- Optimization of a Benzoylpiperidine Class Identifies a Highly Potent and Selective Reversible Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MAGL) Inhibitor
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Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is the enzyme degrading the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol, and it is involved in several physiological and pathological processes. The therapeutic potential of MAGL is linked to several diseases, including cancer. The development of MAGL inhibitors has been greatly limited by the side effects associated with the prolonged MAGL inactivation. Importantly, it could be preferable to use reversible MAGL inhibitors in vivo, but nowadays only few reversible compounds have been developed. In the present study, structural optimization of a previously developed class of MAGL inhibitors led to the identification of compound 23, which proved to be a very potent reversible MAGL inhibitor (IC50 = 80 nM), selective for MAGL over the other main components of the endocannabinoid system, endowed of a promising antiproliferative activity in a series of cancer cell lines and able to block MAGL both in cell-based as well as in vivo assays.
- Granchi, Carlotta,Lapillo, Margherita,Glasmacher, Sandra,Bononi, Giulia,Licari, Cristina,Poli, Giulio,El Boustani, Maguie,Caligiuri, Isabella,Rizzolio, Flavio,Gertsch, Jürg,Macchia, Marco,Minutolo, Filippo,Tuccinardi, Tiziano,Chicca, Andrea
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p. 1932 - 1958
(2019/02/26)
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- 2-Iodo-N-isopropyl-5-methoxybenzamide as a highly reactive and environmentally benign catalyst for alcohol oxidation
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Several N-isopropyliodobenzamides were evaluated as catalysts for the oxidation of benzhydrol to benzophenone in the presence of Oxone (2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4) as a co-oxidant at room temperature. A study on the substituent effect of the benzene ring of N-isopropyl-2-iodobenzamide on the oxidation revealed that its reactivity increased in the following order of substitution: 5-NO2 2Me, 3-OMe 5-OAc 5-Cl H, 4-OMe 5-Me 5-OMe. The oxidation of various benzylic and aliphatic alcohols using a catalytic amount of the most reactive 5-methoxy derivative successfully resulted in moderate to excellent yields of the corresponding carbonyl compounds. The high reactivity of the 5-methoxy derivative at room temperature is a result of the rapid generation of the pentavalent species from the trivalent species during the reaction. 5-Methoxy-2-iodobenzamide would be an efficient and environmentally benign catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols, especially benzylic alcohols.
- Yakura, Takayuki,Fujiwara, Tomoya,Yamada, Akihiro,Nambu, Hisanori
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p. 971 - 978
(2019/11/11)
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- Stereoretentive Intramolecular Glycosyl Cross-Coupling: Development, Scope, and Kinetic Isotope Effect Study
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A series of cyclic C-glycosides were synthesized using the palladium-catalyzed stereoretentive intramolecular glycosylation of aryl iodides by employing a bulky phosphine ligand. A variety of functional groups are tolerated in the reaction, and enantioenr
- Yi, Duk,Zhu, Feng,Walczak, Maciej A.
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p. 4627 - 4631
(2018/08/07)
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- Copper-catalyzed domino reaction of carbodiimides and benzoic acid derivatives for the synthesis of quinazolinediones
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Quinazolinediones were obtained from 2-iodobenzoic acids and carbodiimide derivatives under mild reaction conditions via a copper-catalyzed domino reaction. The absence of an external base was essential to avoid the generation of amide by-products. Both alkyl- and aryl-substituted carbodiimides gave the corresponding quinazolinediones. However, the use of aryl-substituted carbodiimides resulted in low yields due to an undesired elimination process.
- Duangjan, Chanikan,Rukachaisirikul, Vatcharin,Saithong, Saowanit,Kaeobamrung, Juthanat
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p. 3537 - 3540
(2018/08/29)
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- Pd-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Cyclic Sulfonamides and Sulfinamides Using K2S2O5 as a Sulfur Dioxide Surrogate
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A variety of cyclic sulfonamides and sulfinamides could be selectively synthesized under Pd catalysis using haloarenes bearing amino groups and a sulfur dioxide (SO2) surrogate. The amount of base was key in determining the selectivity. Mechanistic studies revealed that sulfinamides were initially formed via an unprecedented formal insertion of sulfur monoxide and were oxidized to sulfonamides in the presence of an iodide ion and DMSO.
