The PIFA-initiated oxidative cyclization of 2-(3-butenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones – an efficient approach to 1-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolin-5(1H)-ones

• Alla I. Vaskevych,
• Nataliia O. Savinchuk,
• Ruslan I. Vaskevych,
• Eduard B. Rusanov,
• Oleksandr O. Grygorenko and
• Mykhailo V. Vovk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2787–2794, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.189

• anti-inflammatory [9], antibacterial [10], antiarrythmic [11] activity; some representatives are CNS suppressors and poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors [12] (see Figure 1). Several approaches to obtain 2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolin-5(1H)-one derivatives of type 1 are known in the

On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets

• Renato L. Carvalho,
• Amanda S. de Miranda,
• Mateus P. Nunes,
• Roberto S. Gomes,
• Guilherme A. M. Jardim and
• Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1849–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.126

Synthesis of pyrimido[1,6-a]quinoxalines via intermolecular trapping of thermally generated acyl(quinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes by Schiff bases

• Svetlana O. Kasatkina,
• Ekaterina E. Stepanova,
• Maksim V. Dmitriev,
• Ivan G. Mokrushin and
• Andrey N. Maslivets

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1734–1742, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.147

• (quinoxaline fused by a six-membered heterocycle at the [a]-side) are promising biologically active compounds. Recent research studies revealed that they can act as inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) [3], inhibitors of hepatitis C virus [4], 5-HT2C agonists [5][6][7], substances for controlling

Contribution of microreactor technology and flow chemistry to the development of green and sustainable synthesis

• Flavio Fanelli,
• Giovanna Parisi,
• Leonardo Degennaro and
• Renzo Luisi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 520–542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.51

• reagents” chemistry with the continuous-flow photosynthesis of 6(5H)-phenanthridinones, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors [69]. The relevance of the work resides in the use of green solvents, the absence of heavy metals, the use of convenient temperatures, and the increased safety by

Investigation of the action of poly(ADP-ribose)-synthesising enzymes on NAD⁺ analogues

• Sarah Wallrodt,
• Edward L. Simpson and
• Andreas Marx

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 495–501, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.49

• acceptors forming mono- or poly(ADP-ribos)ylated proteins. Out of the 18 members identified, only four are known to synthesise the complex poly(ADP-ribose) biopolymer. The investigation of this posttranslational modification is important due to its involvement in cancer and other diseases. Lately, metabolic

• -synthesising enzymes ARTD1, ARTD2, ARTD5 and ARTD6. By varying the site and size of the NAD+ modification, suitable probes were identified for each enzyme. This report provides guidelines for choosing analogues for studying poly(ADP-ribose)-synthesising enzymes. Keywords: ARTD; click chemistry; NAD+; poly(ADP

• -ribose); posttranslational modification; Introduction ADP-ribosyl transferases with diphtheria toxin homology [1] (ARTDs), also termed poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), form an enzyme family of 18 human members [2] that mediate their widespread functions in cellular homeostasis through the catalysis

The facile construction of the phthalazin-1(2H)-one scaffold via copper-mediated C–H(sp²)/C–H(sp) coupling under mild conditions

• Wei Zhu,
• Bao Wang,
• Shengbin Zhou and
• Hong Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1624–1631, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.177

• both seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and nonallergic vasomotor rhinitis (VMR) [7]. As the lead of a series of poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, olaparib has been approved by the FDA as a potential treatment for germline BRCA mutated (gBRCAm) advanced ovarian cancer [8]; another PARP

Synthesis, characterization and DNA interaction studies of new triptycene derivatives

• Sourav Chakraborty,
• Snehasish Mondal,
• Rina Kumari,
• Sourav Bhowmick,
• Prolay Das and
• Neeladri Das

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1290–1298, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.130

• that selected triptycene derivatives show anticancer activities by virtue of inhibition of topoisomerase [29][30], obstruction of macromolecule synthesis [31], blocking of nucleoside transport [32], induction of caspase activities [33] and poly(ADP)-ribose polymerase-1 (PARP) cleavage [34], and at the

Microwave assisted synthesis of triazoloquinazolinones and benzimidazoquinazolinones

• Aboul-Fetouh E. Mourad,
• Ashraf A. Aly,
• Hassan H. Farag and
• Eman A. Beshr

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, No. 11, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-3-11

• ] anticancer, [5] anti-inflammatory, [6] anticonvulsant, [7] and antiproliferative activities as well as inhibitory effects for thymidylate synthase and poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). [8] An interesting method for quinazoline synthesis involved [5+1] annulation during the reaction of β-dicarbonyl