A one-pot
cycloaddition strategy for obtaining γ-carbolines
under mild conditions was developed. The reaction represents a new
approach to the annulation of a pyridine ring to an indole core. Treating
2-methyl-3-benzoylindoles with lithium diisopropyl amide leads to
the elimination of a proton from the 2-methyl group. The organolithium
compounds generated were found to react with nitriles. The resulting
4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-1-ols
undergo spontaneous water elimination to give the corresponding γ-carbolines.
The applicability of this reaction for the synthesis of isoquinolines
has been shown. For the first time, a lithium atom was found to be
part of an eight-centered polycyclic transition state according to
a detailed DFT PCM/DFT/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) and ab initio PCM/MP2//HF/6-311++G(d,p)
quantum chemical study.
A new two‐step approach toward the synthesis of aplysinopsin analogues 5‐(1‐R‐1H‐indol‐3‐ylmethylene)‐2‐aryl ‐3,5‐dihydroimidazol‐4‐ones consisting in obtaining and reaction of 4‐(1‐R‐1H‐indol‐3‐ylmethilene)‐2‐Ar‐4H‐oxazol‐5‐ones with amines was developed. The configuration of starting compounds and final products was determined by 13С and 1H‐nmr spectroscopy.
SS-68 is a derivative of indole, which demonstrated strong antiarrhythmic effects not associated with significant QT prolongation in dog models of atrial fibrillation. Therefore, SS-68 was proposed as a new antiarrhythmic drug and the present study is the first describing its effects on action potentials (APs) configuration and elucidating the ionic mechanisms of these effects. Sharp microelectrodes were used to record APs in isolated preparations of mouse atrial and ventricular myocardium. In both types of myocardium 10(-6) M SS-68 produced reduction of AP duration, 3 × 10(-6) M failed to alter AP waveform and 10(-5) - 3 × 10(-5) M prolonged APs. Sensitivity of main ionic currents to SS-68 was determined using whole-cell patch clamp. Transient potassium current Ito was slightly inhibited by SS-68 with IC50 = 1.43 × 10(-4) M. IKur was more sensitive with IC50 = 1.84 × 10(-5) M. Background inward rectifier showed very low sensitivity to SS-68 - only 10(-4) M SS-68 caused significant reduction of IK1. ICaL was significantly inhibited by 10(-6)M - 3 × 10(-5) M SS-68. The IC50 value for the ICaL was 1.84 × 10(-6) M. Thus, main ionic currents of mouse cardiomyocytes are inhibited by SS-68 in the following order of potency: ICaL > IKur > Ito > IK1. While lower concentration of SS-68 shorten APs via suppression of ICaL, higher concentrations inhibit K(+)-currents leading to APs prolongation.
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