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Photocatalyst-controlled and visible light-enabled selective oxidation of pyridinium salts
Peng, Xiang-Jun,He, Hai-Ping,Liu, Qian,She, Kun,Zhang, Bao-Qi,Wang, Heng-Shan,Tang, Hai-Tao,Pan, Ying-Ming
, p. 753 - 760 (2021/03/31)
This study proposes two different methods of photocatalytic-controlled and visible light-induced selective oxidation of pyridiniums with air as the terminal oxidant. The key to these transformations is to choose the appropriate light source and photocatal
Base metal-catalyzed benzylic oxidation of (aryl)(heteroaryl)methanes with molecular oxygen
Sterckx, Hans,De Houwer, Johan,Mensch, Carl,Herrebout, Wouter,Tehrani, Kourosch Abbaspour,Maes, Bert U.W.
, p. 144 - 153 (2016/04/05)
The methylene group of various substituted 2- and 4-benzylpyridines, benzyldiazines and benzyl(iso)quinolines was successfully oxidized to the corresponding benzylic ketones using a copper or iron catalyst and molecular oxygen as the stoichiometric oxidant. Application of the protocol in API synthesis is exemplified by the alternative synthesis of a precursor to the antimalarial drug Mefloquine. The oxidation method can also be used to prepare metabolites of APIs which is illustrated for the natural product papaverine. ICP-MS analysis of the purified reaction products revealed that the base metal impurity was well below the regulatory limit.
Replacement of imidazolyl by pyridyl in biphenylmethylenes results in selective CYP17 and dual CYP17/CYP11B1 inhibitors for the treatment of prostate cancer
Hu, Qingzhong,Jagusch, Carsten,Hille, Ulrike E.,Haupenthal, J?rg,Hartmann, Rolf W.
body text, p. 5749 - 5758 (2010/10/03)
Androgens are well-known to stimulate prostate cancer (PC) growth. Thus, blockade of androgen production in testes and adrenals by CYP17 inhibition is a promising strategy for the treatment of PC. Moreover, many PC patients suffer from glucocorticoid overproduction, and importantly mutated androgen receptors can be stimulated by glucocorticoids. In this study, the first dual inhibitor of CYP17 and CYP11B1 (the enzyme responsible for the last step in glucocorticoid biosynthesis) is described. A series of biphenylmethylene pyridines has been designed, synthesized, and tested as CYP17 and CYP11B1 inhibitors. The most active compounds were also tested for selectivity against CYP11B2 (aldosterone synthase), CYP19 (aromatase), and hepatic CYP3A4. In detail, compound 6 was identified as a dual inhibitor of CYP17/CYP11B1 (IC50 values of 226 and 287 nM) showing little inhibition of the other enzymes as well as compound 9 as a selective, highly potent CYP17 inhibitor (IC50 = 52 nM) exceeding abiraterone in terms of activity and selectivity.