Synthesis and anti-HBV activity of novel 5-substituted pyridin-2(1H)-one derivatives

Four novel 5-substituted pyridine-2(1H)-one derivatives were designed and synthesized by using addition-elimination reactions.The structures of these novelly synthesized compounds were verified by ~1H NMR,ESI-MS and single crystal X-ray diffraction.Furthermore,all four compounds(most notably compound 7a) were found to be highly efficient against hepatitis B virus (HBV) in cultured HepG2 2.2.15 cell,making them promising drug candidates for potential bioactive molecule against hepatitis B.

Ga(ClO_4)_3-catalyzed Reaction of 1,2-Diamines and α-Bromoketones:Synthesis of 2-Substituted Quinoxalines

Ga（ClO4）3-catalyzed reaction of 1,2-aryldiamines and α-bromoketones to afford 2-substituted quinoxalines in good yields is described.The reaction proceeded via grinding process with 10%（molar fraction） catalyst under solvent-free conditions at room temperature.For unsymmetrical o-phenylenediamines bearing electron-withdrawing groups,regio-selective quinoxalines were obtained.

A NEW SYNTHESIS OF 1-SUBSTITUTED β-CARBOLINES

A new method to tetrahydro-β-carbolines(βCs) from tryptamine is described and the aromatization of THβCs to βCs by manganese dioxide is reported for the first time in this type of compounds.

Zinc chloride catalyzed synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles under solvent free condition

Zinc chloride is an efficient and safe catalyst in the [3 ＋ 2] cycloaddition reaction of organic nitriles with sodium azide in solventless condition. The corresponding 5-substituted ^1H tetrazoles were obtained under mild conditions. This method can overcome disadvantages such as： the use of toxic metals and expensive reagents, drastic reaction conditions, water sensitivity and the presence of dangerous hydrazoic acid.

Synthesis of 5-Substituted Hexahydro-1H-1, 4-Diazepine Analogues

5-Substituted hexahydro-1H-1,4-diazepine analogues were synthesized starting from N,N'-dibenzyl-1, 2-ethylenediamine and methyl 2, 4-dibromide butyrate through nucleophilic substitution, reduction, chlorination, debenzylation and amidation. Bioactivity tests showed that 9a had the highest agonist activity.

Synthesis and Structure-Antitumor Activity of 4,6-Diamino-1,2-Dihydro-2 ,2-Dimethyl-1-(Substituted-Naphthyl- 2)-1,3,5-Triazines

Introduction 4,6-Diamino-1,2-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-1-substituted-1,3,5-triazines (Ⅰ) are dihydrofolate reductase(DHFR) inhibitors, hence they possess the inhibition to the growth of bacteria and cancer cells. Baker’s antifolate (Ⅱ) has shown promise as an antitumor agertt in clinical trials. The study of the structure-activity relationships of I shows that the inhibition to vertebrate DHFR is significantly influenced by the hydrophobicity of 1-substituent, i.e., the stronger the hydrophobicity of the 1-substituent, the more potent the inhibition of the compound to vertebrate DHFR.

[4+1]Annulation of in situ generated azoalkenes with amines:A powerful approach to access 1-substituted 1,2,3-triazoles

1-Substituted 1,2,3-triazoles represents‘privileged’structural scaffolds of many clinical pharmaceuticals.However,the traditional methods for their preparation mainly rely on thermal[3+2]cycloaddition of potentially dangerous acetylene and azides.Here we report a base-mediated[4+1]annulation of azoalkenes generated in situ from readily available difluoroacetaldehyde N-tosylhydrazones(DFHZ-Ts)with amines under relatively mild conditions.This azide-and acetylene-free strategy provides facile access to diverse 1-substituted 1,2,3-triazole derivatives in high yield in a regiospecific manner.This transformation has great functional group tolerance and can suit a broad substrate scope.Furthermore,the application of this novel methodology in the gram-scale synthesis of an antibiotic drug PH-027 and in the late-stage derivatization of several bioactive small molecules and clinical drugs demonstrated its generality,practicability and applicability.

Cerium(Ⅳ)ammonium nitrate(CAN)-mediated regioselective synthesis and anticancer activity of 6-substituted 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone

6-Substituted 5,8-O-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinones（6-DMNQ）,the promising anticancer scaffolds,were selectively generated by oxidative demethylation of 2-substituted 1,4,5,8-tetramethoxynaphthalenes with CAN in EtOAc/H2O in comparatively high yields.An interesting finding was that apart from the reported electron-withdrawing effects of substituents on position 2 of naphthalene ring,regioselective synthesis of 6-DMNQ was largely dependent on the steric effects in CAN-mediated oxidation.The selective cytotoxicities of 6-DMNQ from the in vitro cell-based assays were exhibited between the cancer cells and normal cells.Moreover,most of sulfur-containing 6-DMNQ derivatives displayed better anticancer activities than the corresponding oxygen-containing ones,which could provide an available strategy for the design of 6-DMNQ derivatives as potential anticancer agents.

Synthesis of Schiff Base Calix[4]arene Crowns

This letter reports the synthesis of Schiff base calix[4]arene crowns containing m-xylylene phenol subunit, in which calix[4]arene Schiff base crowns 2a, 2b and 2c were formed by 1:1 condensation of calix[4]arene diamine 1 with dialdehydes (2, 6-diformyl-4-chlorophenol 3a, 2, 6-diformyl-4-methylphenol 3b, 2, 6-diformyl-4-tert-butylphenol 3c) under high dilute condition in refluxing anhydrous ethanol in 65-70% yield.

Study on the Biological Activity of 3-Aroyl-5-substituted Thiophene Derivatives Based on the CoMFA Method

A three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship(3 D-QSAR) study was conducted to analyze the A1 AR density(Bmax) of 56 3-aroyl-5-substituted thiophene derivatives(ASTDs) in human A1 Chinese hamster ovary(hA1 CHO) membranes by the comparative molecular field analysis(CoMFA) method. A training set of 45 compounds was used to establish the predictive model, which was verified by the test set of 17 compounds containing template molecule and 5 newly designed molecules. The cross-validation(R2 cv) and non-cross-validation(R2) coefficients of the training set were 0.655 and 0.959, respectively. The model was used to predict the activities of the compounds of the training and test sets, and the results indicated that the models had strong stability and good prediction ability. According to model analysis, the contribution of steric and electrostatic fields was 51.4% and 48.6%, respectively. Based on the 3 D contour maps, five excellent ASTDs agonists were designed, which need to be further verified by biomedical experiments.

Glycerol mediated synthesis of 5-substituted lH-tetrazole under catalyst free conditions

We have developed simple,cost effective and environmentally benign protocol for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles via[2,3]cycloaddition reaction from organic nitriles and sodium azide in glycerol under catalyst free condition.The corresponding 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles were obtained with good to excellent yields（68-95%）.

Design,synthesis and antimicrobial activities of 1,2,3-triazole derivatives

Fifteen 1-（4-substituted phenyl）-4-（4-bromophenyl）-5-（halo-o-hydroxyphenyl）imino-1,2,3-triazoles were designed and synthe- sized based on rational combination of 1,2,3-triazoles and （halo）o-hydroxyphenyl group according to the superposition principle of reinforcement of biological activities. All the compounds were tested to an in vitro antimicrobial screening against M.a. and E.c.. Compounds IIe-IIo exhibited more potent antimicrobial activities against M.a. and E.c. than triclosan and fluconazole, which provided valuable information to further study of novel antimicrobial research.