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Enantioselective Synthesis of Five-Membered-Ring Atropisomers with a Chiral Rh(III) Complex
Shaaban, Saad,Li, Houhua,Otte, Felix,Strohmann, Carsten,Antonchick, Andrey P.,Waldmann, Herbert
, p. 9199 - 9202 (2020/11/30)
Axially chiral atropisomeric compounds are widely applied in asymmetric catalysis and medicinal chemistry, and efficient methods for their synthesis are in high demand. This applies in particular to atropisomers derived from five-membered aromatic rings because their lower barrier for rotation among the biaryl axis limits their asymmetric synthesis. We report here an enantioselective C-H functionalization method using our chiral RhJasCp complex for the synthesis of the biaryl atropisomer types that can be accessed from three different five-membered-ring heterocycles.
Discovery of fluorescent coumarin-benzo[b]thiophene 1, 1-dioxide conjugates as mitochondria-targeting antitumor STAT3 inhibitors
Cai, Guiping,Yu, Wenying,Song, Dongmei,Zhang, Wenda,Guo, Jianpeng,Zhu, Jiawen,Ren, Yuhao,Kong, Lingyi
, p. 236 - 251 (2019/05/02)
STAT3 has been extensively studied as a potential antitumor target. Though studies on regulating STAT3 mainly focus on the inhibition of STAT3 phosphorylation at Tyr705 residue, the phosphorylation at Ser727 residue of STAT3 protein is also closely associated with the mitochondrial import of STAT3 protein. N, N-diethyl-7-aminocoumarin is a fluorescent mitochondria-targeting probe. In this study, a series of STAT3 inhibitors were developed by connecting N, N-diethyl-7-aminocoumarin fluorophore with benzo [b]thiophene 1, 1-dioxide moiety. All designed compounds displayed potent anti-proliferative activity against cancer cells. The representative compound 7a was mainly accumulated in mitochondria visualized by its fluorescence. STAT3 phosphorylation was inhibited by compound 7a at both Tyr705 and Ser727 residues. Compound 7a inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation whereas had no influence on the phosphorylation levels of STAT1, JAK2, Src and Erk1/2, indicating good selectivity of compound 7a. Moreover, compound 7a down-regulated the expression of STAT3 target genes Bcl-2 and Cyclin D1, increased ROS production and remarkably reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential to induce mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Furthermore, compound 7a in vivo suppressed breast cancer 4T1 implanted tumor growth. Taken together, these results highlighted that compound 7a might be a promising mitochondria-targeting STAT3 inhibitor for cancer therapy.
Design and development of cyclometalated ruthenium complexes containing thiophenyl-pyridine ligand for dye-sensitized solar cells
Li, Chung-Yen,Su, Chaochin,Wang, Hsiou-Hsuan,Kumaresan, Prabakaran,Hsu, Chia-Hsuan,Lee, I-Ting,Chang, Wei-Chun,Tingare, Yogesh S.,Li, Ting-Yu,Lin, Chia-Feng,Li, Wen-Ren
, p. 57 - 65 (2013/09/23)
Two new cyclometalated ruthenium sensitizers NC102 (1) and NC103 (2), where the two NCS- ligands of the N3 analog were replaced with the 2-thiophen-2-yl-pyridine and 2-benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl-pyridine ligands, respectively, were designed and synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cell applications. The effects of these two ligands on the photophysical behavior of ruthenium complexes were investigated by their optical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties. The sensitizer NC103 (2) with the fluoride substitution in the ligand exhibited the best cell performance with a short-circuit current (Jsc) of 9.45 mA/cm2, an open-circuit voltage (V oc) of 630 mV, and a fill factor (FF) of 0.71, giving an overall power conversion efficiency of (η) 4.22% under simulated AM 1.5 irradiation.
C17,20-lyase inhibitors I. Structure-based de novo design and SAR study of C17,20-lyase inhibitors.
Matsunaga, Nobuyuki,Kaku, Tomohiro,Itoh, Fumio,Tanaka, Toshimasa,Hara, Takahito,Miki, Hiroshi,Iwasaki, Masahiko,Aono, Tetsuya,Yamaoka, Masuo,Kusaka, Masami,Tasaka, Akihiro
, p. 2251 - 2273 (2007/10/03)
Novel nonsteroidal C(17,20)-lyase inhibitors were synthesized using de novo design based on its substrate, 17 alpha-hydroxypregnenolone, and several compounds exhibited potent C(17,20)-lyase inhibition. However, in vivo activities were found to be short-lasting, and in order to improve the duration of action, a series of benzothiophene derivatives were evaluated. As a result, compounds 9h, (S)-9i, and 9k with nanomolar enzyme inhibition (IC(50)=4-9 nM) and 9e (IC(50)=27 nM) were identified to have powerful in vivo efficacy with extended duration of action. The key structural determinants for the in vivo efficacy were demonstrated to be the 5-fluoro group on the benzothiophene ring and the 4-imidazolyl moiety. Superimposition of 9k and 17 alpha-hydroxypregnenolone demonstrated their structural similarity and enabled rationalization of the pharmacological results. In addition, selected compounds were also identified to be potent inhibitors of human enzyme with IC(50) values of 20-30 nM.
