103323-37-1Relevant articles and documents
Enantioselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzofurans through iridium-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation
Nishimura, Takahiro,Sakamoto, Kana
, p. 684 - 690 (2021/02/06)
Intramolecular hydroarylationviaC-H activation is one of the most powerful methods to synthesize carbo- and heterocyclic compounds, whereas we still have room for developing a highly enantioselective variant of the reaction. Here we describe Ir-catalyzed enantioselective intramolecular hydroarylation ofm-allyloxyphenyl ketones. The enantioselective cyclization was efficiently catalyzed by a cationic iridium complex coordinated with a conventional chiral bisphosphine ligand to give benzofurans in high yields with high enantioselectivity. A carbonyl group of ketones functioned as an effective directing group for the C-H activation. In terms of synthetic utility, we also achieved one-pot synthesis of chiral 3-substituted dihydrobenzofurans from readily available allylic carbonates andm-hydroxyacetophenonesviasequential Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution and Ir-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation.
(Methoxyalkyl)thiazoles: A new series of potent, selective, and orally active 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors displaying high enantioselectivity
Bird,Bruneau,Crawley,Edwards,Foster,Girodeau,Kingston,McMillan
, p. 2176 - 2186 (2007/10/02)
(Methoxyalkyl)thiazoles are novel 5-lipoxygenase (5-LPO) inhibitors that are neither redox agents nor iron chelators. Consideration of a hypothetical model of the enzyme active site led to this series which is exemplified by 1-[3(naphth-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-1-(thiazol-2-yl)propyl methyl ether (2d, ICI211965). 2d inhibits cell-free guinea pig 5-LPO activity, LTC4 synthesis in plasma free mouse macrophages, and LTB4 synthesis in rat and human blood (IC50s 0.1 μM, 8nM, 0.5 μM, and 0.4 μM, respectively) but does not inhibit the synthesis of cyclooxygenase products at concentrations up to 50 μM in macrophages and 100 μM in blood. 2d is orally active in rat (ex vivo ED50 10 mg/kg in blood taken in 1h after dosing). SAR studies show that high in vitro potency requires methoxy, thiazolyl, and naphthyl groups and depends critically on the substitution pattern. (Methoxyalkyl)thiazoles are chiral. Resolution of 1-methoxy-6-(naphth-2-ylmethoxy)-1-(thiazol-2-yl)indan (2j, ICl216800) shows that (+)-2j is 50-150-fold more potent than (-)-2j in in vitro assays. Thus, (methoxyalkyl)thiazoles are a new series of orally active, selective 5-LPO inhibitors and represent the first class of inhibitors in which inhibition is mediated by specific, enantioselective interactions with the enzyme.
