276239-48-6

Upstream product

• 931-33-9 4-bromopyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde 
• 1003-29-8 2-pyrrole aldehyde 
• 98-80-6 phenylboronic acid 
• 405219-17-2 1-diethoxymethyl-4-iodo-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 276239-49-7 4-phenyl-2-formyl-1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrole 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Oxidative Ring-Opening of 1H-Pyrazol-5-amines and Its Application in Constructing Pyrazolo–Pyrrolo–Pyrazine Scaffolds by Domino Cyclization

Herein, an oxidative ring-opening of 1H-pyrazol-5-amines to form 3-diazenylacrylonitrile derivatives under mild and transition-metal-free conditions is described. In addition, the nucleophilic addition of deprotonated 1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehydes to the vinyl moiety of the yielded 3-diazenylacrylonitriles could trigger domino cyclization to afford the 3H-pyrazolo[3,4-e]pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine derivatives. Computational studies suggest that the oxidation of 1H-pyrazol-5-amines in the presence of PhIO is through the formation of a hydroxylamine intermediate followed by elimination of H2O to result in the ring-opening product. The detailed domino cyclization pathway leading to the pyrazolo–pyrrolo–pyrazine scaffolds is revealed.

Design, synthesis and biological activities of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives as TRPM2 inhibitors

Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2), a Ca2+-permeable cationic channel, plays critical roles in insulin release, cytokine production, body temperature regulation and cell death as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) and temperature sensor. However, few TRPM2 inhibitors have been reported, especially TRP-subtype selective inhibitors, which hampers the investigation and validation of TRPM2 as a drug target. To discover novel TRPM2 inhibitors, 3D similarity-based virtual screening method was employed, by which 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivative H1 was identified as a TRPM2 inhibitor. A series of novel 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives were subsequently synthesized and characterized. Their inhibitory activities against the TRPM2 channel were evaluated by calcium imaging and electrophysiology approaches. Some of the compounds exhibited significant inhibitory activity, especially D9 which showed an IC50 of 3.7 μM against TRPM2 and did not affect the TRPM8 channel. The summarized structure-activity relationship (SAR) provides valuable insights for further development of specific TRPM2 targeted inhibitors.

Probing the hydrolytic reactivity of 2-difluoromethyl pyrroles

α-Difluoromethyl pyrroles were found to be stable while N-protected with an electron-withdrawing group. Due to the propensity of pyrroles to access azafulvenium-like intermediates, the C-F bonds of an α-difluoromethyl substituent are labile under hydrolytic conditions. The presence of certain electron-withdrawing substituents about the pyrrolic ring can accelerate this process, as determined through a kinetic comparison of the deprotection and subsequent hydrolysis reactions of N-protected β-aryl α-difluoromethyl pyrroles.

One-pot synthesis of highly substituted n -fused heteroaromatic bicycles from azole aldehydes

An efficient route to substituted N-fused aromatic heterocycles, including indolizines, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, and imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines from azole aldehydes, is reported. Wittig olefination of the aldehydes with fumaronitrile and triethylphosphine affords predominantly E-alkenes that undergo rapid cyclization upon treatment with a mild base. Substituent control of the 1-, 2-, and 3-positions of the resulting heteroaromatic bicycles is shown. Alternatively, the isolable E-alkene undergoes selective alkylation with electrophiles, followed by in situ annulation to indolizines additionally substituted at the 6-position.

Traceless linking of pyrroles: General methology and solid phase supported functionalizations

Transacetalization reaction of the diethoxymethyl (DEM) protected pyrroles 2a-f with the diol functionalized resin 3 resulted in the formation of the immobilized pyrroles 4a-f. Regioselective transformations including Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions and reductive aminations on solid phase were demonstrated.

Rational Synthesis of Meso-Substituted Chlorin Building Blocks

Chlorins provide the basis for plant photosynthesis, but synthetic model systems have generally employed porphyrins as surrogates due to the unavailability of suitable chlorin building blocks. We have adapted a route pioneered by Battersby to gain access to chlorins that bear two meso substituents, a geminal dimethyl group to lock in the chlorin hydrogenation level, and no flanking meso and β substituents. The synthesis involves convergent joining of an Eastern half and a Western half. A 3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrodipyrrin (Western half) was synthesized in four steps from pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde. A bromodipyrromethane carbinol (Eastern half) was prepared by sequential acylation and bromination of a 5-substituted dipyrromethane followed by reduction. Chlorin formation is achieved by a two-flask process of acid-catalyzed condensation followed by metal-mediated oxidative cyclization. The latter reaction has heretofore been performed with copper templates. Investigation of conditions for this multistep process led to copper-free conditions (zinc acetate, AgIO3, and piperidine in toluene at 80 °C for 2 h). The zinc chlorin was obtained in yields of ～10% and could be easily demetalated to give the corresponding free base chlorin. The synthetic process is compatible with a range of meso substituents (p-tolyl, mesityl, pentafluorophenyl, 4-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]phenyl, 4-iodophenyl). Altogether four free base and four zinc chlorins have been prepared. The chlorins exhibit typical absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, and fluorescence quantum yields. The ease of synthetic access, presence of appropriate substituents, and characteristic spectral features make these types of chlorins well suited for incorporation in synthetic model systems.