregnated on Vulcan carbon. In fact, the use of a molecular complex based on six N-Co bonds drives the formation of a well-defined and distributed cobalt core-shell nanocluster covered by N-doped carbon layers. In order to elucidate its nature, it has been fully characterized by using several advanced techniques. In addition, this as-prepared catalyst showed high activity, chemoselectivity and stability toward the reduction of nitro compounds with H2and under mild reaction conditions; water was used as a green solvent, improving the previous results based on cobalt catalysts. Moreover, theCo@NC-800catalyst is also active and selective for the one-pot synthesis of secondary aryl amines and isoindolinones through the reductive amination of nitroarenes. Finally, based on diffraction and spectroscopic studies, metallic cobalt nanoclusters with surface CoNxpatches have been proposed as the active phase in theCo@NC-800material.
- Agostini, Giovanni,Calvino, Jose. J.,Corma, Avelino,Gutiérrez-Tarri?o, Silvia,Lopes, Christian W.,O?a-Burgos, Pascual,Rojas-Buzo, Sergio
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p. 4490 - 4501
(2021/06/28)
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- Sustainable Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes to Anilines with Highly Active in-situ Generated Copper Nanoparticles
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Metal nanoparticles (NPs) are usually stabilized by a capping agent, a surfactant, or a support material, to maintain their integrity. However, these strategies can impact their intrinsic catalytic activity. Here, we demonstrate that the in-situ formation of copper NPs (Cu0NPs) upon the reduction of the earth-abundant Jacquesdietrichite mineral with ammonia borane (NH3BH3, AB) can provide an alternative solution for stability issues. During the formation of Cu0NPs, hydrogen gas is released from AB, and utilized for the reduction of nitroarenes to their corresponding anilines, at room temperature and under ambient pressure. After the nitroarene-to-aniline conversion is completed, regeneration of the mineral occurs upon the exposure of Cu0NPs to air. Thus, the hydrogenation reaction can be performed multiple times without the loss of the Cu0NPs’ activity. As a proof-of-concept, the hydrogenation of drug molecules “flutamide” and “nimesulide” was also performed and their corresponding amino-compounds were isolated in high selectivity and yield.
- Kinik, F. Pelin,Nguyen, Tu N.,Mensi, Mounir,Ireland, Christopher P.,Stylianou, Kyriakos C.,Smit, Berend
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p. 2833 - 2839
(2020/04/20)
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- General and selective synthesis of primary amines using Ni-based homogeneous catalysts
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The development of base metal catalysts for industrially relevant amination and hydrogenation reactions by applying abundant and atom economical reagents continues to be important for the cost-effective and sustainable synthesis of amines which represent highly essential chemicals. In particular, the synthesis of primary amines is of central importance because these compounds serve as key precursors and central intermediates to produce value-added fine and bulk chemicals as well as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and materials. Here we report a Ni-triphos complex as the first Ni-based homogeneous catalyst for both reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with ammonia and hydrogenation of nitroarenes to prepare all kinds of primary amines. Remarkably, this Ni-complex enabled the synthesis of functionalized and structurally diverse benzylic, heterocyclic and aliphatic linear and branched primary amines as well as aromatic primary amines starting from inexpensive and easily accessible carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) and nitroarenes using ammonia and molecular hydrogen. This Ni-catalyzed reductive amination methodology has been applied for the amination of more complex pharmaceuticals and steroid derivatives. Detailed DFT computations have been performed for the Ni-triphos based reductive amination reaction, and they revealed that the overall reaction has an inner-sphere mechanism with H2metathesis as the rate-determining step.
- Beller, Matthias,Chandrashekhar, Vishwas G.,Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Jiao, Haijun,Murugesan, Kathiravan,Wei, Zhihong
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p. 4332 - 4339
(2020/05/18)
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- Utilization of a Hydrogen Source from Renewable Lignocellulosic Biomass for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes
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Exploring of hydrogen source from renewable biomass, such as glucose in alkaline solution, for hydrogenation reactions had been studied since 1860s. According to proposed pathway, only small part of hydrogen source in glucose was utilized. Herein, the utilization of a hydrogen source from renewable lignocellulosic biomass, one of the most abundant renewable sources in nature, for a hydrogenation reaction is described. The hydrogenation is demonstrated by reduction of nitroarenes to arylamines in up to 95 % yields. Mechanism studies suggest that the hydrogenation occurs via a hydrogen transformation pathway.
