Synthesis of 3-bromo and 3-methoxy-5-isoxazolylglycine derivatives. Hypothetic precursors of ibotenic acid

A simple synthesis of 3-bromo and 3-methoxy analogues of ibotenic acid is reported starting from the corresponding 2-(3-substituted-5-isoxazolyl)-2-oxoacetic acid esters.     

Synthesis and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ligands: new isothiazole analogues of ibotenic acid

The naturally occurring heterocyclic amino acid ibotenic acid (Ibo) and the synthetic analogue thioibotenic acid (Thio-Ibo) possess interesting but dissimilar pharmacological activity at ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs and mGluRs). Therefore, a series of Thio-Ibo analogues was synthesized. The synthesis included introduction of substituents by Suzuki and Grignard reactions on 4-halogenated 3-benzyloxyisothiazolols, reduction of the obtained alcohols, followed by introduction of the amino acid moiety by use of 2-(N-tert-butoxycarbonylimino)malonic acid diethyl ester. The obtained Thio-Ibo analogues (1, 2a-g) were characterized in functional assays on recombinant mGluRs and in receptor binding assays on native iGluRs. At mGluRs, the activity at Group II was retained for compounds with small substituents (2a-2d), whereas the Group I and Group III receptor activities for all new compounds were lost. Detection of NMDA receptor affinity prompted further characterization, and two-electrode voltage-clamp recordings at recombinant NMDA receptor subtypes NR1/NR2A-D expressed in Xenopus oocytes were carried out for compounds with small substituents (chloro, bromo, methyl or ethyl, compounds 2a-d). This series of Thio-Ibo analogues defines a structural threshold for NMDA receptor activation and reveals that the individual subtypes have different steric requirements for receptor activation. The compounds 2a and 2c are the first examples of agonists discriminating individual NMDA subtypes.     

Synthesis of 3-methylglutaric acid

4-Methyltetrahydropyran has been synthesized by catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture of the isomeric 4-methyl-5,6-dihydro- and 4-methylenetetrahydropyrans. Oxidative degradation then led to 3-methylglutaric acid.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 37–38, January, 1987.     

Determination of muscimol and ibotenic acid in mushrooms of Amanitaceae by capillary electrophoresis

In this study, the CZE method for rapid quantitative and qualitative determination of ibotenic acid and muscimol in Amanita mushrooms naturally grown in Poland was developed. The investigations included the species of A. muscaria, A. pantherina, and A. citrina, collected in southern region of Poland. The studied hallucinogenic compounds were effectively extracted with a mixture of methanol and 1 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 3 (1:1 v/v) using ultrasound‐assisted procedure. The obtained extracts were separated and determined by CZE utilizing a 25 mM sodium phosphate running buffer adjusted to pH 3 with 5% content of acetonitrile v/v. The calibration curves for both analytes were linear in the range of 2.5–7000 μg/mL. The intraday and interday variations of quantitative data were 1.0 and 2.5% RSD, respectively. The recovery values of analyzed compounds were over 87%. The identities of ibotenic acid and muscimol were confirmed by UV spectra, migration time, and measurements after addition of external standard.     

Synthesis of hexahydropyridazine-3-phosphonic acid

The synthesis of hexahydropyridazine-3-phosphonic acid (piperidazine-3-phosphonic acid) was performed via a hetero-Diels-Alder reaction followed by Lewis acid-catalyzed phosphonylation. This two-step procedure was improved to a one-pot reaction.     

Investigation of a route to ibotenic acid analogues via a reduced pyroglutamate template

Two alternative "ring switch" based syntheses have been shown to give access to the reduced protected homochiral analogues, 27, 28 and 36, of the CNS active compound ibotenic acid.     

Synthesis of 3-formyltetronic acid and enamine derivatives

The first reported synthesis of 3-formyltetronic acid and its conversion to enamine derivatives is described. 3-Dimethylaminomethylene-2,4-dioxotetrahydrofuran derivatives were also prepared by treatment of tetronic acids with dimethylformamide diethyl acetal. Nmr spectral studies are included.     

Synthesis of esters of 3-fluoro-3-nitroacrylic acid

Conclusions The reaction of 1,3-difluoro-1,1,3,3-tetranitropropane with alkanols was used for the preparation of alkyl esters of 3-fluoro-3-nitroacrylic acid. 1,3-Difluoro-1,3,3-trinitro-1- propene and 1,3-difluoro-1,3-dinitro-2-alkoxy-1-propene were also isolated as intermediates.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 709–711, March, 1989.     

Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of 3-alkylamido-3-deoxy-betulinic acid derivatives

3-Alkylamido-3-deoxy-betulinic acids were synthesized and evaluated for anti-HIV activity as part of the structure-activity relationship study of the potent anti-HIV agent 3-O-(3',3'-dimethyl)-succinyl-betulinic acid (DSB) (2). 3Alpha-diglycorylamide-3-deoxy-betulinic acid demonstrated relatively potent anti-HIV activity (EC50 0.24 microm, TI 728). However, replacing the ester group at C-3 in 2 and its analogues with an amido group yielded inactive or much less potent compounds against HIV replication, indicating that the ester group at C-3 in 2-4 is essential for potent anti-HIV activity.     

A CNDO/2 molecular orbital study of the electronic and conformational modes of ibotenic acid

CNDO/2 molecular orbital calculations on the non-ionic molecule, zwitterion and mono-anion of ibotenic acid are reported. Internal energy surfaces have been calculated from which minimum energy conformations are predicted. The relative internal energies, dipole moments and net atomic populations at the minimum-energy conformations are given. The importance of using a free energy rather than internal energy approach in the construction of energy surfaces is also discussed.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-3-benzoylphenylacetic acid

2-Amino-3-benzoylphenylacetic acid, sodium salt was prepared from indoline through a process applicable to large scale production.     

Synthesis of 3-AZA-2,3,4-tridesoxY-L-gulo-nononoic acid

Conclusions 3-Aza-2,3,4-tridesoxy-L-gulo-nononoic acid was synthesized, which is an inhibitor of cholera bacillus neuraminidase.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 216–218, January, 1974.     

Synthesis of 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid

Summary The synthesis of sodium 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate (the 2,3-dihydroxy analog of isoleucine) is described.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of 3-carbamoylisonicotinic acid derivatives

An unusual example of the selective hydrolysis of a cyano group to the corresponding carboxyl group under mild reaction conditions in the presence of a carboxamide group is reported. The reaction resulted in the formation of a rare combination of vicinal carboxamide and carboxyl groups on a pyridone ring. The structure of the synthesized products was thoroughly studied using one- and two-dimensional NMR experiments and the reaction pathway was monitored fluorometrically.