High diastereoselectivity in the yang photocyclization via remote hydrogen abstraction reaction
1-Benzoyl-1-(o-alkoxyphenyl)cyclopropanes undergo Yang photocyclization to form dihydrobenzopyranols in a stereospecific manner. The cyclopropyl group at alpha position to carbonyls gives not only a bias in the most stable geometries of the starting ketones but also conformational restriction on geometries of biradical intermediates. More importantly, intramolecular hydrogen bonds seem to give an additional effect on conformational control of the biradical reactivity.
Jang, Mi,Park, Bong Ser
p. 1509 - 1514
(2016/10/09)
2-Benzyl and 2-phenyl-3-hydroxypropyl pivalates as protein kinase C ligands
A series of 2-benzyl and 2-phenyl-3-hydroxypropyl pivalates designed to incorporate the principal pharmacophores of phorbol esters have been synthesized and tested as PKC-α ligands. Among the analogues, 13c exhibited the most potent binding affinity with a Ki = 0.7 μM. The synthesized analogues were subjected to molecular modeling analysis based on two alternative models of the phorbol pharmacophore and a docking study of 13c was carried out.
Lee, Jeewoo,Lee, Ju-Hyun,Kim, Su Yeon,Perry, Nicholas A.,Lewin, Nancy E.,Ayres, Jolene A.,Blumberg, Peter M.
p. 2022 - 2031
(2007/10/03)
Synthesis and physicochemical assessment of novel 2-substituted 3-hydroxypyridin-4-ones, novel iron chelators
Novel 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one containing tridentate ligands were synthesised and their physicochemical properties characterised, including ionisation constants and stoichiometric titration with Fe(III). There is an urgent demand for orally active iron chelators with potential for the treatment of thalassaemia. In principle, tridentate ligands are likely to be more kinetically stable than bidentate molecules, but to date no satisfactory molecules have been identified. Fe(III) stability constants were assessed by competition with the hexadentate ligand EDTA. In all cases no evidence was found for a tridentate mode of iron chelation; instead the ligands behaved as bidentate hydroxypyridinones. As a consequence they provide no advantage over the more simple alkyl hydroxypyridinones.
Moridani, Majid Y.,Tilbrook, Gary S.,Khodr, Hicham H.,Hider, Robert C.
p. 349 - 364
(2007/10/03)
Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activity of tripentones: A new series of antitubulin agents
Structure-activity relationship studies of a new series of tripentones (thieno[2,3-b]pyrrolizin-8-ones), led us to prepare several derivatives with antiproliferative activities. The most promising 3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyrrolizin-8-one 20 (leukemia L1210, IC50 = 15 nM) was shown to be a potent inhibitor of tubulin polymerization.