Development of Amidine-Based Sphingosine Kinase 1 Nanomolar Inhibitors and Reduction of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate in Human Leukemia Cells
摘要:
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid that has been identified as an accelerant of cancer progression. The sphingosine kinases (SphKs) are the sole producers of S1P, and thus, SphK inhibitors may prove effective in cancer mitigation and chemosensitization. Of the two SphKs, SphK1 overexpression has been observed in a myriad of cancer cell lines and tissues and has been recognized as the presumptive target over that of the poorly characterized SphK2. Herein, we present the design and synthesis of amidine-based nanomolar SphK1 subtype-selective inhibitors. A homology model of SphK1, trained with this library of amidine inhibitors, was then used to predict the activity of additional, more potent, inhibitors. Lastly, select amidine inhibitors were validated in human leukemia U937 cells, where they significantly reduced endogenous S1P levels at nanomolar concentrations.
Nickel-Catalyzed Multicomponent Coupling: Synthesis of α-Chiral Ketones by Reductive Hydrocarbonylation of Alkenes
作者:Jian Chen、Shaolin Zhu
DOI:10.1021/jacs.1c07851
日期:2021.9.8
functionalized α-stereocenter, including enantioenriched chiral α-aryl ketones and α-amino ketones. It useschiral bisoxazoline as a ligand, silane as a reductant, chloroformate as a safe CO source, and a racemic secondary benzyl chloride or an N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHP) ester of a protected α-amino acid as the alkylation reagent. The benign nature of this process renders this method suitable for late-stage functionalization
已经开发出一种镍催化、多组分区域选择性和对映选择性偶联,通过顺序加氢甲酰化和羰基化从容易获得的起始材料中进行。这种模块化的多组分加氢官能化策略能够对各种未活化的烯烃进行直接的还原烃基化,以产生各种带有功能化 α-立体中心的不对称二烷基酮,包括对映体富集的手性 α-芳基酮和 α-氨基酮。它使用手性双恶唑啉作为配体,硅烷作为还原剂,氯甲酸酯作为安全的 CO 源,外消旋仲苄基氯或N受保护的 α-氨基酸的 -羟基邻苯二甲酰亚胺 (NHP) 酯作为烷基化试剂。该过程的良性性质使该方法适用于复杂分子的后期功能化。
Remote sp3 C–H Amination of Alkenes with Nitroarenes
作者:Jichao Xiao、Yuli He、Feng Ye、Shaolin Zhu
DOI:10.1016/j.chempr.2018.04.008
日期:2018.7
Direct installation of a functional group at remote, unfunctionalized sites in an alkyl chain is a synthetically valuable but rarely reported process. The remote relay hydroarylamination of distal and proximal olefins, and of olefin isomeric mixtures, has been achieved through NiH-catalyzed alkene isomerization and sequential reductive hydroarylamination with nitroarenes. This provides an attractive
[EN] METHODS OF BORYLATION AND USES THEREOF<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉS DE BORYLATION ET LEURS UTILISATIONS
申请人:NAT UNIV SINGAPORE
公开号:WO2021080511A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
The present invention relates, in general terms, to methods of borylation and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention provides a method of borylating an alkene compound by contacting the compound with a boron compound, a Fe pre-catalyst and a protic additive. The borylation occurs at a vicinal (β) position to an electron donating or electron withdrawing moiety of the compound.
Ligand‐Enabled Nickel‐Catalyzed Redox‐Relay Migratory Hydroarylation of Alkenes with Arylborons
作者:Yuli He、Chuang Liu、Lei Yu、Shaolin Zhu
DOI:10.1002/anie.202001742
日期:2020.6.2
A redox-relay migratory hydroarylation of isomeric mixtures of olefins with arylboronic acids catalyzed by nickel complexes bearing diamine ligands is described. A range of structurally diverse 1,1-diarylalkanes, including those containing a 1,1-diarylated quaternary carbon, were obtained in excellent yields and with high regioselectivity. Preliminary experimental evidence supports the proposed non-dissociated
Nickel-Catalyzed Hydrofluorination of Unactivated Alkenes through a HAT Pathway
作者:Peihong Song、Shaolin Zhu
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.0c03884
日期:2020.11.20
We report the hydrofluorination of unactivated alkenes using N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide as a fluorination reagent. The reaction produces exclusively Markovnikov hydrofluorination products under mild conditions. It is not affected by air or moisture and uses an inexpensive and readily available nickel compound as a catalyst. Distinct from the previously reported ionic pathway of the NiH-catalyzed h