Front Cover: Structure-Based Design,Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Triazole-Based smHDAC8 Inhibitors (ChemMedChem 7/2020)

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, which affects over 200 million people worldwide and leads to at least 300,000 deaths every year. In this study, initial screening revealed the triazole-based hydroxamate 2 b (N-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide) exhibiting potent inhibitory activity toward the novel antiparasitic target Schistosoma mansoni histone deacetylase 8 (smHDAC8) and promising selectivity over the major human HDACs. Subsequent crystallographic studies of the 2 b /smHDAC8 complex revealed key interactions between the inhibitor and the enzyme's active site, thus explaining the unique selectivity profile of the inhibitor. Further chemical modifications of 2 b led to the discovery of 4-fluorophenoxy derivative 21 (1-[5-chloro-2-(4-fluorophenoxy)phenyl]-N-hydroxy-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide), a nanomolar smHDAC8 inhibitor (IC₅₀=0.5 μM), exceeding the smHDAC8 inhibitory activity of 2 b and SAHA (vorinostat), while exhibiting an improved selectivity profile over the investigated human HDACs. Collectively, this study reveals specific interactions between smHDAC8 and the synthesized triazole-based inhibitors and demonstrates that these small molecules represent promising lead structures, which could be further developed in the search for novel drugs for the treatment of schistosomiasis.     

Synthesis,Thermal Stability and Impact Stability of Novel Tetranitro‐Dipyridotetraazapentalene Derivatives

The synthetic details for the construction of three new dipyridotetraazapentalene derivatives, 5H‐pyrido[3″,4″:4′,5′] [1,2,3]triazolo‐ [1′,2′:1,2][1,2,3]triazolo[5,4‐b]pyridin‐6‐ium inner salt ( 8 ), 5H‐pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′] [1,2,3]triazolo[1′,2′:1,2] [1,2,3]triazolo[5,4‐b]‐pyridin‐6‐ium inner salt ( 15 ) and 5H‐pyrido[2″,3″:4′,5′] [1,2,3]‐triazolo[1′,2′:1,2][1,2,3]triazolo[4,5‐b]pyridin‐6‐ium inner salt ( 16 ) are presented. Nitration of ( 8 ) and ( 15 ) afforded the novel tetranitrodipyridotetraazapentalene derivatives, 2,4,8,10‐tetranitro‐5H‐pyrido[3″,4″:4′,5′][1,2,3]triazolo[1′,2′:1,2][1,2,3]‐triazolo[5,4‐b]‐pyridin‐6‐ium inner salt ( 3 ) and 2,4,8,10‐tetranitro‐5H‐pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′][1,2,3]triazolo[1′,2′:1,2][1,2,3]‐triazolo[5,4‐b]‐pyridin‐6‐ium inner salt ( 4 ) in good yields. Both isomers, ( 3 ) and ( 4 ), exhibited high thermal stability (differential scanning calorimetric analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis) and were insensitive to impact (hammer/anvil test).     

1,3-Diaza-2-azoniaallene Salts as Novel N3-Building Blocks: Preparation and cycloadditions to alkenes,alkynes, carbodiimides,and cyanamides

1,3-Diaza-2-azoniaallene salts R¹-NN⁺N R² 6 represent a new functional group. 1,3-Disubstituted triazenes 8 are oxidized with tert-butyl hypochlorite to stable open-chain N-chlorotriazenes R¹ NN NCl R² 9 , which at low temperatures with Lewis acids afford the reactive intermediates 6 . The salt 6a is stable below −50 °C and was characterized by spectroscopic and analytical data. Heterocumulenes 6 behave as positively charged 1,3-dipoles undergoing cycloadditions to many different multiple bonds to furnish 1,2,3-triazolium and tetrazolium salts, e.g. to both electron-rich and electron-deficient alkenes, alkynes, to one or both double bonds of 1,3-butadienes, to carbodiimides, and cyanamides (1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with inverse electron demand). With an allene, a butatriene and a pentatetraene the 4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,3-triazolium salts 17–19 were obtained. The constitutions of four of the products were secured by X-ray structural analyses. 4,5-Dihydro-1H-1,2,3-triazolium salts 11 and 1H-1,2,3-triazolium salts 20 are aza analogues of Arduengo's and Wanzlick's nucleophilic carbenes.     

