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Highly selective and divergent syntheses, which are crucial in both organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, involve significant advancements in compound accessibility. By modifying α-cyano esters into α-cyano ketones, the synthesis pathway broadens to include a diverse range of 4-CN, 5-amino, and 5-arylamino derivatives of 1,2,3-triazoles, which are achieved notably through the Dimroth rearrangement. This versatility extends further with the potential for a triple cascade reaction, leading to the production of carboximidamide compounds, which are facilitated by the Cornforth rearrangement. Advancements in compound accessibility not only expand the repertoire of synthesized molecules but also open new avenues for potential pharmacological agents. Building on these findings, we have developed an innovative and efficient method for the divergent synthesis of functionalized 1,2,3-triazoles. This method strategically utilizes α-cyanocarbonyls and arylazides by harnessing their reactivity and compatibility to orchestrate a variety of molecular transformations. By optimizing these substrates, our goal is to simplify synthetic routes, improve product yields, and accelerate the discovery and development of new chemical entities with promising biological activities.

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Bis-heterocycles were synthesized via a consecutive one-pot process by a Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymé reaction (GBB-3CR) followed by Copper-catalyzed Alkyne-Azide Cycloaddition (CuAAC) assisted by alternative sustainable energies (ASE) such as ultrasound irradiation (USI) and mechanical. These efficient and convergent strategies allowed the in situ generation of complex azides functionalized with imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines (IMPs), which was used as a synthetic platform. The target molecules contain two privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry: IMPs and the heterocyclic bioisostere of trans-amide bond, the 1,4-disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-triazoles (1,4-DS-1,2,3-Ts).

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We report herein a reexamination of the reactions between sulfoxonium ylides and acetylenic esters. Continuing our previous study of conjugate additions using α-carbonyl sulfoxonium ylides, we came across an interesting transformation when dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) was employed as a Michael acceptor. Trisubstituted electron-deficient 1,3-dienes and α-carbonyl vinyl sulfoxides were obtained for the first time from these sulfur ylides, in a stereoselective manner (exclusively forming the E-isomer), achieving yields of up to 70 % and 83 %, respectively. Selected dienes were subsequently utilized in the synthesis of novel nitrogen heterocycles. Interestingly, when di-tert-butyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DtBAD) or alkyl propiolates were evaluated, the isolated product arose from the classical Michael addition, yielding α-carbonyl vinyl sulfoxonium ylides in yields of up to 89 %.

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This manuscript reports a novel method for the direct iodination of the C-4 pyrazole ring generated in situ by the reaction of 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane and various hydrazines. In this approach, potassium iodate (KIO3) is used as the iodinating agent and (PhSe)2 is used as catalysts under acidic conditions. This protocol provides a convenient method for the efficient synthesis of 4-iodo-1-aryl-1H-pyrazoles, valuable intermediates for several different coupling reactions.

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We describe the use of bismuth(III) triflate as an efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst for the Nazarov reaction of aryl vinyl ketones, leading to the synthesis of 3-aryl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-indanones and 3-aryl-1-indanones. By changing the temperature and reaction time, it was possible to modulate the reactivity, allowing the synthesis of two distinct product classes (3-aryl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-indanones and 3-aryl-1-indanones) in good to excellent yield. The reaction did not require additives and was insensitive to both air and moisture. Preliminary biological evaluation of some indanones showed a promising profile against some human cancer line cells.

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CONTEXT: A complex supramolecular process involving electrostatic and dispersion interactions and asphaltene aggregation is associated with detrimental petroleum deposition and scaling that pose challenges to petroleum recovery, transportation, and upgrading. The homodimers of seven heterocyclic model compounds, representative of moieties commonly found in asphaltene structures, were studied: pyridine, thiophene, furan, isoquinoline, pyrazine, thiazole, and 1,3-oxazole. The contributions of hydrogen bonding involving water bridges spanning between dimers and π-π stacking to the total interaction energy were calculated and analyzed. The distance between the planes of the aromatic rings is correlated with the π-π stacking interaction strength. All the dimerization reactions were exothermic, although not spontaneous. This was mostly modulated by the strength of the hydrogen bond of the water bridge and the π-π stacking interaction. Dimers bridged by two water molecules were more stable than those with additional water molecules or without any water molecule in the bridge. Energy decomposition analysis showed that the electrostatic and polarization components were the main stabilizing terms for the hydrogen bond interaction in the bridge, contributing at least 80% of the interaction energy in all dimers. The non-covalent interaction analysis confirmed the molecular sites that had the strongest (hydrogen bond) and weak (π-π stacking) attractive interactions. They were concentrated in the water bridge and in the plane between the aromatic rings, respectively. METHODS: The density functional ωB97X-D with a dispersion correction and the Def2-SVP basis set were employed to investigate supramolecular aggregates incorporating heterocycles dimers with 0, 1, 2, and 3 water molecules forming a stabilizing bridge connecting the monomers. The non-covalent interactions were analyzed using the NCIplot software and plotted as isosurface maps using Visual Molecular Dynamics.

