enantioselective Mannich-type reaction between glycinate Schiff base and imines has been one of the most efficient routes for accessing α,β-diamino acids. However, the glycinate Schiff bases used in the references were almost ketimines. Only several examples of aldimines were used in the presence of metal catalyst. We developed the first example of an asymmetric direct Mannich reaction using aldimines of glycinates
The synthesis and structure-activity relationships of ureas as CCR3 antagonists are described. Optimization starting with lead compound 2 (IC50 = 190 nM) derived from initial screening hit compound 1 (IC50 = 600 nM) led to the identification of (S)-N-((1R,3S,5S)-8-((6-fluoronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)-N-(2-nitrophenyl)pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxamide 27 (IC50 = 4.9 nM) as a potent CCR3 antagonist. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.