A novel and efficient method has been developed for the direct construction of imino-pyrrolidine-thione scaffold via the coupling of isocyanides, heterocyclic thiols, and gem-dicyano olefins. Smiles rearrangement followe...A novel and efficient method has been developed for the direct construction of imino-pyrrolidine-thione scaffold via the coupling of isocyanides, heterocyclic thiols, and gem-dicyano olefins. Smiles rearrangement followed by intramolecular cyclization leads directly to formation of the core structure. A water-acceleration effect is observed, promoting most of the reactions to go to completion within a short reaction time.
Diverse 2H-isoindol-1-ylphosphonates as potential HCT-116 inhibitors are easily generated via a FeCl(3) and PdCl(2) cocatalyzed three-component reaction of 2-alkynylbenzaldehyde, aniline, and phosphite. The focused small...Diverse 2H-isoindol-1-ylphosphonates as potential HCT-116 inhibitors are easily generated via a FeCl(3) and PdCl(2) cocatalyzed three-component reaction of 2-alkynylbenzaldehyde, aniline, and phosphite. The focused small library is constructed based on parallel diversity-oriented synthesis.
In a one-pot procedure, bromine less brominating reagent 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium bistribromide (EDPBT) has been utilized as an efficient desulfurizing agent for the construction of a library of heterocycles co...In a one-pot procedure, bromine less brominating reagent 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium bistribromide (EDPBT) has been utilized as an efficient desulfurizing agent for the construction of a library of heterocycles containing N, O, and S starting from aryl/alkyl isothiocyanates. In this approach, aryl/alkyl isothiocyanate reacts with o-phenylenediamine (o-PD), o-aminophenol, and o-aminothiophenol to form their monothiourea which on desulfurization with EDPBT led to the formation of corresponding 2-aminobenzimidazoles, 2-aminobenzoxazoles, and 2-aminobenzothiazoles, respectively. An interesting regioselectivity was observed for unsymmetrical thiourea having a naphthyl moiety on the one side and an ortho amino or an ortho hydroxy phenyl group on the other side giving a completely different product which is mainly dependent on the nature of the nucleophiles (-OH or -NH(2)). Further, the bis-thioureas resulted from the aliphatic 1,2-diamine with 2 equiv of aryl isothiocyanates on treatment with EDPBT gave imidazolidenecarbothioamides, whereas bis-thioureas resulted from aromatic 1,2-diamine yielded benzimidazoles with concurrent expulsion of an isothiocyanate unit. This method is simple and applied to various substrates which are amenable to bromination that reveals the desulfurizing ability of EDPBT predominating over its brominating ability. Finally, the spent reagent EDPDB can be recovered, regenerated, and reused without any loss of activity.
The Pipecolic linker is a new highly versatile handle which immobilizes on solid support through a carboxylic acid function a wide range of amines, alcohols, and hydrazines. The anchoring step on pipecolic resin is very...The Pipecolic linker is a new highly versatile handle which immobilizes on solid support through a carboxylic acid function a wide range of amines, alcohols, and hydrazines. The anchoring step on pipecolic resin is very easy and efficient, and compounds are released with high purities upon acidic treatment. During this treatment, an oxazolonium intermediate is hydrolyzed, yielding the cleavage of ester or amide bond and the release of free carboxylic acid of the starting linker. In this study, we report the possibility of recycling the pipecolic resin after the use of several trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) cleavage cocktails. We demonstrate that it can be reused up to five times without significant loading decrease.
A simple and efficient protocol for one-pot three-component coupling of isatoic anhydride, amines, and aldehydes in water using magnetically recoverable Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles is reported. This methodology results in th...A simple and efficient protocol for one-pot three-component coupling of isatoic anhydride, amines, and aldehydes in water using magnetically recoverable Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles is reported. This methodology results in the synthesis of a variety of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones in high yields. The catalyst can be recovered and recycled without a significant loss in the catalytic activity.
Highly efficient palladium-catalyzed reaction of 1-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2-alkenylbenzene with arylboronic acid is disclosed, which generates the functionalized 1-methylene-1H-indenes in good yields. Tandem Suzuki-Miyaura c...Highly efficient palladium-catalyzed reaction of 1-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2-alkenylbenzene with arylboronic acid is disclosed, which generates the functionalized 1-methylene-1H-indenes in good yields. Tandem Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and Heck reactions are involved in this process.
