New 3,4-bis(indol-1-yl)maleimides as protein kinase inhibitors

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds - Several previously unknown derivatives of 3,4-bis(indol-1-yl)maleimide, as well as 3-(2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl)-4-(indol-1-yl)maleimide were synthesized as...     

Cyclization of vicinally substituted heterocyclic analogs of 3,4-bis(indol-1-yl)maleimide under the action of protic acids: a quantum chemical study

B3LYP/6-31G(d) density functional quantum chemical calculations of vicinally substituted bis(indol-1-yl)derivatives of 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-one, furan-2,5-dione, cyclopent-4-ene-1,3-dione, cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione, and pyrrolidine-2,5-dione were carried out to study the effect of modification of the maleimide moiety in 3,4-bis(indol-1-yl)maleimides on the direction of intramolecular cyclization under the action of protic acids. Geometric parameters, charge distributions, energy characteristics, and frontier orbital energies of these compounds and the corresponding indoleninium cations were determined. Alternative protonation routes of 3,4-bis(indol-1-yl)-1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-one have been studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1348–1352, July, 2008.     

Transformations of 3,4-bisindolylmaleimides with differently bonded indole and maleimide moieties under the action of protic acids: A quantum chemical study

Intramolecular cyclization reactions of 3,4-bis(indol-3-yl)maleimides 1, 3-(indol-1-yl)-4-(indol-3-yl)maleimides 2, and 3,4-bis(indol-1-yl)maleimides 3 under the action of protic acids were studied in order to estimate the parameters of the interaction between protonated and unprotonated indole moieties. Geometric parameters, charge distributions, energy characteristics, and information concerning the frontier orbitals of bisindolylmaleimides 1–3 were obtained from density functional B3LYP/6-31G(d) quantum chemical calculations. Alternative pathways of protonation of bisindolylmaleimides with differently bonded indole and maleimide moieties were studied and pathways of cyclization of corresponding conjugated acids leading to polyannelated compounds were analyzed. All the key intermediates of the cyclization reactions correspond to stationary points on the potential energy surfaces (minima and transition states). Analysis of the potential energy surfaces revealed almost linear dependences of the activation energies of the cyclization reactions under study on the distances between the reaction centers, on the angle of approach of intramolecular electrophile, and on the energy gap (energy difference between frontier orbitals). The key role in the cyclization reactions is played by structural similarity between the starting indoleninium cations and the activated complexes of the reactions under study. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 754–760, May, 2006.     

Divergent total synthesis of aspinolides B,E and J

Stereoselective total synthesis of aspinolides B, E and J, naturally occurring 10-membered lactones, were accomplished by divergent strategies starting from the commercially available 2,3-O-isopropylidene-d-ribose and methyl d-lactate. The synthesis features rapid access to the both key fragments from chiral pool and the formation of 10-membered ring lactones containing trans double bond employing cross-metathesis reaction (CM) and intramolecular Shiina macrolactonization.     

Zeolite-catalyzed synthesis of nicotinyl-fused indolo-pyrazoles and evaluation of their activities against Anopheles arabiensis and Lipoxygenase

A series of nicotyl-fused indolo-pyrazoles (NFIPs) were synthesized by a one-pot multicomponent reaction of aryl aldehydes, isoniazid, and indole in the presence of zeolite as a catalyst. Structures of all the synthesized compounds were established by IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, 2D-NMR, TOF-MS, and elemental analysis. The products were obtained in excellent yields and high purity. All 10 compounds were screened for larvicidal and insecticidal properties against Anopheles arabiensis and tested for their lipoxygenase inhibitory activity. Compounds (3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-b]indol-1(4H)-yl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone ( 4i ) and (3-(3-bromo-5-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-b]indol-1(4H)-yl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone ( 4j) displayed highest larvae mortality at a 4 μg/ml dose in 24 h. Compounds (3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-b]indol-1(4H)-yl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone ( 4h ) and (3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-b]indol-1(4H)-yl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone ( 4i ) showed a significant knockdown activity after 24 h with 70% mortality. Furthermore, (3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-b]indol-1(4H)-yl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone ( 4c ) and (3-(3-bromo-5-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-b]indol-1(4H)-yl)(pyridin-4-yl)methanone ( 4j ) displayed promising lipoxygenase inhibitory activity with a mortality of 70% and 60%, respectively.     

