31984-10-8Relevant articles and documents
Gold N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts for the Hydrofluorination of Alkynes Using Hydrofluoric Acid: Reaction Scope, Mechanistic Studies and the Tracking of Elusive Intermediates
Bédard, Sandrine,Cavallo, Luigi,Falivene, Laura,Gauthier, Rapha?l,Nolan, Steven P.,Paquin, Jean-Fran?ois,Saab, Marina,Tzouras, Nikolaos V.,Van Hecke, Kristof,Zhang, Ziyun
supporting information, (2021/12/09)
An efficient and chemoselective methodology deploying gold-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes as catalysts in the hydrofluorination of terminal alkynes using aqueous HF has been developed. Mechanistic studies shed light on an in situ generated catalyst, formed by the reaction of Br?nsted basic gold pre-catalysts with HF in water, which exhibits the highest reactivity and chemoselectivity. The catalytic system has a wide alkyl substituted-substrate scope, and stoichiometric as well as catalytic reactions with tailor-designed gold pre-catalysts enable the identification of various gold species involved along the catalytic cycle. Computational studies aid in understanding the chemoselectivity observed through examination of key mechanistic steps for phosphine- and NHC-coordinated gold species bearing the triflate counterion and the elusive key complex bearing a bifluoride counterion.
Selective Debromination of α,α,α-Tribromomethylketones with HBr–H2O Reductive Catalytic System
Cheng, Zhao,Guo, Hongmei,Huang, Guozheng,Rexit, Abulikemu Abudu,Wang, Hui,Zheng, Meng-Xia
, p. 6455 - 6458 (2020/10/21)
A debromination of α,α,α-tribromomethylketones is developed for chemoselective synthesis of α-mono- and α,α-dibromomethylketones with high selectivity under H2O–HBr reductive conditions. This method offers an efficient and direct way to synthesize α-mono or α,α-dibromomethylketone compounds in high to excellent yields through the process of HBr self-circulation in water.
3-Phenylalkyl-2H-chromenes and -chromans as novel rhinovirus infection inhibitors
Conti, Cinzia,Proietti Monaco, Luca,Desideri, Nicoletta
, p. 2074 - 2083 (2017/03/23)
Following our studies on structure-activity relationships of anti-rhinovirus chromene and chroman derivatives, we designed and synthesized new series of 3-phenylalkyl-2H-chromenes and -chromans bearing differently sized, aliphatic linker chains between the two cycles. The cytotoxicity and the antiviral activity of the new compounds on human rhinovirus (HRV) serotype 1B and 14 infection were evaluated in HeLa cell cultures. Most of the tested compounds interfered with HRV1B multiplication in the micromolar or submicromolar concentrations while HRV14 was less susceptible. 3-[3-(4-Chlorophenyl)propyl]chroman (9c) was selected for preliminary mechanism of action studies due to its potent activity against both serotypes (IC50 of 0.48?μM and 1.36?μM towards HRV1B and 14, respectively) coupled with high selectivity (SI?=?206.18 and 73.26, respectively). Results of time of addition/removal studies suggest that 9c, similarly to related derivatives, behaves as a capsid binder interfering with some early events of the HRV1B infectious cycle.
