Following our previous research on anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), we report on the design and synthesis of 4-(aryloyl)phenyl methyl sulfones. These substances were characterized for their capacity to inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) isoenzymes. Molecular modeling studies showed that the methylsulfone group of these compounds was inserted deep in the pocket of the human COX-2 binding site
An efficient organocatalyticenantioselective aza‐Piancatelli rearrangement is disclosed. The powerful process provides rapid access to valuable chiral 4‐amino‐2‐cyclopentenone building blocks from readily available 2‐furfurylcarbinols with excellent chemo‐, enantio‐, and diastereoselectivities under mild reaction conditions.