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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Synthesis:
(2-HYDROXYMETHYL-5-NITRO)BENZENEBORONIC ACID DEHYDRATE is used as a reactant/reagent for imprinted polymers, playing a crucial role in the synthesis of these materials. Its specific functional groups allow for the creation of polymers with tailored properties and high selectivity.
Used in Regioselective Modification:
In the field of organic chemistry, (2-HYDROXYMETHYL-5-NITRO)BENZENEBORONIC ACID DEHYDRATE serves as a protecting group for regioselective modification of polyfunctional substrates. This application is essential for controlling the reaction outcome and ensuring the formation of the desired product with a specific functional group or stereochemistry.
Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
(2-HYDROXYMETHYL-5-NITRO)BENZENEBORONIC ACID DEHYDRATE can be utilized in the development of new drugs and drug candidates. Its unique structure and reactivity make it a valuable building block for the synthesis of complex molecules with potential therapeutic applications.
Used in Material Science:
The compound can also be employed in the development of new materials with specific properties, such as sensors, catalysts, or advanced polymers. Its ability to form stable complexes with various substrates makes it a promising candidate for these applications.

Upstream product

• 5735-41-1 3H-benzo[c][1,2]oxaborol-1-ol 
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• 2096333-96-7 2-(2-(bromomethyl)-5-nitrophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane 
• 1310-73-2 sodium hydroxide 
• 99-55-8 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline 
• 7697-37-2 nitric acid 
• 40138-16-7 2-formylbenzene boronic acid 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Protection of the Benzoxaborole Moiety: Synthesis and Functionalization of Zwitterionic Benzoxaborole Complexes

The synthesis and utility of three benzoxaborole protecting groups are reported. These protecting groups improve organic solubility and allow otherwise incompatible reactions (oxidations, substitutions, and mild reductions) to be achieved in the presence of the benzoxaborole moiety. 3-(N,N-Dimethylamino)-1-propanol was determined to be useful in one-step sequences and is readily cleaved upon workup. Two other groups, N-methylsalicylidenimine and 2-[1-(methylimino)ethyl]phenol, are suitable for multistep syntheses. Deprotection with mild aqueous acid allows for chromatography-free isolation of the benzoxaborole in high yields.

Inhibiting protein prenylation with benzoxaboroles to target fungal plant pathogens

Fungal pathogens pose an increasing threat to global food security through devastating effects on staple crops and contamination of food supplies with carcinogenic toxins. Widespread deployment of agricultural fungicides has increased crop yields but is driving increasingly frequent resistance to available agents and creating environmental reservoirs of drug-resistant fungi that can also infect susceptible human populations. To uncover non-cross-resistant modes of antifungal action, we leveraged the unique chemical properties of boron chemistry to synthesize novel 6-thiocarbamate benzoxaboroles with broad spectrum activity against diverse fungal plant pathogens. Through whole genome sequencing of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates selected for stable resistance to these compounds, we identified mutations in the protein prenylation-related genes, CDC43 and ERG20. Allele-swapping experiments confirmed that point mutations in CDC43, which encodes an essential catalytic subunit within geranylgeranyl transferase I (GGTase I) complex, were sufficient to confer resistance to the benzoxaboroles. Mutations in ERG20, which encodes an upstream farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase in the geranylgeranylation pathway, also conferred resistance. Consistent with impairment of protein prenylation, the compounds disrupted membrane localization of the classical geranylgeranylation substrate Cdc42. Guided by molecular docking predictions, which favored Cdc43 as the most likely direct target, we overexpressed and purified functional GGTase I complex to demonstrate direct binding of benzoxaboroles to it and concentration-dependent inhibition of its transferase activity. Further development of the boron-containing scaffold described here offers a promising path to the development of GGTase I inhibitors as a mechanistically distinct broad spectrum fungicide class with reduced potential for cross-resistance to antifungals in current use.

BORON CONTAINING COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES

The present disclosure contemplates novel boron-containing compounds and their uses as active agents that exhibit pesticidal activity such as antimicrobial, insecticidal, arachnicidal, and/or anti parasitic activity. An agrochemical composition containing such a compound and its use in, animal health, agriculture, or horticulture is also contemplated. A method for promoting plant performance and/or controlling, reducing, preventing, ameliorating, or inhibiting microbes, insects, arachnids, and/or parasites on or in an animal, a plant, a plant part, plant propagation material, and/or harvested fruits or vegetables is also contemplated.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of arylphosphonium-benzoxaborole conjugates as novel anticancer agents

Arylphosphonium-benzoxaborole conjugates have been synthesized as potential mitochondria targeting anticancer agents. The synthesized compounds have been tested for their effects on cell viability in various solid tumor cell lines including breast cancer 4T1 and MCF-7, pancreatic cancer MIAPaCa-2 and colorectal adenocarcinoma WiDr. Compound 6c is designated as a lead compound for further studies due to its enhanced effects on cell viability in the above-mentioned cell lines. Seahorse Xfe96 based metabolic assays reveal that the lead candidate 6c inhibits mitochondrial respiration in 4T1 and WiDr cell lines as evidenced by the reduction of mitochondrial ATP production and increase in proton leak. Epiflourescent microscopy experiments also illustrate that 6c causes significant mitochondrial fragmentation in 4T1 and WiDr cells, morphologically consistent with programmed cell death. Our current studies illustrate that arylphosphonium-benzoxaborole conjugates have potential to be further developed as anticancer agents.