On-bead screening of one-bead one compound (OBOC) libraries is an ultra fast surface based primary high-throughput screening (HTS) method. Typically the binding of a tagged target protein to bead immobilized compounds or...On-bead screening of one-bead one compound (OBOC) libraries is an ultra fast surface based primary high-throughput screening (HTS) method. Typically the binding of a tagged target protein to bead immobilized compounds or its altered enzymatic activity are detected. For an efficient and reliable ligand discovery process secondary assays to confirm on-bead compound activity in homogeneous solution are key to exclude artifacts and weak binders. Ideally they should allow to flag hit compounds with undesirable biophysical properties such as aggregation, unspecific binding, or insufficient solubility and the like. Here we demonstrate that miniaturized and parallelized equilibrium dialysis is an excellent and generic secondary confirmation method for hit compounds identified by on-bead screening. We further show that microscale dialysis can be reliably performed prior to decoding and resynthesis even with hit-compounds cleaved from the single beads. Down-scaling of the method takes advantage of the fluorescent tag, AIDA, which is integrated as permanent tracer in our library design. Our results suggest that microscale equilibrium dialysis followed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis is a generic, cheap, and meaningful confirmation method for identifying the most promising candidates within a series hit compounds derived from fluorescently tagged one-bead one-compound libraries.
Intracellular levels of the hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF) are regulated under normoxic conditions by prolyl hydroxylases (PHD1, 2, and 3). Treatment of cells with PHD inhibitors stabilizes HIF-1α, elicitin...Intracellular levels of the hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF) are regulated under normoxic conditions by prolyl hydroxylases (PHD1, 2, and 3). Treatment of cells with PHD inhibitors stabilizes HIF-1α, eliciting an artificial hypoxic response that includes the transcription of genes involved in erythropoiesis, angiogenesis, and glycolysis. The different in vivo roles of the three PHD isoforms are not yet known, making a PHD-selective inhibitor useful as a biological tool. Although several chemical series of PHD inhibitors have been described, significant isoform selectivity has not been reported. Here we report the synthesis and activity of dipeptidyl analogues derived from a potent but non-selective quinolone scaffold. The compounds were prepared by Pd-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of the 6-iodoquinolone derivative to form the aldehyde directly, which was then attached to a solid support via reductive amination. Amino acids were coupled, and the resulting dipeptidyl-quinolone derivatives were screened, revealing retention of PHD inhibitory activity but an altered PHD1, 2, and 3 selectivity profile. The compounds were found to be ∼10-fold more potent against PHD1 and PHD3 than against PHD2, whereas the specific parent compound had shown no appreciable selectivity among the different PHD isoforms.
Maskless photolithographic peptide synthesis was performed on a glass chip using an automated peptide array synthesizer system. The peptide array synthesizer was built in a closed box, which contained optical and fluidic...Maskless photolithographic peptide synthesis was performed on a glass chip using an automated peptide array synthesizer system. The peptide array synthesizer was built in a closed box, which contained optical and fluidic systems. The conditions for peptide synthesis were fully controlled by a computer program. For the peptide synthesis on a glass chip, 20 NVOC-protected amino acids were synthesized. The coupling efficiencies of two model peptide sequences were examined on ACA/APTS and PEG/CHI/GPTS chips. PEG/CHI/GPTS chip gave higher average stepwise yields of GIYWHHY (94%) and YIYGSFK (98%) than those of ACA/APTS chip. To quantify peptide-protein binding affinity, HPQ- or HPM-containing pentapeptides were synthesized on a PEG/CHI/GPTS chip and the binding event of Cy3 labeled-streptavidin was quantified. The peptide sequence of IQHPQ showed highest binding affinity with Cy3 labeled-streptavidin. The results demonstrated that the photolithographic peptide array synthesis method efficiently quantified the binding activities of protein-peptide interactions and it can be used for additional biological assay applications.
J Comb Chem
· 2010 Sep · PMID 20614864
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Mono- and bis-tetrahydrofuran-based chemical libraries with diverse structural features have been prepared using the Sharpless azide-alkyne Click reaction and multi-component reactions (MCRs) such as Ugi and Biginelli re...Mono- and bis-tetrahydrofuran-based chemical libraries with diverse structural features have been prepared using the Sharpless azide-alkyne Click reaction and multi-component reactions (MCRs) such as Ugi and Biginelli reactions. Mono- and bis-tetrahydrofuran methyl azides, amines and ureas were key intermediates in these processes, and they were synthesized from the corresponding tetrahydrofuran methyl alcohols by mesylation followed by substitution with azide, reduction of the azide to the amine, and urea formation, as needed. Most mono- and tetrahydrofuran methyl alcohols were obtained by a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction. Alternatively, several mono-tetrahydrofurans were prepared by a cobalt(II) complex-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of bis-homoallylic alcohols, which were obtained by copper(I) iodide-catalyzed epoxide opening of 5,6-epoxyhex-1-ene with various alkyl and aryl Grignard reagents. These compounds are examples of an entirely new class of molecules in hitherto unknown chemical space, though their functions are yet to be determined presumably through random screening.
