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chloride (1.95 g, 36.48 mmol) was added and the solution
was refluxed for 15 h. Mixture was diluted with water and
product was extracted with dichloromethane. Organic
layers were combined, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and
evaporated to get the right product (95% yield, yellow
1
powder) without further purification. mp: 116–117 °C; H
2
NMR (DMSO-d6): d 3.76 (d, 1H, J = 13.1 Hz), 4.13 (d,
1H, 2J = 13.1 Hz), 4.71 (d, 1H, 2J = 14.3 Hz), 4.88 (d, 1H,
2J = 14.3 Hz), 6.51 (s, 1H, OH), 7.41 (dd, 1H, 3J = 8.5 Hz,
4J = 2.3 Hz), 7.60 (d, 1H, 3J = 8.5 Hz), 7.63 (d, 1H,
4J = 2.3 Hz), 7.82 (s, 1H), 8.36 (s, 1H). IR (KBr, cmꢀ1):
783 (m C–Cl), 1268 (m C–N), 1473, 1515 (m C@C), 1587 (m
C@N), 2098 (m C–N3), 3111 (m O–H).
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10. Mangelinckx, S.; Boeykens, M.; Vliegen, M.; Van der
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11. Reitz, A. B.; Tuman, R. W.; Marchione, C. S.; Jordan,
A. D.; Bowden, C. R.; Maryanoff, B. E. J. Med. Chem.
1989, 32, 2110, Synthesis of 1-amino-2-(2,4-dichloro-
Scheme 4. Docking of compound (S)-7b in the active site of CYP51-
Candida albicans. Hip377 is the protonated form of histidine residue.
benzyl)amino]-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol (7a)
was the most active compound on the A. fumigatus strain
phenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol (5). To
a
solution of 1-azido-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-
triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol (4) (14.8 g, 47.26 mmol) in
120 mL of ethanol was added 5% active coal-supported
palladium (1.48 g). The solution was stirred overnight
at room temperature under a hydrogen atmosphere (5
bars) and filtered off through celite. The residue was
washed with ethyl acetate and evaporated to get the
desired product 5 (quantitative yield, white powder)
without further purification. mp: 215–216 °C; 1H NMR
(DMSO-d6): d 3.10 (d, 1H, 2J = 13.4 Hz), 3.29 (d, 1H,
2J = 13.4 Hz), 4.65 (d, 1H, 2J = 14.3 Hz), 4.91 (d, 1H,
2J = 14.3 Hz), 7.35 (dd, 1H, 3J = 8.5 Hz, 4J = 2.1 Hz),
7.52–7.58 (m, 2H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H). IR (KBr,
cmꢀ1): 806 (m C–Cl), 1272 (m C–N), 1464, 1508 (m
C@C), 1586 (m C@N), 1620 (m N–H), 3100–3450 (m O–
H and m NH2).
and showed the lowest MIC80 value of 1960.0 ng mLꢀ1
.
All these compounds could bind to the active site by H-
bond interactions.
To verify our conclusions, an HPLC separation of com-
pounds 6a–c, 7a–c, 8a, and 9a should be undertaken to
check if the most active isomers are in the (S)-configura-
tion as previously observed. Moreover, a homology
model of the CYP51-A. fumigatus enzyme should be
build according to the same procedure. More insightful
observations of the active site would give us some key
informations for further design of broad-spectrum anti-
fungal agents.
12. Synthesis of 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-(4-nitrobenzylami-
no)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol (6a). To a solu-
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A
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(230 mg, 1.06 mmol) in 10 mL of acetonitrile was slowly
added to the mixture in 40 min and the solution was
stirred for 24 h at room temperature. Solvent was
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2J = 12.5 Hz), 3.29 (d, 1H, 2J = 12.5 Hz), 3.82 (s, 2H),
4.68 (d, 1H, 2J = 14.1 Hz), 4.90 (d, 1H, 2J = 14.1 Hz),
5.95 (s, 1H, OH), 7.34 (dd, 1H, 3J = 8.8 Hz,
4J = 2.4 Hz), 7.53–7.59 (m, 4H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 8.19 (d,
2H, 3J = 8.8 Hz), 8.32 (s, 1H). IR (NaCl, cmꢀ1): 805 (m
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