- Development of pH-activatable fluorescent probes for rapid visualization of metastatic tumours and fluorescence-guided surgeryviatopical spraying
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A series of pH-activatable aza-BODIPY-based fluorescent probes were developed for rapid cancer visualization and real-time fluorescence-guided surgery by harnessing topical spraying. These probes exhibited good water-solubility, a tunable pKafrom 5.0 to 7.9, and stable intense NIR emission at ~725 nm under acidic conditions.AzaB5with a pKavalue of 6.7 was able to rapidly and clearly visualize pulmonary and abdominal metastatic tumours including tiny metastases less than 2 mmviatopical spraying, further improving intraoperative fluorescence-guided resection. We believe thatAzaB5is promising as a powerful tool to rapidly delineate a broad range of malignancies and assist surgical tumour resection.
- Cao, Wenwen,Li, Xiaoxin,Wu, Peng,Xiong, Hu
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p. 10636 - 10639
(2021/10/19)
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- A general strategy to optimize the performance of aza-BODIPY-based probes for enhanced photoacoustic properties
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In this chapter, we describe a generalizable strategy to obtain a high PA output platform that is optimized for ratiometric imaging. Our approach entails conformationally restricting pendant aryl rings on the aza-BODIPY core to enhance orbital overlap which consequently increases the extinction coefficient. This strategy can potentially be applied to other dye platforms to enhance their signal intensity. We provide detailed protocols for the synthesis, in vitro characterization, and in vivo application.
- Yadav, Anuj K.,Tapia Hernandez, Rodrigo,Chan, Jefferson
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p. 415 - 441
(2021/07/26)
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- BETA-HYDROXYETHYLAMINES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASES
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There is herein provided a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and n have meanings as provided in the description.
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- A Conformationally Restricted Aza-BODIPY Platform for Stimulus-Responsive Probes with Enhanced Photoacoustic Properties
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Photoacoustic (PA) dyes, which absorb near-infrared (NIR) light to generate an ultrasonic signal, can be detected at centimeter depths in tissues with significantly higher resolution than dyes imaged with fluorescence-based methods. As such, PA agents show great promise as research tools for the study of live-animal disease models. However, the development of activatable PA probes has been hampered by the relative scarcity of appropriate PA-active molecular platforms with properties that can be manipulated in a rational manner. Herein we synthesized and evaluated six modifications to the aza-BODIPY dye platform with respect to their absorbance, fluorescence, and PA properties. We identified a promising conformationally restricted aza-BODIPY (CRaB) scaffold that prioritizes three criteria necessary for the design of stimulus-responsive dyes with optimal ratiometric PA response: absorbance at NIR wavelengths, strong PA intensity, and large Δλ upon interaction with the desired stimulus. Using this scaffold, we synthesized three chemically diverse stimulus-responsive PA probes and demonstrated between 2- and 8-fold improvements in theoretical ratiometric response in vitro. This suggests that improvements in PA parameters are generalizable. Finally, we validated the in vitro turnover of each CRaB PA probe and demonstrated the in vivo potential of the CRaB scaffold by direct comparison to an established hypoxia-responsive probe for the detection of tumor hypoxia.
- Zhou, Effie Y.,Knox, Hailey J.,Liu, Chang,Zhao, Weili,Chan, Jefferson
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supporting information
p. 17601 - 17609
(2019/11/11)
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- Werner transition-metal complex (WTMC)-mediated mild and efficient chemo-selective acylation of phenols and anilines under solvent-free condition
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Werner-type transition-metal complexes (WTMC) such as [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2, Cu[(NH3)4]SO4, Mn(acac)3, Ni[(NH3)6]Cl2, Ni[(en)3]S2O3, and Hg[Co(SCN)4] efficiently promote the chemoselective acetylation of phenols and anilines under solvent-free condition. The results of this study clearly shows that the optimal condition for the acetylation of anilines/phenols (1 mmol) (2a–r) with acetic anhydride (1.2 mmol) in the presence of WTMC (1 mmol) and two drops of H3PO4 on heating for 10 min under solvent-free condition gives the corresponding acetanilides/phenyl acetate (3a–r) in good to excellent yield. Furthermore, the method is simple, efficient, chemoselective, and eco-friendly under solvent-free condition for the acetylation of anilines and phenols promoted by WTMC by using acetic anhydrate as the acetylating agent. The simple preparation of the catalyst, easy procedure of the acetylation reaction, and simple work-up indicate the importance of WTMC for such reactions.