A series of novel spiropyrrolidines and spirothiapyrrolizidines were synthesized via a three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of isatin or acenaphthenequinone, sarcosine or thiaproline and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-...A series of novel spiropyrrolidines and spirothiapyrrolizidines were synthesized via a three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of isatin or acenaphthenequinone, sarcosine or thiaproline and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-((E)-3-phenylacryloyl)-2H-pyran-2-ones in refluxing ethanol. Advantages of this method include the availability of starting materials, mild reaction conditions, high yields, and the complete regioselectivity observed.
An efficient method to synthesize positional scanning synthetic combinatorial libraries (PS-SCLs) for studying the specificity of protein kinases is presented. Isokinetic ratios for pentafluorophenyl esters were determin...An efficient method to synthesize positional scanning synthetic combinatorial libraries (PS-SCLs) for studying the specificity of protein kinases is presented. Isokinetic ratios for pentafluorophenyl esters were determined iteratively using a new approach incorporating high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) quantification and statistical experimental design. In the development process a large amount of work was put in to find efficient ways of screening for new isokinetic mixtures and to optimize the process of PS-SCL synthesis. The newly developed methods for the screening of isokinetic mixtures could be used for the screening of other interesting mixtures, but more importantly, the isokinetic ratios determined for the preactivated pentafluorophenyl esters were incorporated into a new efficient protocol. This straightforward protocol allows for a convenient synthesis of high quality PS-SCLs regardless of previous experience in solid phase synthesis.
J Comb Chem
· 2010 Sep · PMID 20593859
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A method to efficiently immobilize and partition large quantities of microbeads in an array format in microfabricated poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) cassette for ultrahigh-throughput in situ releasable solution-phase cell...A method to efficiently immobilize and partition large quantities of microbeads in an array format in microfabricated poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) cassette for ultrahigh-throughput in situ releasable solution-phase cell-based screening of one-bead-one-compound (OBOC) combinatorial libraries is described. Commercially available Jeffamine triamine T-403 (∼440 Da) was derivatized such that two of its amino groups were protected by Fmoc and the remaining amino group capped with succinic anhydride to generate a carboxyl group. This resulting trifunctional hydrophilic polymer was then sequentially coupled two times to the outer layer of topologically segregated bilayer TentaGel (TG) beads with solid phase peptide synthesis chemistry resulting in beads with increased loading capacity, hydrophilicity, and porosity at the outer layer. We have found that such bead configuration can facilitate ultrahigh-throughput in situ releasable solution-phase screening of OBOC libraries. An encoded releasable OBOC small molecule library was constructed on Jeffamine derivatized TG beads with library compounds tethered to the outer layer via a disulfide linker and coding tags in the interior of the beads. Compound-beads could be efficiently loaded (5-10 min) into a 5 cm diameter Petri dish containing a 10,000-well PDMS microbead cassette, such that over 90% of the microwells were each filled with only one compound-bead. Jurkat T-lymphoid cancer cells suspended in Matrigel were then layered over the microbead cassette to immobilize the compound-beads. After 24 h of incubation at 37 °C, dithiothreitol was added to trigger the release of library compounds. Forty-eight hours later, MTT reporter assay was used to identify regions of reduced cell viability surrounding each positive bead. From a total of about 20,000 beads screened, 3 positive beads were detected and physically isolated for decoding. A strong consensus motif was identified for these three positive compounds. These compounds were resynthesized and found to be cytotoxic (IC(50) 50-150 μM) against two T-lymphoma cell lines and less so against the MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cell line. This novel ultrahigh-throughput OBOC releasable method can potentially be adapted to many existing 96- or 384-well solution-phase cell-based or biochemical assays.
