A series of conformationally restricted analogues of the hallucinogenic phenethylamine 1 (2,5-dimethoxy4-bromophenethylamine, 2C-B) was synthesized to test several hypotheses concerning the bioactive conformation of phenethylamine ligands upon binding to the 5-HT2A receptor. These benzocycloalkane analogues were assayed for their receptor binding affinity and ability to activate downstream signaling pathways, and one exceptional compound was selected for testing in an in vivo drug discrimination model of hallucinogenesis. All compounds were examined in silico by virtual docking into a homology model of the 5-HT2A receptor. On the basis of these docking experiments, it was predicted that the R enantiomer of benzocyclobutene analogue 2 would be the most potent. Subsequent chemical resolution and X-ray crystallography confirmed this prediction, as (R)-2 proved to be equipotent to LSD in rats trained to discriminate LSD from saline. Thus, we propose that the conformation of 2 mimics the active binding conformation of the more flexible phenethylamine type hallucinogens. In addition, (R)-2 is one of the most potent and selective compounds yet discovered in the in vivo drug discrimination assay. Further, 2 was found to be a functionally selective agonist at the 5-HT2A receptor, having 65-fold greater potency in stimulating phosphoinositide turnover than in producing arachidonic acid release. If hallucinogenic effects are correlated with arachidonic acid production, such functionally selective 5-HT2A receptor agonists may lack the intoxicating properties of hallucinogens such as LSD.
A series of conformationally restricted analogues of the hallucinogenic phenethylamine 1 (2,5-dimethoxy4-bromophenethylamine, 2C-B) was synthesized to test several hypotheses concerning the bioactive conformation of phenethylamine ligands upon binding to the 5-HT2A receptor. These benzocycloalkane analogues were assayed for their receptor binding affinity and ability to activate downstream signaling pathways, and one exceptional compound was selected for testing in an in vivo drug discrimination model of hallucinogenesis. All compounds were examined in silico by virtual docking into a homology model of the 5-HT2A receptor. On the basis of these docking experiments, it was predicted that the R enantiomer of benzocyclobutene analogue 2 would be the most potent. Subsequent chemical resolution and X-ray crystallography confirmed this prediction, as (R)-2 proved to be equipotent to LSD in rats trained to discriminate LSD from saline. Thus, we propose that the conformation of 2 mimics the active binding conformation of the more flexible phenethylamine type hallucinogens. In addition, (R)-2 is one of the most potent and selective compounds yet discovered in the in vivo drug discrimination assay. Further, 2 was found to be a functionally selective agonist at the 5-HT2A receptor, having 65-fold greater potency in stimulating phosphoinositide turnover than in producing arachidonic acid release. If hallucinogenic effects are correlated with arachidonic acid production, such functionally selective 5-HT2A receptor agonists may lack the intoxicating properties of hallucinogens such as LSD.
Photo-induced Carboiodination: A Simple Way to Synthesize Functionalized Dihydrobenzofurans and Indolines
作者:Xiaobo Yang、Wenbo Liu、Lu Li、Wei Wei、Chao-Jun Li
DOI:10.1002/chem.201603608
日期:2016.10.17
readily available and cheap aryl bromides and sodium iodide as the starting materials to synthesize valuable functionalized dihydrobenzofurans and indolines in good to excellent yields with broad functional‐group compatibility. As examples to demonstrate the utility of this protocol, gram‐scale reactions and further transformations of the products were accomplished towards the synthesis of bioactive
Tin-free, photoinduced electron transfer promoted reductive radicalcyclization reactions of allyl 2-bromoaryl ethers in the presence of NaOH in 2-PrOH were found to take place efficiently to give 3-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans. In contrast to conventional radicalcyclization reactions that employ AIBN/Bu3SnH in benzene, the new method utilizes NaOH and 2-PrOH that are both readily available and benign
发现在2-PrOH中的NaOH存在下,无锡,光诱导的电子转移促进的烯丙基2-溴芳基醚的还原自由基环化反应有效地产生了3-甲基-2,3-二氢苯并呋喃。与在苯中使用AIBN / Bu 3 SnH的常规自由基环化反应相反,该新方法利用了既容易获得又良性的NaOH和2-PrOH。因此,新开发的光化学方法是进行芳基自由基环化反应的一种通用且环保的方法。
Cathodic Radical Cyclisation of Aryl Halides Using a Strongly‐Reducing Catalytic Mediator in Flow
作者:Ana A. Folgueiras‐Amador、Alexander E. Teuten、Mateo Salam‐Perez、James E. Pearce、Guy Denuault、Derek Pletcher、Philip J. Parsons、David C. Harrowven、Richard C. D. Brown
DOI:10.1002/anie.202203694
日期:2022.8.26
Cathodic radicalcyclisations of aryl halides have been achieved in an undivided flow electrolysis cell, using phenanthrene as mediator in loadings down to 0.05 equiv, and without the requirement for a sacrificial anode. It is proposed that mediated homogeneous electron transfer proceeds in a reaction layer detached from the cathode, accounting for the observed selectivity.