Saturated bioisosteres of ortho-disubstituted benzenes (bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes) were synthesized, characterized and validated. These cores were incorporated into the bioactive compounds Valsartan, Boskalid and Fluxapyroxad instead of the benzene ring. The saturated analogues showed as imilar level of antifungal activity compared to that of Boskalid and Fluxapyroxad.
A one-step synthesis of functionalized 3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes by [2+2]-photochemical intermolecular cycloaddition of N-benzylmaleimide to alkenes was elaborated. The obtained compounds were easily transformed into the bi- and tricyclic analogues of piperidine, morpholine, piperazine, and GABA, which are advanced building blocks for drug discovery.
We have developed a rapid two-step synthesis of substituted 3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes which are attractive building blocks for drug discovery. This new method utilizes very common chemicals, benzaldehyde, allylamine, and cinnamic acid, via intramolectular [2+2]-photochemical cyclization.
The ortho-substituted phenyl ring is a basic structural element in chemistry. It is found in more than three hundred drugs and agrochemicals. During the past decade, scientists have tried to replace the phenyl ring in bioactive compounds with saturated bioisosteres to obtain novel patentable structures. However, most of the research in this area has been devoted to the replacement of the para-substituted phenyl ring. Here we have developed saturated bioisosteres of the ortho-substituted phenyl ring with improved physicochemical properties: 2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes. Crystallographic analysis revealed that these structures and the ortho-substituted phenyl ring indeed have similar geometric properties. Replacement of the phenyl ring in marketed agrochemicals fluxapyroxad (BASF) and boscalid (BASF) with 2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes dramatically improved their water solubility, reduced lipophilicity and most importantly retained bioactivity. This work suggests an opportunity for chemists to replace the ortho-substituted phenyl ring in bioactive compounds with saturated bioisosteres in medicinal chemistry and agrochemistry.
Saturated bioisosteres of ortho-disubstituted benzenes (bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes) were synthesized, characterized and validated. These cores were incorporated into the bioactive compounds Valsartan, Boskalid and Fluxapyroxad instead of the benzene ring. The saturated analogues showed as imilar level of antifungal activity compared to that of Boskalid and Fluxapyroxad.
Intramolecular photochemical [2 + 2]-cyclization of acetophenone enamides gave 2-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes, advanced building blocks for drug discovery. Synthesis of a conformationally restricted analogue of proline, 2,3-ethanoproline, was performed.
Synthesis of the previously unknown
conformationally rigid sultams
fused with the cyclobutane ring was developed. The key transformation
was an intramolecular photochemical cyclization of linear sulfonamides.
Crystallographic analysis showed that the obtained structures populated
the uncharted region in the chemical space.
Chlorotrimethylsilane-promoted double Mannich annulation of ketones using N,N-bis(methoxymethyl)benzylamine has been explored. It has been shown that the structure of the substrate drastically influenced the outcome of the reaction. The method allows azabicyclo[n.3.1]alkane derivatives (n = 2-5) to be obtained in good yields.
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