- Sarief, Abdulla,Haque, SK Manirul,Feroze, Syed Mudabbir,Arifuddin, Mohammed
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p. 1104 - 1109
(2018/09/27)
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- COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERGLYCAEMIA
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There is herein provided a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of hyperglycaemia or a disorder characterized by hyperglycaemia, such as type 2 diabetes, wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and n have meanings as provided in the description.
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- The first vinyl acetate mediated organocatalytic transesterification of phenols: A step towards sustainability
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The present report outlines our efforts toward a simple yet elegant protocol for O-acylation of a wide variety of phenols. This highly enabling and solventless method relies on vinyl acetate as an innocuous acyl donor and DABCO as an organocatalyst. Operational simplicity, excellent yields, higher and faster conversion rates without excess reagents, a simple workup and essentially no need of columns are some of the salient features of the reported protocol.
- Kumar, Manoj,Bagchi, Sourav,Sharma, Anuj
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supporting information
p. 8329 - 8336
(2015/11/10)
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- Photoacoustic Probes for Ratiometric Imaging of Copper(II)
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Photoacoustic tomography has emerged as a promising alternative to MRI and X-ray scans in the clinical setting due to its ability to afford high-resolution images at depths in the cm range. However, its utility has not been established in the basic research arena owing to a lack of analyte-specific photoacoustic probes. To this end, we have developed acoustogenic probes for copper(II)-1 and -2 (APC-1 and APC-2, a water-soluble congener) for the chemoselective visualization of Cu(II), a metal ion which plays a crucial role in chronic neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. To detect Cu(II), we have equipped both APCs with a 2-picolinic ester sensing module that is readily hydrolyzed in the presence of Cu(II) but not by other divalent metal ions. Additionally, we designed APC-1 and APC-2 explicitly for ratiometric photoacoustic imaging by using an aza-BODIPY dye scaffold exhibiting two spectrally resolved NIR absorbance bands which correspond to the 2-picolinic ester capped and uncapped phenoxide forms. The normalized ratiometric turn-on responses for APC-1 and APC-2 were 89- and 101-fold, respectively.
- Li, Hao,Zhang, Pamela,Smaga, Lukas P.,Hoffman, Ryan A.,Chan, Jefferson
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supporting information
p. 15628 - 15631
(2016/01/09)
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- O-acylation of substituted phenols with various alkanoyl chlorides under phase-transfer catalyst conditions
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Esterification of several types of mono-and disubstituted phenols with various mono-and dialkanoyl chlorides was performed in phase-transfer catalysis conditions, using tetrabutylammonium chloride in a mixture of aqueous NaOH and dichloromethane. The process is particularly efficient (almost quantitative yields) as well as rapid (only 5 min reaction time, at a temperature of0°C). Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Simion, Alina Marieta,Hashimoto, Iwao,Mitoma, Yoshiharu,Egashira, Naoyoshi,Simion, Cristian
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(2012/02/01)
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- Highly efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of secondary aromatic alcohols with low-cost and easily available acid resins as racemization catalysts
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A new and efficient dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) process of secondary aromatic alcohols was developed with acid resins as racemization catalysts. Acid resin CD8604 was shown to have excellent racemization activity and good biocompatibility. When employing CD8604 and complex acyl donors as racemization catalyst and acyl donor, respectively, enantiomerically pure aromatic acetate was obtained with excellent yield and ee values through the DKR process. It is noteworthy that the system could be reused more than 10 times with little loss of yield and ee value.
- Cheng, Yongmei,Xu, Gang,Wu, Jianping,Zhang, Chensheng,Yang, Lirong
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 2366 - 2369
(2010/06/13)
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- o-benzenedisulfonimide as a soft, efficient, and recyclable catalyst for the acylation of alcohols, phenols, and thiols under solvent-free conditions: Advantages and limitations
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o-Benzenedisulfonimide turns out to be a highly efficient Bransted acid catalyst for the acylation of a number of alcohols, phenols, and thiols under a metal- and solvent-free procedure; reaction conditions are mild and yields very good. After the workup, the catalyst can be easily recovered and purified, ready to be reused, with economic and ecological advantages. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.
