101-10-0Relevant articles and documents
Kinetics and mechanism of thermal gas-phase elimination of α-substituted carboxylic acids: Role of relative basicity of α-substituents and acidity of incipient proton
Al-Awadi, Nouria A.,Kaul, Kamini,El-Dusouqui, Osman M. E.
, p. 499 - 504 (2000)
2-Phenoxypropanoic acid together with five of its aryl derivatives, its phenylthio and its N-phenylamino analogues were pyrolyzed at 494-566 K. The reactions were homogeneous, polar and free from catalytic and radical pathways, and obeyed a first-order rate equation. The limits of the Arrhenius log A (s-1) and E (kJ mol-1) values obtained for these reactions averaged 11.98 ± 1.71 and 158.1 ± 17.4, respectively. Analysis of the pyrolysates showed the elimination products to be carbon monoxide, acetaldehyde and the corresponding phenol, thiophenol or aniline compounds. The pyrolysis of 2-phenoxy- and 2-(N-phenylamino)-1-propanol was also investigated over the temperature range 638-792 K. The kinetic results and products analysis lend support to a reaction pathway involving a five-membered cyclic polar transition state. Copyright
Optimization of benzoxazole-based inhibitors of Cryptosporidium parvum inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase
Gorla, Suresh Kumar,Kavitha, Mandapati,Zhang, Minjia,Chin, James En Wai,Liu, Xiaoping,Striepen, Boris,Makowska-Grzyska, Magdalena,Kim, Youngchang,Joachimiak, Andrzej,Hedstrom, Lizbeth,Cuny, Gregory D.
, p. 4028 - 4043 (2013/06/27)
Cryptosporidium parvum is an enteric protozoan parasite that has emerged as a major cause of diarrhea, malnutrition, and gastroenteritis and poses a potential bioterrorism threat. C. parvum synthesizes guanine nucleotides from host adenosine in a streamlined pathway that relies on inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH). We have previously identified several parasite-selective C. parvum IMPDH (CpIMPDH) inhibitors by high-throughput screening. In this paper, we report the structure-activity relationship (SAR) for a series of benzoxazole derivatives with many compounds demonstrating CpIMPDH IC50 values in the nanomolar range and >500-fold selectivity over human IMPDH (hIMPDH). Unlike previously reported CpIMPDH inhibitors, these compounds are competitive inhibitors versus NAD +. The SAR study reveals that pyridine and other small heteroaromatic substituents are required at the 2-position of the benzoxazole for potent inhibitory activity. In addition, several other SAR conclusions are highlighted with regard to the benzoxazole and the amide portion of the inhibitor, including preferred stereochemistry. An X-ray crystal structure of a representative E·IMP·inhibitor complex is also presented. Overall, the secondary amine derivative 15a demonstrated excellent CpIMPDH inhibitory activity (IC 50 = 0.5 ± 0.1 nM) and moderate stability (t1/2 = 44 min) in mouse liver microsomes. Compound 73, the racemic version of 15a, also displayed superb antiparasitic activity in a Toxoplasma gondii strain that relies on CpIMPDH (EC50 = 20 ± 20 nM), and selectivity versus a wild-type T. gondii strain (200-fold). No toxicity was observed (LD 50 > 50 μM) against a panel of four mammalian cells lines.
A new method for production of chiral 2-aryloxypropanoic acids using effective kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aryloxycarboxylic acids
Tengeiji, Atsushi,Nakata, Kenya,Ono, Keisuke,Shiina, Isamu
, p. 1227 - 1252 (2013/08/23)
We report a novel method for the preparation of 2-aryloxypropanoic acids by kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aryloxypropanoic acids using enantioselective esterification. The usage of pivalic anhydride (Piv2O) as an activating agent, bis(a-naphthyl)methanol ((α-Np)2CHOH) as an achiral alcohol, and (+)-benzotetramisole ((+)-BTM) as a chiral acyl-transfer catalyst enables the effective separation of various racemic 2-aryloxypropanoic acids to afford optically active carboxylic acids and the corresponding esters with high enantioselectivities. Furthermore, theoretical calculations of the transition states required to form the chiral esters successfully proved the enantiomer recognition mechanism of the asymmetric esterification.
