- Expanding the SAR of Nontoxic Antiplasmodial Indolyl-3-ethanone Ethers and Thioethers
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Despite major strides in reducing Plasmodium falciparum infections, this parasite still accounts for roughly half a million annual deaths. This problem is compounded by the decreased efficacy of artemisinin combination therapies. Therefore, the development and optimisation of novel antimalarial chemotypes is critical. In this study, we describe our strategic approach to optimise a class of previously reported antimalarials, resulting in the discovery of 1-(5-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-[(4-cyanophenyl)thio]ethanone (13) and 1-(5-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-[(4-nitrophenyl)thio]ethanone (14), whose activity was equipotent to that of chloroquine against the P. falciparum 3D7 strain. Furthermore, these compounds were found to be nontoxic to HeLa cells as well as being non-haemolytic to uninfected red blood cells. Intriguingly, several of our most promising compounds were found to be less active against the isogenic NF54 strain, highlighting possible issues with long-term dependability of malarial strains. Finally compound 14 displayed similar activity against both the NF54 and K1 strains, suggesting that it inhibits a pathway that is uncompromised by K1 resistance.
- Lunga, Mayibongwe J.,Chisango, Ruramai L.,Weyers, Carli,Isaacs, Michelle,Taylor, Dale,Edkins, Adrienne L.,Khanye, Setshaba D.,Hoppe, Heinrich C.,Veale, Clinton G. L.
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p. 1353 - 1362
(2018/07/13)
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- Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective Direct C4-Alkylation and C2-Annulation of Indoles: Straightforward Access to Indolopyridone
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A straightforward RhIII-catalyzed strategy was developed for the site-selective C4-alkylation and C2-annulation of indole by using electronically variable diazo esters. The transformation was accomplished with the assist of an oxime directing group at the C3 position of the indole core with wide scope and functional-group tolerance. The method directly provided an indolopyridone core. The selectivity was triggered by the reactivity of the diazo coupling partner.
- Biswas, Aniruddha,Samanta, Rajarshi
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p. 1426 - 1436
(2018/04/06)
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- Antifungal agents. Part 3: Synthesis and antifungal activities of 3-acylindole analogs against phytopathogenic fungi in vitro
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To find more potent antifungal compounds, twenty 3-acylindole analogs were synthesized and bio-evaluated for their antifungal activities against seven phytopathogenic fungi. Structure-activity relationships investigations revealed that 4- or 6-methyl and 3-acetyl or propionyl groups were the important structural properties of 3-acylindoles for the activities. Especially 4-methyl-3-propionylindole, 12, displayed the more potent activities than hymexazol, a commercially available agricultural fungicide, and might be considered as a new promising lead candidate for further design and synthesis of agricultural fungicides.
- Xu, Hui,Bin Yang, Wen,Wang, Qin
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p. 864 - 868
(2012/06/29)
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- A general method for acylation of indoles at the 3-position with acyl chlorides in the presence of dialkylaluminum chloride.
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[reaction--see text] Indoles are selectively acylated at the 3-position in high yields on treatment with a wide variety of acyl chlorides in CH(2)Cl(2) in the presence of diethylaluminum chloride or dimethylaluminum chloride. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions and is applicable to indoles bearing various functional groups without NH protection.
- Okauchi,Itonaga,Minami,Owa,Kitoh,Yoshino
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p. 1485 - 1487
(2007/10/03)
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