The Discovery of Tadalafil: A Novel and Highly Selective PDE5 Inhibitor. 1: 5,6,11,11a-Tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[1‘,5‘:1,6]pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1,3(2H)-dione Analogues
摘要:
Starting from ethyl beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (beta-CCE), 1, a modest inhibitor of type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE5), a series of functionalized tetrahydro-p-carboline derivatives has been identified as a novel chemical class of potent and selective PDE5 inhibitors. Optimization of the side chain on the hydantoin ring of initial lead compound 2 and of the aromatic ring on position 5 led to the identification of compound 6e, a highly potent and selective PDE5 inhibitor, with greater selectivity for PDE5 vs PDE1-4 than sildenafil. Compound 6e demonstrated a long-lasting and significant blood pressure lowering effect after iv administration in the spontaneously hypertensive rat model but showed only moderate oral in vivo efficacy.
Microwave-assisted traceless synthesis of hydantion-fused β-carboline scaffold
作者:Wen-Pin Yeh、Wong-Jin Chang、Mei-Lian Sun、Chung-Ming Sun
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2007.09.054
日期:2007.11
Multistep microwave-assisted reactions toward the synthesis of hydantoin-fused tricyclic tetrahydro-β-carbolines on the soluble polymer support have been developed. Polymer-bound tryptophan with various aldehydes has been subjected to Pictet–Spengler reaction to obtain tricyclic β-carboline conjugates. The terminal hydantoinyl moiety is constructed across polymer-bound β-carbolines by the reaction