Synthesis of quinolinyl and isoquinolinyl phenyl ketones as novel agonists for the cannabinoid CB2 receptor
作者:Bastien Reux、Tapio Nevalainen、Katri H. Raitio、Ari M.P. Koskinen
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2009.05.013
日期:2009.7
A series of quinolinyl and isoquinolinyl phenylketones was synthesized and their CB2 receptor-dependent G-protein activities were determined using the [35S]GTPγS binding assay. Both quinoline and isoquinoline derivatives exhibited similar CB2 receptor agonist activity, the most potent ligands being the 2-(Me2N)-phenyl substituted derivatives, which were also full agonists at the CB2-receptor.
An efficient one-step synthesis of 2-acylquinolines using a copper-catalyzed tandem reaction of 2-ethynylanilines with glyoxals in the presence of piperidine has been developed. This new protocol successfully avoids multi-step operation and the use of highly toxic cyanides required in traditional methods, and provides a practical tool for synthetic and pharmaceutical chemists. Various 2-acylquinolines
An enantioselective reduction of azaarene-based ketones through photoredoxasymmetriccatalysis is reported. With a transition metal-free dual catalytic system including a chiral phosphoric acid and a photosensitizer DPZ mediated by visible light, the transformations involved a tandem process involving double single-electron-transfer reductions and enantioselective protonation, providing valuable chiral