- Barbero, Margherita,Cadamuro, Silvano,Dughera, Stefano,Venturello, Paolo
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- Aluminium dodecatungstophosphate (AlPW12O40) as a highly efficient catalyst for the selective acetylation of -OH, -SH and -NH2 functional groups in the absence of solvent at room temperature
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AlPW12O40 was found to be an effective catalyst for the selective acetylation of alcohols, thiols, and amines in the absence of solvent at room temperature.
- Firouzabadi, Habib,Iranpoor, Nasser,Nowrouzi, Farhad,Amani, Kamal
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p. 764 - 765
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- An Open Transition State in Carbonyl Acyl Group Transfer in Aqueous Solution
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The second-order rate constants have been measured for the reaction of substituted phenolate ions with 2,4-dinitrophenyl acetate, 2,4-dinitrophenyl 4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylbenzoate and acetic anhydride in aqueous solution at 25 deg C.The data are over a wide range of phenolate ion basicity and obey good Broensted equations which have βnuc values of, respectively, 0.57 +/- 0.03, 0.15 +/- 0.07 and 0.59 +/- 0.05.The principal conclusion of this work is that the identity reaction of 2,4-dinitrophenolate ion with 2,4-dinitrophenyl 4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylbenzoate has anopen transition state, namely one with very weak bonds to entering and departing ligands.The transition state possesses a Kreevoy tightness parameter (τ) of 0.18.The open transition state arises from the stabilising effect of the acyl group substituents on the benzoylium ion and their destabilising effect on the putative tetrahedral intermediate as well as the weak basicities of the nucleophile and nucleofuge.This is the first example of an open transition state in an acyl group transfer which does not require the assistance of a negatively charged internal nucleophile.The data for 2,4-dinitrophenyl acetate may be employed to calculate an identity rate constant (kii) for the reaction of 2,4-dinitrophenolate ion with the ester.This data may be fitted to a theoretical Lewis-Kreevoy plot (log kii vs. pKi) possessing both positive and negative values of βii (slope of the line).Microscopic medium effects place a limit to the accuracy of predictions of rate constants, including kii, from linear free energy relationships.
- Ba-Saif, Salem A.,Colthurst, Matthew,Waring, Mark A.,Williams, Andrew
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- Concertedness in Acyl Group Transfer in Solution: A Single Transition State in Acetyl Group Transfer between Phenolate Ion Nucleophiles
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Rate constants have been measured for nucleophilic substitution of 4-nitrophenol from 4-nitrophenyl acetate by a series of phenolate anions.The Bronsted type plot is linear for unhindered phenolate ions with pKa values significantly above and below that of the displaced 4-nitrophenol: (log kArO = 0.75pKArOH - 7.28; n = 17, r = 0.984); this is consistent with a mechanism involving a single transition state or a mechanism with an intermediate that has a very low barrier to decomposition.A small change in effective charge on the carbonyl group from reactant to transition state (measured from βnuc and the known βeq for the overall reaction) points to an almost coupled concerted mechanism for the transfer of acetyl function between phenolate ion nucleophiles.The conclusions of this work are consistent with previous results that indicate relatively stable tetrahedral intermedates in reactions at reactive acyl centers; a spectrum of mechanisms exists for substitution reactions of acyl functions in solution that ranges from SN1 (or ElcB for an ester with an α-carbanion) through concerted to BAc2.
- Ba-Saif, Salem,Luthra, Ajay K.,Williams, Andrew
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p. 6362 - 6368
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- 1-ACYL-3-SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOLIUM SALTS AS HIGHLY REACTIVE ACYLATING AGENTS
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1-Acylimidazoles could be highly activated for acylation by the quarternizing with benzyl halides. 1-Acyl-3-benzylimidazolium halides were powerful acylating agents.Alcohols, phenols, and amines were converted to the corresponding esters and amides in excellent yields under mild conditions.Keywords - 1-acyl-3-substituted imidazolium salts; acylating agents; 1-acylimidazoles; 1-acetyl-3-benzylimidazolium bromide; 1-benzoyl-3-benzylimidazolium bromide
- Kamijo, Tetsuhide,Yamamoto, Ryoji,Harada, Hiromu,Iizuka, Kinji
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p. 4242 - 4244
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