- Synthesis of chiral five-, six-, and seven-membered heterocycles from (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone
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Chiral small molecules such as amino alcohols and their heterocyclic derivatives are useful building blocks for asymmetric synthesis and the preparation of biologically active compounds. Using a common starting material derived from carbohydrate, the (S)-3-hydroxy - butyrolactone, we have synthesized several five-, six-, and seven-membered nitrogen-containing chiral heterocycles. These include (S)-3-benzyloxypyrrolidine, a protected 6-substituted morpholin-3-one and its homologous 1,4-oxazepan-3-one, and 6-trityloxymethyl tetrahydro-1,3-oxazine-2-thiones. These chiral small heterocycles were synthesized from the lactone via efficient cyclization reactions. Their syntheses and characterization are reported here. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart - New York.
- Yang, Hao,Goyal, Navneet,Ella-Menye, Jean Rene,Williams, Kristopher,Wang, Guijun
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p. 561 - 568
(2012/05/05)
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- Synthesis and serotonergic activity of 3-[2-(pyrrolidin-1- yl)ethyl]indoles: Potent agonists for the h5-HT(1D) receptor with high selectivity over the h5-HT(1B) receptor
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The design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a novel series of 3- [2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl]-indoles with excellent selectivity for h5-HT(1D) (formerly 5-HT(1Dα)) receptors over h5-HT(1B) (formerly 5-HT(1Dβ)) receptors are described. Clinically effective antimigraine drugs such as Sumatriptan show little selectivity between h5-HT(1D) and h5-HT(1B) receptors. The differential expression of h5-HT(1D) and h5-HT(1B) receptors in neural and vascular tissue prompted an investigation of whether a compound selective for the h5-HT(1D) subtype would have the same clinical efficacy but with reduced side effects. The pyrrolidine 3b was initially identified as having 9-fold selectivity for h5-HT(1D) over h5-HT(1B) receptors. Substitution of the pyrrolidine ring of 3b with methylbenzylamine groups gave compounds with nanomolar affinity for the h5-HT(1D) receptor and 100-fold selectivity with respect to h5-HT(1B) receptors. Modification of the indole 5-substituent led to the oxazolidinones 24a,b with up to 163-fold selectivity for the h5-HT(1D) subtype and improved selectivity over other serotonin receptors. The compounds were shown to be full agonists by measurement of agonist-induced [35S]GTPγS binding in CHO cells expressed with h5-HT receptors. This study suggests that the h5-HT(1D) and h5-HT(1B) receptors can be differentiated by appropriate substitution of the ligand in the region which binds to the aspartate residue and reveals a large binding pocket in the h5-HT(1D) receptor domain which is absent for the h5-HT(1B) receptor. The compounds described herein will be important tools to delineate the role of h5-HT(1D) receptors in migraine.
- Sternfeld, Francine,Guiblin, Alexander R.,Jelley, Richard A.,Matassa, Victor G.,Reeve, Austin J.,Hunt, Peter A.,Beer, Margaret S.,Heald, Anne,Stanton, Josephine A.,Sohal, Bindi,Watt, Alan P.,Street, Leslie J.
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p. 677 - 690
(2007/10/03)
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