- Palladium-Catalyzed Allyl-Allyl Reductive Coupling of Allylamines or Allylic Alcohols with H2as Sole Reductant
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Catalytic carbon-carbon bond formation building on reductive coupling is a powerful method for the preparation of organic compounds. The identification of environmentally benign reductants is key for establishing an efficient reductive coupling reaction. Herein an efficient strategy enabling H2 as the sole reductant for the palladium-catalyzed allyl-allyl reductive coupling reaction is described. A wide range of allylamines and allylic alcohols as well as allylic ethers proceed smoothly to deliver the C-C coupling products under 1 atm of H2. Kinetic studies suggested that the dinuclear palladium species was involved in the catalytic cycle.
- Zhou, Xibing,Zhang, Guoying,Huang, Renbin,Huang, Hanmin
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p. 365 - 369
(2021/01/26)
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- Radical-Cation Cascade to Aryltetralin Cyclic Ether Lignans Under Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis
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The development of concise, sustainable, and cost-effective synthesis of aryltetralin lignans, bearing either a fused lactone or cyclic ether, is of significant medicinal importance. Reported is that in the presence of Fukuzumi's acridinium salt under blue LED irradiation, functionalized dicinnamyl ether derivatives are converted into aryltetralin cyclic ether lignans with concurrent generation of three stereocenters in good to high yields with up to 20:1 diastereoselectivity. Oxidation of an alkene to the radical cation is key to the success of this formal Diels–Alder reaction of electronically mismatched diene and dienophile. Applying this methodology, six natural products, aglacin B, aglacin C, sulabiroin A, sulabiroin B, gaultherin C, and isoshonanin, are synthesized in only two to three steps from readily available biomass-derived monolignols. A revised structure is proposed for gaultherin C.
- Wang, Qian,Xiang, Jia-Chen,Zhu, Jieping
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p. 21195 - 21202
(2020/09/17)
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- Discovery of novel piperonyl derivatives as diapophytoene desaturase inhibitors for the treatment of methicillin-, vancomycin- and linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
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Inhibition of S. aureus diapophytoene desaturase (CrtN) could serve as an alternative approach for addressing the tricky antibiotic resistance by blocking the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigment which shields the bacterium from host oxidant killing. In this study, we designed and synthesized 44 derivatives with piperonyl scaffold targeting CrtN and the structure-activity relationships (SARs) were examined extensively to bring out the discovery of 21b with potent efficacy and better hERG safety profile compared to the first class CrtN inhibitor benzocycloalkane derivative 2. Except the excellent pigment inhibitory activity against wild-type S. aureus, 21b also showed excellent pigment inhibition against four pigmented MRSA strains. In addition, H2O2 killing and human whole blood killing assays proved 21b could sensitize S. aureus to be killed under oxidative stress conditions. Notably, the murine study in vivo validated the efficacy of 21b against pigmented S. aureus Newman, vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus Mu50 and linezolid-resistant S. aureus NRS271.
- Wei, Hanwen,Mao, Fei,Ni, Shuaishuai,Chen, Feifei,Li, Baoli,Qiu, Xiaoxia,Hu, Linghao,Wang, Manjiong,Zheng, Xinyu,Zhu, Jin,Lan, Lefu,Li, Jian
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p. 235 - 251
(2018/01/17)
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- trans-Cyclooctenes as Halolactonization Catalysts
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The strained olefins in trans-cyclooctenes serve as efficient catalysts for halolactonizations, including bromolactonizations and iodolactonizations. The trans-cyclooctene framework is essential for excellent catalytic performance, and the substituents also play important roles in determining efficiency. These results are the first demonstration of catalysis by a trans-cyclooctene.
- Einaru, Shunsuke,Shitamichi, Kenta,Nagano, Tagui,Matsumoto, Akira,Asano, Keisuke,Matsubara, Seijiro
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p. 13863 - 13867
(2018/09/27)
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- Novel Terminal Bipheny-Based Diapophytoene Desaturases (CrtN) Inhibitors as Anti-MRSA/VISR/LRSA Agents with Reduced hERG Activity
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CrtN has been identified as an attractive and druggable target for treating pigmented Staphylococcus aureus infections. More than 100 new compounds were synthesized, which target the overwhelming the defects of the CrtN inhibitor 1. Analogues 23a and 23b demonstrated a significant activity against pigmented S. aureus Newman and 13 MRSA strains (IC50 = 0.02-10.5 nM), along with lower hERG inhibition (IC50 > 30 μM, ~10-fold decrease in comparison with 1). Furthermore, 23a and 23b were confirmed to reduce the staphylococcal load in the kidney and heart in a mouse model with normal treatment deeper than pretreatment ones, comparable even with vancomycin and linezolid. Remarkably, 23a could strongly block the pigment biosynthesis of these nine multidrug-resistant MRSA strains, including excellent activity against LRSA strains and VISA strains in vivo, and all of which demonstrated that 23a has a huge potential against intractable MRSA, VISA, and LRSA issues as a therapeutic drug.
