Benzylamines: synthesis and evaluation of antimycobacterial properties
摘要:
The synthesis of benzylamines with various N-alkyl chains and substituents in the aromatic system as well as their evaluation on Mycobacterium tuberculosis H 37 Ra are described. The most active compounds in this test, N-methyl-3-chlorobenzylamine (19, MIC 10.2 micrograms/mL), N-methyl-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine (93, MIC 10.2 micrograms/mL), and N-butyl-3,5-difluorobenzylamine (103, MIC 6.4 micrograms/mL), also exhibited a marked inhibitory effect on Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium lufu used for the determination of antileprotic properties. The combinations of 93 with aminosalicylic acid, streptomycin, or dapsone exert marked supra-additive effects on M. tuberculosis H 37 Ra.
Metal-free, thermally promoted synthesis of 3-alkoxy-3-alkoxycarbonyl-2-azetidinones via the Wolff-Staudinger β-lactamsynthesis using dialkyl diazomalonates is described. The reaction appears fairly general and delivers only one diastereomer.
A fundamentally newreagent space has been discovered for the Castagnoli-Cushman reaction. Cyclic anhydride has been successfully replaced with CDI-activated monoesters of homophthalic acid allowing direct preparation of tetrahydroisoquinolonic esters. Mechanistic studies suggested a new reaction pathway not involving any previously described alkoxyisocoumarines.