The enantioselective syntheses of (S)-coniine and (2R,6R)-trans-solenopsin A are reported. The key step in both syntheses is the catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation of a cyclic imine.
A novel series of non-nucleoside HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitors was prepared from a (2Z)-2-benzoylamino-3-(4-phenoxy-phenyl)-acrylic acid template. Solution and solid phase analog synthesis focused on the northern region of the template combined with structure based design led to the discovery of several potent and orally bioavailable lead compounds.
ABSTRACT:The thiophene moiety is considered a structural alert in molecular design in drug discovery, largely because several thiophene-containing drugs, including tienilic acid and suprofen, have been withdrawn from the market because of toxicities. Reactive thiophene intermediates, activated via sulfur oxidation or ring epoxidation, are possible culprits for these adverse side effects. In this work, the metabolic activation of an anti-inflammatory agent, 1-(3-carbamoyl-5-(2,3,5-trichlorobenzamido)thiophen-2-yl)urea), containing a 2,5-diaminothiophene structure, was studied in liver microsomes in the presence of glutathione or N-acetylcysteine as trapping agents. In addition, the glutathione conjugate was detected in bile from a bile duct-cannulated rat study. The structure of the glutathione conjugate was identified by mass spectrometry and 1 H NMR. The glutathione molecule was attached to the thiophene ring, replacing the existing proton. Metabolic phenotyping experiments, using chemical inhibitors or recombinant cytochromes P450 (P450), demonstrated that CYP3A4 was the major P450 enzyme responsible for the metabolic activation, followed by CYP1A2, 2Cs, and 2D6. A novel metabolic activation mechanism is proposed whereby the 2,5-diaminothiophene moiety undergoes oxidation to a 2,5-diimine thiophene reactive intermediate. This mechanism was used to support efforts to eliminate reactive metabolite generation via structural modification of ring substituents using structure-activity relationships. The disruption of formation of the 2,5-diimine reactive intermediate resulted in the elimination of glutathione conjugate formation both in vitro and in vivo and provided a rational approach to mitigating potential safety risks associated with this class of thiophenes in drug research and development.
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