Benzoxaboroles as dynamic covalent receptors for bioconjugation and transport of nucleosides and related drugs: Proof of action in HeLa cells

In this work we describe not previously explored binding studies on the reversible interaction of benzoxaborole with ligands of medical and pharmaceutical interest such as nucleosidic drugs gemcitabine and capecitabine, as well as the hydrophobic chemotherapeutic doxorubicin. We include functional derivatives of benzoxaborole such as a near infrared fluorescent boronolectine, Cy-Bx, The dynamic covalent interaction in physiological conditions was assessed by spectroscopic techniques yielding moderate to high binding affinities. The cytotoxic activity of the drugs upon conjugation to the boronolectins was evaluated revealing significant influence of the bioconjugation status on the cellular viability. The availability of the conjugate for cellular uptake and localization in the model cancer cell line HeLa was assessed by fluorescence imaging. Benzoxaborole and the fluorescent boronolectin Cy-Bx, proved to be versatile conjugation tools for 1,2 and 1,3-diol containing pharmacophores as well as bioisosteric forms such as 1,2-hydroxyamino, envisioning these small boronolectins as components in systems for drug release with tracking capability.

Synthesis of Amino- and Hydroxymethyl Benzoxaboroles: Prominent Scaffolds for Further Functionalization

Herein, we describe the development of a short, simple, and efficient synthesis of amino- and hydroxymethyl-substituted benzoxaboroles. The key step in our strategy was the early stage incorporation of the boron by the borylation of an aniline. The formed boronates were then elaborated to the final products in two additional steps, usually in good yields. The synthetic sequence was amenable to be performed on a preparative scale and 4-amino benzoxaborole 4b and 6-hydroxymethyl benzoxaborole 10c have been prepared, without any significant decrease in the overall yield. The amino and hydroxymethyl present at the molecules are useful for further elaboration and/or conjugation to bioactive molecules and therefore we believe that this method should be useful in the development of new compounds for Medicinal Chemistry.

PROTECTIVE GROUPS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING BENZOXABOROLES OR OXABOROLES

The present invention relates in part protective groups that can be used to reversibly protect benzoxaboroles and/or oxaboroles and yield the corresponding protected complexes. The invention further relates to the use of these protective groups to protect benzoxaboroles and/or oxaboroles.

Cinnamoyl-oxaborole amides: Synthesis and their in vitro biological activity

Due to the increased interest in their application in the treatment of infectious diseases, boron-containing compounds have received a significant coverage in the literature. Herein, a small set of novel cinnamoly-oxaborole amides were synthesized and screened against nagana Trypanosoma brucei brucei for antitrypanosomal activity. Compound 5g emerged as a new hit with an in vitro IC50 value of 0.086 μM against T. b. brucei without obvious inhibitory activity against HeLa cell lines. The same series was also screened against other human pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), for which moderate to weak activity (10 to >125 μM) was observed. Similarly, these compounds exhibited moderate activity against the human protozoal pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis with no observed effect on common microbiome bacterial species. The cross-species inhibitory activity presents the possibility of these compounds serving as broad-spectrum antibiotics for these prevalent three human pathogens.

A Highly Sensitive Fluorogenic Probe for Imaging Glycoproteins and Mucine Activity in Live Cells in the Near-Infrared Region

A novel fluorescent molecular probe is reported, which is able to detect glycoproteins, especially mucins, with high sensitivity and with a turn-on response along with a large Stokes shift (>130 nm), within the biologically active window. The probe contains an aminotricarbocyanine as the fluorescent reporter with a linked benzoboroxole as the recognition unit, which operates through a dynamic covalent reaction between the boronic hemiester residue of the receptor and cis-diols of the analyte. The superior selectivity of the probe is displayed by the labeling of mucins present in Calu-3 cells. The new benzoboroxole fluorescent derivative gathers together key properties to make it a highly rated molecular probe: specificity, excellent solubility in water, and off–on near infrared emission. This probe is expected to be an excellent tool for imaging intracellular mucin to evaluate mucus-related diseases as well as a sensing strategy towards glycosylated structures with a high potential for theranostics approaches in biological samples.

FUNCTIONALIZED AMINOBENZOBOROXOLES

Disclosed are functionalized aminobenzoboroxoles compounds, method for preparing these compounds, and methods for treating cancers.