Facile synthesis and characterization of novel bis(2-S-alkylpyridines) and bis(3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridines) incorporating 1,3-diarylpyrazole moiety

3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (1) is condensed with acetophenone to afford the corresponding unsaturated carbonyl compound 4 whose potassium salt is reacted with 1,4-dibromobutane to afford the bis-unsaturated carbonyl compound 3. Both carbonyl compounds 3 and 4 are reacted with 2-cyanoethanethioamide, through Michael addition reaction followed by cyclocondensation, to prepare the starting materials bis(pyridine-2(1H)-thione) derivative 5 and pyridine-2(1H)-thione derivative 8. Two synthetic routes to synthesize the target materials 7 and 14 are described to get the most efficient method for preparation and maximum yield%. The first route came from the direct alkylation of the bis(pyridine-2(1H)-thione) derivative 5 using iodomethane (6a) and benzyl chloride (6b) to afford the corresponding bis(2-S-alkylpyridine) derivatives 7a,b. The reaction of 5 with halo-containing compounds 10a–d to synthesize the target materials bis(3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine) derivatives 14a–d failed under various reaction conditions. The second route involves the reaction of pyridine-2(1H)-thione derivative 8 with 6a,b and 10a–d to afford the corresponding 2-S-alkylpyridine derivatives 9a,b and 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives 13a–d, through the formation of 2-S-alkylpyridine derivatives 12a–d followed by a Thrope-Ziegler reaction, whose potassium salts reacted with 1,4-dibromobutane to afford the corresponding target materials 7a,b and 14a–d, respectively. The structures of target molecules were elucidated using elemental analyses and spectral data.     

Horseradish‐Peroxidase‐Catalyzed Tyrosine Click Reaction

The efficiency of protein chemical modification on tyrosine residues with N‐methylluminol derivatives was drastically improved by using horseradish peroxidase (HRP). In the previous method, based on the use of hemin and H₂O₂, oxidative side reactions such as cysteine oxidation were problematic for functionalization of proteins selectively on tyrosine residues. Oxidative activation of N‐methylluminol derivatives with a minimum amount of H₂O₂ prevented the occurrence of oxidative side reactions under HRP‐catalyzed conditions. As probes for HRP‐catalyzed protein modification, N‐methylluminol derivatives showed much higher efficiency than tyramide without inducing oligomerization of probe molecules. Tyrosine modification also proceeded in the presence of β‐nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH, H₂O₂‐free conditions).     

Ferrocene clicked polypyrrole derivatives: effect of spacer group on electrochemical properties and post-polymerization functionalization

In this study, novel ferrocene-functionalized N-alkyl substituted pyrrole derivatives, namely 4-ferrocenyl-1-[3-(pyrrol-1-yl)propyl]-1H-1,2,3-triazole (Py3Fc), 4-ferrocenyl-1-[4-(pyrrol-1-yl)butyl]-1H-1,2,3-triazole (Py4Fc), and 4-ferrocenyl-1-[6-(pyrrol-1-yl)hexyl]-1H-1,2,3-triazole (Py6Fc), were synthesized via click reaction and the monomers were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FTIR, and HRMS techniques. Redox properties of the monomers were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies. Contrary to general literature, both Py4Fc and Py6Fc were electrochemically polymerized without loss in redox activity of ferrocene group. Moreover, click chemistry was utilized in post-polymerization functionalization. For this purpose, three azide-containing polypyrroles, P(Py3N₃), P(Py4N₃), and P(Py6N₃) were electrochemically synthesized and subjected to click reaction in the presence of ethynylferrocene. CV studies of the post-polymerization functionalized polymers revealed quasi-reversible waves, while only P(Py6-post-Fc) showed the characteristic redox behavior of both polypyrrole and ferrocene. Thus, in this study preparation of a conducting homopolymers of pyrrole having covalently bonded ferrocene units was demonstrated and effect of spacer group is investigated.     

Synthesis of β‐Aminonitrones by Regioselective Oxidation of 4H‐Imidazoles

A new regioselective synthesis for aminonitrones of type 4 via oxidative modification of 4H‐imidazoles 1 has been developed. An X‐ray structural analysis revealed an unexpected tautomeric fixation of the hydrogen atom in 4 . NMR investigations of the ¹⁵N‐labelled derivative 4b showed that this fixation is also present in solution. All new synthesized aminonitrones reported here are unusually stable which can be explained by contribution of anionic as well as cationic delocalized mesomeric structures. Treatment of 4 with acetic anhydride leads to formation of the O‐acylated hydroxylamine derivatives 5 .     

