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Convergent and Practical Synthesis of Fluorescent Triphenylamine Derivatives and Their Localization in Living Cells
Auvray, Marie,Franck, Xavier,Gallavardin, Thibault,Leleu, Stéphane,Mahuteau-Betzer, Florence,Mougeot, Romain,Oger, Samuel
, (2022/02/09)
In the search for new fluorescent triphenylamine (TP) derivatives, we studied the influence of the position and substitution of diverse heterocyclic substituents. A library of 10 fluorescent triphenylamines bearing either oxazoles or thiazoles and pyridiniums, substituted at different positions has been developed. The approach is based on a convergent C?H activation reaction between pyridine-oxazoles or pyridine-thiazoles and di-iodo triphenylamine. We showed that the nature and substitution pattern of the 5-membered- (oxazole, thiazole) or 6-membered heterocycle (pyridine) has a strong influence on their fluorescence properties and on their localization in living cells as they stain either the nucleus or mitochondria.
Inhibitors of dopamine β-hydroxylase. 3. Some 1-(pyridylmethyl)imidazole-2 thiones
Ross,Kruse,Ohlstein,Erickson,Ezekiel,Flaim,Sawyer,Berkowitz
, p. 1309 - 1313 (2007/10/02)
The 1-benzylimidazole-2-thione moiety has been previously shown by Kruse et al. to be broadly associated with dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH) inhibitory activity both in vitro and in vivo in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). An extension of structure-activity studies to 1-(pyridylmethyl)- and 1-(oxypyridylmethyl)imidazole-2-thiones is reported here in an attempt to exploit the pH differential that exists across the chromaffin vesicle membrane. We hypothesized that the weakly basic pyridyl compounds would diffuse into the acidic vesicles in their neutral forms where protonation and concentration would occur to enhance their in vivo effectiveness as inhibitors. To test this hypothesis, isomeric 2-,3- and 4-(1-pyridylmethyl)imidazole-2-thiones were synthesized from the appropriate pyridinecarboxaldehydes by reductive alkylation of aminoacetaldehyde dialkyl acetal followed by imidazole-2-thione formation using acidic potassium thiocyanate. Related oxypyridyl compounds were synthesized by first preparing the appropriate aldehyde intermediate followed by conversion to the imidazole-2-thione by the same procedure. The unsubstituted pyridylmethyl compounds showed modest DBH inhibition in vitro but, consistent with a transport-mediated increase in observed potency, showed significant effects in vivo to increase the vascular ratio of dopamine to norepinephrine and to lower blood pressure.
