1201-99-6Relevant articles and documents
Silica gel catalyzed preparation of cinnamic acids under microwave irradiation
Sampath Kumar,Subba Reddy,Thirupathi Reddy,Srinivas,Yadav
, p. 81 - 83 (2000)
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Toward a Scalable Synthesis and Process for EMA401, Part II: Development and Scale-Up of a Pyridine- A nd Piperidine-Free Knoevenagel-Doebner Condensation
Hardegger, Leo A.,Humair, Roger,Sidler, Eric
, p. 1756 - 1762 (2020/10/26)
During route scouting for EMA401 (1), an angiotensin II type 2 antagonist, we identified the synthesis of key amino acid intermediate 2 via its cinnamic acid derivative 3 as a streamlined option. In general, cinnamic acids can be synthesized from the corresponding aldehydes by a Knoevenagel-Doebner condensation in pyridine with piperidine as an organocatalyst. We aimed to replace both of these reagents and found novel conditions involving toluene as the solvent and morpholine as the organocatalyst. Scale-up of the process allowed the production of 25 kg of cinnamic acid 3 that was of the quality required for process development of the subsequent phenylalanine ammonia lyase-catalyzed step. The modified conditions were found to be widely applicable to alternative aldehydes and thus are of relevance to practitioners of chemical scale-up.
Controlling Plasma Stability of Hydroxamic Acids: A MedChem Toolbox
Hermant, Paul,Bosc, Damien,Piveteau, Catherine,Gealageas, Ronan,Lam, Baovy,Ronco, Cyril,Roignant, Matthieu,Tolojanahary, Hasina,Jean, Ludovic,Renard, Pierre-Yves,Lemdani, Mohamed,Bourotte, Marilyne,Herledan, Adrien,Bedart, Corentin,Biela, Alexandre,Leroux, Florence,Deprez, Benoit,Deprez-Poulain, Rebecca
supporting information, p. 9067 - 9089 (2017/11/14)
Hydroxamic acids are outstanding zinc chelating groups that can be used to design potent and selective metalloenzyme inhibitors in various therapeutic areas. Some hydroxamic acids display a high plasma clearance resulting in poor in vivo activity, though they may be very potent compounds in vitro. We designed a 57-member library of hydroxamic acids to explore the structure-plasma stability relationships in these series and to identify which enzyme(s) and which pharmacophores are critical for plasma stability. Arylesterases and carboxylesterases were identified as the main metabolic enzymes for hydroxamic acids. Finally, we suggest structural features to be introduced or removed to improve stability. This work thus provides the first medicinal chemistry toolbox (experimental procedures and structural guidance) to assess and control the plasma stability of hydroxamic acids and realize their full potential as in vivo pharmacological probes and therapeutic agents. This study is particularly relevant to preclinical development as it allows obtaining compounds equally stable in human and rodent models.