- Konishi, Hideyuki,Tanaka, Hiromichi,Manabe, Kei
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p. 1578 - 1581
(2017/04/13)
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- General Enantioselective C?H Activation with Efficiently Tunable Cyclopentadienyl Ligands
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Cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligands enable efficient steering of various transition-metal-catalyzed transformations, in particular enantioselective C?H activation. Currently only few chiral Cp ligands are available. Therefore, a conceptually general approach to
- Jia, Zhi-Jun,Merten, Christian,Gontla, Rajesh,Daniliuc, Constantin G.,Antonchick, Andrey P.,Waldmann, Herbert
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p. 2429 - 2434
(2017/02/23)
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- Palladium-catalyzed insertion of N-tosylhydrazones for the synthesis of isoindolines
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Isoindolines are synthesized by palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of N-(2-iodobenzyl) anilines with α,β-unsaturated N-tosylhydrazones. The reaction has several potential advantages: (1) toleration of a wide range of functional groups, (2) easy to handle and with mild conditions, (3) enriches the isoindoline family, (4) two new bonds form in one step.
- Zhou, Ping-Xin,Luo, Jian-Yi,Zhao, Lian-Biao,Ye, Yu-Ying,Liang, Yong-Min
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p. 3254 - 3256
(2013/05/08)
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- Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel transrepression- selective liver X receptor (LXR) ligands with 5,11-dihydro-5-methyl-11- methylene-6 H-dibenz[ b, e ]azepin-6-one skeleton
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To obtain novel transrepression-selective liver X receptor (LXR) ligands, we adopted a strategy of reducing the transactivational agonistic activity of the 5,11-dihydro-5-methyl-11-methylene-6H-dibenz[b,e]azepin-6-one derivative 10, which exhibits LXR-mediated transrepressional and transactivational activity. Structural modification of 10 based on the reported X-ray crystal structure of the LXR ligand-binding domain led to a series of compounds, of which almost all exhibited transrepressional activity at 1 or 10 μM but showed no transactivational activity even at 30 μM. Among the compounds obtained, 18 and 22 were confirmed to have LXR-dependent transrepressional activity by using peritoneal macrophages from wild-type and LXR-null mice. A newly developed fluorescence polarization assay indicated that they bind directly to LXRα. Next, further structural modification was performed with the guidance of docking simulations with LXRα, focusing on enhancing the binding of the ligands with LXRα through the introduction of substituents or heteroatom(s). Among the compounds synthesized, compound 48, bearing a hydroxyl group, showed potent, selective, and dose-dependent transrepressional activity.
- Aoyama, Atsushi,Endo-Umeda, Kaori,Kishida, Kenji,Ohgane, Kenji,Noguchi-Yachide, Tomomi,Aoyama, Hiroshi,Ishikawa, Minoru,Miyachi, Hiroyuki,Makishima, Makoto,Hashimoto, Yuichi
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p. 7360 - 7377
(2012/11/07)
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- Hypervalent iodine(III)-LiX combination in fluoroalcohol solvent for aromatic halogenation of electron-rich arenecarboxylic acids
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The novel reagent system, PhI(OAc)2-LiX combination in fluoroalcohol solvents, was found to be effective for halodecarboxylation of electron-rich arenecarboxylic acids. The method provided an efficient route to halogenated phenol ether derivatives. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ? New York.
- Hamamoto, Hiromi,Hattori, Sho,Takemaru, Kaori,Miki, Yasuyoshi
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p. 1563 - 1566
(2011/08/03)
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- A facile synthesis of dibenzopyrroloazepinones as tetracyclic allocolchicinoids - An unusual 1,2-phenyl shift
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A facile synthesis of dibenzopyrroloazepinones via an electrophilic cyclisation of a biphenyl-acyliminium ion is described; an unusual 1,2-phenyl shift occurs when the C-1′ carbon is the more nucleophilic than the C-2′ carbon.
- Wu, Liang,Aliev, Abil E.,Caddick, Stephen,Fitzmaurice, Richard J.,Tocher, Derek A.,King, Frank D.
