Aminoazole-Based Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Heterocycles

The comprehensive review contains the analysis of literature data concerning reactions of heterocyclization of aminoazoles and demonstrates the application of these types of transformations in diversity-oriented synthesis. The review is oriented to wide range of chemists working in the field of organic synthesis and both experimental and theoretical studies of nitrogen-containing heterocycles

Effective microwave-assisted approach to 1,2,3-triazolobenzodiazepinones via tandem Ugi reaction/catalyst-free intramolecular azide–alkyne cycloaddition

A novel catalyst-free synthetic approach to 1,2,3-triazolobenzodiazepinones has been developed and optimized. The Ugi reaction of 2-azidobenzaldehyde, various amines, isocyanides, and acids followed by microwave-assisted intramolecular azide–alkyne cycloaddition (IAAC) gave a series of target heterocyclic compounds in moderate to excellent yields. Surprisingly, the normally required ruthenium-based catalysts were found to not affect the IAAC, only making isolation of the target compounds harder while the microwave-assisted catalyst-free conditions were effective for both terminal and non-terminal alkyne

In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Methano[1,2,4]Triazolo-[1,5-C][1,3,5]Benzoxadiazocine Derivatives and Their Effects on Nitrite and Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) Levels

Biological activity of the Biginelli type heterocycles is extremely broad and provides a suitable platform for the discovery of potent small drug-like molecules. Such activity of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one (DHPM) derivatives is widely known, whereas their oxygen-bridged analogs, benzoxadiazocines, are presented quite rarely in the literature. In this study, a series of new methano[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c][1,3,5]benzoxadiazocine derivatives (3a-3j) were evaluated in vitro for their activities and molecular docking features. According to the molecular docking study, COX-2 and PGE(2)S appeared as likely targets responsible for the reduced PGE(2) levels caused by the title compounds. The cytotoxicity of compounds 3a-3g, 3j was evaluated on RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cell line by MTT assay after treatment for 24 h with various doses (25, 50, 100 mu M) of these compounds. Then, compounds admitting cell viability higher than 70% were tested for their anti-inflammatory activity at non-toxic doses by evaluating the nitrite level of cell supernatants with the Griess reagent. Compounds 3c and 3f demonstrated significant inhibition of nitrite production (by 29 and 25%, respectively) at 100 mu M (p < 0.05). These compounds significantly inhibited PGE(2) production, thus suggesting analgesic activity