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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2199-2207 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- AlCl
- Indole
- PDE4
- Quinoline
- X-ray
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry