- Discovery of tetrahydroquinolines and benzomorpholines as novel potent RORγt agonists
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The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) is an important nuclear receptor that regulates the differentiation of Th17 cells and production of interleukin 17(IL-17). RORγt agonists increase basal activity of RORγt and could provide a potential approach to cancer immunotherapy. Herein, hit compound 1 was identified as a weak RORγt agonist during in-house library screening. Changes in LHS core of 1 led to the identification of tetrahydroquinoline compound 6 as a partial RORγt agonist (max. act. = 39.3%). Detailed structure-activity relationship on substituent of the LHS core, amide linker and RHS arylsulfonyl moiety was explored and a novel series of tetrahydroquinolines and benzomorpholines was discovered as potent RORγt agonists. Tetrahydroquinoline compound 8g (EC50 = 8.9 ± 0.4 nM, max. act. = 104.5%) and benzomorpholine compound 9g (EC50 = 7.5 ± 0.6 nM, max. act. = 105.8%) were representative compounds with high RORγt agonistic activity in dual FRET assay, and they showed good activity in cell-based Gal4 reporter gene assay and Th17 cell differentiation assay (104.5% activation at 300 nM of 8g; 59.4% activation at 300 nM of 9g). The binding modes of 8g and 9g as well as the two RORγt inverse agonists accidentally discovered were also discussed.
- Xia, Yuehan,Yu, Mingcheng,Zhao, Yunpeng,Xia, Li,Huang, Yafei,Sun, Nannan,Song, Meiqi,Guo, Huimin,Zhang, Yunyi,Zhu, Di,Xie, Qiong,Wang, Yonghui
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supporting information
(2020/12/04)
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- Remodeling and Enhancing Schmidt Reaction Pathways in Hexafluoroisopropanol
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The effect of carrying out two variations of the Schmidt reaction with ketone electrophiles in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) solvent has been studied. When TMSN3 is reacted with ketones in the presence of triflic acid (TfOH) promoter, tetrazoles are obtained as the major products. This observation is in contrast to established methods, which usually lead to amides or lactams arising from formal NH insertion as the major products. The full product profiles of several examples of this reaction are also reported and found to include mechanistically interesting products (e.g., double ring expansion). Application of TfOH promoter in HFIP was also found to promote the reaction of a hydroxyalkyl azide with a ketone, which affords lactams following nucleophilic opening of initially formed iminium ether more efficiently than previously reported methods. (Chemical Equation Presented).
- Motiwala, Hashim F.,Charaschanya, Manwika,Day, Victor W.,Aubé, Jeffrey
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p. 1593 - 1609
(2016/03/01)
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- Further studies on a samarium diiodide-promoted reductive carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage rection: Synthesis of (+)-aphanorphine
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Samarium diiodide-promoted carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage reaction was applied to the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives bearing an ester group at the 1- or 3-position to give the corresponding benzazepinones. Synthesis of (+)-aphanorphine was esta
- Katoh, Miho,Inoue, Hiroshi,Honda, Toshio
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p. 497 - 516
(2008/03/12)
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