Towards Alzheimer's disease-related targets: One-pot Cu(I)- mediated synthesis of new nitroindazolyltriazoles.

In this work, we have investigated the one pot strategy for the Cu(I)-mediated synthesis of new triazoles bearing nitroindazole moieties using different copper catalysts. The biological activity of newly synthesized nitroindazolyltriazoles towards Alzheimer's disease-related targets, namely cholinesterases, monoamine oxidases, and amyloid aggregation, were investigated. Predictions of target affinity, physicochemical parameters, gastrointestinal absorption and brain penetration were achieved by means of in silico tools.

Synthesis of Substituted Pyrazoles from Aryl-sydnones.

BACKGROUND: In this current work, a new synthesis strategy was developed to obtain 1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrazoles derivatives. METHODS: A series of 1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrazoles have been prepared via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 3-phenylsydnones with a variety of alkenes derivatives, symmetric and non-symmetric alkynes derivatives, N-phenyl-maleimide, N-benzylmaleimides, and maleic anhydride under conventional manner. RESULTS: Moreover, in this work, it has been demonstrated that the 4-bromopyrazole intermediates can be further functionalized by a combination of Suzuki-Miyaura crosscoupling reactions with aryl-boronic acids and N-arylation reactions of anilines. CONCLUSION: In summary, we have developed a new method to obtain 1,3,4 triarylated pyrazoles through 3-phenylsydnone 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. By comparing the different reactions, it is apparent that high temperatures and xylene as solvent are key to achieving pyrazoles derivatives. The best yields were observed for symmetric and non-symmetric alkynes as dipolarophiles.

Evaluation of the cellular protection by novel spiropyrazole compounds in dopaminergic cell death.

The loss of neurons is strongly correlated with aging and aging-associated disorders. In this study, cell viability assays and mitochondrial function were performed to evaluate the effect of new spiro-pyrazole derivatives, prepared from aldehydes and 3-amino-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one, on neuroprotection in an in vitro model of dopaminergic cell death induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+). The percentages of neuroprotection by derivatives were found between 21.26% and 52.67% at selected concentrations (10-50 µM) with compound 4d exerting the best neuroprotective effect. The results show that the studied spiropyrazolones perform important roles in dopaminergic neuroprotection and can be used for potential new therapies in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease.

Recent Developments of Quinoline Derivatives and their Potential Biological Activities.

Heterocyclic compounds containing the quinoline ring play a significant role in organic synthesis and therapeutic chemistry. Polyfunctionalized quinolines have attracted the attention of many research groups, especially those who work on drug discovery and development. These derivatives have been widely explored by the research biochemists and are reported to possess wide biological activities. This review focuses on the recent progress in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds based-quinoline and their potential biological activities.

Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-chloro-3-[(E)-(2-phenyl-hydrazinyl-idene)meth-yl]quinoline.

A new quinoline-based hydrazone, C16H12ClN3, was synthesized by a condensation reaction of 2-chloro-3-formyl-quinoline with phenyl-hydrazine. The quinoline ring system is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.012 Å), and forms a dihedral angle of 8.46 (10)° with the phenyl ring. The mol-ecule adopts an E configuration with respect to the central C=N bond. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by a C-H⋯π-phenyl inter-action, forming zigzag chains propagating along the [10] direction. The N-H hydrogen atom does not participate in hydrogen bonding but is directed towards the phenyl ring of an adjacent mol-ecule, so linking the chains via weak N-H⋯π inter-actions to form of a three-dimensional structure. The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (35.5%), C⋯H/H⋯C (33.7%), Cl⋯H/H⋯Cl (12.3%), N⋯H/H⋯N (9.5%) contacts.

Synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds based on pyrazolopyridine scaffold and evaluation of their neuroprotective potential in MPP+-induced neurodegeneration.

Neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease affect millions of people in the world. Thus several new approaches to treat brain disorders are under development. The aim of the present study is to synthesize potential neuroprotective heterocyclic compounds based on pyrazolopyridine derivatives and then to evaluate their effects in MPP+-induced neurodegeneration in human neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y cells). The effects of the compounds on cell viability were measured by MTT assay and the changes in apoptosis-related proteins including bax, Bcl-2, Bcl-xl and caspase-3 were investigated by western blot technique. Based on the cell viability results obtained by MTT assay, the percentage of neuroprotection-induced by compounds against MPP+-induced neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells was between 20% and 30% at 5 µM concentrations of all synthesized compounds. Moreover, the downregulation in pro-apoptotic proteins including bax and caspase-3 were found following the novel synthesized compounds treatments and these effects were observed in a dose-dependent manner. Our results provide an evidence that these heterocyclic compounds based on pyrazolopyridine derivatives may have a role on dopaminergic neuroprotection via antiapoptotic pathways.

Crystal structure of ethyl 2-(4-chloro-anilino)acetate.

The title compound, C10H12ClNO2, is close to planar (r.m.s. deviation for the 14 non-H atoms = 0.053 Å). In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯Oc (c = carbox-yl) hydrogen bonds generate R 2 (2)(10) loops.

3-Methyl-sulfanyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazine.

In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C10H9N3S, the dihedral angle between the triazine and phenyl rings is 11.77 (7)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances = 3.7359 (3) and 3.7944 (4) Å], forming layers parallel to the bc plane.

3,4,6-Trimethyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]pyridine.

In the title compound, C(15)H(15)N(3), the 1H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]pyridine system and the phenyl ring are each individually planar, with r.m.s. deviations of 0.017 (2) and 0.011 (2) Å, respectively; the dihedral angle between the two aromatic systems is 9.33 (10)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by offset π-π stacking between parallel pyrazolo-[3,4-b]pyridine ring systems [face-to-face distance = 3.449 (6) Å].

Organometallic early lanthanide clusters: syntheses and X-ray structures of new monocyclopentadienyl complexes.

The reaction of Ln(BH(4))(3)(THF)(3) or LnCl(3)(THF)(3) with 1 equiv of KCp*' ligand (Cp' = C(5)Me(4)n-Pr) afforded the new monocyclopentadienyl complexes Cp*'LnX(2)(THF)(n) (X = BH(4), Ln = Sm, n = 1, 1a, Ln = Nd, n = 2, 1b; X = Cl, Ln = Sm, n = 1, 3a) and [Cp*'LnX(2)](n') (X = BH(4), n' = 6, Ln = Sm, 2a, Ln = Nd, 2b; X = Cl, Ln = Nd, 4b). All these compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and (1)H NMR. Crystals of mixed borohydrido/chloro-bridged [Cp*'(6)Ln(6)(BH(4))(12-x))Cl(x)(THF)(n')] (x = 10, n' = 4, Ln = Sm, 2a', Ln = Nd, 2b'; x = 5, n = 2, Ln = Sm, 2a' ') were also isolated. Compounds 2a, 2b, 2a', 2b', and 2a'' were structurally characterized; they all exhibit a hexameric structure in the solid state containing the [Cp*(3)Ln(3)X(5)(THF)] building block. The easy clustering of THF adducts first isolated is illustrative of the well-known bridging ability of the BH(4) group. Hexameric 2a was found to be unstable in the presence of THF vapors; this may be correlated to the opening of unsymmetrical borohydride bridges observed in the molecular structure.