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Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) offer a highly useful and valuable strategy that can fulfill an important role in synthesizing complex polysubstituted compounds, by simplifying otherwise long sequences and increasing their efficiency. The total synthesis of selected natural products employing three-component reactions as their common strategic MCR approach, is reviewed on a case-by-case basis with selected targets conquered during the last 15 years. The revision includes detailed descriptions of the selected successful sequences; relevant information on the isolation, and bioactivity of the different natural targets is also briefly provided.

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The first systematic exploration of the synthesis and reactivity of naphthoquinonynes is described. Routes to two regioisomeric Kobayashi-type naphthoquinonyne precursors have been developed, and the reactivity of the ensuing 6,7- and 5,6-aryne intermediates has been investigated. Remarkably, these studies have revealed that a broad range of cycloadditions, nucleophile additions and difunctionalizations can be achieved while maintaining the integrity of the highly sensitive quinone unit. The methodologies offer a powerful diversity oriented approach to C6 and C7 functionalized naphthoquinones, which are typically challenging to access. From a reactivity viewpoint, the study is significant because it demonstrates that aryne-based functionalizations can be utilized strategically in the presence of highly reactive and directly competing functionality.

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BACKGROUND: The treatment of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a challenge, and the discovery of new antifungal compounds is crucial. The phenacylideneoxindoles exhibited promising antifungal activity against Paracoccidioides spp., but their mode of action remains unknown. METHODS: Through proteomic analysis, we investigated the effects of (E)-3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethylidene)indolin-2-one on P. brasiliensis. In addition, we investigated the metabolic alterations of P. brasiliensis in response to the compound. Furthermore, the effects of the compound on the membrane, ethanol production, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production were verified. RESULTS: We identified differentially regulated proteins that revealed significant metabolic reorganization, including an increase in ethanol production, suggesting the activation of alcoholic fermentation and alterations in the rigidity of fungal cell membrane with an increase of the ergosterol content and formation of ROS. CONCLUSIONS: These findings enhance our understanding of the mode of action and response of P. brasiliensis to the investigated promising antifungal compound, emphasizing its potential as a candidate for the treatment of PCM.

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Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis. Currently, trichomoniasis is treated with the class of nitroimidazoles, namely, metronidazole; however, resistant isolates and strains have been reported. The compounds derived from benzofuroxan are biologically active heterocycles. This study evaluated the in vitro antiparasitic activity of these compounds in trophozoites of T. vaginalis and determined the mean inhibitory concentration (IC50), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), mortality curve, and cytotoxicity. The compounds were named EH1, EH2, EH3, and EA2 and tested in various concentrations: 100 to 15 µM (EH1 and EH2); 100 to 5 µM (EH3); and 100 to 25 µM (EA2), respectively. The greatest efficacy was observed in the highest concentrations in 24 h, with inhibition of approximately 100% of trophozoites. Compounds EH2 and EH3 had the lowest MIC: EH2 (35 µM) and EH3 (45 µM), with IC50 of 11.33 µM and 6.83 µM, respectively. Compound EA2 was effective at the highest concentrations. The activity of the compounds in T. vaginalis started in the first hour of incubation with 90% inhibition; after 12 h, inhibition >95% was observed. Compound EH1 showed the lowest activity, with the highest activity between 12 and 24 h after incubation. These results demonstrate that benzofuroxan derivatives are promising compounds for the in vitro treatment of T. vaginalis.

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A general methodology to access valuable 4-(phenylchalcogenyl)tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines was developed by the reaction of 2-azidobenzaldehyde with phenylchalcogenylacetonitriles (sulfur and selenium) in the presence of potassium carbonate (20 mol%) as a catalyst. The reactions were conducted using a mixture of dimethylsulfoxide and water (7:3) as solvent at 80 °C for 4 h. This new methodology presents a good functional group tolerance to electron-deficient and electron-rich substituents, affording a total of twelve different 4-(phenylchalcogenyl)tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines selectively in moderate to excellent yields. The structure of the synthesized 4-(phenylselanyl)tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline was confirmed by X-ray analysis.

