Described is a method to make diindolylmethanes and indolyl/pyrrolylmethanes, The method includes the steps of contacting an ether comprising an arylpropargyl moiety and an amine-protected, substituted or unsubstituted aniline moiety with a substituted or unsubstituted indol or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrole, in the presence of a metal-containing catalyst, for a time and at a temperature to cause an annulation/arylation cascade reaction that yields a diindolylmethane or a indolyl/pyrrolylmethane. The resulting compounds are effective to modulate activity of arylhydrocarbon receptors, to inhibit activity of PCSK9, and to stimulate secretion of glucagon-like peptide 1 in mammals.
描述了一种制备二
吲哚基
甲烷和
吲哚基/
吡咯基
甲烷的方法。该方法包括以下步骤:在
金属
催化剂的存在下,使包含芳基炔丙基部分和胺保护的、取代的或未取代的
苯胺部分的醚与取代的或未取代的
吲哚或取代的或未取代的
吡咯接触,接触一段时间和温度,以引发环化/芳基化级联反应,从而产生二
吲哚基
甲烷或
吲哚基/
吡咯基
甲烷。所得化合物能有效调节芳基烃受体的活性,抑制
PCSK9的活性,并刺激哺乳动物胰高血糖素样肽1的分泌。