Conformationally restricted peptidomimetics comprising eight stereoisomeric scaffolds with three-dimensional structural diversity were designed based on the structural features of cyclopropane, that is, cyclopropylic strain, which mimic wide-ranging tetrapeptide conformations covering β-turns through β-strands. Stereoselective synthesis of the designed peptidomimetics led to the identification of nonpeptidic melanocortin-4 receptor ligands.
An efficient synthesis of α,β-unsaturated ketones by the reaction of acid chlorides with trialkylaluminum (1/3 mole equiv) in the presence of AlCl3 (1 mol equiv) is described. Dialkylzincs were also useful and are easier to prepare than trialkylaluminum. Reaction of RCOCl with R‘AlCl2 or R‘2AlCl gave R‘COR, without AlCl3, in high yield.
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A hydrocarboxylation reaction of alkyne or styrene derivatives with CO2 proceeded smoothly by using an air-stable nano-sized nickel catalyst supported on sulfur-modified gold (SANi), giving functio...
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S macht den Unterschied: Ein Thioribose-Analogon (cADPtR, siehe Schema) der cyclischen ADP-Ribose (cADPR) wurde synthetisiert, das stabil ist und ähnliche strukturelle und elektrostatische Merkmale wie cADPR zeigt. Es ist das erste stabile Äquivalent von cADPR, das genauso aktiv wie cADPR in verschiedenen Zellsystemen ist, was es zu einem nützlichen Reagens für Studien von Ca2+-Signalwegen macht. Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR, 1, Scheme 1), originally isolated from sea urchins by Lee and co-workers,1 is a general mediator of intracellular Ca2+ ion signaling.2 Analogues of cADPR have been extensively designed and synthesized3, 4 because of their potential usefulness for investigating the mechanisms of cADPR-mediated Ca2+ release and application as lead structures for the development of drug candidates.2 cADPR (1), cADPcR (2), and cADPtR (3). cADPR is very unstable and can be hydrolyzed not only by cADPR hydrolase in cells but also in neutral aqueous solution at the labile N1-ribosyl linkage.5 We previously synthesized cyclic ADP-carbocyclic-ribose (cADPcR, 2) as a stable mimic of cADPR, in which the oxygen in the N1-ribose ring of cADPR was replaced by methylene. cADPcR is both chemically and biologically stable and effectively mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ ions in sea urchin eggs and neuronal cells.4c However, cADPcR is almost inactive in T cells.4d Although intensive studies of the signaling pathway that uses cADPR are still needed, its biological and chemical instability limits further studies of its physiological role. Therefore, stable analogues of cADPR mobilizing Ca2+ ions in various cells, including T cells, are needed. We designed a 4-thioribose analogue of cADPR, that is, cyclic ADP-4-thioribose (cADPtR, 3), in which the N1-ribose of cADPR was replaced by a 4-thioribose. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, biological effects, and conformational analysis of cADPtR as a stable equivalent of cADPR. cADPR exists in an equilibrium between the N6-protonated amino form and the N6-deprotonated imino form (Scheme 2 a).6 The pKa of cADPcR (8.9)4c is somewhat higher than that of cADPR (8.3).6a Thus, under physiological conditions, cADPR exists in a mixture of the protonated form and the deprotonated form, whereas cADPcR should be present mostly in the protonated form, which could affect its interaction with the target proteins. a) Equilibrium between the N6-protonated amino form and the N6-deprotonated imino form in cADPR and cADPcR. b) Possible steric repulsion between the H2 and the H6′′β in cADPcR. In cADPR and its analogues, the most stable conformation is the one with minimal steric repulsion between the adenine moiety and both of the N1- and N9-ribose moieties. It should be noted that, in cADPcR, the H6′′β, which is absent in cADPR, is sterically repulsive to the adenine H2 (Scheme 2 b). Accordingly, the stable conformation of cADPcR might differ from that of cADPR owing to the steric effects, which might also affect its interaction with the target proteins. We hypothesized that the above-mentioned pKa value and conformational properties of cADPcR might explain its inactivity in T cells, and therefore designed cADPtR, because 4′-thionucleosides are useful bioisosteres of natural nucleosides,7 in which the N-4-thioriboyl linkage is more stable against both chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis than the N-ribosyl linkage of the natural nucleosides.8 Furthermore, the pKa value of cADPtR should be similar to that of cADPR owing to the electron-withdrawing property