A novel class of phenyl benzenesulfonylhydrazides has been identified as potent inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), and their structure-activity relationship was explored. Coupling reactions between various benzenesulfonyl chlorides and phenylhydrazides were utilized to synthesize the sulfonylhydrazides bearing various substituents. Compound 3i exhibited 61 nM of IC50 in enzymatic assay and 172 nM of EC50 in the HeLa cell. The computational study of 3i suggested that the major interactions between 3i and IDO protein are the coordination of sulfone and heme iron, the hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions between 3i and IDO. This novel class of IDO inhibitor provides a new direction to discover effective anti-cancer agents. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The triple role of rongalite in aminosulfonylation of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates: synthesis of <i>N</i>-aminosulfonamides <i>via</i> a radical coupling reaction
A simple and convenient method for N-aminosulfonamide synthesis from the cross-coupling of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates and rongalite under metal-free, oxidant-free, and room-temperature conditions is reported. This method does not require an external amine source, with the aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates participating as both an aryl radical and a potential amine source in the transformation