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The synthesis and biological evaluation of novel Tie-2 kinase inhibitors are presented. Based on the pyrrolopyrimidine chemotype, several new series are described, including the benzimidazole series by linking a benzimidazole to the C5-position of the 4-amino-pyrrolopyrimidine core and the ketophenyl series synthesized by incorporating a ketophenyl group to the C5-position. Medicinal chemistry efforts led to potent Tie-2 inhibitors. Compound 15, a ketophenyl pyrrolopyrimidine urea analog with improved physicochemical properties, demonstrated favorable in vitro attributes as well as dose responsive and robust oral tumor growth inhibition in animal models.
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Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Descoberta de Drogas , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Pirróis/farmacologia , Receptor TIE-2/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Humanos , Masculino , Estrutura Molecular , Neoplasias/enzimologia , Neoplasias/patologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/administração & dosagem , Pirimidinas/síntese química , Pirimidinas/química , Pirróis/síntese química , Pirróis/química , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Receptor TIE-2/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de XenoenxertoRESUMO
We report the diastereoselective and chromatography-free syntheses of four 2-phenyl-6-alkyl-3-aminopiperidines. Ring construction was accomplished through a nitro-Mannich reaction linking a nitroketone and phenylmethanimine, followed by a ring-closure condensation. Relative stereocontrol was achieved between C-2 and C-3 by kinetic protonation of a nitronate or by equilibration of the nitro group under thermodynamic control. Stereocontrol at C-6 was accomplished by utilizing a variety of imine reduction methods. The C-2/C-6-cis stereochemistry was established via triacetoxyborohydride iminium ion reduction, whereas the trans relationship was set either by triethylsilane/TFA acyliminium ion reduction or by Lewis acid catalyzed imine reduction with lithium aluminum hydride.