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ATP acts in the extracellular environment as an important signal, activating a family of receptors called purinergic receptors. In recent years, interest in the potential therapeutics of purinergic components, including agonists and antagonists of receptors, has increased. Currently, many observations have indicated that ATP acts as an important mediator of inflammatory responses and, when found in high concentrations in the extracellular space, is related to the activation of the P2X7 purinergic receptor. In this sense, the search for new inhibitors for this receptor has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. Sulfonamide derivatives have been reported to be potent inhibitors of P2X receptors. In this study, ten naphthoquinone sulfonamide derivatives and five naphthoquinone sulfonate ester derivatives were tested for their inhibitory activity on the P2X7 receptor expressed in peritoneal macrophages. Some compounds showed promising results, displaying IC50 values lower than that of A740003. Molecular docking and dynamic studies also indicated that the active compounds bind to an allosteric site on P2X7R. The binding free energy indicates that sulfonamides have an affinity for the P2X7 receptor similar to A740003. Therefore, the compounds studied herein present potential P2X7R inhibition.

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Many heterocyclic compounds can be synthetized using diaza-1,3-butadienes (DADs) as key structural precursors. Isolated and in situ diaza-1,3-butadienes, produced from their respective precursors (typically imines and hydrazones) under a variety of conditions, can both react with a wide range of substrates in many kinds of reactions. Most of these reactions discussed here include nucleophilic additions, Michael-type reactions, cycloadditions, Diels-Alder, inverse electron demand Diels-Alder, and aza-Diels-Alder reactions. This review focuses on the reports during the last 10 years employing 1,2-diaza-, 1,3-diaza-, 2,3-diaza-, and 1,4-diaza-1,3-butadienes as intermediates to synthesize heterocycles such as indole, pyrazole, 1,2,3-triazole, imidazoline, pyrimidinone, pyrazoline, -lactam, and imidazolidine, among others. Fused heterocycles, such as quinazoline, isoquinoline, and dihydroquinoxaline derivatives, are also included in the review.

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The broad application of 1H-indazoles has prompted the development of several approaches for the synthesis of such compounds, including metal-free, palladium-, or copper-promoted intramolecular N-arylation of in situ-generated or isolated o-haloarylhydrazones. Such methods mainly start from o-bromo derivatives due to the better yield observed when compared to those obtained from o-chloroarylhydrazones. However, the o-chloroarylaldehydes and o-chloroarylketones used to prepare the arylhydrazones are more commercially available and less expensive than brominated analogs. Seeking to cover a lack in the literature, this work reports a convenient protocol for the synthesis of N-phenyl- and N-thiazolyl-1H-indazoles by copper-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylation of o-chlorinated arylhydrazones. Therefore, a series of seven N-phenyl derivatives and a series of six novel N-thiazolyl derivatives was obtained in 10-70% and 12-35% yield, respectively, after stirring the o-chlorinated arylhydrazones, CuI, KOH, and 1,10-phenantroline for 12-48 hours in DMF at 120 °C. The products were isolated by column chromatography on silica gel. All products were fully characterized by HRMS as well as 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Thus, this approach is valuable for promoting the synthesis of N-phenyl-1H-indazoles in a higher yield than that reported in the literature using copper catalysis and the same substrates. This study also prompted the first reported synthesis of pharmacologically interesting N-thiazolyl derivatives.

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Due to several obstacles in treating tuberculosis (TB), the search for new therapeutic alternatives remains a global priority. The nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds are promising in searching for new anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis molecules, and our previous results highlight the potential of tetrahydropyridines. After exploring the antimycobacterial potential and putative mechanism of action of a tetrahydropyridine derivative (NUNL02), we seek to measure the oxidative stress caused by NUNL02 inside the extracellular replicating M. tuberculosis since it could be the reason for the NUNL02 bactericidal effect against replicating and starved M. tuberculosis; and to evaluate the anti-M. tuberculosis activity of NUNL02 against the intracellular bacillus (even combined with an anti-TB drug) to explore the potential of this tetrahydropyridine as a promising adjuvant for TB therapy. Briefly, we assessed the activity of NUNL02 against the H37Rv strain and evaluated the combination of NUNL02 and rifampicin (RIF), at previously defined subinhibitory concentrations, against intramacrophage M. tuberculosis. NUNL02, in addition to promote the oxidative stress inside the extracellular replicating M. tuberculosis as a possible indirect mechanism of action, also presented bactericidal potential as promising as RIF against intracellular bacilli. Thus, our findings reinforce NUNL02 as a promising scaffold for the development of new options for TB.