Indium trichloride is an efficient catalyst for the sequential four-component reaction between aliphatic amines, β-ketoesters, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, and ethanol to afford 6-ethoxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines, which...Indium trichloride is an efficient catalyst for the sequential four-component reaction between aliphatic amines, β-ketoesters, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, and ethanol to afford 6-ethoxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines, which were converted in situ into 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines via ethanol elimination in the presence of neutral Al(2)O(3), in a very efficient, one-pot protocol from acyclic, readily available starting materials that involves the generation of two C-N σ and one C-C π bonds. The structural variety of the dihydropyridine library thus generated was extended by base-promoted γ-alkylation of their C-2 position. The application of these 1,4-dihydropyridines to the facile generation of molecular diversity and complexity was demonstrated by employing them as dienophiles for Yb(OTf)(3)-catalyzed imino Diels-Alder (Povarov) reactions leading diastereoselectively to hexahydrobenzo[h][1,6]-naphthyridine derivatives containing three adjacent stereocenters. The synthesis of fused dihydropyridines derived from the pyrido[2,1-a]azepine (homoquinolizine) frameworks was also achieved using a four-component tetrahydropyridine synthesis/ring-closing metathesis/elimination strategy.
A simple and efficient approach to the synthesis of a novel series of polysubstituted 6'-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1',7'-dihydrospiro[indoline-3,4'-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine]-2-one derivatives in high yields was developed from a one...A simple and efficient approach to the synthesis of a novel series of polysubstituted 6'-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1',7'-dihydrospiro[indoline-3,4'-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine]-2-one derivatives in high yields was developed from a one-pot, three-component reaction of 3-cyanoacetyl indoles, isatins, and 1H-pyrazol-5-amines in H(2)O/HOAc.
The one-pot synthesis of a new substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazoles has been described via Petasis reactions. These tetrahydrocarbazoles exhibits various medicinal importance and might be suitable for elaboration int...The one-pot synthesis of a new substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazoles has been described via Petasis reactions. These tetrahydrocarbazoles exhibits various medicinal importance and might be suitable for elaboration into larger peptides at carboxy termini. The scope and limitations of this method have been examined.
Cathepsin V is a papain-like cysteine protease. It is involved in the control of human T cells (responsible for cell immunity), and presents the largest elastolytic activity among the proteolytic enzymes. Therefore, cath...Cathepsin V is a papain-like cysteine protease. It is involved in the control of human T cells (responsible for cell immunity), and presents the largest elastolytic activity among the proteolytic enzymes. Therefore, cathepsin V is a potential molecular target for the treatment of atherosclerosis. In the present work, natural flavonoids were screened against cathepsin V, and two flavones were identified as potent inhibitors of cathepsin V. On the basis of this result, a combinatorial library of chalcones and flavones was prepared, in solution phase employing a scavenger reagent, and fully evaluated.
Instead of developing a novel red phosphor individually, this work proposes the production of white light by combining a near-ultraviolet/ultraviolet diode chip with blue and special yellow phosphors: the yellow phosphor...Instead of developing a novel red phosphor individually, this work proposes the production of white light by combining a near-ultraviolet/ultraviolet diode chip with blue and special yellow phosphors: the yellow phosphor includes the red and green components with high color saturation. The availability of this scheme is demonstrated by preparing a white light-emitting diode (WLED) with color rendering index (Ra) up to 90.3. The desired single-mass yellow phosphor is successfully screened out from the YVO(4):Bi(3+),Eu(3+) system by using a combinatorial chemistry approach. When the emission color and luminous efficiency are both considered, the best composition for producing white light is (Y(1-s-t)Bi(s)Eu(t))VO(4) with 0.040 < or = s < or = 0.050 and 0 < t < or = 0.015. The red component that is required for a high-Ra WLED is obtained through sensitizing luminescence of Eu(3+) by Bi(3+) in a YVO(4) host; meanwhile, both Bi(3+) and Eu(3+) emission are improved by keeping the Bi(3+) and Eu(3+) contents close to the critical concentration.
J Comb Chem
· 2010 Jul · PMID 20557032
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The design and synthesis of small molecules that target RNA is immensely important in antibacterial therapy. We had previously reported on the RNA binding of a series of 4,5-disubstituted 2-oxazolidinones that bind to a...The design and synthesis of small molecules that target RNA is immensely important in antibacterial therapy. We had previously reported on the RNA binding of a series of 4,5-disubstituted 2-oxazolidinones that bind to a highly conserved bulge region of bacterial RNA. This biological target T box antitermination system, which is found mainly in Gram-positive bacteria, regulates the expression of several amino acid related genes. In an effort to amplify our library, we have prepared a library of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole analogs that entails an isosteric replacement of the oxazolidinone nucleus. The synthesis of the new analogs was enhanced via copper(I) catalysis of an azide and alkyne cycloaddition reaction. A total of 108 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole compounds have been prepared. All compounds were evaluated as RNA binding agents.