59282-86-9Relevant articles and documents
Direct preparation of thiazoles, imidazoles, imidazopyridines and thiazolidines from alkenes
Donohoe, Timothy J.,Kabeshov, Mikhail A.,Rathi, Akshat H.,Smith, Ian E. D.
experimental part, p. 1093 - 1101 (2012/04/04)
A range of heterocycles, namely thiazoles, imidazoles, imidazopyridines, thiazolidines and dimethoxyindoles, have been synthesised directly from alkenes via a two-step ketoidoination/cyclisation protocol. The alkene starting materials are themselves readily accessible using many different and well-established approaches, and allow access to a variety of heterocycles with excellent yields and regioselectivity.
Anticonvulsant activity of 2,4(1H)-diarylimidazoles in mice and rats acute seizure models
Zuliani, Valentina,Fantini, Marco,Nigam, Aradhya,Stables, James P.,Patel, Manoj K.,Rivara, Mirko
experimental part, p. 7957 - 7965 (2011/01/13)
2,4(1H)-Diarylimidazoles have been previously shown to inhibit hNa V1.2 sodium (Na) channel currents. Since many of the clinically used anticonvulsants are known to inhibit Na channels as an important mechanism of their action, these compounds were tested in two acute rodent seizure models for anticonvulsant activity (MES and scMet) and for sedative and ataxic side effects. Compounds exhibiting antiepileptic activity were further tested to establish a dose response curve (ED50). The experimental data identified four compounds with anticonvulsant activity in the MES acute seizure rodent model (compound 10, ED50 = 61.7 mg/kg; compound 13, ED 50 = 46.8 mg/kg, compound 17, ED50 = 129.5 mg/kg and compound 20, ED50 = 136.7 mg/kg). Protective indexes (PI = TD 50/ED50) ranged from 2.1 (compound 10) to greater than 3.6 (compounds 13, 17 and 20). All four compounds were shown to inhibit hNa V1.2 in a dose dependant manner. Even if a correlation between sodium channel inhibition and anticonvulsant activity was unclear, these studies identify four Na channel antagonists with anticonvulsant activity, providing evidence that these derivatives could be potential drug candidates for development as safe, new and effective antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
A practical synthesis of 2,4(5)-diarylimidazoles from simple building blocks
Zuliani, Valentina,Cocconcelli, Giuseppe,Fantini, Marco,Ghiron, Chiara,Rivara, Mirko
, p. 4551 - 4553 (2008/02/05)
(Chemical Equation Presented) A simple and efficient approach to selectively obtain 2,4(5)-diarylimidazoles suppressing formation of 2-aroyl-4(5)-arylimidazoles is described. The yield of each of the two products strongly depends on the reaction condition