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p. 318 - 320
(2010/05/01)
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- 2-iodoxybenzenesulfonic acid as an extremely active catalyst for the selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and enones with oxone
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Electron-donating group-substituted 2-iodoxybenzoic acids (IBXs) such as5-Me-IBX (1g), 5-MeO-IBX (1h), and 4,5-Me2-IBX were superior to IBX 1a as catalysts for the oxidation of alcohols with Oxone (a trad emark of DuPont) under nonaqueous conditions, although Oxone was almost insoluble in most organic solvents. The catalytic oxidation proceeded more rapidly and cleanly in nitromethane. Furthermore, 2-iodoxybenzenesulfonic acid (IBS, 6a) was much more active than modified IBXs. Thus, we established a highly efficient and selective method for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to carbonyl compounds such as aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and ketones with Oxone in nonaqueous nitromethane, acetonitrile, or ethyl acetate in the presence of 0.05-5molpercentof 6a, which was generated in situ from 2-iodobenzenesulfonic acid (7a) or its sodium salt. Cycloalkanones could be further oxidized to α,β- cycloalkenones or lactones by controlling the amounts of Oxone under the same conditions as above. When Oxone was used under nonaqueous conditions, Oxone wastes could be removed by simple filtration. Based on theoretical calculations, we considered that the relatively ionic character of the intramolecular hypervalent iodine-OSO2 bond of IBS might lower the twisting barrier of the alkoxyperiodinane intermediate 16.
- Uyanik, Muhammet,Akakura, Matsujiro,Ishihara, Kazuaki
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p. 251 - 262
(2009/06/28)
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- PdII-catalyzed monoselective ortho halogenation of C-H bonds assisted by counter cations: A complementary method to directed ortho lithiation
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(Chemical Equation Presented) When the counterion counts: The yield and selectivity of the title transformation of benzoic acid derivatives were improved greatly by using tetraalkyl ammonium salts as additives (see scheme; monoselectivity: 5:1-18:1). These effects are attributed to the influence of counter cations. The halogenated products are versatile intermediates for the construction of substituted aromatic compounds. DMF=N,N-dimethylformamide.
- Mei, Tian-Sheng,Giri, Ramesh,Maugel, Nathan,Yu, Jin-Quan
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p. 5215 - 5219
(2009/04/11)
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- First general, direct, and regioselective synthesis of substituted methoxybenzoic acids by ortho metalation
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(Chemical Equation Presented) New general methodology of value in aromatic chemistry based on ortho-metalation sites in o-, m-, and p-anisic acids (1-3) (Scheme 1) is described. The metalation can be selectively directed to either of the ortho positions by varying the base, metalation temperature, and exposure times. Metalation of o-anisic acid (1) with s-BuLi/TMEDA in THF at -78°C occurs exclusively in the position adjacente to the carboxylate. On the other hand, a reversal of regioselectivity is observed with n-BuLi/t-BuOK. With LTMP at 0°C, the two directors of m-anisic acid (2) function in concert to direct introduction of the metal between them while n-BuLi/t-BuOK removes preferentially the proton located ortho to the methoxy and para to the carboxylate (H-4). s-BuLi/TMEDA reacts with p-anisic acid (3) exclusively in the vicinity of the carboxylate. According to these methodologies, routes to very simple methoxybenzoic acids with a variety of functionalities that are not easily accessible by other means have been developed (Table 1).
- Nguyen, Thi-Huu,Chau, Nguyet Trang Thanh,Castanet, Anne-Sophie,Nguyen, Kim Phi Phung,Mortier, Jacques
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p. 3419 - 3429
(2008/02/03)
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- Toward a better understanding on the mechanism of ortholithiation. Tuning of selectivities in the metalation of meta-anisic acid by an appropriate choice of base
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(Chemical Equation Presented) If employed in THF at 0°C, LTMP metalates meta-anisic acid at the doubly activated position. In contrast, n-BuLi/t-BuOK deprotonates position C-4 preferentially at low temperature. Functionalization at C-6 requires protection of the C-2 site beforehand. As a result of these findings, a new mechanism is proposed for the heteroatom-directed ortholithiation of aromatic compounds.
- Nguyen, Thi-Huu,Chau, Nguyet Trang Thanh,Castanet, Anne-Sophie,Nguyen, Kim Phi Phung,Mortier, Jacques
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p. 2445 - 2448
(2007/10/03)
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