- Stable and easily accessible functional dyes: Dihydrotetraazaanthracenes as versatile precursors for higher acenes
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Abstract A series of new dihydrotetraazaanthracenes and one new dihydrotetraazatetracene as substances for applications in organoelectronic devices and as suitable building blocks for higher azaacenes was synthesised. The condensation of aromatic diamines with dichlorodicyanopyrazine led to these tricyclic/tetracyclic compounds. Syntheses of N-substituted phenylenediamines were developed to enable the introduction of multiple functional groups such as ester, amino, or nitro groups on the chromophoric system. Relationships between the structure and the spectroscopic properties could be derived from UV/Vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, as well as by DFT and TD-DFT calculations of molecular and aggregate structures. The absorption spectra are dominated by π-π transitions of the single molecules, whereas aggregation needs to be taken into account to obtain reasonable agreement between theory and experiment in certain cases. Single-crystal X-ray analyses were carried out to examine the morphology and solid packing effects. Finally, a dihydrotetraazaanthracene was used as a building-block to create a mesoionic octaazapentacene. Dihydroazaacenes: A series of dihydrotetraazaanthracenes and one new dihydrotetraazatetracene as substances for applications in organoelectronic devices and as suitable building blocks for higher azaacenes was synthesised. Single-crystal X-ray analyses were carried out to examine the morphology and solid packing effects. Finally, a dihydrotetraazaanthracene was used as a building-block to create a mesoionic octaazapentacene.
- Gampe, Dominique Mario,Kaufmann, Martin,Jakobi, D?rthe,Sachse, Torsten,Presselt, Martin,Beckert, Rainer,G?rls, Helmar
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p. 7571 - 7581
(2015/05/13)
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- Design and synthesis of conformationally restricted inhibitors of active thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFIa)
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A series of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid derivatives designed as inhibitors of TAFIa has been prepared via a common hydrogenation-alkylation sequence starting from the appropriate benzimidazole and imidazopyridine system. We present a successful design strategy using a conformational restriction approach resulting in potent and selective inhibitors of TAFIa. The X-ray structure of compound 5 in complex with a H333Y/H335Q double mutant TAFI indicate that the conformational restriction is responsible for the observed potency increase.
- Brink, Mikael,Dahlen, Anders,Olsson, Thomas,Polla, Magnus,Svensson, Tor
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p. 2261 - 2268
(2014/04/17)
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- Synthesis and biological evaluation of analogues of AKT (protein kinase B) inhibitor-IV
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Inhibitors of the PI3-kinase/AKT (protein kinase B) pathway are under investigation as anticancer and antiviral agents. The benzimidazole derivative AKT inhibitor-IV (ChemBridge 5233705) affects this pathway and exhibits potent anticancer and antiviral activity. To probe its biological activity, we synthesized AKT inhibitor-IV and 21 analogues using a novel six-step route based on ZrCl4-catalyzed cyclization of 1,2-arylenediamines with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. We examined effects on viability of HeLa carcinoma cells, viability of normal human cells (NHBE), replication of recombinant parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5) in HeLa cells, and replication of the intracellular bacterium Mycobacterium fortuitum in HeLa cells. Replacement of the benzimidazole N-ethyl substitutent of AKT inhibitor-IV with N-hexyl and N-dodecyl groups enhanced antiviral activity and cytotoxicity against the cancer cell line, but these compounds showed substantially lower toxicity (from 6-fold to >20-fold) against NHBE cells and no effect on M. fortuitum, suggesting inhibition of one or more host protein(s) required for proliferation of cancer cells and PIV5. The key structural elements identified here may facilitate identification of targets of this highly biologically active scaffold.
- Sun, Qi,Wu, Runzhi,Cai, Sutang,Lin, Yuan,Sellers, Llewlyn,Sakamoto, Kaori,He, Biao,Peterson, Blake R.
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p. 1126 - 1139
(2011/04/25)
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- Structure-activity relationships for 1-phenylbenzimidazoles as selective ATP site inhibitors of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor
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1-Phenylbenzimidazoles are shown to be a new class of ATP-site inhibitors of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR). Structure- activity relationships (SARs) are narrow, with closely related heterocycles being inactive. A systematic study of
- Palmer, Brian D.
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p. 5457 - 5465
(2007/10/03)
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