of the sulfur atom.9 Also, the conformation of cADPtR, particularly, the spatial positioning of the N1-thioribose and adenine moieties, would be similar to that of cADPR because of the similar sp3 configuration of the oxygen and sulfur atoms. Thus, we predicted that cADPtR would be a stable cADPR equivalent. In the synthesis of cADPtR (3), the key step was achieving stereoselective construction of the N1-β-thioribosyladenosine structure. Although no 1-amino-4-thioribose derivatives such as 4 have been reported to date, 4 is likely to be present as an equilibrated anomeric mixture 4 α and 4 β (Scheme 3) owing to the electron-donating property of the hemiaminal ether nitrogen at the 1-position. We speculated that stereoselective construction of the N1-β-thioribosyladenosine structure could be achieved, because the α-face of 4 would be more sterically hindered than the β-face owing to its 5,5-cis ring system, so that the β-anomer 4 β might preferentially react with a nucleoside derivative 5.10 Thus, over the course of the reaction, the relatively less reactive α-anomer 4 α would not undergo the condensation reaction, but rather would be converted into the more reactive 4 β through the equilibrium reaction, which would lead to an accumulation of the desired β-product 6 β (Scheme 3). Hypothesis for the stereoselective formation of the β-product 6 β by way of an α/β equilibrium. The synthesis of 4 is shown in Scheme 4. Oxidation of 711 with a subsequent Pummerer rearrangement afforded the 1-acetoxy product 9 (α/β=1:5). Treatment of 9 with TMSN3/SnCl4 gave the β-azide 10 stereoselectively, probably because of the steric demand of the reaction intermediate. Reduction of the azido group of 10, followed by deprotection of the O-acetyl group gave 4, which was an anomeric mixture (α/β=1:2) as expected. Synthesis of the 4-thioribosylamine 4. a) mCPBA, CH2Cl2, −78 °C, 91 %; b) Ac2O, 100 °C, 64 %; c) TMSN3, SnCl4, CH2Cl2, 0 °C, 86 %; d) 1) H2, Pd-C, MeOH, 2) MeOH, reflux, quant. mCPBA=meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid; TMSN3=trimethylsilyl azide. The key step, the condensation between 4 and 5, was then examined. We found that treatment of 4 with 5 (2.1 equiv) in MeOH at room temperature produced the β-product 6 β in 61 % yield, along with 5 % of the α-product 6 α,12 where 4 was recovered in 17 % yield (Scheme 5). Thus, the desired β-product 6 β was successfully obtained in 73 % conversion yield from 4, probably owing to the α/β-equilibrium between 4 α and 4 β. Stereoselective condensation giving the β-product 6 β. Synthesis of cADPtR was investigated next (Scheme 6). After protecting group manipulation of 6 β, treatment of the resulting 12 with S,S′-diphenylphosphorodithioate (PSS)/2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl chloride (TPSCl) in pyridine,13 followed by removal of the 5′′-O-DMTr group gave the 5′-bis-S-(phenyl)phosphorothioate 14. Phosphorylation of 14 by the normal Yoshikawa method with POCl3 was unsuccessful.14 However, treatment of 14 with a zwitterionic phosphorylating reagent 15 [15] in pyridine at −30 °C led to the corresponding phosphorylation product (detected by HPLC analysis), which was further treated with H3PO2 and Et3N in pyridine16 to afford the phosphorylated 16. Synthesis of cADPtR (3). a) DMTrCl, pyridine, 81 %; b) TBAF, AcOH, THF, quant; c) PSS, TPSCl, pyridine, −15 °C, 72 %; d) aq. AcOH, 90 %; e) 1) 15, pyridine, −30 °C, then TEAA, 2) H3PO2, Et3N, pyridine, 0 °C, 46 %; f) AgNO3, Et3N, 3 Å molecular sieves, pyridine, 76 %; g) aq. HCO2H, 49 %. DMTrCl=dimethoxytrityl chloride; TBAF=tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride; PSS=S,S′-diphenylphosphorodithioate; TPSCl=2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl chloride; TEAA=triethylammonium acetate buffer Cyclization of the 18-membered pyrophosphate ring was achieved using the phosphorothioate 16 as a substrate, by the Ag+ promoted intramolecular condensation that we developed previously.4b,4c Thus, when a solution of 16 in pyridine was slowly added to a mixture of a large excess of AgNO3 and Et3N in the presence of 3 Å molecular sieves in pyridine at room temperature,4b,4c, 13 the desired product 17 was obtained in 76 % yield. Finally, removal of the isopropylidene groups of 17 produced the target cADPtR. The pKa value of cADPtR (3) was determined based on the pH-dependent UV spectral change owing to protonation/deprotonation at the N6 position of the adenine ring. Thus, the pKa of cADPtR was determined to be 8.0, which is similar to that of cADPR (pKa=8.3)6a and about one pH unit lower than that of cADPcR (pKa=8.9).4c Structures of cADPR (1), cADPcR (2), and cADPtR (3) were constructed