1794-20-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Systematic study of the glutathione (GSH) reactivity of N-arylacrylamides: 1. Effects of aryl substitution
Cee, Victor J.,Volak, Laurie P.,Chen, Yuping,Bartberger, Michael D.,Tegley, Chris,Arvedson, Tara,McCarter, John,Tasker, Andrew S.,Fotsch, Christopher
, p. 9171 - 9178 (2015)
Success in the design of targeted covalent inhibitors depends in part on a knowledge of the factors influencing electrophile reactivity. In an effort to further develop an understanding of structure-reactivity relationships among N-arylacrylamides, we determined glutathione (GSH) reaction rates for a family of N-arylacrylamides independently substituted at ortho-, meta-, and para-positions with 11 different groups common to inhibitor design. We find that substituent effects on reaction rates show a linear Hammett correlation for ortho-, meta-, and para-substitution. In addition, we note a correlation between 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts of the acrylamide with GSH reaction rates, suggesting that NMR chemical shifts may be a convenient surrogate measure of relative acrylamide reactivity. Density functional theory calculations reveal a correlation between computed activation parameters and experimentally determined reaction rates, validating the use of such methodology for the screening of synthetic candidates in a prospective fashion.
