Cyclohexylcarbamic Acid 3‘- or 4‘-Substituted Biphenyl-3-yl Esters as Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationships, and Molecular Modeling Studies
摘要:
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is a promising target for modulating endocannabinoid and fatty acid ethanolamide signaling, which may have important therapeutic potential. We recently described a new class of O-arylcarbamate inhibitors of FAAH, including the cyclohexylcarbamic acid biphenyl-3-yl ester URB524 (half-maximal inhibitory concentration, IC50 = 63 nM), which have significant anxiolytic-like properties in rats. In the present study, by introducing a selected group of substituents at the meta and para positions of the distal phenyl ring of URB524, we have characterized structure-activity profiles for this series of compounds and shown that introduction of small polar groups in the meta position greatly improves inhibitory potency. Most potent in the series was the m-carbamoyl derivative URB597 (4i, IC50 = 4.6 nM). Furthermore, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis of an extended set of meta-substituted derivatives revealed a negative correlation between potency and lipophilicity and suggested that small-sized substituents may undertake polar interactions with the binding pocket of the enzyme. Docking studies and molecular dynamics simulations, using the crystal structure of FAAH, indicated that the O-biphenyl scaffold of the carbamate inhibitors can be accommodated within a lipophilic region of the substrate-binding site, where their folded shape mimics the initial 10-12 carbon atoms of the arachidonyl moiety of anandamide (a natural FAAH substrate) and methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate (a nonselective FAAH inhibitor). Moreover, substituents at the meta position of the distal. phenyl ring can form hydrogen bonds with atoms located on the polar section of a narrow channel pointing toward the membrane-associated side of the enzyme. The structure-activity characterization reported here should help optimize the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of this class of compounds.
Nickel Catalyzed Cross-Couplingand Amination Reactions of Aryl Nitriles
作者:Joseph Miller、John Dankwardt、Jonathan Penney
DOI:10.1055/s-2003-40873
日期:2003.8
Arylnitriles have been found to participate in cross-coupling and amination reactions via nickel-catalyzed activation of the C-CNbond. With the development of these synthetically useful transformations, arylnitriles can now be considered along with aryl halides and sulfonates as viable substrates for these types of reactions.
Palladium nanoparticle catalysis: borylation of aryl and benzyl halides and one-pot biaryl synthesis via sequential borylation-Suzuki–Miyaura coupling
作者:Ansuman Bej、Dipankar Srimani、Amitabha Sarkar
DOI:10.1039/c2gc16111g
日期:——
catalyze the reaction of bis(pinacolato)diboron with various aryl/benzyl halides to afford aryl/benzyl boronates in high yield. Arylboronates thus prepared, have been directly used in the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction with different aryl halides and benzyl halides in a convenient one-pot, two-step solvent free green synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls and diarylmethanes.
USE OF COMPOSITIONS OBTAINED BY CALCINING PARTICULAR METAL-ACCUMULATING PLANTS FOR IMPLEMENTING CATALYTICAL REACTIONS
申请人:CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
公开号:US20150376224A1
公开(公告)日:2015-12-31
The use of metal-accumulating plants for implementing chemical reactions especially catalytical reactions.
金属积累植物用于实现化学反应,特别是催化反应的使用。
<i>N</i>-Heterocyclic Carbene Coordinated Heterogeneous Pd Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling
作者:Hyemin Min、Hiroyuki Miyamura、Shū Kobayashi
DOI:10.1246/cl.160369
日期:2016.7.5
Palladium nanoparticle (Pd NP) catalysts immobilized in a polymer with an N-heterocycliccarbene (NHC) moiety (PICB-NHC-Pd) have been developed, wherein the NHC moiety plays dual roles as a crosslinker and a ligand to activate the Pd NPs. The presence of both Pd NPs and NHC was confirmed by STEM/EDS and SR-MAS NMR analyses, respectively. This PICB-NHC-Pd catalyst showed excellent activity in the Suzuki–Miyaura
Nickel-Catalyzed Heteroarenes Cross Coupling via Tandem C–H/C–O Activation
作者:Ting-Hsuan Wang、Ram Ambre、Qing Wang、Wei-Chih Lee、Pen-Cheng Wang、Yuhua Liu、Lili Zhao、Tiow-Gan Ong
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.8b03436
日期:2018.12.7
Inert aryl methyl ethers as coupling components via C–O activation have been established with a Ni catalyst for C–H activation of heteroarene. The key to simultaneous C–H/C–O bond activation is the use of sterically demanding o-tolylMgBr. The protocol is effective for a wide scope of substrates including naphthyl methyl ethers, anisoles, and a variety of other heteroarene derivatives. Detailed mechanistic