3233-32-7Relevant articles and documents
Fluorine-containing substituents: Metabolism of the α,α-difluoroethyl thioether motif
Rodil, Andrea,Slawin, Alexandra M.Z.,Al-Maharik, Nawaf,Tomita, Ren,O'Hagan, David
, p. 1441 - 1447 (2019)
We report the metabolism of the recently introduced α,α-difluoroethyl thioether motif to explore further its potential as a substituent for bioactives discovery chemistry. Incubation of two aryl-SCF2CH3 ethers with the model yeast organism Cunninghamella elegans, indicates that the sulfur of the thioether is rapidly converted to the corresponding sulfoxide, and then significantly more slowly to the sulfone. When the substrate was (p-OMe)PhSCF2CH3, then the resultant (demethylated) phenol sulfoxide had an enantiomeric excess of 60%, and when the substrate was the β-substituted-SCF2CH3 naphthalene, then the enantiomeric excess of the resultant sulfoxide was 54%. There was no evidence of defluorination, unlike the corresponding oxygen ether (p-OMe)PhOCF2CH3, which was converted to the (demethylated) phenol acetate ester during C. elegans incubation. We conclude that the aryl-S-CF2CH3 motif is metabolised in a similar manner to aryl-SCF3, a motif that is being widely explored in discovery chemistry. It is however, significantly less lipophilic than aryl-SCF3 which may offer a practical advantage in tuning overall phar-macokinetic profiles of molecules in development.
Direct Acetoxylation of Arenes
Hong Nguyen, Thi Anh,Hou, Duen-Ren
supporting information, p. 8127 - 8131 (2021/08/23)
Acetoxylation of arenes is an important reaction and an unmet need in chemistry. We report a metal-free, direct acetoxylation reaction using sodium nitrate under an anhydrous environment of trifluoroacetic acid, acetic acid, and acetic anhydride. Arenes (31 examples), with oxidation potentials (Eox, in V vs SCE) lower than benzene (2.48 V), were acetoxylated with good yields and regioselectivity. A stepwise, single electron-transfer mechanism is proposed.
Stereoselective synthesis of selenium-containing glycoconjugates via the mitsunobu reaction
Cermola, Flavio,De Nisco, Mauro,Manfra, Michele,Pedatella, Silvana,Serpico, Luigia
, (2021/05/26)
A simple and efficient route for the synthesis of new glycoconjugates has been developed. The approach acts as a model for a mini-library of compounds with a deoxy-selenosugar core joined to a polyphenolic moiety with well-known antioxidant properties. An unexpected stereocontrol detected in the Mitsunobu key reaction led to the most attractive product showing a natural Dconfiguration. Thus, we were able to obtain the target molecules from the commercially available D-ribose via a shorter and convenient sequence of reactions.