- Li, Baoli,Ni, Shuaishuai,Mao, Fei,Chen, Feifei,Liu, Yifu,Wei, Hanwen,Chen, Wenhua,Zhu, Jin,Lan, Lefu,Li, Jian
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p. 224 - 250
(2018/02/10)
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- Novel Staphyloxanthin Inhibitors with Improved Potency against Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Diapophytoene desaturase (CrtN) is a potential novel target for intervening in the biosynthesis of the virulence factor staphyloxanthin. In this study, 38 1,4-benzodioxan-derived CrtN inhibitors were designed and synthesized to overwhelm the defects of leading compound 4a. Derivative 47 displayed superior pigment inhibitory activity, better hERG inhibitory properties and water solubility, and significantly sensitized MRSA strains to immune clearance in vitro. Notably, 47 displayed excellent efficacy against pigmented S. aureus Newman, Mu50 (vancomycin-intermediate MRSA, VISA), and NRS271 (linezolid-resistant MRSA, LRSA) comparable to that of linezolid and vancomycin in vivo.
- Ni, Shuaishuai,Li, Baoli,Chen, Feifei,Wei, Hanwen,Mao, Fei,Liu, Yifu,Xu, Yixiang,Qiu, Xiaoxi,Li, Xiaokang,Liu, Wenwen,Hu, Linghao,Ling, Dazheng,Wang, Manjiong,Zheng, Xinyu,Zhu, Jin,Lan, Lefu,Li, Jian
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p. 233 - 237
(2018/03/21)
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- Novel Inhibitors of Staphyloxanthin Virulence Factor in Comparison with Linezolid and Vancomycin versus Methicillin-Resistant, Linezolid-Resistant, and Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Vivo
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Our previous work (Wang et al. J. Med. Chem. 2016, 59, 4831-4848) revealed that effective benzocycloalkane-derived staphyloxanthin inhibitors against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections were accompanied by poor water solubility and high hERG inhibition and dosages (preadministration). In this study, 92 chroman and coumaran derivatives as novel inhibitors have been addressed for overcoming deficiencies above. Derivatives 69 and 105 displayed excellent pigment inhibitory activities and low hERG inhibition, along with improvement of solubility by salt type selection. The broad and significantly potent antibacterial spectra of 69 and 105 were displayed first with normal administration in the livers and hearts in mice against pigmented S. aureus Newman, Mu50 (vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus), and NRS271 (linezolid-resistant S. aureus), compared with linezolid and vancomycin. In summary, both 69 and 105 have the potential to be developed as good antibacterial candidates targeting virulence factors.
- Ni, Shuaishuai,Wei, Hanwen,Li, Baoli,Chen, Feifei,Liu, Yifu,Chen, Wenhua,Xu, Yixiang,Qiu, Xiaoxia,Li, Xiaokang,Lu, Yanli,Liu, Wenwen,Hu, Linhao,Lin, Dazheng,Wang, Manjiong,Zheng, Xinyu,Mao, Fei,Zhu, Jin,Lan, Lefu,Li, Jian
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p. 8145 - 8159
(2017/10/18)
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- Discovery of Potent Benzofuran-Derived Diapophytoene Desaturase (CrtN) Inhibitors with Enhanced Oral Bioavailability for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections
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Blocking the staphyloxanthin biosynthesis process has emerged as a new promising antivirulence strategy. Previously, we first revealed that CrtN is a druggable target against infections caused by pigmented Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and that naftifine was an effective CrtN inhibitor. Here, we identify a new type of benzofuran-derived CrtN inhibitor with submicromolar IC50 values that is based on the naftifine scaffold. The most potent analog, 5m, inhibits the pigment production of S. aureus Newman and three MRSA strains, with IC50 values of 0.38-5.45 nM, without any impact on the survival of four strains (up to 200 μM). Notably, compound 5m (1 μM) could significantly sensitize four strains to immune clearance and could effectively attenuate the virulence of three strains in vivo. Moreover, 5m was determined to be a weak antifungal reagent (MIC > 16 μg/mL). Combined with good oral bioavailability (F = 42.2%) and excellent safety profiles, these data demonstrate that 5m may be a good candidate for the treatment of MRSA infections.
- Wang, Youxin,Chen, Feifei,Di, Hongxia,Xu, Yong,Xiao, Qiang,Wang, Xuehai,Wei, Hanwen,Lu, Yanli,Zhang, Lingling,Zhu, Jin,Sheng, Chunquan,Lan, Lefu,Li, Jian
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p. 3215 - 3230
(2016/05/19)
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- Rational design of Mn-salen epoxidation catalysts: Preliminary results
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(Salen)manganese(III) complex 7 designed on the basis of the new proposal on the olefin's access to metal-oxo bond and complex 10 having axial chirality in salicylaldehyde part were found to be effective catalysts for the epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins, especially for cis-olefins.
- Hosoya, Naoki,Hatayama, Akira,Irie, Ryo,Sasaki, Hidehiko,Katsuki, Tsutomu
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p. 4311 - 4322
(2007/10/02)
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