Tandem homologation-acylation chemistry: Single and double homologation
作者:Carley S. Henderson、Jennifer R. Mazzone、Amanda M. Moore、Charles K. Zercher
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2021.132223
日期:2021.7
Furakawa-variant of the Simmons-Smith reagent results in homologation and production of an intermediate zinc enolate. Treatment of the enolate with various acylating agents generate products with both γ-dicarbonyl functionality and β−dicarbonyl functionality. In situ exposure of the acylated product to additional zinc carbenoid effects a second regiospecific homologation reaction.
Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Substituted β-Lactones through Oxidative Carbene Catalysis with LiCl as Cooperative Lewis Acid
作者:Srikrishna Bera、Ramesh C. Samanta、Constantin G. Daniliuc、Armido Studer
DOI:10.1002/anie.201405200
日期:2014.9.1
The reaction of enals with β‐diketones, β‐ketoesters, and malonates bearing a β‐oxyalkyl substituent at the α‐position by oxidativeNHCcatalysis to provide highly substituted β‐lactones is described. Reactions occur with excellent diastereo‐ and enantioselectivity. The organo cascade comprises two CC bond formations and one CO bond formation. Up to four contiguous stereogenic centers including two
Total Synthesis of Catunaregin and Preliminary Evaluation of Its Antitumor Activity
作者:Hideki Abe、Takuma Hikichi、Kosuke Emori、Akihito Yokosuka、Yoshihiro Mimaki、Toyoharu Kobayashi、Hisanaka Ito
DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201800219
日期:2018.4.17
The totalsynthesis of catunaregin in both racemic and optically active forms was accomplished. The enantioselective synthesis uses the Evans aldol strategy, with an oxazolidinone or thiazolidinethione as the chiral auxiliary. The key features include a syn‐selective aldol reaction to form the Evans‐syn or non‐Evans‐syn product, and a successive ketalization reaction of a furanyl diol derivative under
Screening of a Custom-Designed Acid Fragment Library Identifies 1-Phenylpyrroles and 1-Phenylpyrrolidines as Inhibitors of Notum Carboxylesterase Activity
作者:William Mahy、Mikesh Patel、David Steadman、Hannah L. Woodward、Benjamin N. Atkinson、Fredrik Svensson、Nicky J. Willis、Alister Flint、Dimitra Papatheodorou、Yuguang Zhao、Luca Vecchia、Reinis R. Ruza、James Hillier、Sarah Frew、Amy Monaghan、Artur Costa、Magda Bictash、Magnus W. Walter、E. Yvonne Jones、Paul V. Fish
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00660
日期:2020.9.10
The Wnt family of proteins are secreted signaling proteins that play key roles in regulating cellular functions. Recently, carboxylesterase Notum was shown to act as a negative regulator of Wnt signaling by mediating the removal of an essential palmitoleate. Here we disclose two new chemical scaffolds that inhibit Notum enzymatic activity. Our approach was to create a fragment library of 250 acids for screening against Notum in a biochemical assay followed by structure determination by X-ray crystallography. Twenty fragments were identified as hits for Notum inhibition, and 14 of these fragments were shown to bind in the palmitoleate pocket of Notum. Optimization of 1-phenylpyrrole 20, guided by structure-based drug design, identified 20z as the most potent compound from this series. Similarly, the optimization of 1-phenylpyrrolidine 8 gave acid 26. This work demonstrates that inhibition of Notum activity can be achieved by small, drug-like molecules possessing favorable in vitro ADME profiles.
What Happens to the State in Conflict?: Political Analysis as a Tool for Planning Humanitarian Assistance
作者:Lionel Cliffe、Robin Luckham
DOI:10.1111/1467-7717.00150
日期:2000.12
It is now part of received wisdom that humanitarian assistance in conflict and post‐conflict situations may be ineffective or even counterproductive in the absence of an informed understanding of the broader political context in which so‐called ‘complex political emergencies’ (CPEs) occur. Though recognising that specific cases have to be understood in their own terms, this article offers a framework for incorporating political analysis in policy design. It is based on a programme of research on a number of countries in Africa and Asia over the last four years. It argues that the starting‐point should be an analysis of crises of authority within contemporary nation‐states which convert conflict (a feature of all political systems) into violent conflict; of how such conflict may in turn generate more problems for, or even destroy, the state; of the deep‐rooted political, institutional and developmental legacies of political violence; and of the difficulties that complicate the restoration of legitimate and effective systems of governance after the ‘termination’ of conflict. It then lists a series of questions which such an analysis would need to ask — less in order to provide a comprehensive check‐list than to uncover underlying political processes and links. It is hoped these may be used not only to understand the political dynamics of emergencies, but also to identify what kinds of policy action should and should not be given priority by practitioners.