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An International Journal for Reviews and Communications in Heterocyclic ChemistryWeb Edition ISSN: 1881-0942
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Published online: 24th April, 2018
Short Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ Acid Promoted Metal Free Synthesis of Triazole-Fused Heterocycles via Intramolecular [3+2] Cycloaddition
Youlai Zhang, Mengdi Wang, Junru Li, Qingtong Di, Ziye Tian, Baoquan Chen, Huan Zhang,* Hiroki Tanimoto, Tsumoru Morimoto, and Kiyomi Kakiuchi
*Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Abstract
A practical and efficient protocol for the synthesis of triazole-fused heterocycles through intramolecular metal free [3+2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction is described. Range of acids was selected to demonstrate the reaction conditions. Organic azides and propargyl cations generated by acids gave fused triazoles including multivariate rings and heterocycles. Various fused triazoles and bistriazoles were obtained in good yields under mild reaction conditions.
Published online: 20th April, 2018
Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel 8-Methoxyquinolones Bearing Fused Pyrrolidinyl Moieties at the C-7 Position with Potent Antibacterial Activity Against Respiratory Pathogens
Takashi Odagiri,* Hiroaki Inagaki, Masatoshi Nagamochi, Takahiro Kitamura, Satoshi Komoriya, and Hisashi Takahashi
*R&D Division, Daiichi Sankyo CO., Ltd, 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
Abstract
Novel 8-methoxyquinolones bearing fused pyrrolidinyl moieties at the C-7 position were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their potent antibacterial activity for the treatment of respiratory tract infections. Compound 5, possessing a trans-fused octahydroisoindole ring at the C-7 position of the quinolone scaffold, exhibited potent in vitro antibacterial activity against nosocomial respiratory pathogens including levofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Furthermore, compound 5 showed a favorable pharmacokinetic profile after a single oral administration in rats.
Published online: 20th April, 2018
Short Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ Two New Steroidal Alkaloids from the Bulbs of Fritillaria thunbergii
Won Se Suh, Seung Young Lee, Jong Eel Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Sun Yeou Kim, and Kang Ro Lee*
*Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-Ro, Jangan-ku, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Abstract
In the quest for biologically active compounds from natural medicinal sources in Korea, the bulbs of Fritillaria thunbergii were investigated. Phytochemical analysis of the MeOH extracts resulted in the isolation and identification of ten steroidal alkaloids (1–10) including two new compounds, named frithunbol A and B (1 and 2). The structures of these new compounds were elucidated based on 1D, 2D NMR analyses and HR-FAB-MS. All the isolated compounds (1–10) were evaluated for their effects on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated BV-2 cells and the neuroprotective effect was determined via induction of nerve growth factor (NGF) in C6 glioma cells. Compounds 2, 3, and 10 significantly inhibited NO levels with IC50 values of 16.35 μM, 11.45 μM and 18.02 μM, respectively. Also, compound 9 was a potent stimulant of NGF release, and enhanced the levels of NGF by 134.81 ± 3.66%.
Published online: 19th April, 2018
Review | Regular issue | Prepress■ Rhodanine as a Scaffold: A Short Review on Its Synthesis and Anti-Diabetic Activities
Shaikha S. Alneyadi*
*Department of Chemistry, College of Science, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE
Abstract
Heterocyclic compounds play an important role in biological processes and synthetic medicinal chemistry, and comprise approximately half of the over 6 million compounds recorded to date in Chemical Abstracts. Owing to their high degree of structural variety, heterocycles have proven to be widely useful therapeutic agents and lead candidates in drug design. In this review, I outline recent studies on the synthesis of the rhodanine core, an important heterocyclic, and the anti-diabetic activities of its derivatives reported between 2007 and 2017.
