17811-49-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Redox-active dinitrodiphenylthioethers against Leishmania: Synthesis, structure-activity relationships and mechanism of action studies
Delfin, Dawn A.,Morgan, Rachel E.,Zhu, Xiaohua,Werbovetz, Karl A.
experimental part, p. 820 - 829 (2009/07/25)
BTB 06237 (2-[(2,4-dichloro-5-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) benzene), a compound previously identified through QSAR pharmacophore development and a virtual screen of the Maybridge database, possesses potent and selective activity against Leishmania parasites. In the present study, several analogs of BTB 06237 were synthesized and analyzed for activity against Leishmania axenic amastigotes, their ability to reduce the level of parasitemia in peritoneal macrophages, and their ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in L. donovani promastigotes. It was found that an aromatic ring must be present in the position occupied by the 2,4-dichloro-5-methylphenyl group in the lead compound, but changing the functional groups generally has little effect on the antileishmanial potency. Alterations to the 1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzene ring have more influence on antiparasitic activity with two aromatic nitro groups and a third electron-withdrawing group being required. This structural requirement corresponds with redox potential, the ability to generate ROS in the parasites, and dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential. Finally, we used this collection of data to design a new antileishmanial compound with strong activity in vitro and improved properties as an antileishmanial candidate.
Kinetic Studies of the Reactions of Some Phenyl Aryl Sulfides with Aliphatic Amines in Dimethyl Sulfoxide: the Mechanism of Base Catalysis
Chamberlin, Rachel A.,Crampton, Michael R.
, p. 425 - 432 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of n-butylamine, pyrrolidine and piperidine with 4'-R-phenyl 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl sulfides (R = H, Me, Br, NO2), 4a-d, result in the rapid formation of ?-adducts by attack at the unsubstituted 3-position; rate and equilibrium data are reported and substituent effects examined. Attack by amine at the 1-position of of 4a-d, phenyl 2,4-dinitronaphthyl sulfide 9, and phenyl 2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethyl sulfide 11, results in displacement of the phenylthio group.The substitutions by butylamine show a first order dependence on the amine concentration indicating that nucleophilic attack is rate determining.However the substitutions by pyrrolidine are subject to general base catalysis and it is argued that here the rate limiting step is deprotonation of the initially formed zwitterionic intermediate.
