C-C bond formation at C-2 of a quinoline ring: Synthesis of 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives as a new class of PDE4 inhibitors

K. Shiva Kumar, S. Kiran Kumar, B. Yogi Sreenivas, Dhilli Rao Gorja, Ravikumar Kapavarapu, D. Rambabu, G. Rama Krishna, C. Malla Reddy, M. V. Basaveswara Rao, Kishore V.L. Parsa, Manojit Pal

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Abstract

A number of 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives were synthesized via AlCl 3-mediated C-C bond forming reaction between 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbonitrile and various indoles. The methodology does not require any N-protection of the indoles employed and provided the corresponding products in good yields. The molecular structure of a representative compound was established unambiguously by single crystal X-ray diffraction and structural elaboration of a compound synthesized has been demonstrated. Many of these compounds synthesized showed PDE4 inhibitory properties in vitro. A brief structure-activity relationship studies within the series along with docking results of a representative compound (EC 50 ∼0.89 μM) is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2199-2207
Number of pages9
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume20
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AlCl
  • Indole
  • PDE4
  • Quinoline
  • X-ray

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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