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Upstream product

• 90719-32-7 (S)-4-Benzyl-2-oxazolidinone 
• 102-92-1 Cinnamoyl chloride 
• 140-10-3 (E)-3-phenylacrylic acid 
• 136159-65-4 (S)-4-benzyl-3-(3-phenylpropanoyl)oxazolidin-2-one 

Downstream Products

• 133730-00-4 (4S)-3-(3,4-diphenylbutanoyl)-4-phenylmethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one 
• 128677-87-2 (4S)-N-[(3S)-phenylbutanoyl]-4-phenylmethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one 
• 128677-88-3 (4S)-N-[(3R)-phenylbutanoyl]-4-phenylmethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one 
• 133729-88-1 (S)-4-Benzyl-3-((S)-3-phenyl-pentanoyl)-oxazolidin-2-one 
• 133729-89-2 (S)-4-Benzyl-3-((R)-3-phenyl-pentanoyl)-oxazolidin-2-one 
• 122-97-4 3-Phenyl-1-propanol 
• 4407-36-7 (2E)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Asymmetric Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Proapoptotic Natural Myrcene-Derived Cyclohexenyl Chalcones

Based on a bioinspired asymmetric Diels–Alder cycloaddition using a chiral Evans oxazolidinone, the first total synthesis of both enantiomers of two myrcene-derived cyclohexenyl chalcones, fislatifolione and fislatifolic acid, has been carried out. This strategy was also applied to the total synthesis of nicolaiodesin C. These natural products, as well as their synthetic intermediates, were evaluated by in-vitro affinity displacement assays, based on the modulation of Bcl-xL/Bak, Mcl-1/Bid, and Bcl-2-Bim interactions. This study showed that (+)-fislatifolic acid acts as a dual Bcl-xL/Mcl-1 inhibitor with micromolar activity, and that a Weinreb amide intermediate acts as an excellent Mcl-1/Bcl-2 dual inhibitor at the submicromolar level.

Pro-apoptotic carboxamide analogues of natural fislatifolic acid targeting Mcl-1 and Bcl-2

A library of 26 novel carboxamides deriving from natural fislatifolic acid has been prepared. The synthetic strategy involved a bio-inspired Diels-Alder cycloaddition, followed by functionalisations of the carbonyl moiety. All the compounds were evaluated on Bcl-xL, Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 proteins. In this series of cyclohexenyl chalcone analogues, six compounds behaved as dual Bcl-xL/Mcl-1 inhibitors in micromolar range and one exhibited sub-micromolar affinities toward Mcl-1 and Bcl-2. The most potent compounds evaluated on A549 and MCF7 cancer cell lines showed moderate cytotoxicities.

Palladium-catalyzed diastereoselective synthesis of β,β-diarylpropionic acid derivatives and its application to the total synthesis of (R)-tolterodine and the enantiomer of a key intermediate for MK-8718

Palladium-catalyzed diastereoselective synthesis of optically active β,β-diarylpropionic acid derivatives employing 4-(tert-butyl)oxazolidin-2-one as the chiral auxiliary under an air atmosphere in excellent yields with high diastereoselectivity is reported. The catalytic system is applied to the total synthesis of (R)-tolterodine and the enantiomer of a key intermediate for MK-8718.

Amide α,β-Dehydrogenation Using Allyl-Palladium Catalysis and a Hindered Monodentate Anilide

A practical and direct method for the α,β-dehydrogenation of amides is reported using allyl-palladium catalysis. Critical to the success of this process was the synthesis and application of a novel lithium N-cyclohexyl anilide (LiCyan). The reaction conditions tolerate a wide variety of substrates, including those with acidic heteroatom nucleophiles.

Conjugate hydrotrifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated acyl-oxazolidinones: Synthesis of chiral fluorinated amino acids

A novel conjugate hydrofluoroalkylation of α,β-unsaturated acyl-oxazolidinones is described. Using this method, enantiomerically pure β-trifluoromethylated amino acids were prepared. Trifluorovaline and trifluoroisoleucine were incorporated into peptides and found to show extremely low α-helix propensities.

Doubly diastereoselective conjugate addition of enantiopure lithium amides to enantiopure N-enoyl oxazolidin-2-ones: A mechanistic probe

The doubly diastereoselective conjugate addition of the antipodes of lithium N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amide to a range of enantiopure N-enoyl oxazolidin-2-ones has been used as a mechanistic probe to determine that the reactive conformation is the anti-s-cis form. The β-amino carbonyl products resulting from these conjugate addition reactions are useful templates for further elaboration into an α,β,α-pseudotripeptide.

Diastereoselective ru-catalyzed cross-metathesis-dihydroxylation sequence. An efficient approach toward enantiomerically enriched syn-diols

(Chemical Equation Presented) Sequential catalysis has evolved as a powerful concept within the past years and allows the more efficient use of catalytically active expensive transition metals in organic synthesis. In this paper we present the stereoselective cross-metathesis-dihydroxylation of various olefins with chiral auxiliary substituted acrylamides. The chiral information (i.e., the auxiliary) introduced in the metathesis reactions allows for a stereoselective subsequent RuO4-catalyzed dihydroxylation. The sequence is concluded by an unusual kinetic resolution of the diastereomeric diols obtained in the oxidation reaction. As a consequence a variety of structurally diverse enantiomerically enriched diols are obtained. To the best of our knowledge the results summarized in this paper represent the first highly efficient diastereoselective RuO4-catalyzed oxidation.

PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF

[PROBLEMS] To provide a compound which can be used for the treatment of a disease associated with a calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), particularly hyperparathyroidism. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] It is found that a novel pyrrolidine derivative having an aminomethyl group substituted by an arylaklyl group or the like or a salt thereof has an excellent CaSR agonistic modulation effect and also has an excellent selectivity in the inhibition of CYP2D6 which may cause a drug-drug interaction. Thus, the novel pyrrolidine derivative is useful as a therapeutic agent for a disease associated with CaSR (e.g., hyperparathyroidism, renal osteodystrophy and hypercalcemia).

Highly diastereoselective conjugate additions of monoorganocopper reagents to chiral imides

Stereoselective conjugate additions to chiral N-enoyl amides employing various monoorganocuprate reagents, Li[RCuI], are described. The presence of TMSI in the addition of Li[RCuI] in THF provided the highest stereoselectivities. Reversed major diastereom

Catalysis with phosphine-containing amino acids in various "turn" motifs

We have been actively involved in the development of parallel approaches for the discovery of phosphine ligands. Our approach has been based on the incorporation of phosphine-containing amino acids into peptide sequences that are designed to have stable secondary structures. We have examined helical and turn secondary structures and have reported that alkylation of cyclopentenyl acetate with dimethylmalonate can be catalyzed in high enantiomeric excess (ee) with a β-turn-based ligand. The importance of the peptide secondary structure was demonstrated through the synthesis of a series of peptide ligands where the nature of the turn-forming residues was probed. Additionally, other turn-forming units and a variety of different phosphine-containing amino acids have been examined for their ability to control the selectivity of the allylation reaction. This paper reports the results obtained through the examination of different turn motifs as well as different phosphine substitutions on the "best" turn sequence, Pps-Pro-D-Xxx-Pps.