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A new hypervalent iodine(iii/v) oxidant and its application to the synthesis of 2H-azirines?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2019-12-06 , DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05536C
The reaction of o -nitroiodobenzene and m CPBA in acetic acid was found to afford a novel hypervalent iodine compound, in the structure of which both iodine( III ) and iodine( V ) moieties coexist. The nitro groups at the ortho phenyl positions were found to be crucial in stabilizing this uncommon structure. This novel hypervalent iodine( III / V ) oxidant is proved to be effective in realizing the synthesis of 2-unsubstitued 2 H -azirines via intramolecular oxidative azirination, which could not be efficiently achieved by the existing known hypervalent iodine reagents.
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A new, substituted palladacycle for?ppm level Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross couplings in water?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2019-08-06 , DOI: 10.1039/C9SC02528F
A newly engineered palladacycle that contains substituents on the biphenyl rings along with the ligand HandaPhos is especially well-matched to an aqueous micellar medium, enabling valued Suzuki–Miyaura couplings to be run not only in water under mild conditions, but at 300 ppm of Pd catalyst. This general methodology has been applied to several targets in the pharmaceutical area. Multiple recyclings of the aqueous reaction mixture involving both the same as well as different coupling partners is demonstrated. Low temperature microscopy (cryo-TEM) indicates the nature and size of the particles acting as nanoreactors. Importantly, given the low loadings of Pd invested per reaction, ICP-MS analyses of residual palladium in the products shows levels to be expected that are well within FDA allowable limits.
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Advanced microRNA-based cancer diagnostics using amplified time-gated FRET?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-09-11 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC03121E
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in cellular functions and in the development and progression of cancer. Precise quantification of endogenous miRNAs from different clinical patient and control samples combined with a one-to-one comparison to standard technologies is a challenging but necessary endeavor that is largely neglected by many emerging fluorescence technologies. Here, we present a simple, precise, sensitive, and specific ratiometric assay for absolute quantification of miRNAs. Isothermally amplified time-gated F?rster resonance energy transfer (TG-FRET) between Tb donors and dye acceptors resulted in miRNA assays with single-nucleotide variant specificity and detection limits down to 4.2 ± 0.5 attomoles. Quantification of miR-21 from human tissues and plasma samples revealed the relevance for breast and ovarian cancer diagnostics. Analysis of miR-132 and miR-146a from acute monocytic leukemia cells (THP-1) demonstrated the broad applicability to different miRNAs and other types of clinical samples. Direct comparison to the gold standard RT-qPCR showed advantages of amplified TG-FRET concerning precision and specificity when quantifying low concentrations of miRNAs as required for diagnostic applications. Our results demonstrate that a careful implementation of rolling circle amplification and TG-FRET into one straightforward nucleic acid detection method can significantly advance the possibilities of miRNA-based cancer diagnostics and research.
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A synergistic LUMO lowering strategy using Lewis acid catalysis in water to enable photoredox catalytic, functionalizing C–C cross-coupling of styrenes?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-07-25 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC02106F
Easily available α-carbonyl acetates serve as convenient alkyl radical source for an efficient, photocatalytic cross-coupling with a great variety of styrenes. Activation of electronically different α-acetylated acetophenone derivatives could be effected via LUMO lowering catalysis using a superior, synergistic combination of water and (water-compatible) Lewis acids. Deliberate application of fac -Ir(ppy) 3 as photocatalyst to enforce an oxidative quenching cycle is crucial to the success of this (umpolung type) transformation. Mechanistic particulars of this dual catalytic coupling reaction have been studied in detail using both Stern–Volmer and cyclic voltammetry experiments. As demonstrated in more than 30 examples, our water-assisted LA/photoredox catalytic activation strategy allows for excess-free, equimolar radical cross-coupling and subsequent formal Markovnikov hydroxylation to versatile 1,4-difunctionalized products in good to excellent yields.
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Advances and mechanistic insight on the catalytic Mitsunobu reaction using recyclable azo reagents?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2016-04-13 , DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00308G
Ethyl 2-arylhydrazinecarboxylates can work as organocatalysts for Mitsunobu reactions because they provide ethyl 2-arylazocarboxylates through aerobic oxidation with a catalytic amount of iron phthalocyanine. First, ethyl 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)hydrazinecarboxylate has been identified as a potent catalyst, and the reactivity of the catalytic Mitsunobu reaction was improved through strict optimization of the reaction conditions. Investigation of the catalytic properties of ethyl 2-arylhydrazinecarboxylates and the corresponding azo forms led us to the discovery of a new catalyst, ethyl 2-(4-cyanophenyl)hydrazinecarboxylates, which expanded the scope of substrates. The mechanistic study of the Mitsunobu reaction with these new reagents strongly suggested the formation of betaine intermediates as in typical Mitsunobu reactions. The use of atmospheric oxygen as a sacrificial oxidative agent along with the iron catalyst is convenient and safe from the viewpoint of green chemistry. In addition, thermal analysis of the developed Mitsunobu reagents supports sufficient thermal stability compared with typical azo reagents such as diethyl azodicarboxylate (DEAD). The catalytic system realizes a substantial improvement of the Mitsunobu reaction and will be applicable to practical synthesis.