1,3,5‐Triazino Peptide Derivatives: Synthesis,Characterization, and Preliminary Antileishmanial Activity

A library of short di‐, tri‐, and tetra‐peptides with an s‐triazine moiety at the N terminus and either an amide or ethyl ester C terminus was prepared in solution and on the solid phase. The two remaining positions of the s‐triazine moiety were substituted with methoxy, morpholino, or piperidino groups. All the synthesized peptide derivatives were analyzed by HPLC and fully characterized by IR spectroscopy, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF/TOF). A preliminary study of the antileishmanial activity of the 1,3,5‐triazinyl peptide derivatives revealed that four dipeptide amide derivatives showed higher antipromastigote or antiamastigote activity than the reference standard drug miltefosine with no significance acute toxicity.     

Specificity of Lipoprotein Chaperones for the Characteristic Lipidated Structural Motifs of their Cognate Lipoproteins

Lipoprotein‐binding chaperones mediate intracellular transport of lipidated proteins and determine their proper localisation and functioning. Understanding of the exact structural parameters that determine recognition and transport by different chaperones is of major interest. We have synthesised several lipid‐modified peptides, representative of different lipoprotein classes, and have investigated their binding to the relevant chaperones PDEδ, UNC119a, UNC119b, and galectins‐1 and ‐3. Our results demonstrate that PDEδ recognises S‐isoprenylated C‐terminal peptidic structures but not N‐myristoylated peptides. In contrast, UNC119 proteins bind only mono‐N‐myristoylated, but do not recognise doubly lipidated and S‐isoprenylated peptides at the C terminus. For galectins‐1 and ‐3, neither binding to N‐acylated, nor to C‐terminally prenylated peptides could be determined. These results shed light on the specificity of the chaperone‐mediated cellular lipoprotein transport systems.     

An exploration of corrosion inhibition of mild steel in sulphuric acid solution through experimental study and Monte Carlo simulations

Abstract

4-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]methylbenzophenone (ITBP) and 4[4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]methylbenzophenone (TTBP) are synthesized as new heterocyclic compounds of the triazole derivative family and tested successfully as potential inhibitors for MS in 1?M H₂SO₄ corrosive medium by using gravimetric analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, potentiodynamic polarization, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Polarization curves show that the tested inhibitors are mixed-type inhibitors. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) affirmed the existence of an adsorbed film on the steel surface. Monte Carlo simulations were in excellent agreement with the experimental tests.

Abbreviation: PDP: Potentiodynamic Polarization; EIS: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; DFT: Density functional theory; MC: Monte Carlo     

Hydrophobicity, solubility, and emulsifying properties of soy protein peptides prepared by papain modification and ultrafiltration

Peptide size control is important for obtaining desirable functional properties so that these peptides can be better utilized. Proteolytic enzymatic modification of soy protein isolates (SPI), followed by ultrafiltration, is an effective way to fractionate these proteins into peptides with controlled molecular size. SPI was predenatured by mild alkali at pH 10 and heated at 50°C for 1 h prior to partial hydrolysis by papain at pH 7.0 and 38°C for 10, 30, and 60 min (PMSPI10, PMSPI30, and PMSPI60). The hydrolysate PMSPI60 was further fractionated by ultrafiltration with a stirred cell and disc membranes (100-, 50-, and 20-kDa molecular weight cut-off) into one retentate (R100) and three permeates (P100, P50, and P20). Molecular weight distribution, surface hydrophobicity (S ₀), protein solubility (PS), emulsifying activity index (EAI), and emulsion stability index (ESI) of the control SPI (without added papain), hydrolysates, and ultrafiltrates were investigated. Significant increases (P<0.001) in S ₀, PS, EAI, and ESI were observed in the hydrolysates. Peptides in the permeates had higher PS and EAI but lower S ₀ than the peptides in the retentate and hydrolysate. Soy protein peptides that were prepared from SPI by papain modification and ultrafiltration had lower molecular weight, higher solubility, and higher emulsifying properties. They could find use in products that require these properties, especially in the cosmetic and health food industries.     

Novel functionalized monomers based on kojic acid: snythesis,characterization, polymerization and evalution of antimicrobial activity

Two novel acrylate monomers, [5-(benzyloxy)-4-oxo-4H-pyran-2-yl]methyl acrylate and {1-[(5-(benzyloxy)-4-oxo-4H-pyran-2-yl)methyl]-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl}methyl acrylate were synthesized by the reaction of 5-benzyloxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one and 5-(benzyloxy)-2-{[4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]methyl}-4H-pyran-4-one with acryloyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine, respectively. These monomers were polymerized using 2,2^′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the initiator in N,N-dimethylformamide:14-dioxane (10:1) solution. The thermal behavior of the polymers was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activites aganist bacteria and fungi using the disk diffusion method. The results indicated that some of these compounds demonstrated moderate to good antibacterial and antifungal activities.     