from molecular dynamics calculations using a simulated annealing method based on the NOE constraints of the intramolecular proton pairs measured in D2O (for details, see Supporting Information), which are shown in Figure 1 a–c. To clarify the structural differences in detail, the three obtained structures were superimposed (Figure 1 d), revealing that the cADPtR structure (red) resembles that of cADPR (blue). The cADPcR structure (green), however, is not similar to those of the other two compounds, and the relative special arrangement of the N1-carbocyclic ribose and the adenine of cADPcR clearly differs from those of the other two compounds, as expected. The distances between the 6′′C and the adenine H2 of cADPtR (3.6 Å) is significantly longer than the corresponding distances of cADPR (2.3 Å) and cADPtR (2.5 Å). To confirm the validity of the obtained structures, the cADPR structure solved by X-ray crystallographic analysis (white)2c, 6a was superimposed onto the three calculated structures (Figure 1 e). This crystal cADPR structure resembles the calculated cADPR and cADPtR structures, which suggests our computational structure determination was appropriate. Therefore, the pKa and conformational properties of cADPtR precisely mimic those of cADPR. Structures of a) cADPR, b) cADPcR, c) cADPtR from molecular dynamics calculations with a simulated annealing method using the NOE data in D2O; adenine H2 (white sphere), O4′′ in cADPR (red sphere), C6′′ in cADPcR (green sphere) and S4′′ in cADPtR (yellow sphere). d) Superimposed displays of the calculated structures; cADPR (blue), cADPcR (green), cADPtR (red). e) The crystal structure of cADPR (white) was also superimposed onto the three structures. The biological stability of cADPtR (3) was investigated with a rat brain microsomal extract that contained cADPR degradation enzymes.5 cADPtR was completely resistant to degradation in the extract, whereas cADPR was rapidly degraded (Figure 2). Stability of cADPtR in rat brain microsomal extract. We tested the Ca2+ ion-mobilizing ability of cADPtR (3), cADPR (1), and cADPcR (2) with a sea urchin egg homogenate17 (Figure 3). cADPR and cADPcR induced the release of Ca2+ ions in a concentration-dependent manner with an EC50 value of 214 nM and 54 nM, respectively. cADPtR was highly active (EC50=36 nM), and was about sixfold more potent than cADPR and even more potent than cADPcR. Ca2+ ion-mobilizing activity of cADPR, cADPcR, and cADPtR in sea urchin egg homogenate. Data are the mean±SEM of 3–6 experiments. The effect of cADPtR (3) on cytosolic Ca2+ ion mobilization in NG108-15 neuronal cells was tested.18 Application of 100 μM cADPtR induced persistent increases in the Ca2+ level within the cells: the mean Ca2+ ion level measured four minutes after application of cADPtR was 116±2.3 % of the resting level (mean±SEM, n=6). The amplitude produced by cADPtR addition was equivalent to or significantly greater than that induced by cADPR (Figure S3). The Ca2+ ion-mobilizing effect of cADPtR (3) was evaluated using saponin-permeabilized Jurkat T cells.19 Both cADPtR and cADPR (1) evoked rapid Ca2+ ion release upon addition to the permeabilized cell suspension indicating that they induce similar mechanisms of Ca2+ release (Figure 4 a). cADPR and cADPtR had very similar concentration-response curves (Figure 4 b). Our previous work revealed that cADPcR shifted its Ca2+ ion-mobilizing activity to much higher concentrations.4d, 19b In contrast, cADPtR was almost as active as cADPR. The structural and electrostatic features of cADPtR, analogous to cADPR, would make it as biologically active as cADPR in various systems including T cells, although the target proteins of cADPR in these systems are thought to be different.4d Effect of cADPR and cADPtR on Ca2+ ion signaling in permeabilized Jurkat T cells. a) Representative traces. b) Data presented as the mean±SEM (n=2–8). In summary, we have synthesized cADPtR and demonstrated that it is stable and functions similar to cADPR in various biological systems. Because of its stability and high potency, cADPtR should be an effective biological tool as the first stable equivalent of cADPR. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
We have developed a one-iridium-catalyst system that transforms N-allyl-N-sulfonyl-2-(silylalkynyl)aniline derivatives, which are 1,7-enynes in which both multiple bonds have a heteroatom, to the corresponding substituted indole derivatives via isomerization/cycloisomerization/aromatization. This strategy provides an atom-economical and straightforward synthetic approach to a series of valuable indoles having vinyl and silylmethyl groups at the 2- and 3-positions.