Synthesis of 6H-pyrrolo[3',4':2,3][1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indole-8,10(7H,9H)-diones using 3-bromo-4-(indol-1-yl)maleimide scaffold

Series of 3-arylalkyl- or 3-alkylamino-4-(indol-1-yl)maleimides and bis(indol-1-yl)maleimides were synthesised. The cyclization of the 3-substituted 4-(indol-1-yl)maleimides under the action of acids resulted in the formation of diazepine[1,4] derivatives with indoline and maleimide nuclei annelated. These compounds readily produced the corresponding indolomaleimidodiazepines[1,4] after dehydrogenation.     

Synthesis of Some 3-Substituted 1,2-Dihydroindoles

The reaction of 4-oxo-2-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidene)hydrazone-1,3-thiazin-6-methyl carboxylate 2 with hydrazine hydrate in methanol gave 4-oxo-2-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidene)hydrazone-1,3-thiazin-6-carbonylhydrazine 3. Furthermore, the reaction of 3 with carbon disulfide and then hydrazine hydrate afforded 3-[6-(4-amino-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-4-oxo-1,3-thiazin-2-yl] hydrazone-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one 5. the latest reacted with DMAD to give {6-hydroxy-3-[4-oxo-2-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-3-ylidene)hydrazone-1,3-thiazin-6yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazin-7-ylidene}methoxycarbonylmethylene 6.     

Quantum chemical study of the transformation of 2-(N-alkylamino)-3-(indol-1-yl)-and 2-(N-alkylamino)-3-(indol-3-yl)maleimides by protic acids: Tandem hydride transfer/cyclization mechanism

The geometric parameters, the charge distribution, and the energetics of N-methyl-2-(N-ethylanilino)-3-(indol-1-yl)-and N-methyl-2-(N-ethylanilino)-3-(indol-3-yl)maleimides and their conjugated acids were studied by density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. The mechanism of the tandem hydride transfer/cyclization sequence, which occurs after protonation of N-methyl-2-(N-ethylanilino)-3-(indol-1-yl)-and N-methyl-2-(N-ethylanilino)-3-(indol-3-yl)maleimides, was analyzed. The investigation of the potential energy surface for the tandem hydride transfer/cyclization of the iminium cation that formed upon protonation revealed that the hydride transfer followed by intramolecular cyclization at position 7 of the indole fragment in N-methyl-2-(N-ethylanilino)-3-(indol-1-yl)maleimide is the preferable process, unlike alternative intramolecular cyclization involving the cationic center at the C(2) atom of the indole fragment and the benzene ring of the N-ethylaniline fragment of the indoleninium cation in N-methyl-2-(N-ethylanilino)-3-(indol-3-yl)maleimide. A study of the key intermediates of the assumed reaction mechanism demonstrated that these intermediates are actually stationary points on the potential energy surface (minima and transition states). Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2069–2073, December, 2006.     

Nitrenes-XV: 1-Hydroxymethyl-4,5-dimethoxy-7H-azirino[1,2-a]-indole-7a-carboxylic acid γ-lactone,a nitrene addition compound

Triethyl phosphite deoxygenation of α-(6-nitroveratrylidene)-γ-butyrolactone 1 under moderate conditions affords a mixture of 3-(6-nitroveratryl)-2(5H)-furanone 5, α-(6-ethylaminoveratrylidene)-γ-butyrolactone 6 and 1-hydroxymethyl-4,5-dimethoxy-7H-azirino[1,2-a]indole-7a-carboxylic acid γ-lactone 7, in addition to 3,4-dihydro-7,8-dimethoxy[1,3-a]oxazino[3,4-a]indol-1-one 2, ethyl 5,6-dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylate 3, and 2,3-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyfuro[2,3-b]quinoline 4, obtained under more drastic reaction conditions.The isolation of lactones 5 and 7 provides strong evidence for the intermediacy of nitrenes in this reaction which appears to provide the first example of intramolecular aziridine formation from a nitro-aromatic compound and triethyl phosphite.     

Atropisomers of 1-(acyl or aroyl)-2-naphthylindolines. Isolation,X-ray crystal structure and conformational analysis

A series of pairs of stable diastereomeric atropisomers caused by restricted rotation around the Csp3-Csp2 bond of [2-(2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]-(3- or 4-substituted phenyl)-methanone or [2-(2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]-1-alkanone were isolated. The conformational analyses of the atropisomers were performed based on the X-ray crystallographic and (1)H-NMR spectral data. It became clear that rotation about the C2-naphthyl bond is restricted at room temperature, whereas the >NCO-Ar bond rotates freely.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of ω-(5-Aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-thio)- and ω-(5-Aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-thioacetoxyl)-ω-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acetophenones

Eighteen novel ω-(5-Aryl-1,3.4-oxadiazol-2-thio)-ω-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acetophenones ( 4a-4i ) and ω-(5-Aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-thioacetoxyl)-ω-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acetophenones ( 5a-5i ) were synthesized. All the compounds synthesized were confirmed by elemental analyses and spectral data. The biological activity of representative compounds was evaluated.     

