Synthesis of spiro-1,2-dioxolanes and their activity against Plasmodium falciparum

Autor: Jon Clardy, Armando P. Ramirez, Joseph F. Cortese, Derek C. Martyn, K. A. Woerpel, Margaret A. Rush, Meaghan J. Beattie, Vishal Patel
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Bioorganicmedicinal chemistry letters. 18(24)
ISSN: 1464-3405
Popis: Artemisinin-derived compounds play an integral role in current malaria chemotherapy. Given the virtual certainty of emerging resistance, we have investigated spiro-1,2-dioxolanes as an alternative scaffold. The endoperoxide functionality was generated by the SnCl 4 -mediated annulation of a bis -silylperoxide and an alkene. The first set of eight analogs gave EC 50 values of 50–150 nM against Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 and Dd2 strains, except for the carboxylic acid analog. A second series, synthesized by coupling a spiro-1,2-dioxolane carboxylic acid to four separate amines, afforded the most potent compound (EC 50 ∼5 nM).
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