WO2010015972 Diazepine and diazocane compounds as MC4 agonists
Scaffold: Diazepine; Diazocane
Biological target:
G-protein coupled receptors of the melanocortin receptor family: MC4
Activity:
Agonist
| Steps | Conditions | Reactions |
| a | AlCl3 | Ketone synthesis (Friedel-Crafts reaction) |
| b |
1. 4-methyl-penta-2-one / Dean-Stark 2. Et3N / propan-2-ol / H2O 3. NaBH4 |
Cyclisation |
| c | Pd(OH)2 / ammanium formate / EtOH | N-Benzyl deprotection |
| Steps | Conditions | Reactions |
| a | Xylene / Dean-stark | Cyclisation |
| b |
LAH / Et2O |
Opening reaction |
| Steps | Conditions | Reactions |
| a | Oxalyl chloride / DCM / DMF | Amide synthesis |
| b | TFA / DCM | Cyclisation |
| c | Sm(CF3SO3)3 / MeOH | Deprotection |
| d | Pd(OH)2 / 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene / MeOH | N-Benzyl deprotection |
| Steps | Conditions | Reactions |
| a | (9,9-dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)-bis[diphenyl phosphine] / Pd(OAc)2 / Toluene | Buchwald-Hartwig amination |
| b | NaOH 1N / 1,4-dioxane |
Carboxylic acid synthesis (Ester hydrolysis) |
| c | EDCI / HOBt / DIEA / DCM | Amide synthesis (EDCI coupling) |