We describe herein a new and straightforward enantioselective approach to R-(+)-2-ethyl-2,3-dihydrofuran carboxylic acid, the direct precursor of (+)-efaroxan, an α2 adrenoreceptor antagonist, which is indicated to be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer and Parkinson...

Oxidative dimerization of ferulic acid methyl ester afforded dihydrobenzofuran derivative and new linear compound identified by X-ray crystallography. The gallate derivatized dihydrobenzofuran analogue was obtained and all compounds were evaluated for potential antiatherogenic, antiplasmodial (b...

A novel thermally stable unsaturated poly(ester-imide) (UPEI-50) was prepared by thermal polycondensation of a diimidodicarboxylic acid monomer, 1,4-bis[2′-trifluoromethyl-4′-(4″-carboxylic acid)trimellitimido phenoxy]benzene (BTTB), maleic anhydride and 1,2-propylene glycol. The poly(ester-i...

Fenofibric acid is a hypolipidemic drug that is used as an active ingredient per se or is administered in the form of fenofibrate that releases fenofibric acid after absorption. The metabolism of fenofibric acid is mediated primarily by glucuronidation. However, the other part of fenofibric acid...

This chapter reviews advances in the synthesis and reactivity of the bicyclic 5-5 heterocycles with 1:2-heteroatom orientation reported in the period 1995–2006, since the publication of CHEC-II(1996). New synthetic methods and improvements to older methods for the synthesis of these heterocycle...

The research area of organic electronics has grown exponentially since the understanding that π-conjugated polymers can be successfully implemented in several electronic devices, including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field effect transistors (OFETs), sensors, integrated circu...

The cyclisation reactions of 2-(4-chloro-5H-1,2,3-dithiazol-5-ylidene-amino)phenol (5a), 3-(4-chloro-5H-1,2,3-dithiazol-5-ylideneamino)pyridin-2-ol (5b) and 2-(4-chloro-5H-1,2,3-dithiazol-5-ylideneamino)pyridin-3-ol (5c) are investigated. Thermolysis in hot PhCl (132 °C) or under solvent free c...

The procedures based on transition metal-catalyzed [3+2] cyclizations to prepare furans have been discussed here.

A one-pot procedure for the direct coupling of 1-aryl-2-trimethylsilylacetylenes with aryl halides to give diaryl acetylenes is reported. The procedure does not involve the use of copper(I) iodide. Improvement in reaction yields has been obtained by replacing conventional oil bath heating with t...

Publisher SummaryThis chapter is principally concerned with the preparation and reactions of the furan primary amines 1 and 2. Related secondary and tertiary amines, and also amides and similar N-substituted amines have been included where necessary. The structures of four 2-aminofuran derivativ...

An efficient and rapid synthesis of furo[3,2-b]pyridine 1 is described using a one-pot Sonogashira coupling/heteroannulation sequence. Regioselective lithiation of this synthon was performed leading to various 2-substituted furo[3,2-b]pyridines. Some of them were used as substrates for short fun...

The synthesis of (E)-2-aryl-1-methyl-3-styrylquinolin-4(1H)-ones, through the Heck reaction of 2-aryl-3-iodo-1-methyl-quinolin-4(1H)-ones with styrene is described. 2-Aryl-3-iodo-1-methyl-2-quinolin-4(1H)-ones can be obtained efficiently in a two-step transformation, methylation followed by in s...

A series of new 2-[2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]phenyl methyl-3-[(5-substituted phenyl)-1,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl-amino]-6-iodoquinazolin-4(3H) ones (6a–m) have been synthesized by the reaction of 2-[2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]phenyl methyl-3-substituted phenyl acryl amido-6-iodoquinazolin-4(...

Lithiation of iodopyrazine and 4-iodo-2-methylthiopyrimidine followed by reaction with various electrophiles was successfully achieved and was used to synthesize new pyrazine and pyrimidine derivatives. Iodo and nitrogen directed metallations were observed.

A series of pyrazole-thiophene derivatives exhibiting good Akt inhibitory activities were obtained on the basis of conformational restriction strategy, leading to the discovery of compound 1d and 1o which showed excellent in vitro antitumor effect against a variety of hematologic cancer cells an...

A series of 3-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyphenyl)-4-substituted 1H-pyrazole and their related 3-aryl-4-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyphenyl)-1-H-pyrazole regioisomeric derivatives, prepared as cis-rigidified combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) analogues, were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antiprolifera...

A diverse library of 1-phenyl-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory potency against xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) in vitro and vivo, and the structure-activity relationship (SAR) analyses were also presented. Approximately half of the target c...

A HTS screen for CCR1 antagonists afforded a novel sub-micromolar hit 5 containing a pyrazole core. In this report the design, optimization, and SAR of novel CCR1 antagonists based on a pyrazole core motif is presented. Optimization led to the advanced candidate compounds (S)-16q and (S)-16r wit...

An efficient protocol for the assembly of a new series of 1,3-disubstituted 4,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazoles – through a concise sequential iodination-trifluoromethylation reaction at the C-4 position of an initial series of 1-aryl-3-(alkyl/aryl)-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazoles (electronica...

An improved and more efficient synthesis procedure for trifluoromethyl substituted pyrazoles, namely 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole (1a), 5-(pentafluoroethyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole (1b), 5-(heptafluoropropyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole (1c), 5-(nonafluorobutyl)-3-(trifluorom...