73283-54-2Relevant articles and documents
Elucidating the Reaction Pathway of Decarboxylation-Assisted Olefination Catalyzed by a Mononuclear Non-Heme Iron Enzyme
Yu, Cheng-Ping,Tang, Yijie,Cha, Lide,Milikisiyants, Sergey,Smirnova, Tatyana I.,Smirnov, Alex I.,Guo, Yisong,Chang, Wei-Chen
supporting information, p. 15190 - 15193 (2018/11/23)
Installation of olefins into molecules is a key transformation in organic synthesis. The recently discovered decarboxylation-assisted olefination in the biosynthesis of rhabduscin by a mononuclear non-heme iron enzyme (P.IsnB) represents a novel approach in olefin construction. This method is commonly employed in natural product biosynthesis. Herein, we demonstrate that a ferryl intermediate is used for C-H activation at the benzylic position of the substrate. We further establish that P.IsnB reactivity can be switched from olefination to hydroxylation using electron-withdrawing groups appended on the phenyl moiety of the analogues. These experimental observations imply that a pathway involving an initial C-H activation followed by a benzylic carbocation species or by electron transfer coupled β-scission is likely utilized to complete C=C bond formation.
Potent dual inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum M1 and M17 aminopeptidases through optimization of S1 pocket interactions
Drinkwater, Nyssa,Vinh, Natalie B.,Mistry, Shailesh N.,Bamert, Rebecca S.,Ruggeri, Chiara,Holleran, John P.,Loganathan, Sasdekumar,Paiardini, Alessandro,Charman, Susan A.,Powell, Andrew K.,Avery, Vicky M.,McGowan, Sheena,Scammells, Peter J.
, p. 43 - 64 (2016/01/30)
Malaria remains a global health problem, and though international efforts for treatment and eradication have made some headway, the emergence of drug-resistant parasites threatens this progress. Antimalarial therapeutics acting via novel mechanisms are urgently required. Plasmodium falciparum M1 and M17 are neutral aminopeptidases which are essential for parasite growth and development. Previous work in our group has identified inhibitors capable of dual inhibition of PfA-M1 and PfA-M17, and revealed further regions within the protease S1 pockets that could be exploited in the development of ligands with improved inhibitory activity. Herein, we report the structure-based design and synthesis of novel hydroxamic acid analogues that are capable of potent inhibition of both PfA-M1 and PfA-M17. Furthermore, the developed compounds potently inhibit Pf growth in culture, including the multi-drug resistant strain Dd2. The ongoing development of dual PfA-M1/PfA-M17 inhibitors continues to be an attractive strategy for the design of novel antimalarial therapeutics.
Ligand-enabled β-C-H arylation of α-amino acids using a simple and practical auxiliary
Chen, Gang,Shigenari, Toshihiko,Jain, Pankaj,Zhang, Zhipeng,Jin, Zhong,He, Jian,Li, Suhua,Mapelli, Claudio,Miller, Michael M.,Poss, Michael A.,Scola, Paul M.,Yeung, Kap-Sun,Yu, Jin-Quan
, p. 3338 - 3351 (2015/03/30)
Pd-catalyzed β-C-H functionalizations of carboxylic acid derivatives using an auxiliary as a directing group have been extensively explored in the past decade. In comparison to the most widely used auxiliaries in asymmetric synthesis, the simplicity and practicality of the auxiliaries developed for C-H activation remains to be improved. We previously developed a simple N-methoxyamide auxiliary to direct β-C-H activation, albeit this system was not compatible with carboxylic acids containing α-hydrogen atoms. Herein we report the development of a pyridine-type ligand that overcomes this limitation of the N-methoxyamide auxiliary, leading to a significant improvement of β-arylation of carboxylic acid derivatives, especially α-amino acids. The arylation using this practical auxiliary is applied to the gram-scale syntheses of unnatural amino acids, bioactive molecules, and chiral bis(oxazoline) ligands.
