Tereza Havlíková, Sundaravelu Nallappan, Ivana Císařová, Lukas Rycek
{"title":"Synthesis and structural confirmation of selaginpulvilin X.","authors":"Tereza Havlíková, Sundaravelu Nallappan, Ivana Císařová, Lukas Rycek","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01529k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01529k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the first total synthesis of the natural product selaginpulvilin X, a selaginellaceae polyphenol class of compounds. Our synthetic strategy employs cross-coupling reactions and an organolithium addition to construct the carbon framework. Subsequently, the functional group modifications and deprotection yield the natural product. Spectral analysis confirms the proposed structure by comparing natural and synthetic samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vincent Conrad Oppenheimer, Peter Le, Cathy Tran, Haobin Wang, Marino J E Resendiz
{"title":"C3-Chlorination of C2-substituted benzo[<i>b</i>]thiophene derivatives in the presence of sodium hypochlorite.","authors":"Vincent Conrad Oppenheimer, Peter Le, Cathy Tran, Haobin Wang, Marino J E Resendiz","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01185f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01185f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Benzo[<i>b</i>]thiophene rings are common synthons for the development of novel drugs and materials, and thus, the discovery of facile ways for their functionalization is of value. In this work, a new method for the C3-chlorination of C2-substituted benzothiophene derivatives is described. The chlorine source is sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate (NaOCl·5H<sub>2</sub>O), and optimal transformations occur in aqueous acetonitrile at 65-75 °C to provide the corresponding C3-halogenated products in variable yields (30-65%). The reaction occurs in the presence of vinyl and alkyl groups, while the presence of alcohols leads to competing oxidation reactions at the heterobenzylic position. The presence of a carbonyl group at the C2-position inhibited the halogenation reaction, while the use of benzofuran led to a highly exothermic reaction, presumably <i>via</i> the formation of a peroxide intermediate. Reactions carried out at lower temperatures led to side reactions associated with competing oxidative processes. To gain a better understanding of the mechanism of the reaction, DFT calculations were carried out, where the heteroatom enables the formation of a hypochlorous acidium ion that serves to generate a C2-C3 chloronium ion intermediate in a step-wise manner, which in turn leads to the formation of an <i>S</i>-stabilized C2-carbocation that undergoes re-aromatization to the corresponding C3-chlorinated products. To probe potential synthetic applications, a model C3-chloro derivative was coupled with phenylboronic acid using standard Suzuki-Miyaura coupling conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11484177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michaela E Everly, Raymond G Emehiser, Patrick J Hrdlicka
{"title":"Recognition of mixed-sequence double-stranded DNA regions using chimeric Invader/LNA probes.","authors":"Michaela E Everly, Raymond G Emehiser, Patrick J Hrdlicka","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01403k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01403k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Development of robust oligonucleotide-based probe technologies, capable of recognizing specific regions of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) targets, continues to attract considerable attention due to the promise of tools for modulation of gene expression, diagnostic agents, and new modalities against genetic diseases. Our laboratory pursues the development of various strand-invading probes. These include Invader probes, <i>i.e.</i>, double-stranded oligonucleotide probes with one or more +1 interstrand zipper arrangements of intercalator-functionalized nucleotides like 2'-<i>O</i>-(pyren-1-yl)methyl-RNA monomers, and chimeric Invader/γPNA probes, <i>i.e.</i>, heteroduplex probes between individual Invader strands and complementary γPNA strands. Here we report on the biophysical properties and dsDNA-recognition characteristics of a new class of chimeric probes-chimeric Invader/LNA probes-which are comprised of densely modified Invader strands and fully modified complementary LNA strands. The chimeric Invader/LNA probes form labile and distorted heteroduplexes, due to an apparent incompatibility between intercalating pyrene moieties and LNA strands. In contrast, the individual Invader and LNA strands form very stable duplexes with complementary DNA, which provides the driving force for near-stoichiometric recognition of model double-stranded DNA targets with single base-pair accuracy. The distinctive properties of chimeric Invader/LNA probes unlock exciting possibilities in molecular biology, and diagnostic and therapeutic fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482323/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photoredox-catalysed radical difluoromethylation/cyclization of <i>N</i>-acryloyl-2-arylbenzimidazole to access CF<sub>2</sub>H-substituted benzimidazo[2,1-<i>a</i>]isoquinolin-6(5<i>H</i>)-ones.","authors":"Jinwei Yuan, Hongzhao Qu, Wenfeng Jia, Jinling Li, Liangru Yang, Yongmei Xiao, Yanli Yin, Lingbo Qu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01413h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01413h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An efficient visible-light-promoted cascade difluoromethylation/cyclization reaction to access various CF<sub>2</sub>H-substituted benzimidazo[2,1-<i>a</i>]isoquinolin-6(5<i>H</i>)-ones was developed using difluoromethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide salt as the precursor of the -CF<sub>2</sub>H group under mild conditions. This protocol utilized an easily accessible and inexpensive organophotocatalyst, offering the benefits of a broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, and good to excellent yields, in addition to a simple operational procedure. Furthermore, the reaction mechanism was subjected to investigation, and it was demonstrated that a radical pathway constitutes a single electron transfer (SET) procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peiyao Liang, Siyi Chen, Xin Liu, Shenghan Teng, Shoulei Wang