- Tan, Fang-Fang,Tang, Kai-Li,Zhang, Ping,Guo, Yan-Jun,Qu, Mengnan,Li, Yang
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p. 4189 - 4195
(2019/03/07)
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- NITROGEN-CONTAINING BIOPOLYMER-BASED CATALYSTS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USES IN HYDROGENATION PROCESSES, REDUCTIVE DEHALOGENATION AND OXIDATION
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The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a nitrogen containing biopolymer-based catalyst by pyrolysis of a metal complex with a nitrogen-containing biopolymer and to the nitrogen containing biopolymer-based catalysts obtainable by this process. In particular, the invention relates to a nitrogen containing biopolymer-based catalyst comprising metal particles and at least one nitrogen containing carbon layer. The invention also relates to the use of a nitrogen containing biopolymer-based catalyst in a hydrogenation process, preferably in a process for hydrogenation of nitroarenes, nitriles or imines; in a reductive dehalogenation process of C-X bonds, wherein X is CI, Br or I, preferably in a process for dehalogenation of organohalides or in a process for deuterium labelling of arenes via dehalogenation of organohalides; or in an oxidation process. Further, the invention relates to a metal complex with the nitrogen containing biopolymer, wherein the metal is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, nickel, palladium and platinum, preferably cobalt or nickel, and wherein the nitrogen containing biopolymer is selected from chitosan, chitin and a polyamino acid, preferably chitosan or chitin.
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- Substrate selectivity of human aldehyde oxidase 1 in reduction of nitroaromatic drugs
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Human aldehyde oxidase 1 (AOX1) catalyzes the oxidation of various drugs and endogenous compounds. Recently, we found that AOX1 catalyzed the reduction of drugs such as nitrazepam and dantrolene. In this study, we aimed to clarify the substrate selectivit
- Ogiso, Takuo,Fukami, Tatsuki,Mishiro, Kenji,Konishi, Keigo,Jones, Jeffrey P.,Nakajima, Miki
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- Biomass-Derived Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes
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Development of catalytically active materials from biowaste represents an important aspect of sustainable chemical research. Three heterogeneous materials were synthesized from inexpensive biomass-based chitosan and abundant Co(OAc)2 using complexation followed by pyrolysis at various temperatures. These materials were applied in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes using molecular hydrogen. A variety of diversely functionalized nitroarenes including some pharmaceutically active compounds were converted into aromatic amines in high yields, with high selectivity, and with excellent functional group tolerance. This green protocol has also been implemented for the synthesis of a biologically important TRPC3 inhibitor.
- Sahoo, Basudev,Formenti, Dario,Topf, Christoph,Bachmann, Stephan,Scalone, Michelangelo,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 3035 - 3039
(2017/08/18)
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- Co-based heterogeneous catalysts from well-defined Α-diimine complexes: Discussing the role of nitrogen
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Ar-BIANs and related α-diimine Co complexes were wet impregnated onto Vulcan XC 72 R carbon black powder and used as precursors for the synthesis of heterogeneous supported nanoscale catalysts by pyrolysis under argon at 800?°C. The catalytic materials feature a core-shell structure composed of metallic Co and Co oxides decorated with nitrogen-doped graphitic layers (NGr). These catalysts display high activity in the liquid phase hydrogenation of aromatic nitro compounds (110?°C, 50 bar H2) to give chemoselectively substituted aryl amines. The catalytic activity is closely related to the amount and type of nitrogen atoms in the final catalytic material, which suggests a heterolytic activation of dihydrogen.
- Formenti, Dario,Ferretti, Francesco,Topf, Christoph,Surkus, Annette-Enrica,Pohl, Marga-Martina,Radnik, J?rg,Schneider, Matthias,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias,Ragaini, Fabio
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- Palladium-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of (Hetero)Arenes with CF3Br
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The CF3 group is an omnipresent motif found in many pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, catalysts, materials, and industrial chemicals. Despite well-established trifluoromethylation methodologies, the straightforward and selective introduction of such groups into (hetero)arenes using available and less expensive sources is still a major challenge. In this regard, the selective synthesis of various trifluoromethyl-substituted (hetero)arenes by palladium-catalyzed C-H functionalization is herein reported. This novel methodology proceeds under comparably mild reaction conditions with good regio- and chemoselectivity. As examples, trifluoromethylations of biologically important molecules, such as melatonin, theophylline, caffeine, and pentoxifylline, are showcased.
- Natte, Kishore,Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,He, Lin,Rabeah, Jabor,Chen, Jianbin,Taeschler, Christoph,Ellinger, Stefan,Zaragoza, Florencio,Neumann, Helfried,Brückner, Angelika,Beller, Matthias
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p. 2782 - 2786
(2016/02/27)
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- Nitrogen-doped graphene-activated iron-oxide-based nanocatalysts for selective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes
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Nanoscaled iron oxides on carbon were modified with nitrogen-doped graphene (NGr) and found to be excellent catalysts for the chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines. Under standard reaction conditions, a variety of functionalized and structurally diverse anilines, which serve as key building blocks and central intermediates for fine and bulk chemicals, were synthesized in good to excellent yields.
- Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Natte, Kishore,Junge, Henrik,Beller, Matthias
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p. 1526 - 1529
(2015/03/14)
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- Comparison of photoreactions of flutamide in acetonitrile and 2-propanol solvents in the absence of cage-forming compounds
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Flutamide(2-methyl-N-[4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethylphenyl)]propanamide) is a widely used anti-cancer drug. It has been reported that photodermatosis is occasionally induced when an individual taking flutamide is exposed to sunlight. In this study, we found that flutamide undergoes different photoreactions in two different solvents: acetonitrile and 2-propanol. The photo-induced nitro-nitrite rearrangement was the predominant reaction when a flutamide solution in acetonitrile was irradiated with UV light, and phenoxy radicals and nitrogen monoxide were generated. The nitrogen monoxide recombined with the phenoxy radical at the ortho position and was oxidized by the oxygen dissolved in the acetonitrile. The final product was o-nitrophenol derivative. However, the photoreduction of the nitro group followed by solvolysis of the trifluoromethyl group was observed when a flutamide solution in 2-propanol was irradiated with UV light. The three fluorine atoms in the trifluoromethyl group were eliminated by being nucleophilically attacked by a solvent molecule, resulting in an ester bond with 2-propanol being formed.
- Watanabe, Yurie,Fukuyoshi, Shuichi,Oda, Akifumi
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- Highly selective transfer hydrogenation of functionalised nitroarenes using cobalt-based nanocatalysts
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Anilines are important feedstock for the synthesis of a variety of chemicals such as dyes, pigments, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The chemoselective catalytic reduction of nitro compounds represents the most important and prevalent process for the manufacture of functionalized anilines. Consequently, the development of selective catalysts for the reduction of nitro compounds in the presence of other reducible groups is a major challenge and is crucial. In this regard, herein we show that the cobalt oxide (Co3O4-NGr@C) based nano-materials, prepared by the pyrolysis of cobalt-phenanthroline complexes on carbon constitute highly selective catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines using formic acid as a hydrogen source. Applying these catalysts, a series of structurally diverse and functionalized nitroarenes have been reduced to anilines with unprecedented chemo-selectivity tolerating halides, olefins, aldehyde, ketone, ester, amide and nitrile functionalities.
- Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Banerjee, Debasis,Arockiam, Percia Beatrice,Junge, Henrik,Junge, Kathrin,Pohl, Marga-Martina,Radnik, J?rg,Brückner, Angelika,Beller, Matthias
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p. 898 - 902
(2015/03/04)
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- Nanoscale Fe2O3-based catalysts for selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines
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Production of anilines - key intermediates for the fine chemical, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries - relies on precious metal catalysts that selectively hydrogenate aryl nitro groups in the presence of other easily reducible functionalities. Herein, we report convenient and stable iron oxide (Fe2O3) - based catalysts as a more earth-abundant alternative for this transformation. Pyrolysis of iron-phenanthroline complexes on carbon furnishes a unique structure in which the active Fe2O 3 particles are surrounded by a nitrogen-doped carbon layer. Highly selective hydrogenation of numerous structurally diverse nitroarenes (more than 80 examples) proceeded in good to excellent yield under industrially viable conditions.
- Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Surkus, Annette-Enrica,Junge, Henrik,Pohl, Marga-Martina,Radnik, Joerg,Rabeah, Jabor,Huan, Heming,Schunemann, Volker,Brueckner, Angelika,Beller, Matthias
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p. 1073 - 1076
(2014/01/06)
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- Photochemistry of flutamide in various media: Investigation of the reaction mechanism as revealed by external magnetic field effects on product yields
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Photochemistry of an anticancer drug flutamide, 2-methyl-N-[4-nitro-3- (trifluoromethyl) phenyl] propanamide has been investigated in various media in the absence and presence of 0.1 T magnetic field. On photoexcitation flutamide gives rise to a phenol de
- Udagawa, Chikako,Fukuyoshi, Shuichi,Morimoto, Shotaro,Tanimoto, Yoshifumi,Nakagaki, Ryoichi
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p. 57 - 63
(2012/04/04)
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- Microbial Metabolism. Part 11.1) metabolites of flutamide
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The yeast culture, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (ATCC 20129) transformed flutamide (1) to three metabolites: 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (2), 2-methyl-N-[4-amino-3-(trifloromethyl)phenyl]propanamide (3) and N-[4- amino-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetami
- Herath, Wimal,Khan, Ikhlas Ahmad
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experimental part
p. 562 - 564
(2010/08/20)
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- Substituted anilides as anti-androgens
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This application relates to certain 4'-substituted and to 3',4'-disubstituted anilides, to methods for their preparation and to methods for their use as anti-androgens.
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- Antiandrogenic agents and method for the treatment of androgen dependent disease states
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This application relates to certain 4''-substituted and to 3'',4''-disubstituted anilides, to methods for their preparation and to methods for their use as antiandrogens. These substituted anilides are useful in the treatment of androgen dependent disease states, such as benign prostatic hypertrophy, hirsutism, acne and the like.
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