An Efficient Synthesis of Fused Polycyclic Triazolo[4,5-a]acridine Derivatives under Catalyst-Free Conditions with High Regioselectivity

An efficient synthesis of fused polycyclic 11-aryl-7,8,9,11-tetrahydro-1H-[1,2,3] triazolo[4,5-a]acridin-10(6H)-one derivatives is described in EtOH with high regioselectivity. This new procedure includes a three-component reaction of benzaldehyde, 1H-benzo[d] [1,2,3]triazol-5-amine and cyclohexane-1,3-dione under catalyst-free conditions, and has the advantages of one-pot reaction, milder reaction conditions, high yields and high regioselectivity.     

Synthesis,Molecular Docking,and Preliminary Evaluation of 2-(1,2,3-Triazoyl)benzaldehydes As Multifunctional Agents for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

We described here our results on the use of thiourea as a ligand in the copper catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) of 2-azidobenzaldehyde with alkynes. Reactions were performed reacting 2-azidobenzaldehyde with a range of terminal alkynes using 10 mol % of copper iodide as a catalyst, 20 mol % of thiourea as a ligand, triethylamine as base, DMSO as solvent at 100 °C under nitrogen atmosphere. The corresponding 2-(1H-1,2,3-triazoyl)-benzaldehydes (2-TBH) were obtained in moderated to excellent yields and according our experiments, the use of thiourea decreases the formation of side products. The obtained compounds were screened for their binding affinity with multiple therapeutic targets of AD by molecular docking: β-secretase (BACE), glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3β) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The three compounds with highest affinity, 5 a (2-(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzaldehyde), 5 b (2-(4-(p-tolyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzaldehyde), and 5 d (2-(4-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzaldehyde) were selected and evaluated on its antioxidant effect, in view of select the most promising one to perform the in vivo validation. Due the antioxidant potential ally to the affinity with BACE, GSK-3β and AChE, compound 5 b was evaluated in a mouse model of AD induced by intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin (STZ). Our results indicate that 5 b (1 mg/kg) treatment during 20 days is able to reverse the cognitive and memory impairment induced by STZ trough the modulation of AChE activity, amyloid cascade and GSK-3β expression.     

Synthesis of novel 2,3-condensed thieno[2,3- d ]pyrimidin-4-ones via Appel's salt chemistry

The chemistry of imino-1,2,3-dithiazoles possessing a thiophene ring with various alkyl and aromatic diamines was investigated in the expectation of obtaining novel 2,3-condensed thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinone derivatives. Obtained via Appel's salt's (1) chemistry, methyl N-(4-chloro-5H-1,2,3-dithiazol-5-ylidene)-2-thiophenecarboxylate (2) is confirmed as a very interesting starting material for access to a variety of novel thiophene bioisosters of bioactive pentacyclic tetraaza-pentaphene-5, 8-diones.     

Ring transformation and cyclization reactions of 1,1-dioxo-1,2-thiazines – syntheses of pyridines and benzo[c]thiazines with new substitution pattern

In presence of ammonia/ammonium acetate the 3,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,1-dioxo-1,2-thiazine-4-carbaldehyde ( 1 ) reacts with ethyl cyanoacetate to the ethyl 2-cyano-4-[1-methyl-2-methylthio-2-(N-phenylsulfamoyl)vinyl)-hexa-2,4-dienoate] ( 3 ) and the Knoevenagel condensation product 4-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-cyanovinyl)-3,5-dimethyl-6-methylthio-1,1-dioxo-2-phenyl-2H-1,2-thiazine ( 2 a). The 4-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)-3,5-dimethyl-6-methylthio-1,1-dioxo-2-phenyl-2H-1,2-thiazine ( 2b ) is obtained from 1 and malononitril. The masked 1,5-dicarbonyl compound 2a undergoes ring transformation to the 3-cyano-1,6-dimethyl-5-[1-methylthio-2-(N-phenylsulfamoyl)vinyl]pyridin-2-one ( 5 ) with methylamine. With ethanolic ethoxide the condensation products 2a,b afford the 7-amino-6-ethoxycarbonyl-4-methylthio-2,2-dioxo-1-phenyl-benzo[c]1,2-thiazine ( 6a ), respectively the corresponding 6-cyano derivative 6b , while 3 cyclizises to furnish ethyl 2-amino-6-methyl-5-[1-methyl-2-methylthio-2-(N-phenyl-sulfamoyl)vinyl]nicotinate ( 4 ).     