Synthesis and unusual chemical reactivity of certain novel 4,5-disubstituted 7-benzylpyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazines.

The fact that only two pyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazines heterocycles had been reported in the literature prompted us to initiate studies designed to provide additional members of this ring system. Initial attempts to prepare additional derivatives of the 7-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazin-4-ones were limited by their low chemical reactivity. Subsequently, 7-benzyl-5-carboxamidopyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazin-4-one (16) was prepared from diethyl 2-nitropyrrole-3,4,-dicarboxylate via an alkylation, ammonolysis, reduction and intramolecular diazocoupling sequence. Conversion of 16 into 7-benzyl-4-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazine-5-carbonitrile (17) was accomplished, and nucleophilic displacements of the 4-triazol-1-yl group were studied. Treatment of 17 with NH3/CH3CN gave a mixture of 4-amino-7-benzylpyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazine-5-carbonitrile (19) and 2-amino-1-benzylpyrrole-3,4-dicarbonitrile (21). A mechanism to account for the formation of this mixture is described along with studies on the effect that ammonia concentration and a TFA catalyst have on the product ratio. Compound 19 was converted into the 5-carboxamide and 5-thioamide derivatives of 19.     

Design and synthesis of novel quinoline derivatives bearing oxadiazole,isoxazoline, triazolothiadiazole,triazolothiadiazine, and piperazine moieties

A new series of 2,3-disubstituted quinoline derivatives were synthesized from 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde. In the reaction sequence, acetanilide was cyclized to give 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde 1 , which was transformed to 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-carbaldehyde 2 by reaction with 4-phenylpiperazine in DMF-containing anhydrous K₂CO₃; then, compound 2 was oxidized by iodine in methanol, and methyl 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinoline-3-carboxylate 3 was synthesized. The key intermediate 4 , 4-amino-5-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol, was prepared using the ester 3 by a series of step. Reaction of 5 with various aromatic carboxylic acids or phenacyl bromides yielded 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles 5a-c and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines 6a-c , respectively. Moreover, compound 2 condensed with o-phenylenediamine to give 2-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-1H-benzimidazole 7 . Interaction of 7 and 2-chloromethyl-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in the presence of K₂CO₃ led to the title compounds 8a-c . Furthermore, 4,5-dihydroisoxazoline derivatives 9a-c were obtained by the reaction of readily accessible starting materials including 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-carbaldehyde 2 , 1-phenyl-2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ethanone and hydroximoyl chlorides under mild conditions in the presence of Et₃N. The hydrazone intermediates 10a-c were obtained by the condensation of 2 with aroylhydrazides in ethanol, then, refluxing in acetic anhydride yielded 3-acetyl-5-aryl-2-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11a-c . Structures of these compounds were established by their elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectral data.     

马来酰胺类糖原合成酶激酶-3β抑制剂的分子对接和三维定量构效关系

通过分子对接和三维定量构效关系(3D-QSAR)两种方法来确定两类马来酰胺类的糖原合成酶激酶-3β(GSK-3β)抑制剂的结合方式. 首先, 用分子对接确定抑制剂与GSK-3β结合模式及其相互作用; 然后用比较分子力场分析法(CoMFA)与比较分子相似性指数分析法(CoMSIA)对48个化合物做三维定量构效关系的分析. 两种方法得出的交互验证回归系数分别为0.669(CoMFA)和0.683(CoMSIA), 证明该模型具有很好的统计相关性, 同时也说明该模型具有较高的预测能力.根据该模型提供的信息, 设计出9个预测活性较好的分子.     

Photochemistry of host-guest complexes. VIII. The photoreaction of pyrazinedicarbonitrile derivatives having a crown ether moiety in the presence of an ω-diethylamino-1-alkanaminium salt

Irradiation of 5-[(benzo-18-crown-6)-4′-yl]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile and 5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile in the presence of ω-diethylamino-l-alkanaminium ion caused the reductive decyanation to give pyrazinemonocarbonitrile derivatives. The reaction is initiated by a single electron transfer from the tertiary amino group of the diamine. The complex formation between the crown ether moiety and the ω- diethylamino-l-alkanaminium ion enhances the photoreaction.     

