- Strategy for Overcoming Full Reversibility of Intermolecular Radical Addition to Aldehydes: Tandem C-H and C-O Bonds Cleaving Cyclization of (Phenoxymethyl)arenes with Carbonyls to Benzofurans
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An intermolecular addition of carbon radicals enabled by a cascade radical coupling strategy is developed. It includes an intermolecular alkyl radical addition to a carbonyl group followed by an intramolecular alkoxy radical addition to haloarenes and produces substituted benzofurans in high yields. The radical nature of this reaction is explored by radical trapping experiments and EPR analysis. The mechanism is investigated by KIE experiments and control experiments. This method could provide rapid and practical access to the key intermediate of TAM-16, a safe and potent antibacterial agent for treating tuberculosis, and, therefore, is of great importance for organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Zheng, Hong-Xing,Shan, Xiang-Huan,Qu, Jian-Ping,Kang, Yan-Biao
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p. 3310 - 3313
(2018/06/11)
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- 2-Phenylbenzofuran derivatives as butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, biological activity and molecular modeling
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A series of 2-phenylbenzofurans compounds was designed, synthesized and evaluated as cholinesterase inhibitors. The biological assay experiments showed that most of the compounds displayed a clearly selective inhibition for butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), while a weak or no effect towards acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was detected. Among these benzofuran derivatives, compound 16 exhibited the highest BChE inhibition with an IC50 value of 30.3 μM. This compound was found to be a mixed-type inhibitor as determined by kinetic analysis. Moreover, molecular dynamics simulations revealed that compound 16 binds to both the catalytic anionic site (CAS) and peripheral anionic site (PAS) of BChE and it displayed the best interaction energy value, in agreement with our experimental data.
- Delogu, Giovanna L.,Matos, Maria J.,Fanti, Maura,Era, Benedetta,Medda, Rosaria,Pieroni, Enrico,Fais, Antonella,Kumar, Amit,Pintus, Francesca
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p. 2308 - 2313
(2016/04/20)
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- One-pot synthesis of 2-substituted benzo[b]furans via Pd-tetraphosphine catalyzed coupling of 2-halophenols with alkynes
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A catalyst composed of [Pd(η3-C3H 5)Cl]2 and N,N,N',N'-tetra(diphenylphosphinomethyl) pyridine-2,6-diamine (L) was found to be effective for one-pot synthesis of 2-substituted benzo[b]furans from 2-halophenols and alkynes. For 2-bromo-3-hydroxypyridine, the catalyst loading could be as low as 1 ppm and the turnover number (TON) was up to 870000. the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Zhou, Rong,Wang, Wei,Jiang, Zhi-Jie,Wang, Kun,Zheng, Xue-Li,Fu, Hai-Yan,Chen, Hua,Li, Rui-Xiang
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p. 6023 - 6026
(2014/05/20)
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- Efficient synthesis of benzofurans utilizing [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement triggered by N-trifluoroacetylation of oxime ethers: Short synthesis of natural 2-arylbenzofurans
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A new synthetic method for the preparation of benzofurans has been developed. The key step of this method is the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of N-trifluoroacetyl-ene-hydroxylamines, which was triggered by acylation of oxime ethers. TFAA has been proved to be the best reagent to induce [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement for the synthesis of cyclic or acyclic dihydrobenzofurans. On the other hand, the TFAT-DMAP system is found to be the most effective for constructing various benzofurans. Synthetic utility of this reaction is demonstrated by the short synthesis of natural benzofurans without protection of the hydroxy group. The synthesis of Stemofuran A was accomplished via condensation of ketones with aryloxyamine and subsequent reaction with TFAT-DMAP in a four-step synthesis with 72% overall yield. Similarly, Eupomatenoid 6 and Coumestan were synthesized through the reaction of oxime ether with TFAT-DMAP. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007.
- Takeda, Norihiko,Miyata, Okiko,Naito, Takeaki
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p. 1491 - 1509
(2008/09/19)
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