Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activities of N-(2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-2-nitroaniline

The title compound, N-(2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-2-nitroaniline(C16H15N3O2, Mr = 281.31), has been synthesized by the multicomponent reaction of milder Ullmann, and its structure was characterized by 1H NMR, 13 C NMR, IR, H RMS(ESI) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group I2/c with a = 15.0212(10), b = 9.4911(6), c = 20.3075(13) A, β = 100.776(7)o, V = 2844.1(3)A3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.314 g/cm3, F(000) = 1184.0, μ = 0.089 mm-1, the final R = 0.0574 and w R = 0.1688 for 1701 observed reflections(I 】 2σ(I)). X-ray analysis indicates three major N(2)–H(2)···O(2), C(13)–H(13)···O(2), N(2)–H(2)···N(3) hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions in the crystal structure. The preliminary biological test shows that the title compound has a good antitumor activity against A549 in vitro with the IC50 value of 35 μmol/L.

An efficient synthesis of 2,2-bis(1H-indol-3-yl)-2H-acenaphthen-1-one catalyzed by recyclable solid superacid SO_4^(2-)/TiO_2 under grinding condition

An efficient synthesis of symmetrical 2,2-bis（1H-indol-3-yl）-2H-acenaphthen-1-one is achieved via a reaction of acenaphthe-nequinone and indoles catalyzed by solid superacid SO4^2-/TiO2 under solvent-free conditions at room temperature by grinding, which provides an efficient route to the synthesis of symmetrical 2,2-bis（1H-indol-3-yl）-2H-acenaphthen-1-one.This procedure offers several advantages including solvent-free conditions,excellent yields of products,simple work-up as well as reuse of catalysts which makes it a useful and attractive protocol for the synthesis of these compounds.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Ethyl 3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

The crystal structure of the title compound ethyl 3-（4-chlorophenyl）-3,4-dihydro-6- methyl-4-oxo-2-（pyrrolidin-1-yl）furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylate （C20H20ClN3O4, Mr= 401.84） has been prepared and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 20.6215（9）, b = 8.5311（4）, c = 21.6886（9） A^°, β = 91.607（1）°, V = 3814.0（3）A^°^3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.400 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1680, μ = 0.233 mm^-1, R = 0.0718 and wR = 0.1545 for 6717 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals two crystallographically independent molecules in the asymmetric unit.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-[(3aR,4R,4aR,5aS,6S,6aS)-1,3-Dioxooctahydro-4,6-ethenocyclopropa[f]isoindol-2(1H)-yl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethanimine

The crystal structure of the title compound（C19H15F3N2O2,Mr = 360.33） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to triclinic,space group P1,with a = 6.5604（7）,b = 13.9614（16）,c = 18.1790（18） ,α = 102.749（7）,β = 97.542（6）,γ = 94.355（4）°,V = 1600.5（3） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.495 g/cm3,λ（MoKα） = 0.71070,F（000） = 744,μ（MoKα） = 0.122 mm-1,R = 0.0434 and wR = 0.1051.A total of 7590 unique reflections were collected,of which 5429 with ｜F｜2 ≥ 2σ｜F｜2 were observed.The two cyclohexene rings in the molecule adopt boat-boat conformations with the deviations of ring atoms C（9） and C10 from the C（5）/C（6）/C（7）/C（8） plane（Ⅰ） by 1.1204（0.0023） and 1.1132（0.0023） ,respectively,whereas from the C（2）/C（3）/C（5）/C（8） plane（Ⅱ） by 1.1627（0.0022） and 1.1818（0.0021） ,respectively.In the cyclopropane and lactam rings,atoms C（11） and N（1） point towards the double bond of C（9）-C（10） and the dihedral angle between the ring plane（Ⅲ） containing C（1）,C（2）,C（3） and C（4） and plane（IV） consisting of C（6）,C（7） and C（11） is 55.76（0.07）°.The dihedral angles between planes Ⅳ and Ⅰ and Ⅱ and Ⅲare 63.58（0.07）° and 58.10（0.06）°,respectively.The dihedral angle between the benzene ring C（13）～ C（18） and plane Ⅳ is 42.41（0.06）°.

