A Synthesis of Thalidomide

A synthesis of racemic thalidomide ( 1 ) was described and the important formal [3+3] cycloaddition strategy was a keystep. The total yield of thalidomide ( 1 ) was 18% in five steps from known 3 .     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel thalidomide analogues as potential anticancer drugs

In search of novel anticancer agents, a series of thalidomide analogs （6a-j） were designed and synthesized. Cytotoxicity of these compounds against human hepatoma cells （HepG2） was evaluated by MTT method. Compounds 6d, 6h and 6i showed significant cytotoxic activities comparable to or stronger than control 5-fluorouracil.     

Synthesis and bioactivity of novel phthalimide derivatives

Novel phthalimide derivatives （4a, 4b and 6a-6e） were designed as hybrids of thalidomide and NO-ASA, and their chemical synthesis and in vitro biological activities were presented. The preliminary results showed that compared to thalidomide 4a and 4b exhibited enhanced activities against ECV304 and HepG2 cells, whereas 6e was more potent against HepG2 cells. 2007 Yi Hua Zhang. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.     

In situ electrochemical and AFM study of thalidomide–DNA interaction

The interaction of thalidomide (TD) with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) was studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) at highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) at glassy carbon electrodes (GCE), UV–Vis and electrophoresis. After incubation of dsDNA with different concentrations of TD, the AFM images show the formation of thin and incomplete TD–DNA network films with a number of embedded molecular aggregates and regions of uncovered HOPG. Both the TD–dsDNA aggregates and network thickness directly depended on the TD concentration and incubation time. The voltammetric data also showed that the modifications caused by TD to the DNA double helical structure are time-dependent. In agreement with AFM, DPV, UV–Vis and electrophoresis results, a model is proposed for the TD–DNA interaction, considering that TD intercalates into the dsDNA, causing defects in the dsDNA secondary structure and DNA double helix unwinding. Moreover, both AFM and DPV show that condensation is caused to DNA by TD and occurs until 24 h of incubation, as well as DNA oxidative damage, detected electrochemically by the appearance of the 8-oxoGua and/or 2,8 oxoAde oxidation peak.     

一步法合成沙利度胺及其重要的衍生物

沙利度胺（1）最早是由德国的一家制药公司在20世纪50年代上市的一种用于镇静和孕妇止吐的药物,当时被认为是一个毒性很小的药物,但是很快就发现这个药物有非常强的致畸性,于是在1962年这个药物撤出了市场。后期研究结果表明,沙利度胺的致畸性是由其5－异构体导致的,     

1,3-二氢-1,3-二氧-2H-异吲哚类衍生物的合成及抗新生血管生成活性研究

根据整合素α_vβ₃受体内源性配基RGD三肽构效关系和作用机制,以沙利度胺为先导化合物,设计并合成了5个未见文献报道的5-羧基-1,3-二氢-1,3-二氧-2H-异吲哚类衍生物,其结构经元素分析、红外光谱及核磁共振谱确证.体外初步生物活性筛选实验结果表明,部分目标物对脐静脉血管内皮细胞株(ECV304)增殖有显著抑制活性.     

Enantioselective separation of thalidomide on an immobilized α1-acid glycoprotein chiral stationary phaseglycoprotein chiral stationary phase

Summary An easy and rapid enantioselective separation for assay of racemic thalidomide on an immobilized α₁-acid glycoprotein chiral stationary phase (GPA CSP) is described. The effects of tetrahydrofuran (THF) as organic modifier, buffer concentration to control the ionic strenth, and mobile phase pH were studied. These variations have consequences in terms of chromatographic retention (k), resolution (R _s), selectivity (α), and peak asymmetry (USP tailing factor). The main condition affecting chromatographic retention was mobile phase pH. At pH 4.5, no separation of thalidomide enantiomers was achieved whereas at pH 7.9 chiral separation was optimum. Peak tailing was directly related to changes in pH and to addition of THF as mobile phase modifier. Results also indicated that the resolution factor is THF concentration-dependent, and that the separation factor (α) is the best parameter for evaluating enantioselectivity. The best mobile phase was pH 7.0, 30 mM ammonium acetate containing 0.3% THF. Under these conditions validation including linearity, recovery, and precision was performed. The suitability of this method has been successfully proved in a limited in-vivo study after intravenous administration of thalidomide to a New Zealand male rabbit.     

N-取代邻苯二甲酰亚胺类衍生物的设计、合成及活性评价

结合中药脱皮马勃中分离得到的3,5-二羟基邻苯二甲酰亚胺和邻苯二甲酰亚胺类化合物的结构设计合成了一系列N-取代-3,5-二甲氧基邻苯二甲酰亚胺及N-取代-3,5-二羟基邻苯二甲酰亚胺类衍生物,其结构经¹H NMR,¹³C NMR和MS分析确证. 选取人肺腺癌细胞A549及人脐静脉血管内皮细胞HUEVC为测试细胞株,评价了所合成化合物的体外抗肿瘤及抗血管生成活性,结果表明,部分化合物表现出一定的活性.     

“手性分子博物馆”之旅

This article describes a dream of Little R visiting the 'Chiral Molecule Museum'. It introduces the structure of chiral molecules, the experiment to demonstrate the existence of chiral molecules-experiments on the separation of optical isomers of sodium ammonium tartrate by Pasteur, the two enantiomers of limonene; chiral drug thalidomide, and asymmetric catalysis.     

Exploring solvent versatility in immobilized cellulose-based chiral stationary phase for the enantioselective liquid chromatographic resolution of racemates

Chiralpak IB, a new chiral stationary phase (CSP) containing cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarabamate) immobilized onto silica gel, is investigated for the direct enantioselective separation of a set of racemic N-alkylated barbiturates and analogs of thalidomide alkylated in position 3 of the piperidin-2,6-dione ring using different nonstandard solvents such as dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate, THF, methyl tert-butyl ether as an eluent and diluent, respectively, in HPLC. The separation, resolution, and elution order of the investigated compounds were compared on both immobilized and coated cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) CSPs (Chiralpak IB and Chiralcel OD, respectively) using a mixture of n-hexane/2-propanol (90:10 v/v) as mobile phase with different flow-rates and fixed UV detection at 254 nm. The effect of the immobilization of the cellulose tris-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) CSP on silica (Chiralpak IB) on the chiral recognition ability was noted as the coated phase (Chiralcel OD) possesses a higher resolving power in some cases than the immobilized one (Chiralpak IB). However, a few racemates, which were not or poorly resolved on the immobilized Chiralpak IB or the coated Chiralcel OD when using standard solvents were most efficiently resolved on the immobilized Chiralpak IB upon using nonstandard solvents. Furthermore, the immobilized phase withstands the nonstandard (prohibited) HPLC solvents mentioned previously when used as eluents or as a dissolving agent for the analyte itself. An example of inversion or apparent inversion of elution order on Chiralpak IB is reported. The direct analysis of a spiked plasma sample extracted using DCM on Chiralpak IB is also shown.