92061-07-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Antiplasmodial 2-thiophenoxy-3-trichloromethyl quinoxalines target the apicoplast of Plasmodium falciparum
Amanzougaghene, Nadia,Amrane, Dyhia,Azas, Nadine,Azqueta, Amaya,Mazier, Dominique,Primas, Nicolas,Sanz-Serrano, Julen,Tajeri, Shahin,Vanelle, Patrice,Verhaeghe, Pierre,Arnold, Christophe-Sébastien,Botté, Cyrille,Hutter, Sébastien,Louis, Béatrice
, (2021/08/09)
The identification of a plant-like Achille's Heel relict, i.e. the apicoplast, that is essential for Plasmodium spp., the causative agent of malaria lead to an attractive drug target for new antimalarials with original mechanism of action. Although it is not photosynthetic, the apicoplast retains several anabolic pathways that are indispensable for the parasite. Based on previously identified antiplasmodial hit-molecules belonging to the 2-trichloromethylquinazoline and 3-trichloromethylquinoxaline series, we report herein an antiplasmodial Structure-Activity Relationships (SAR) study at position two of the quinoxaline ring of 16 newly synthesized compounds. Evaluation of their activity toward the multi-resistant K1 Plasmodium falciparum strain and cytotoxicity on the human hepatocyte HepG2 cell line revealed a hit compound (3k) with a PfK1 EC50 value of 0.3 μM and a HepG2 CC50 value of 56.0 μM (selectivity index = 175). Moreover, hit-compound 3k was not cytotoxic on VERO or CHO cell lines and was not genotoxic in the in vitro comet assay. Activity cliffs were observed when the trichloromethyl group was replaced by CH3, CF3 or H, showing that this group played a key role in the antiplasmodial activity. Biological investigations performed to determine the target and mechanism of action of the compound 3k strongly suggest that the apicoplast is the putative target as showed by severe alteration of apicoplaste biogenesis and delayed death response. Considering that there are very few molecules that affect the Plasmodium apicoplast, our work provides, for the first time, evidence of the biological target of trichloromethylated derivatives.
Pd/PTABS: Low-Temperature Thioetherification of Chloro(hetero)arenes
Bandaru, Siva Sankar Murthy,Bhilare, Shatrughn,Cardozo, Jesvita,Chrysochos, Nicolas,Schulzke, Carola,Sanghvi, Yogesh S.,Gunturu, Krishna Chaitanya,Kapdi, Anant R.
, p. 8921 - 8940 (2019/07/08)
The thioetherification of heteroaryl chlorides is an essential synthetic methodology that provides access to bioactive drugs and agrochemicals. Due to their (actual or potential) industrial importance, the development of efficient and low-temperature protocols for accessing these compounds is a requirement for economic and ecologic reasons. A particular highly effective catalytic protocol using the Pd/PTABS system at only 50 °C was developed accordingly. The coupling between chloroheteroarenes and a variety of less reactive arylthiols and alkylthiols was carried out with a high efficiency. Heteroarenes of commercial relevance such as purines and pyrimidines were also found to be useful substrates for the reported transformation. The commercial drug Imuran (azathioprine) was synthesized as an example, and its preparation could be optimized. DFT studies were performed to understand the electronic effects of the tested ligands on the catalytic reaction.
HFIP Promoted Low-Temperature SNAr of Chloroheteroarenes Using Thiols and Amines
Bhujabal, Yuvraj B.,Vadagaonkar, Kamlesh S.,Gholap, Aniket,Sanghvi, Yogesh S.,Dandela, Rambabu,Kapdi, Anant R.
, p. 15343 - 15354 (2019/12/04)
A highly efficient and an unprecedented hexafluoro-2-propanol, promoting low-temperature aromatic nucleophilic substitutions of chloroheteroarenes, has been performed using thiols and (secondary) amines under base-free and metal-free conditions. The developed protocol also provides excellent regio-control for the selective functionalization of dichloroheteroarenes, while the utility of the protocol was demonstrated by the modification of a commercially available drug ceritinib.
Catalyst-free and base-free water-promoted SNAr reaction of heteroaryl halides with thiols
Sreedhar,Surendra Reddy,Amarnath Reddy
experimental part, p. 1732 - 1738 (2009/12/26)
A simple and efficient route for the synthesis of biaryl sulfides have been developed in aqueous medium under base- and catalyst-free conditions. A wide variety of heteroaryl halides and thiols underwent SNAr reaction to provide diaryl sulfides in good to excellent yields. The remarkable key features of the reaction include the use of water as an inexpensive and environmentally benign reaction medium, absence of any additional reagent or catalyst, and easy isolation of the products. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
Green chemical synthesis of 2-benzenesulfonyl-pyridine and related derivatives
Trankle, William G.,Kopach, Michael E.
supporting information, p. 913 - 917 (2012/12/30)
A practical synthesis of 2-benzenesulfonylpyridine, 1, is described which is a key starting material for the manufacture of an investigational new drug candidate at Eli Lilly and Company. An optimized green chemical process was developed which features a novel tandem SNAr/oxidation under mild conditions to produce the target sulfone, 1, in 86% yield and>99% purity. In addition, this novel, environmentally friendly methodology was found to be general for the synthesis of substituted aromatic pyridyl sulfides and sulfones.
