39627-60-6Relevant articles and documents
Design and synthesis of Mannich base-type derivatives containing imidazole and benzimidazole as lead compounds for drug discovery in Chagas Disease
Atherton, Richard L.,Kelly, John M.,Olmo, Francisco,Sanz-Serrano, Julen,Alcolea, Verónica,Beltran-Hortelano, Iván,Pérez-Silanes, Silvia,Rubio-Hernández, Mercedes
, (2021/07/14)
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, the most important parasitic infection in Latin America. The only treatments currently available are nitro-derivative drugs that are characterised by high toxicity and limited efficacy. Therefore, there is an urgent need for more effective, less toxic therapeutic agents. We have previously identified the potential for Mannich base derivatives as novel inhibitors of this parasite. To further explore this family of compounds, we synthesised a panel of 69 new analogues, based on multi-parametric structure-activity relationships, which allowed optimization of both anti-parasitic activity, physicochemical parameters and ADME properties. Additionally, we optimized our in vitro screening approaches against all three developmental forms of the parasite, allowing us to discard the least effective and trypanostatic derivatives at an early stage. We ultimately identified derivative 3c, which demonstrated excellent trypanocidal properties, and a synergistic mode of action against trypomastigotes in combination with the reference drug benznidazole. Both its druggability and low-cost production make this derivative a promising candidate for the preclinical, in vivo assays of the Chagas disease drug-discovery pipeline.
PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT ALPHA-METHYLENATION OF KETONES
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The invention relates to a process for preparing an α-methylene ketone comprising the step of reacting a ketone with formaldehyde in the presence of a catalyst which is an organic compound comprising at least one acid function or the corresponding salt, ester or amide thereof and at least one amine function or the corresponding ammonium salt, or a zwitterion thereof.
Cyanomethyl anion transfer reagents for diastereoselective Corey-Chaykovsky cyclopropanation reactions
Hommelsheim, Renè,Hock, Katharina J.,Schumacher, Christian,Hussein, Mohanad A.,Nguyen, Thanh V.,Koenigs, Rene M.
supporting information, p. 11439 - 11442 (2018/10/20)
A readily available and bench-stable cyanomethyl sulfonium salt was used in highly diastereoselective Corey-Chaykovsky cyclopropanation reactions of electron-poor olefins. This efficient method provides a rapid route to access densely functionalized cyclopropyl nitriles.
