19853-10-2Relevant articles and documents
Rapid and Simple Access to α-(Hetero)arylacetonitriles from Gem-Difluoroalkenes
Hu, Dandan,Liu, Jiayue,Ren, Hongjun,Song, Jinyu,Zhang, Jun-Qi,Zhu, Guorong
supporting information, p. 786 - 790 (2022/01/28)
A scalable cyanation of gem-difluoroalkenes to (hetero)arylacetonitrile derivatives was developed. This strategy features mild reaction conditions, excellent yields, wide substrate scope, and broad functional group tolerance. Significantly, in this reacti
Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Pyrimidine-4-Carboxamides as Inhibitors of N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine Phospholipase D
Mock, Elliot D.,Kotsogianni, Ioli,Driever, Wouter P. F.,Fonseca, Carmen S.,Vooijs, Jelle M.,Den Dulk, Hans,Van Boeckel, Constant A. A.,Van Der Stelt, Mario
, p. 481 - 515 (2021/02/05)
N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) is regarded as the main enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), a family of bioactive lipid mediators. Previously, we reported N-(cyclopropylmethyl)-6-((S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-((S)-3-phenylpiperidin-1-yl)pyrimidine-4-carboxamide (1, LEI-401) as the first potent and selective NAPE-PLD inhibitor that decreased NAEs in the brains of freely moving mice and modulated emotional behavior [ Mock et al. Nat Chem. Biol., 2020, 16, 667-675 ]. Here, we describe the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of a library of pyrimidine-4-carboxamides as inhibitors of NAPE-PLD that led to the identification of LEI-401. A high-throughput screening hit was modified at three different substituents to optimize its potency and lipophilicity. Conformational restriction of an N-methylphenethylamine group by replacement with an (S)-3-phenylpiperidine increased the inhibitory potency 3-fold. Exchange of a morpholine substituent for an (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine reduced the lipophilicity and further increased activity by 10-fold, affording LEI-401 as a nanomolar potent inhibitor with drug-like properties. LEI-401 is a suitable pharmacological tool compound to investigate NAPE-PLD function in vitro and in vivo.
Primary Amide Directed Regioselective ortho-C-H-Arylation of (Aryl)Acetamides
Jaiswal, Yogesh,Kumar, Yogesh,Thakur, Rima,Pal, Jagannath,Subramanian, Ranga,Kumar, Amit
, p. 12499 - 12505 (2016/12/23)
An efficient and regioselective palladium(II)-catalyzed primary acetamide assisted ortho arylation of arylacetamide has been discovered. This is the first report where functionalizable primary acetamide (?CH2CONH2) is used as a directing group for C(sp2)-H activation/cross-coupling reactions, circumventing the extra steps of installation and subsequent removal of the directing groups. The synthetic utility of this transformation is demonstrated through the scale-up synthesis. In addition, the primary acetamide can be manipulated into synthetically important derivatives such as nitriles and carboxylic acids.