7021-09-2Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis and Evaluation of Structurally Diverse C-2-Substituted Thienopyrimidine-Based Inhibitors of the Human Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthase
Lee, Hiu-Fung,Lacbay, Cyrus M.,Boutin, Rebecca,Matralis, Alexios N.,Park, Jaeok,Waller, Daniel D.,Guan, Tian Lai,Sebag, Michael,Tsantrizos, Youla S.
, p. 2471 - 2496 (2022/02/10)
Novel analogues of C-2-substituted thienopyrimidine-based bisphosphonates (C2-ThP-BPs) are described that are potent inhibitors of the human geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (hGGPPS). Members of this class of compounds induce target-selective apoptosis of multiple myeloma (MM) cells and exhibit antimyeloma activity in vivo. A key structural element of these inhibitors is a linker moiety that connects their (((2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)methylene)bisphosphonic acid core to various side chains. The structural diversity of this linker moiety, as well as the side chains attached to it, was investigated and found to significantly impact the toxicity of these compounds in MM cells. The most potent inhibitor identified was evaluated in mouse and rat for liver toxicity and systemic exposure, respectively, providing further optimism for the potential value of such compounds as human therapeutics.
Reactivity of an iron-oxygen oxidant generated upon oxidative decarboxylation of biomimetic iron(II) α-hydroxy acid complexes
Paria, Sayantan,Chatterjee, Sayanti,Paine, Tapan Kanti
supporting information, p. 2810 - 2821 (2014/04/03)
Three biomimetic iron(II) α-hydroxy acid complexes, [(Tp Ph2)FeII(mandelate)(H2O)] (1), [(Tp Ph2)FeII(benzilate)] (2), and [(TpPh2)Fe II(HMP)] (3), together with two iron(II) α-methoxy acid complexes, [(TpPh2)FeII(MPA)] (4) and [(Tp Ph2)FeII(MMP)] (5) (where HMP = 2-hydroxy-2- methylpropanoate, MPA = 2-methoxy-2-phenylacetate, and MMP = 2-methoxy-2-methylpropanoate), of a facial tridentate ligand TpPh2 [where TpPh2 = hydrotris(3,5-diphenylpyrazole-1-yl)borate] were isolated and characterized to study the mechanism of dioxygen activation at the iron(II) centers. Single-crystal X-ray structural analyses of 1, 2, and 5 were performed to assess the binding mode of an α-hydroxy/methoxy acid anion to the iron(II) center. While the iron(II) α-methoxy acid complexes are unreactive toward dioxygen, the iron(II) α-hydroxy acid complexes undergo oxidative decarboxylation, implying the importance of the hydroxyl group in the activation of dioxygen. In the reaction with dioxygen, the iron(II) α-hydroxy acid complexes form iron(III) phenolate complexes of a modified ligand (TpPh2*), where the ortho position of one of the phenyl rings of TpPh2 gets hydroxylated. The iron(II) mandelate complex (1), upon decarboxylation of mandelate, affords a mixture of benzaldehyde (67%), benzoic acid (20%), and benzyl alcohol (10%). On the other hand, complexes 2 and 3 react with dioxygen to form benzophenone and acetone, respectively. The intramolecular ligand hydroxylation gets inhibited in the presence of external intercepting agents. Reactions of 1 and 2 with dioxygen in the presence of an excess amount of alkenes result in the formation of the corresponding cis-diols in good yield. The incorporation of both oxygen atoms of dioxygen into the diol products is confirmed by 18O-labeling studies. On the basis of reactivity and mechanistic studies, the generation of a nucleophilic iron-oxygen intermediate upon decarboxylation of the coordinated α-hydroxy acids is proposed as the active oxidant. The novel iron-oxygen intermediate oxidizes various substrates like sulfide, fluorene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and benzaldehyde. The oxidant oxidizes benzaldehyde to benzoic acid and also participates in the Cannizzaro reaction.
Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for asymmetric catalytic oxindole synthesis
Jia, Yi-Xia,Hillgren, J. Mikael,Watson, Emma L.,Marsden, Stephen P.,Kuendig, E. Peter
supporting information; scheme or table, p. 4040 - 4042 (2009/03/11)
The Pd-catalysed asymmetric intramolecular α-arylation of amide enolates containing heteroatom substituents gives chiral 3-alkoxy or 3-aminooxindoles in high yield and with enantioselectivities up to 97% ee when a new chiral N-heterocyclic carbene ligand is used. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