马来酰胺类糖原合成酶激酶-3β抑制剂的分子对接和三维定量构效关系

通过分子对接和三维定量构效关系(3D-QSAR)两种方法来确定两类马来酰胺类的糖原合成酶激酶-3β(GSK-3β)抑制剂的结合方式.首先,用分子对接确定抑制剂与GSK-3β的结合模式及其相互作用;然后用比较分子力场分析法(CoMFA)与比较分子相似性指数分析法(CoMSIA)对48个化合物做三维定量构效关系的分析.两种方法得出的交互验证回归系数分别为0.669(CoMFA)和0.683(CoMSIA),证明该模型具有很好的统计相关性,同时也说明该模型具有较高的预测能力.根据该模型提供的信息,设计出9个预测性较好的分子.     

Cyclic allylamine/enamine systems-6: Some reactions of 4-(indol-2-ylcarbonyl)-, 4-(indol-3-ylcarbonyl and 4-(indol- 3-ylmethyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1 -methylpyridines

Indol-3-yl 1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl ketone (1d) can be isomerised to indol-3-yl l-methyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl- ketone but the protonated form of this enamine could not be cyclised to the indole α-position. Both indol-2-yl l-methyl-l,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl ketone (1c) and its isomer (1d) were cyclised to 5-membered ketones by mineral acid catalysed Michael-type addition of indole β- and α-positions respectively onto the unsaturated ketone systems. Ketone (1d)was transformed to l-acetylindol-3-yl 3-acetyl-l,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl ketone by hot acetic anhydride. Strong base treatment of indol-3-yl(l,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl) methane caused isomerisation of the double bond into conjugation with the indole rather than into the endocyclic enamine position.     

Convenient construction of spiro[indoline-3,5'-pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole] and spiro[indene-2,5'-pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole] via acid-catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction

p-TsOH catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction of 3-(indol-3-yl)maleimides with 3-phenacylideneoxindoles in toluene at 80 °C for two hours afforded cis/trans isomers of 3a',4′,6′,10c'-tetrahydrospiro[indoline-3,5′-pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazoles] in nearly comparable yields, which could be easily converted to the corresponding 4′,6′-dihydrospiro[indoline-3,5′-pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole] in high yields and with high diastereoselectivity by further DDQ oxidation. Additionally, the similar reaction of 3-(indol-3-yl)maleimides with 2-arylidene-1,3-indanediones in toluene 80 °C and sequential DDQ oxidation afforded functionalized dihydrospiro[indene-2,5′-pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazoles] as major products.     

Nucleophilic substitution and cyclization reactions involving quaternized 3-dimethylaminomethyl derivatives of 3,4-bis(indol-l-yl)maleimide and 3-(indol-l-yl)-4-(indolin-l-yl)maleimide

A dialkylaminomethylation reaction (the Mannich reaction) of 3,4-bis(indol-l-yl)-maleimides and 3-(indol-l-yl)-4-(indolin-l-yl)maleimides leads to mono- and di(dimethyl-amino) derivatives at position 3 of one or two indole rings. A series of 3,4-bis(indol-l-yl)-maleimides and 3-(indol-l-yl)-4-(indolin-l-yl)maleimides containing ω-hydroxyalkyloxy-methyl substituents at position 3 of the indole ring was obtained by the reaction of iodomethyl-ates of these compounds with ethylene glycol and other 6h,ω-alkanediols. The reaction of quaternary salts of bis(3-dimethylaminomethylindol-l-yl)maleimides with 6h,ω-alkanediols resulted in the isolation of 3,4-bis(3-ω-hydroxyalkyloxymethylindol-l-yl)maleimides. Upon heating iodomethylate of 3-(3-dimethylaminoindol-l-yl)-4-(indolin-l-yl)maleimide in pyridine, 5,6-dihydro-10-methyl-H-indolo[l′,7a′,7′:4,5,6]pyrrolo[3′,4′:2,3]-[l,4]diazepino[l,7-a]-indole-l,3(2H)-dione was obtained due to the intramolecular alkylation and formation of the bond between position 2 of the indole and position 7 of the indoline rings.     

A novel synthesis of N-(piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one via an intramolecular Pd-catalyzed amination

A novel efficient synthetic route to the pharmaceutical key intermediate N-(piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one is described. The key step involves a high-yielding intramolecular palladium-catalyzed amination reaction using Buchwald’s X-Phos ligand under mild reaction conditions.