Optimization of isoxazoline amide benzoxaboroles for identification of a development candidate as an oral long acting animal ectoparasiticide.

Novel isoxazoline amide benzoxaboroles were designed and synthesized to optimize the ectoparasiticide activity of this chemistry series against ticks and fleas. The study identified an orally bioavailable molecule, (S)-N-((1-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-1,3-dihydrobenzo[c][1,2]oxaborol-6-yl)methyl)-2-methyl-4-(5-(3,4,5-trichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-yl)benzamide (23), with a favorable pharmacodynamics profile in dogs (Cmax=7.42ng/mL; Tmax=26.0h; terminal half-life t1/2=127h). Compound 23, a development candidate, demonstrated 100% therapeutic effectiveness within 24h of treatment, with residual efficacy of 97% against American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) on day 30 and 98% against cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) on day 32 after a single oral dose at 25mg/kg in dogs.

Sodium anilinide-cyclohexylamide pair: synthesis, characterization, and hydrogen storage properties.

The lack of efficient hydrogen storage material is one of the bottlenecks for the large-scale implementation of hydrogen energy. Here, a series of new hydrogen storage materials, i.e., anilinide-cyclohexylamide pairs, are proposed via the metallation of an aniline-cyclohexylamine pair. DFT calculations show that the enthalpy change of hydrogen desorption (ΔHd) can be significantly tuned from 60.0 kJ per mol-H2 for the pristine aniline-cyclohexylamine pair to 42.2 kJ per mol-H2 for sodium anilinide-cyclohexylamide and 38.7 kJ per mol-H2 for potassium anilinide-cyclohexylamide, where an interesting correlation between the electronegativity of the metal and the ΔHd was observed. Experimentally, the sodium anilinide-cyclohexylamide pair was successfully synthesised with a theoretical hydrogen capacity of 4.9 wt%, and the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation cycle can be achieved at a relatively low temperature of 150 °C in the presence of commercial catalysts, in clear contrast to the pristine aniline-cyclohexylamine pair which undergoes dehydrogenation at elevated temperatures.

Novel nonsecosteroidal VDR ligands with phenyl-pyrrolyl pentane skeleton for cancer therapy.

A series of nonsecosteroidal vitamin D3 receptor (VDR) ligands with phenyl-pyrrolyl pentane skeleton were synthesized for cancer therapy. In contrast to 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (Calcitriol), these VDR ligands exhibited anti-proliferative activity without inducing hypercalcemia. These compounds were evaluated for vitamin D3-agonistic ability and anti-proliferative activity in vitro. Among them, compounds 5k and 5i exhibited equivalent vitamin D3-agonistic activity compared with Calcitriol. Meanwhile, compound 5k displayed promising inhibiting profile against MCF-7, HepG-2 and Caco-2 with IC50 values of 0.00586 µM, 0.176 µM, and 1.01 µM (Calcitriol: 5.58 µM, 80.83 µM and 4.46 µM) respectively. Compound 5i inhibited proliferation of PC-3 with IC50 value of 0.00798 µM (Calcitriol: 17.25 µM). Additionally, neither of these compounds significantly elevated serum calcium in rats.