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A tandem dearomatization/rearomatization strategy: enantioselective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed α-arylation?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-12-27 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC04601H
In this study, the first example of the carbene-catalyzed tandem dearomatization/rearomatization reaction of azonaphthalenes with α-chloroaldehydes is described. This protocol enables the efficient assembly of chiral dihydrocinnolinone derivatives in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). Moreover, this strategy enables not only the highly enantioselective NHC-catalyzed nucleophilic aromatic substitution, but also a formal Csp 2 –Csp 3 bond formation.
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Advances in optical and electrochemical techniques for biomedical imaging
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-07-14 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC90119A
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Accurate calculation of the absolute free energy of binding for drug molecules?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2015-09-25 , DOI: 10.1039/C5SC02678D
Accurate prediction of binding affinities has been a central goal of computational chemistry for decades, yet remains elusive. Despite good progress, the required accuracy for use in a drug-discovery context has not been consistently achieved for drug-like molecules. Here, we perform absolute free energy calculations based on a thermodynamic cycle for a set of diverse inhibitors binding to bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) and demonstrate that a mean absolute error of 0.6 kcal mol ?1 can be achieved. We also show a similar level of accuracy (1.0 kcal mol ?1 ) can be achieved in pseudo prospective approach. Bromodomains are epigenetic mark readers that recognize acetylation motifs and regulate gene transcription, and are currently being investigated as therapeutic targets for cancer and inflammation. The unprecedented accuracy offers the exciting prospect that the binding free energy of drug-like compounds can be predicted for pharmacologically relevant targets.
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Aerobic alcohol oxidation and oxygen atom transfer reactions catalyzed by a nonheme iron(ii)–α-keto acid complex?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2016-04-25 , DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01476C
α-Ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes catalyze many important biological oxidation/oxygenation reactions. Iron( IV )–oxo intermediates have been established as key oxidants in these oxidation reactions. While most reported model iron( II )–α-keto acid complexes exhibit stoichiometric reactivity, selective oxidation of substrates with dioxygen catalyzed by biomimetic iron( II )–α-keto acid complexes remains unexplored. In this direction, we have investigated the ability of an iron( II ) complex [(Tp Ph,Me )Fe II (BF)] ( 1 ) (Tp Ph,Me = hydrotris(3-phenyl-5-methylpyrazolyl)borate and BF = monoanionic benzoylformate) to catalyze the aerobic oxidation of organic substrates. An iron–oxo oxidant, intercepted in the reaction of 1 with O 2 , selectively oxidizes sulfides to sulfoxides, alkenes to epoxides, and alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds. The oxidant from 1 is able to hydroxylate the benzylic carbon of phenylacetic acid to afford mandelic acid with the incorporation of one oxygen atom from O 2 into the product. The iron( II )–benzoylformate complex oxidatively converts phenoxyacetic acids to the corresponding phenols, thereby mimicking the function of iron( II )–α-ketoglutarate-dependent 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate dioxygenase (TfdA). Furthermore, complex 1 exhibits catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols and oxygen atom transfer reactions with multiple turnovers.
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A tailored phosphoaspartate probe unravels CprR as a response regulator in Pseudomonas aeruginosa interkingdom signaling?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC06226J
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacterial pathogen causing life-threatening infections. Adaptive resistance (AR) to cationic peptide antibiotics such as polymyxin B impairs the therapeutic success. This self-protection is mediated by two component systems (TCSs) consisting of a membrane-bound histidine kinase and an intracellular response regulator (RR). As phosphorylation of the key RR aspartate residue is transient during signaling and hydrolytically unstable, the study of these systems is challenging. Here, we apply a tailored reverse polarity chemical proteomic strategy to capture this transient modification and read-out RR phosphorylation in complex proteomes using a nucleophilic probe. In-depth mechanistic insights into an ideal trapping strategy were performed with a recombinant RR demonstrating the importance of fine-tuned acidic pH values to facilitate the attack on the aspartate carbonyl C-atom and prevent unproductive hydrolysis. Analysis of Bacillus subtilis and P. aeruginosa proteomes revealed the detection of multiple annotated phosphoaspartate (pAsp) sites of known RRs in addition to many new potential pAsp sites. With this validated strategy we dissected the signaling of dynorphin A, a human peptide stress hormone, which is sensed by P. aeruginosa to prepare AR. Intriguingly, our methodology identified CprR as an unprecedented RR in dynorphin A interkingdom signaling.
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