HSAB-driven chemoselective N1-alkylation of pyrimidine bases and their 4-methoxy- or 4-acetylamino-derivatives
摘要:
The lithium salts of the conjugated bases of 4-methoxy- and 4-acetylamino-2(1H)-pyrimidinones 1-3 undergo highly chemoselective N-1-methylation or ethylation when treated with methyl- or ethylsulfate (hard electrophiles) in dry dioxane, while the use of DMF as solvent results in competitive O-2-alkylation. Potassium salts of the same bases in DMF undergo prevalent O-2-attack. Under the same conditions, a similar but less chemoselective behaviour is observed in alkylation of thymine and uracil, where some N-3 -attack occurs. This can be rationalised in terms of the HSAB principle. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Structure−Activity Relationship Studies on N<sup>3</sup>-Substituted Willardiine Derivatives Acting as AMPA or Kainate Receptor Antagonists
作者:Nigel P. Dolman、Julia C. A. More、Andrew Alt、Jody L. Knauss、Helen M. Troop、David Bleakman、Graham L. Collingridge、David E. Jane
DOI:10.1021/jm051086f
日期:2006.4.1
N3-substitution of the uracil ring of willardiine with a variety of carboxyalkyl or carboxybenzyl substituents produces AMPA and kainate receptor antagonists. In an attempt to improve the potency and selectivity of these AMPA and kainate receptor antagonists a series of analogues with different terminal acidic groups and interacidic group spacers was synthesized and pharmacologically characterized.
The lithium salts of the conjugated bases of 4-methoxy- and 4-acetylamino-2(1H)-pyrimidinones 1-3 undergo highly chemoselective N-1-methylation or ethylation when treated with methyl- or ethylsulfate (hard electrophiles) in dry dioxane, while the use of DMF as solvent results in competitive O-2-alkylation. Potassium salts of the same bases in DMF undergo prevalent O-2-attack. Under the same conditions, a similar but less chemoselective behaviour is observed in alkylation of thymine and uracil, where some N-3 -attack occurs. This can be rationalised in terms of the HSAB principle. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.