832102-12-2

Upstream product

• 3316-09-4 1,2-dihydroxy-4-nitrobenzene 
• 107-30-2 chloromethyl methyl ether 

Downstream Products

• 40130-25-4 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxynitrobenzene 
• 98996-81-7 2-methoxy-1-(methoxymethoxy)-4-nitrobenzene 
• 3251-56-7 2-methoxy-4-nitrophenol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Potent, selective, and orally efficacious antagonists of melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1

The high expression of MCH in the hypothalamus with the lean hypophagic phenotype coupled with increased resting metabolic rate and resistance to high fat diet-induced obesity of MCH KO mice has spurred considerable efforts to develop small molecule MCHR1 antagonists. Starting from a lead thienopyrimidinone series, structure-activity studies at the 3- and 6-positions of the thienopyrimidinone core afforded potent and selective MCHR1 antagonists with representative examples having suitable pharmacokinetic properties. Based on structure-activity relationships, a structural model for MCHR1 was constructed to explain the binding mode of these antagonists. In general, a good correlation was observed between pKas and activity in the right-hand side of the template, with Asp123 playing an important role in the enhancement of binding affinity. A representative example when evaluated chronically in diet-induced obese mice resulted in good weight loss effects. These antagonists provide a viable lead series in the discovery of new therapies for the treatment of obesity.

Synthesis and Antileishmanial Evaluation of Arylimidamide-Azole Hybrids Containing a Phenoxyalkyl Linker

Due to the limitations of existing medications, there is a critical need for new drugs to treat visceral leishmaniasis. Since arylimidamides and antifungal azoles both show oral activity in murine visceral leishmaniasis models, a molecular hybridization approach was employed where arylimidamide and azole groups were separated by phenoxyalkyl linkers in an attempt to capitalize on the favorable antileishmanial properties of both series. Among the target compounds synthesized, a greater antileishmanial potency against intracellular Leishmania donovani was observed as the linker length increased from two to eight carbons and when an imidazole ring was employed as the terminal group compared to a 1,2,4-triazole group. Compound 24c (N-(4-((8-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)octyl)oxy)-2-isopropoxyphenyl) picolinimidamide) displayed activity against L. donovani intracellular amastigotes with an IC50 value of 0.53 μM. When tested in a murine visceral leishmaniasis model, compound 24c at a dose of 75 mg/kg/day p.o. for five consecutive days resulted in a modest 33% decrease in liver parasitemia compared to the control group, indicating that further optimization of these molecules is needed. While potent hybrid compounds bearing an imidazole terminal group were also strong inhibitors of recombinant CYP51 from L. donovani, as assessed by a fluorescence-based assay, additional targets are likely to play an important role in the antileishmanial action of these compounds.

ANTI-PARASITIC COMPOUNDS

Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treatment of parasites, e.g., Leishmania. For example, the compound may he represented by Ar—C(=NR1)NR2—A—X—Y—Het2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Ar may be an optionally substituted, aryl or nitrogen-containing heteroaryl. R1 and R2 may independently represent H, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, or optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl. A may be a bond or an optionally substituted linking moiety comprising 1, 2, or 3 rings. Each ring in the optionally substituted linking moiety may independently be one of: aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heteroaryl. X may be O, S, amide, or a bond. Y may be optionally substituted C1-C14 alkyl or optionally substituted C2-C14 alkenyl. Het2 may be an optionally substituted five-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring comprising 1, 2, or 3 ring heteroatoms.