21120-72-9

Upstream product

• 106-44-5 p-cresol 
• 619-44-3 methyl 4-iodobenzoate 
• 5720-05-8 4-methylphenylboronic acid 
• 99-76-3 methyl 4-hydroxylbenzoate 
• 619-50-1 4-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester 
• 62790-85-6 tert-Butyl(dimethyl)-(4-methylphenoxy)silane 
• 619-42-1 4-methoxycarbonylphenyl bromide 
• 624-31-7 4-tolyl iodide 
• 106-49-0 p-toluidine 

Downstream Products

• 21120-65-0 4-(4-methylphenoxy)benzoic acid 
• 68548-51-6 4-(4-methylphenoxy)-benzoyl chloride 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel 4-substituted-phenoxy-benzamide derivatives

A series of novel 4-substituted-phenoxy-benzamide derivatives bearing an aryl cycloaliphatic amine moiety were synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative activity against SW620, HT29 and MGC803 cancer cell lines in vitro. The pharmacological data demonstrated that the majority of target compounds exhibited moderate efficacy in HT29 and MGC803 cell lines. Compound 10c showed promising inhibition of hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway in an Hh-related assay. In addition, the superposition pattern of 10c showed a good fit for a pharmacophoric model generated by Hh inhibitors and provided a basis for further structural optimization.

Oxalohydrazide Ligands for Copper-Catalyzed C?O Coupling Reactions with High Turnover Numbers

Here, we report a class of ligands based on oxalohydrazide cores and N-amino pyrrole and N-amino indole units that generates long-lived copper catalysts for couplings that form the C?O bonds in biaryl ethers. These Cu-catalyzed coupling of phenols with aryl bromides occurred with turnovers up to 8000, a value which is nearly two orders of magnitude higher than those of prior couplings to form biaryl ethers and nearly an order of magnitude higher than those of any prior copper-catalyzed coupling of aryl bromides and chlorides. This ligand also led to copper systems that catalyze the coupling of aryl chlorides with phenols and the coupling of aryl bromides and iodides with primary benzylic and aliphatic alcohols. A wide variety of functional groups including nitriles, halides, ethers, ketones, amines, esters, amides, vinylarenes, alcohols and boronic acid esters were tolerated, and reactions occurred with aryl bromides in pharmaceutically related structures.

Ligand-free Cu(ii)-catalyzed aerobic etherification of aryl halides with silanes: An experimental and theoretical approach

Owing to their wide occurrence in nature and immense applications in various fields, the synthesis of aryl alkyl ethers has remained a focus of interest. In contrast to the conventional/traditional methods of etherification, herein, we have reported a more efficient method, which is better yielding and more general in application. The etherification of aryl halides by alkoxy/phenoxy silanes was catalyzed by copper acetate in the presence of cesium carbonate and oxygen in DMF at 145 °C. All the as-synthesized compounds were characterized via the 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopic techniques. Density functional theory calculations using the B3LYP functional were performed to elucidate the reaction mechanism. The C-O coupling reaction between 2-nitroiodobenzene and tetramethoxysilane was used as a model reaction. The activation energy barriers for the generation of catalytic species (31.6 kcal mol-1) and the σ-bond metathesis (16.0 kcal mol-1), oxidative addition/reductive elimination (20.3 kcal mol-1), halogen atom transfer (19.2 kcal mol-1) and single electron transfer (SET) (29.5 kcal mol-1) mechanisms for the C-O coupling reaction were calculated. Calculations for the key reaction steps were repeated with the B3PW91, PBEH1PBE, wB97XD, CAM-B3LYP and mPW1LYP functionals. The formation of catalytic species via a single electron transfer reaction between tetramethoxysilane and copper acetate, formation of methoxy radicals and methoxylation of copper showed an overall energy barrier of 31.6 kcal mol-1, and therefore is the rate determining step.

Identification of highly potent N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) inhibitors: Optimization of the terminal phenyl moiety of oxazolidone derivatives

N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) is a cysteine hydrolase that participates in the deactivation of fatty acid ethanolamides, such as palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). NAAA inhibition may provide a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of diseases in which higher PEA level is desired. In the present study, we reported the structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for oxazolidone derivatives as NAAA inhibitors. A series of substituents or alkyl replacements for the terminal phenyl ring of oxazolidone derivatives were examined. The results showed that the inhibition potency of these oxazolidone derivatives towards NAAA depends on the sizes, flexibility, and lipophilicity of the terminal groups. SAR results suggested that small lipophilic 3-phenyl substituents or hydroxy-containing 4-phenyl substituents were preferable for optimal potency. Furthermore, the distal aliphatic replacement is also preferred for high inhibitory potency. Rapid dilution and kinetic analysis suggested that oxazolidone derivatives with different terminal phenyl moieties inhibited NAAA via different mechanisms. This study identified several highly potent NAAA inhibitors, including 1a (F215, IC50 = 0.009 μM), 1o (IC50 = 0.061 μM) and 2e (IC50 = 0.092 μM), and also determined structural requirements of oxazolidone derivatives for potent inhibition against NAAA.

Ligand-free copper-catalyzed O-arylation of nitroarenes with phenols

The first example of ligand-free copper-catalyzed O-arylation of nitroarenes with phenols was developed, achieving unsymmetrical diaryl ethers in moderate to excellent yields. This arylation proceeded smoothly without promotion of the ligands, and displayed great functional group compatibility. Thus, the method represents a new, facile, and cost-effective approach to access unsymmetrical diaryl ethers.

Polymer-supported copper complex for C-N and C-O cross-coupling reactions with aryl boronic acids

(Chemical Equation Presented) Immobilization of copper onto modified Wang resin provided a polymer-supported copper catalyst, which is effective in cross-coupling reactions between N- or O-containing substrates and arylboronic acids. The copper catalyst is air stable and can be recycled with minimal loss of activity.

SYNTHESIS OF L,L-ISODITYROSINE

A study of the development of reaction conditions for implementation of an activated Ullmann diaryl ether condensation reaction may be conducted without amino acid racemization and that has proven suitable for incorporation of a selectively-protected catechol is described and its application to the synthesis of L,L-isodityrosine (1) is detailed.