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Synthesis and evaluation of colletoic acid core derivatives
Ling, Taotao,Gautam, Lekh Nath,Griffith, Elizabeth,Das, Sourav,Lang, Walter,Shadrick, William R.,Shelat, Anang,Lee, Richard,Rivas, Fatima
, p. 126 - 132 (2016/02/05)
Cortisol homeostasis has been linked to the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MetS), since it stimulates hepatic gluconeogenesis and adipogenesis. MetS is classified as a constellation of health conditions that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Intracellular cortisol levels are regulated by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (type 1 and type 2) in a tissue dependent manner. The type 1 enzyme (11β-HSD1) is widely expressed in glucocorticoid targeted tissues and is responsible for the conversion of cortisone to the active cortisol. Local reduction of cortisol regeneration presents a potential strategy for MetS treatment. Recently we disclosed the total synthesis of (+)-colletoic acid as a potent 11β-HSD1 inhibitor. Herein, we describe our improved processing chemistry for the synthesis of the colletoic acid core to access a diverse number of derivatives for evaluation against 11β-HSD1. The Evan's chiral auxiliary was utilized to construct the acyclic precursor 12 to afford the acorane core 9 using a modified Heck reaction in excellent chemical yields. The colletoic acid core derivatives showed modest activity against 11β-HSD1 and will serve for further biological evaluation.
Microwave-assisted regioselective olefinations of cyclic mono- and di-ketones with a stabilized phosphorus ylide
Wu, Jinlong,Li, Dan,Wu, Huafeng,Sun, Lijie,Dai, Wei-Min
, p. 4643 - 4650 (2007/10/03)
A number of cyclic mono- and di-ketones underwent regioselective olefination with (carbethoxyethylidene)triphenylphospharane under controlled microwave heating. The Wittig reaction of 4-substituted cyclohexanones or 1,2- and 1,4-cyclohexanediones with the ylide at 190 °C for 20 min in MeCN afforded the exocyclic olefins in >94:6 isomer ratios. On the other hand, the same reactions carried out at 230 °C for 20 min in the presence of 20 mol % DBU furnished the endocyclic olefins in >83:17 isomer ratios. The base-mediated isomerization of the exocyclic olefins into the endocyclic isomers was primarily driven by thermodynamic stability of the products and the effect of ring structures on deconjugation was examined.
Highly regioselective Wittig reactions of cyclic ketones with a stabilized phosphorus ylide under controlled microwave heating
Wu, Jinlong,Wu, Huafeng,Wei, Shaoyong,Dai, Wei-Min
, p. 4401 - 4404 (2007/10/03)
Significant base and temperature effects on the Wittig reactions of cyclohexanones with (carbethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane under microwave irradiation were observed. For the Wittig reactions carried out in a domestic microwave oven under solvent-free conditions, the initially formed exo-olefin products isomerized into the thermodynamically more stable endo-olefins due to uncontrolled high reaction temperature. In sharp contrast, under controlled microwave heating, both exo- and endo-olefins have been selectively synthesized by accurately regulating the reaction temperature with or without a base.