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The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is an ion channel that promotes the passage of ions through the membrane through brief stimulation once activated by ATP, its endogenous opener. However, prolonged stimulation with ATP, which occurs in pathological processes, opens a nonselective pore in the plasma membrane, allowing the passage of large molecules and leading to cytokine release or even cell death. In this sense, the search for new inhibitors for this receptor has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. Considering the booming of biomass upgrading reactions in recent years and the continued efforts to synthesize biologically active molecules containing the 1,2,3-triazole ring, in the present work, we aimed to investigate whether triazole-linked menadione-furan derivatives could present P2X7R inhibitory activity. The novel compounds were tested for their inhibitory activity on ATP-induced dye uptake in peritoneal macrophages. Some have shown promising results, having displayed IC50 values lower than that of the P2X7R inhibitor BBG. Molecular docking studies also indicated that the active compounds bind to an allosteric site on P2X7R, presenting potential P2X7R inhibition.

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The successful application of fragment-based drug discovery strategy for the efficient synthesis of phenoxy- or phenylamino-2-phenyl-benzofuran, -benzoxazole and -benzothiazole quinones is described. Interestingly, in the final step of the synthesis of the target compounds, unusual results were observed on the regiochemistry of the reaction of bromoquinones with phenol and aniline. A theoretical study was carried out for better understanding the factors that control the regiochemistry of these reactions. The substituted heterocyclic quinones were evaluated in vitro to determine their cytotoxicity by the MTT method in three pancreatic cancer cell lines (MIA-PaCa-2, BxPC-3, and AsPC-1). Phenoxy benzothiazole quinone 26a showed potent cytotoxic activity against BxPC-3 cell lines, while phenylamino benzoxazole quinone 20 was the most potent on MIA-PaCa-2 cells. Finally, electrochemical properties of these quinones were determined to correlate with a potential mechanism of action. All these results, indicate that the phenoxy quinone fragment led to compounds with increased activity against pancreatic cancer cells.

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In the current scenario of medicinal chemistry, quinoline plays a pivotal role in the design of new heterocyclic compounds with several pharmacological properties, so the search for new synthetic methodologies and their application in drug discovery has been widely studied. So far, many procedures have been performed for the preparation of quinoline scaffolds, among which Friedländer quinoline synthesis plays an important role in obtaining these heterocycles. The Friedländer reaction involves condensation between 2-aminobenzaldehydes and keto-compounds. The quinoline nucleus, once obtained through the Friedländer synthesis, has been extensively modified so that these derivatives can exhibit a large number of biological activities such as anticancer, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antituberculosis, and antileishmanial properties. In this work, the focus is on the applicability of the Friedländer reaction in the synthesis of various types of bioactive heterocyclic quinoline compounds, which to date has not been reported in the context of medicinal chemistry. The main part of this review selectively focuses on research from 2010 to date and will present highlights of the Friedländer quinoline synthesis procedures and findings to address biological and pharmacological activities.

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Oxone is a commercially available oxidant, composed of a mixture of three inorganic species, being the potassium peroxymonosulfate (KHSO5) the reactive one. Over the past few decades, this cheap and environmentally friendly oxidant has become a powerful tool in organic synthesis, being extensively employed to mediate the construction of a plethora of important compounds. This review summarizes the recent advances in the Oxone-mediated synthesis of N-, O- and chalcogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, through a wide diversity of reactions, starting from several kinds of substrate, highlighting the main synthetic differences, advantages, the scope and limitations.

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1,2,3-triazole heterocycles stand out in medicinal chemistry for having great structural diversity and bioactivities. In this study, two series of triazoles were synthesized. One was obtained by the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between ethyl cyanoacetate and several phenyl azides forming 1H-1,2,3-triazoles and the other by rearrangement of Dimroth forming and 2H-1,2,3-triazoles. Both series were shown to be active against the epimastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi. The 1,2,3-triazoles 16d (S.I. between 100 and 200), 17d and 16f (S.I. > 200) were the most active compounds and capable of breaking the plasma membrane of trypomastigotes acting on CYP51 and inhibiting ergosterol synthesis. Candidate 16d exhibited the best and most favorable profile when interacting with CYP51.

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