Benzofurans from Benzophenones and Dimethylacetamide: Copper-Promoted Cascade Formation of Furan O1C2 and C2C3 Bonds Under Oxidative Conditions
作者:María J. Moure、Raul SanMartin、Esther Dominguez
DOI:10.1002/anie.201108513
日期:2012.3.26
benzofuran core through a cascade of copper‐catalyzed processes wherein the key carbon atom comes from the dimethylacetamide (DMA) solvent. Strong evidence for the participation of a Wacker cyclization catalyzed solely by copper is provided, not only in the title reaction from benzophenones but also from 2‐hydroxy‐α‐arylstyrene derivatives.
One-pot synthesis of ortho -acylphenols by palladium-catalyzed phenol C–H addition to nitriles
作者:Tao-Shan Jiang、Bei Gan、Xi Wang、Xiuli Zhang
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.09.062
日期:2017.11
The regioselective one-pot synthesis of ortho-acylphenols via the palladium-catalyzedaddition of phenols to nitriles and subsequent hydrolysis is reported. The acylation reaction proceeded smoothly using the Pd(OAc)2/DMSO system and TFA as the additive. This method also provides a direct strategy for the synthesis of a salicylketoxime scaffold.
Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 (Pin1) participates in diverse cancer-associated signaling pathways, playing an oncogenic role in multiple human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our recent works clarify that Pin1 modulates miRNAs biogenesis by interacting with ERK-phosphorylated exportin-5 (XPO5) and changing XPO5 conformation, giving a potential target for HCC treatment. Herein, we discover 4,6-bis(benzyloxy)-3-phenylbenzofuran (TAB29) as a novel Pin1 inhibitor that targets Pin1 PPIase domain. TAB29 potently inhibits Pin1 activity with the IC50 value of 874 nM and displays an excellent selectivity toward Pin1 in vitro. Cell-based biological evaluation reveals that TAB29 significantly suppresses cell proliferation of HCC cells through restoring the nucleus-to-cytoplasm export of XPO5 and upregulating mature miRNAs expression. Collectively, this work provides a promising small molecule lead compound for Pin1 inhibition, highlighting the therapeutic potential of miRNA-based treatment for human cancers.