Tautomerism and Reactions of 1H-1,2,4-Triazole-5-thiones with Hydrazonoyl Halides

The acid dissociation constants (K_a) of a series of 3,4-diaryl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiones ( 1 ) were determined and were found to correlated linearly with Hammett substituent constants; log K_a = 1.06 σ_x − 11.01. Such a result indicates that 1 exists essentially in one tautomeric form namely the thione form. Reactions of 1 with hydrazonoyl chlorides 2 gave the thiohydrazides 5 . Similiar reaction of 3-phenyl-1H(4H)- 1,2,4-triazole-5-thione 1g with 2a gave the thiohydrazide 5h which was converted into 1,3,5-triphenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-c]-1,2,4-triazole ( 9 ). The latter was also prepared from 3-phenyl-5-methylthio-4H-1,2,4-triazole ( 6 ) and 2a . The mechanism of the reaction of 1 with 2 is discussed.     

Preparation and some spectroscopic properties ofN-heterocyclic derivatives of a novel 1-pyrroline C18 fatty ester

A C₁₈ 1-pyrroline fatty ester, methyl 8-(5-hexyl-2-pyrrolin-1-yl)octanoate (1), was prepared from methyliso-ricinoleate. The C=N bond of the pyrroline ring was oxidized bym-chloroperoxy-benzoic acid to yield a mixture of oxaziridine isomers 2a,2b, which decomposed during gas chromatographic analysis to a 2,5-disubstituted pyrrole derivative, methyl 8-(5-hexyl-1H-pyrrole-2-)octanoate (3). Compound 3 was also obtained by reaction of 2a,2b with dilute HCl in methanol. Reaction of compound 1 with iodo-methane formed anN-methyl iminium iodide intermediate 4, which on reduction with sodium borohydride furnished a mixture ofcis/trans-N-methyl-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidine derivatives, methyl 8-(cis/trans-5-hexyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidine-2-)octanoates 5a,5b. Reduction of compound 1 with NaBH₄ gave a mixture ofcis/trans-isomers of 2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidine derivatives, methyl 8-(5-hexyl-pyrrolidine-2-)octanoates 6a,6b. Acetylation of compounds 6a,6b with acetic anhydride furnished the correspondingN-acetyl pyrrolidines 7a,7b. When compound 1 was treated with perchloric acid, the corresponding iminium perchlorate derivative, methyl 8-(5-hexyl-1-pyrrolinium perchlorate-2-)octanoate 8 was obtained. The structures of the various derivatives were characterized by a combination of chromatographic, mass spectral and spectroscopic techniques.     

A Green Synthesis of Fused Polycyclic 5H-Chromeno[3,2-c]quinoline-6,8(7H,9H)-dione Derivatives Catalyzed by TsOH in Ionic Liquids

A three-component reaction of benzaldehyde, 5,5-dimethyl-3-(arylamino)cyclohex-2-enone and 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one gave a series of 3-((4,4-dimethyl-6-oxo-2-(arylamino) cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)(aryl)methyl)-4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives in ionic liquids at 80°C under catalyst-free conditions. In the presence of TsOH at 140°C, the same reaction provided an efficient method for the synthesis of 7-aryl-10,10-dimethyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-chromeno[3,2-c] quinoline-6,8(7H,9H)-dione derivatives in high yields while aromatic amine losing unexpectedly.     

Second-Generation Inhibitors of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore with Improved Plasma Stability

Excessive mitochondrial matrix Ca²⁺ and oxidative stress leads to the opening of a high-conductance channel of the inner mitochondrial membrane referred to as the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mtPTP). Because mtPTP opening can lead to cell death under diverse pathophysiological conditions, inhibitors of mtPTP are potential therapeutics for various human diseases. High throughput screening efforts led to the identification of a 3-carboxamide-5-phenol-isoxazole compounds as mtPTP inhibitors. While they showed nanomolar potency against mtPTP, they exhibited poor plasma stability, precluding their use in in vivo studies. Herein, we describe a series of structurally related analogues in which the core isoxazole was replaced with a triazole, which resulted in an improvement in plasma stability. These analogues were readily generated using the copper-catalyzed “click chemistry”. One analogue, N-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)-1-(4-fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide ( TR001 ), was efficacious in a zebrafish model of muscular dystrophy that results from mtPTP dysfunction whereas the isoxazole isostere had minimal effect.