An unprecedented straightforward reductive amidation of chloroalkanes with nitroarenes was readily accomplished by merging iron catalysis with visible-light photoredox catalysis. A variety of commercially inexpensive abundant nitroarenes and chloroalkanes were utilized directly for the preparation of diverse N-aryl amides under environmentally benign mild conditions. This protocol featured an avoidance
and has not yet been validated as a therapeutic target due to the lack of potent and selectiveinhibitors. We sought to discover a novel series of small-molecule inhibitors by combining in silico methods and cell-based screening assay, with sub-micromolar potency and improved selectivity from previously reported TRPM4 inhibitors. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Here, we developed a high throughput screening compatible
New diarylquinazolines displaying pharmaceutical potential were synthesized in high yields from 4,7-dichloro-2-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)-6-nitroquinazoline by using microwave-promoted regioselective Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.