Published online: 19th April, 2018
Short Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ Preparation of Chiral β-Enamino Esters from Methyl Propiolate: Synthesis of Chiral Methyl 1-Substituted 6-Oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylates
Hugo Pilotzi, Dino Gnecco,* María L. Orea,* Jorge R. Juárez, David M. Aparicio, and Joel L. Terán
*Centro de Química, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Edif. IC9, Complejo de Ciencias, C. U. 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico
Abstract
An efficient procedure to prepare chiral β-enamino esters by reaction of methyl propiolate with chiral amines is described. Aza-annulation of these chiral β-enamino esters with acryloyl chloride afforded the corresponding chiral methyl 1-substituted 6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylates in good yield.
Published online: 18th April, 2018
Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ A Novel Tetraphenylethene-Based Fluorescence Probe Based on the Hg2+-Promoted Deprotection of Thioacetal
Jie Ma,* Luliang Yan, Bingkun Chen, and Mengya Sun
*School of Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Abstract
A novel tetraphenylethene-based fluorescence probe compound 1 bearing 1,2-ethanedithiol units linked with tetraphenylethene moiety is synthesized efficiently. Compound 1 exhibit sensitively and selectively to Hg2+ over other metal ions in DMF/H2O solution based on aggregation induced emission (AIE) mechanism. The results show that compound 1 demonstrates an Hg2+-specific bathochromic shift and fluorescent enhancement with a 1:2 reacting stoichiometry. The detection limit of compound 1 for Hg2+ is 2×10-6 mol·L-1.
Published online: 12th April, 2018
Short Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Substituted 1H-Isoindole-1,3(2H)-dithiones from Secondary Benzothioamides and Isothiocyanates
Kazuhiro Kobayashi,* Daiki Fujiwara, and Miyuki Tanmatsu
*Applied Chemistry Field, Chemistry and Biotechnology Course, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Sustainability Science, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
Abstract
The reaction of 2,N-dilithiobenzothioamides, generated from readily available secondary benzothioamides and two equivalents of butyllithium, with isothiocyanates, followed by aqueous workup, gives the corresponding N1,N2-disubstituted benzene-1,2-dicarbothioamides, which undergo intramolecular attack of one of the thioamide nitrogen on the adjacent thiocarbonyl moiety with loss of primary amines to provide 2-substituted 1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dithiones.
Published online: 12th April, 2018
Short Paper | Regular issue | Prepress■ Synthesis of 3-Aroylindoles as Intermediates of Cannabimimetics and Elucidation of Their Physicochemical Properties
Koji Araki, Kosho Makino, Hidetsugu Tabata, Hiroshi Nakayama, Kei Zaitsu, Tetsuta Oshitari, Hideaki Natsugari, and Hideyo Takahashi*
*Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
Abstract
In order to synthesize the intermediates of cannabimimetics, the benzoylation of indoles with 2'/3'/4'-substituted benzoyl chloride in the presence of Et2AlCl was examined. Among the products, we found that the 1H NMR spectra of 3-(2'-substituted)-benzoyl-2-methylindoles had interesting features. We investigated their physicochemical properties based on VT-NMR, and it was revealed that conformer A (s-trans) is present in preference to conformer B in these compounds.
Published online: 14th March, 2018
Review | Regular issue | Prepress■ Construction of Unique Heterocyclic Frameworks by Photochemical Reaction of 5- And 6-Membered Heteroaromatics
Noriyoshi Arai* and Takeshi Ohkuma*
*Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
Abstract
Photochemical reaction is an attractive synthetic method since it enables peculiar transformations that are not achievable under thermochemical reaction conditions. Construction of heterocyclic frameworks is one of the largest research fields in synthetic organic chemistry, but the utilization of photochemical reactions for heterocyclic-framework construction is limited to such reactions as typical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction, dye-sensitized generation of singlet oxygen, and photochemical radical generation. In this review, we focus on novel methods for the construction of unique molecular frameworks by means of photochemical reactions of heteroaromatic cyclic compounds, including mainly 5-membered heteroaromatics, furans, thiophenes, thiazoles, and oxazoles, as well as several 6-membered compounds. In some cases, heteroaromatic compounds act as acceptors of other photochemically excited molecules, such as 3(n-π*) of carbonyl compounds, and in other cases the heteroaromatic compounds themselves are excited to generate reactive species that participate in the unique bond-forming reactions