- Selective acylation of phenols in boron trifluoride diethyl etherate solution and the mechanistic implication
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In the presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (BF3 · OEt2), direct acylation of phenols with free carboxylic acid is chemoselective and regioselective and no demethylation, if any, was observed. The para-directing effect of BF3·OEt2 is attributed to the large steric hindrance of the boron trifluoride-phenolic hydroxyl group complex, which blocks the ortho-acylation from occurrence. Microwave irradiation could not change the regioselectivity of BF3·OEt2 except the reaction time being greatly shortened.
- Xiao, Zhu-Ping,Wei, Wei,Huang, Shen,Lin, Xiao-Yi,Peng, Bin,Wang, Xu-Dong,Zhang, Lei
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p. 8039 - 8042
(2015/02/02)
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- The synthesis, structure and activity evaluation of pyrogallol and catechol derivatives as Helicobacter pylori urease inhibitors
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Some pyrogallol and catechol derivatives were synthesized, and their urease inhibitory activity was evaluated by using acetohydroxamic acid (AHA), a well known Helicobacter pylori urease inhibitor, as positive control. The assay results indicate that many compounds have showed potential inhibitory activity against H. pylori urease. 4-(4-Hydroxyphenethyl)phen-1,2-diol (2a) was found to be the most potent urease inhibitor with IC50s of 1.5 ± 0.2 μM for extracted fraction and 4.2 ± 0.3 μM for intact cell, at least 10 times and 20 times lower than those of AHA (IC50 of 17.2 ± 0.9 μM, 100.6 ± 13 μM), respectively. This finding indicate that 2a would be a potential urease inhibitor deserves further research. Molecular dockings of 2a into H. pylori urease active site were performed for understanding the good activity observed.
- Xiao, Zhu-Ping,Ma, Tao-Wu,Fu, Wei-Chang,Peng, Xiao-Chun,Zhang, Ai-Hua,Zhu, Hai-Liang
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experimental part
p. 5064 - 5070
(2010/12/24)
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