5961-59-1Relevant articles and documents
N-Methylation of p-Anisidine on the Catalysts Based on Cu-Containing Layered Double Hydroxides
Bukhtiyarova,Nuzhdin,Kardash, T. Yu.,Bukhtiyarov,Gerasimov, E. Yu.,Romanenko
, p. 343 - 354 (2019)
Abstract: Cu-containing layered double hydroxides with different Cu : Al ratios are synthesized by co-precipitation using a mixture of hydroxide and sodium carbonate as a precipitation agent. The influence of the precipitation agent concentration on the formation of the hydrotalcite phase was studied by thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction. The surface of the obtained samples after calcination at 450°C and their subsequent reduction at 300°C in hydrogen, was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The synthesized catalysts were tested in the reaction of N-methylation of p-anisidine with methanol in an autoclave reactor to produce N-methyl-p-anisidine. The influence of the Cu : Al ratio in them on the catalytic activity and selectivity was studied.
AQ-4, a deuterium-containing molecule, acts as a microtubule-targeting agent for cancer treatment
Chen, Hua-Lin,Gong, Sha,Hu, Ya-Guang,Huang, Hui,Lin, Bi-Yun,Liu, Wen-Lin,Lu, Yuan-Zhi,Meng, Yu-Hua,Yan, Jun
, (2020)
The important physiological function of microtubules makes them an indispensable and clinically effective target of anti-tumor agents. Herein, we sought to design, synthesize, and evaluate a novel 4-anilinoquinazoline derivative and identify its anti-tumor activity in vitro and in vivo. The novel compound, N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methyl-2-(methyl-d3)quinazolin-4-amine (AQ-4), was identified as a representative scaffold and potent microtubule-targeting agent. As a promising antimitotic agent, AQ-4 displayed remarkable anti-tumor activity with an average IC50 value of 19 nM across a panel of 14 human cancer cell lines. AQ-4 also exhibited nearly identical potent activities against drug-resistant cells, with no evidence of toxicity towards normal cells. A further target verification study revealed that AQ-4 targets the tubulin-microtubule system by significantly inhibiting tubulin polymerization and disrupting the intracellular microtubule spindle dynamics. According to the results of mechanism study, AQ-4 induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, promoting evident apoptosis and a collapses of mitochondrial membrane potential. The superior anti-tumor effect of AQ-4 in vivo suggests that it should be further investigated to validate its use for cancer therapy.
CO2-tuned highly selective reduction of formamides to the corresponding methylamines
Chao, Jianbin,Guo, Zhiqiang,Pang, Tengfei,Wei, Xuehong,Xi, Chanjuan,Yan, Leilei
supporting information, p. 7534 - 7538 (2021/10/12)
We herein describe an efficient, CO2-tuned and highly selective C-O bond cleavage of N-methylated formanilides. With easy-to-handle and commercially available NaBH4 as the reductant, a variety of formanilides could be turned into the desired tertiary amines in moderate to excellent yields. The role of CO2 has been investigated in detail, and the mechanism is proposed on the basis of experiments.
Simple RuCl3-catalyzed N-Methylation of Amines and Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes using Methanol
Sarki, Naina,Goyal, Vishakha,Tyagi, Nitin Kumar,Puttaswamy,Narani, Anand,Ray, Anjan,Natte, Kishore
, p. 1722 - 1729 (2021/04/19)
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.