Effect of protease inhibitor from Agaricus bisporus on glucose uptake and oxidative stress in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Objective:To explore the effect of the protease inhibitor from Agaricus bisporus(J.E.Lange)Imbach(AbPI)on glucose uptake and oxidative stress in 3 T3-L1 adipocytes.Methods:Adipocytes were differentiated and stained with OilRed-O staining to confirm adipogenesis.The toxic/protective effect of AbPI on the adipocytes was determined by MTT assay,intracellular reactive oxygen species generation through flow cytometry,and morphologically through confocal microscopy using propidium iodide,4,6-diamino-2-phenylindol dihydrochloride,and 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate dyes.The uptake of fluorescent glucose analog,2-[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-d-glucose by adipocytes was also studied through confocal microscopy.Results:MTT assay showed that the cell survival rate was(28.00±3.00)%,(92.33±2.60)%,and(71.34±2.10)%in the presence of 2 mM H2O2,AbPI alone,and AbPI and H2O2 both,respectively,in comparison to the control.Oil-Red-O staining indicated that Ab PI enhanced adipogenesis.AbPI stimulated the glucose uptake by adipocytes similar to the drug rosiglitazone,and showed insulinsensitizing effect in the presence of insulin,but failed to stimulate the uptake in the absence of insulin.Intracellular reactive oxygen species generation was reduced in differentiating adipocytes upon Ab PI treatment.Confocal microscopy showed that the damaged cell population rose to 3.50%,117.84%,and 261.50%in the presence of Ab PI alone,AbPI with H2O2,and H2O2 alone,respectively.Conclusions:The protease inhibitor enhances glucose uptake by adipocytes and exhibits a cytoprotective effect on them.

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of N- [（1-Aryl-3-phenyl-pyrazol- 4-yl）methylene]-2-（halo-o-hydroxyphenyl）hydrazide Derivatives

A series of novel N-[（1-aryl-3-phenyl-pyrazol-4-yl）methylene]-2-（halo-o-hydroxyphenyl）hydrazide derivatives was synthesized and the antibacterial activity of each of them was evaluated. The supposed reaction mechanism of acquiring compounds 3a--3d is that catalytic activity is enhanced by the electron-donating groups of the first phenyl ring while decreased by electron-withdrawing groups of that ring. The result of preliminary bioassay shows that the lowest minimal inhibitory concentration（MIC） of the title compounds against Escherichia coli is 2 ℃g/mL. MIC values against Monilia albiean and Staphloeoeeus aureus are as low as 4 ~g/mL. They will be a series of potential antibacterial compounds against fungi and gram-negative bacteria.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of ^(99m)Tc-HEDTA/HYNIC-MPP4 complex for 5-HT_(1A) receptor imaging

5-HT_(1A)receptor is associated with a variety of pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders.Accordingly,we have synthesized a new 5-HT_(1A) receptor ligand(HYNIC-MPP4)and labeled it with^(99m)Tc using N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid(HEDTA)as coligand.^(99m)Tc-HEDTA/HYNIC-MPP4 was prepared under pH 6 at room temperature.Biodistribution of^(99m)Tc-HEDTA/HYNIC-MPP4 in normal mice showed that this complex had moderate brain uptake(0.60%ID·g^(-1)at 2 min p.i.)and good retention.The hippocampus had the highest radioactivity uptake at 2 min p.i.(1.84%ID·g^(-1)).The ratio of Hipp/CB was 3.1 at 2 min p.i.and increased to 4.4 at 60 min p.i.After blocking with 8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin,the uptake of hippocampus was decreased significantly from 1.84%ID·g^(-1) to 0.53%ID·g^(-1) at 2 min p.i.,while the cerebellum had no significant decrease.This^(99m)Tc complex could be a potent agent for 5-HT_(1A) receptor imaging.

Fe-catalyzed regioselective Friedel–Crafts hydroxyalkylation of N-substituted glyoxylamide with indoles

An efficient regioselective Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation of N-substituted glyoxylamide with various indoles catalyzed by Lewis acids was developed. The reactions proceeded smoothly at room temperature and the 2-hydroxy-2-（1H-indol-3-yl）-N-substituted acetamide resulted from the reactions catalyzed by FeSO4 were synthesized in excellent yields （up to 93%）. While the bisindole compounds were obtained when FeCl3 was used as a catalyst in excellent yields （up to 92%）. A possible mechanism was proposed.