{"title":"Base-promoted cascade vinylogous Michael/Michael addition of alkylidene succinimides for the construction of penta-substituted cyclopentanes.","authors":"Peiyao Liang, Siyi Chen, Xin Liu, Shenghan Teng, Shoulei Wang","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01455c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01455c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, an efficient, base catalyzed cascade vinylogous Michael/Michael cycloaddition reaction of α-alkylidene succinimides and oxindole-derived pyrazolones has been successfully developed. A variety of highly functionalized cyclopentanes fused with spirooxindoles were obtained in good yields, with excellent diastereoselectivities and exclusive vinylogous site-selectivities. This strategy represents the first example of α-alkylidene succinimides serving as nucleophilic reagents to trigger a vinylogous cascade reaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photochemical alkylation of quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>',<i>N</i>'-tetraalkylethylenediamine.","authors":"Yaqing Zhu, Yi Zhang, Xia Zhao, Kui Lu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01494d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01494d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A visible-light-induced C-3 alkylation of quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>',<i>N</i>'-tetraalkylethylenediamine was achieved without an external photocatalyst. The mechanism showed that quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones could act as photocatalysts. The accessibility of the reagents and the green and mild reaction conditions made this protocol an alternative method to access C-3 alkylated quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Silver-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of pyrano heterocycles: a versatile route to samoquasine A derivatives.","authors":"Kapil Chahal, Ravikumar Badhavath, Simran Kaur Matharu, Anjana Vinod, Damera Vani, Vijaya Rani Potluri, Balasubramanian Sridhar, Kallu Rajender Reddy","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01446d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01446d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study introduces a silver-catalyzed method for the efficient and regioselective synthesis of pyrano heterocycles, utilizing readily available alcohols and water as nucleophiles. The method demonstrates high efficiency, delivering excellent yields and selectivity, and is scalable to gram quantities while maintaining broad functional group tolerance. Notably, the synthesized pyrano[3,4-<i>c</i>]quinolines were successfully transformed into diverse samoquasine A derivatives, underscoring the method's applicability in natural product synthesis. This work represents a significant advancement in pyrano heterocycle synthesis, offering a practical route to valuable compounds with potential applications in pharmaceutical and chemical research.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical oxidative site-selective direct C-H activation of tanshinone IIA.","authors":"Jingyi Zhang, Shan Han, Siao Lu, Minghan Li, Zixun Gao, Linyu Zheng, Yulin Feng, Fangling Lu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01479k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01479k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Natural products play a pivotal role in the advancement of state-of-the-art pharmaceuticals. To augment their therapeutic efficacy, structural modifications of these compounds are routinely performed. In this study, we introduce an efficient and environmentally benign electrochemical oxidative method for site-selective direct C-H activation of tanshinone IIA under metal-free, oxidant-free, and base-free conditions. Moderate to excellent yields up to 92% of the desired tanshinone IIA derivatives were obtained with a broad substrate scope. Biological activity assays demonstrate that compounds 2k, 2q and 2w possess superior antitumor efficacy compared to tanshinone IIA.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of biaryl-based carbazoles <i>via</i> C-H functionalization and exploration of their anticancer activities.","authors":"Ramandeep Kaur, Haritha Dilip, Sivapriya Kirubakaran, Srinivasarao Arulananda Babu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01392a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01392a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The synthesis of a library of new biaryl-based carbazoles <i>via</i> bidentate directing group-assisted C-H functionalization and preliminary screening of the anticancer properties of biaryl-based carbazoles is reported. While various classes of modified carbazoles are known for their applications in materials and medicinal chemistry, to our knowledge, the biological activities of designed biaryl-based carbazoles have been rarely known. Given the prominence of carbazoles in research in medicinal chemistry, we envisioned the scope for new scaffolds of carbazole-based biaryl structures. We screened the synthesized biaryl-based carbazoles for their anticancer properties against various cancer cell lines such as HeLa (cervical cancer), HCT116 (colon cancer), MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 (breast cancer). In addition, the hits were also tested in the human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293T to assess their impact on the viability of normal human cells in the presence of these compounds. In this preliminary study, we identified some of the biaryl-based carbazoles as lead compounds with anticancer activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrian I Doig, Kai N Sands, Bienca Boongaling, Wen Zhou, Thomas G Back
{"title":"Synthesis, antioxidant and structural properties of modified ebselen derivatives and conjugates.","authors":"Adrian I Doig, Kai N Sands, Bienca Boongaling, Wen Zhou, Thomas G Back","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01400f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01400f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ebselen is a drug in clinical trials for several diseases and degenerative conditions where oxidative stress is implicated. A series of novel ebselen analogues was synthesized, including hydroxy-, alkoxy- and aminomethylene derivatives, as well as hybrid species where the ebselen selenium atom is shared with other potent antioxidant structures, such as cyclic selenenyl sulfide, cyclic seleninate ester and spirodioxyselenurane moieties. Conjugates of ebselen with cholesterol, prednisolone and the radical inhibitor BHT were also prepared. The products were tested for antioxidant activity in an NMR-based assay by measuring the rate of consumption of benzyl thiol or the production of dibenzyl disulfide in the presence of hydrogen peroxide when catalyzed by the ebselen analogues. Activities ranged from 12 to 0.12 times that of ebselen. The oxidation of the 2-hydroxymethylene derivative of ebselen was faster than thiolysis in the initial step and the overall rate was further accelerated under basic conditions. The corresponding selenenyl sulfide analogue underwent very slow disproportionation under neutral conditions that was enhanced by the presence of a base catalyst. During investigation of possible fluxional behaviour of a bis-amide analogue, an unusual tetraphenyphosphonium salt of a tricoordinate selenium pincer anion was discovered with exceptionally potent catalytic activity, 130 times that of ebselen. In addition to rate measurements, X-ray crystallography and DFT computational methods were also employed to gain further structural and mechanistic insights.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}