A structure-based medicinal chemistry optimization was conducted on the clinical Hsp90 inhibitor diarylisoxazole 3. Several series of new compounds were designed and synthesized by incorporating diversified amino acid derivatives with various lengths to the 3-amido motif of the isoxazole scaffol...

The synthesis and antiviral evaluation of a series of dihydropyrimidinone and thiopyrimidine derivatives bearing aryl α,γ-diketobutanoic acid moiety are described using the Biginelli multicomponent reaction as key step. The most active among 20 synthesized novel compounds were 4c, 4d and 5b, w...

This Letter reports an environmentally-friendly one-pot SNAr reaction of thiols to 4-halobenzoic acid methyl esters to provide 4-substituted sulfone benzoic acids and picolinic acids after bleach-mediated oxidative workup. These acid intermediates were synthesized on gram scale, are perfect part...

The synthesis of 5-aryl-4-oxo-3,4,5,8-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylic acids 3 from the reaction of 6-aminopyrimidines 1 with arylidene derivatives of pyruvic acid 2 under microwave and ultrasound irradiation is described. The orientation of cyclization process was determined by NM...

As part of our exploration for new antifungal agents, substituted 4,5-diphenyl imidazolyl pyrimidine hybrids were synthesized. A series of substituted ethyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-methyl-2-oxo/thioxo-6-phenyl-1-(4,5-diphenyl-1-H-imidazol-2-yl) pyrimidine-5-carboxylates have been studied for their ...

A series of derivatives of a new heterocyclic system, pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2-d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidin-7(8)-one 5, was synthesized starting from the ethyl 1-aminofuro[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylates 1. By alkylation with methyl iodide compounds 5 afforded 11(12)-methylpyrido[3′,2′:4...

A systematic review of the seemingly simple cobalt(II) carboxylate showcases the remarkably rich and complex chemistry of compounds with this stoichiometry and oxidation state. The aim was to highlight the most common structural motifs observed and discuss chemical trends when carboxylate ligand...

The reactions between 5-substituted pyrazolidine-3-ones, aldehydes, and methyl methacrylate provided tetrahydropyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazole-1-carboxylates as mixtures of syn- and anti-diastereomers. Testing for inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase of Plasmodium falciparum (PfDHODH) revealed hig...

Triazole tethered 7-chloroquinoline-pyrimidine-5-carboxylate hybrids were synthesized and evaluated for antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine sensitive (CQS) NF54 strain of Plasmodium falciparum. The most active hybrids of the series were further screened against the chloroquine resistant ...

L-type voltage gated calcium channels play essential role in contraction of various skeletal and vascular smooth muscles, thereby plays important role in regulating blood pressure. Dihydropyridine receptors have been targeted for development of newer antihypertensive agents, one of the structura...

An efficient synthetic procedure was adopted to synthesize a series of new molecules containing the pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine (PP) scaffold, which have been evaluated as promising human adenosine receptor (AR) antagonists. The effect of substitutions at the N2, C4 and C6 positions of PPs on the ...

A novel series of building blocks consisting of benzo[4,5]thiazolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate have been synthesized as potential anticancer compounds. These compounds were prepared from 2-aminobenzothiazole, benzaldehyde and ethyl acetoacetate in ethylene glycol by catalysing with TBAHS to g...

Rare earth carboxylates constitute an enormous group of compounds with various structures and properties. The carboxylate group may be bonded to the metal cations in several ways. The structural aspects of the coordination modes are presented and discussed from the statistical point of view and ...

In an effort to identify novel inhibitors of AP-1 and NF-κB mediated transcriptional activation, several analogues of ethyl 4-[(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo(3-pyrrolinyl))amino]-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (1) were synthesized and tested in two in vitro assays. The 2-(2′-thienyl) substit...

Several analogues of ethyl 2-[(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo(3-pyrrolinyl))amino]-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (1) were synthesized and tested as inhibitors of AP-1 and NF-κB mediated transcriptional activation in Jurkat T cells. From our SAR work, ethyl 2-[(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo(3-pyrrolinyl)...

Efficient and selective substitution of cyclic and acyclic vinyl ethers with photo-generated difluoromethyl radicals bearing ester and phosphonate groups, in the presence of 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine and diphenyl diselenide was successfully carried out to provide the corresponding regioselective u...

A novel class of indomethacin analogs were synthesized wherein a N-difluoromethyl-1,2-dihydropyrid-2-one moiety (5-LOX pharmacophore) was attached at its C-4 or C-5 position via either a CO (14a–b) or CH2 (19a–b) linker to the indole N1-position. In this regard, replacement of the 4-chlorobenz...

Synthesis, significance and potential applications of such medicinally and biologically beneficial compounds as fluoroalkylated at the pyrrole moiety indoles (1-/2-/3-fluoroalkyl-substituted indoles) are described. Having various bioactive properties, RF-indoles are promising medicinally and bio...

New indole trifluoromethyl derivatives have been synthesized using the reaction of indole derivatives with different 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-arylacetimidoyl chlorides in the presence of NaH as a base in acetonitrile at room temperature under an N2 atmosphere. The FT-IR, 19F NMR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, COSY ...

Activation of the CB2 receptor is an attractive therapeutic strategy for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases. However, receptor subtype selectivity is necessary in order to circumvent the psychoactive effects associated with activation of the CB1 receptor. We aimed to use pote...