Cholinesterase enzymes are important targets for the therapy of Alzheimer’s disease. Tacrine-based dual binding site cholinesterases inhibitors are potential disease-modifying anti-Alzheimer drug candidates. In the present work, we described the synthesis of a series of chiral homo- and heterodimers of bis(7)-tacrine connected by a heptylene chain as a spacer with the methyl substituent at the C-3 position of the alicyclic region of tacrine nucleus and/or a chlorine atom attached to the C-6. Friedländer cyclocondensation between (R) or (S) 3-methylcyclohexanone prepared from monoterpene pulegone and o-aminobenzoic acids in the presence of POCl3 afford 9-chloroacridines as intermediates, which were used to the synthesis of homo- and heterodimers. All compounds demonstrated to be potent inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) at low nanomolar concentration and showed selectivity for AChE over butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). Furthermore, the affinity difference between enantiomeric bis(7)-tacrine analogues series indicated some degree of stereoselectivity in the active site of AChE for chiral bis-cognitin compounds.

Este artigo mostra a síntese e caracterização do ligante isopropilmaltol obtido a partir do furfural e também um novo complexo diclorobis-(3-hidroxi-2-isopropil-4-pirona)titânio(IV) com estrutura cis. Dados de ressonância magnética nuclear de 1H, análise elementar e UV-Vis confirmam a formação do complexo. Este complexo foi estudado em reações de polimerização de etileno utilizando metilaluminoxano (MAO) como co-catalisador. A atividade catalítica deste complexo é baixa, entretanto foram obtidos polietilenos com alto peso molecular que são interessantes para diferentes aplicações.

This report describes a new synthesis of isopropylmaltol from furfural. This organic compound was used as ligand to obtain a new complex, the dichlorobis-(3-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-4-pyrone) titanium(IV). 1H nuclear magnetic ressonance, elemental analysis and UV-Vis analysis confirm the complex formation. This complex was investigated in ethylene polymerization using methylaluminoxane (MAO) as cocatalyst. The catalytic activity was low, however, there were obtained very high molecular weight polyethylenes, which are interesting for various special applications.

Nesse trabalho estudou-se a reação de ciclodesidratação entre antranilonitrila e várias cetonas na presença de diferentes ácidos de Lewis não reportados na literatura, para a obtenção de 9-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahidroacridinas. As reações de ciclodesidratação foram realizadas em condições térmicas empregando-se diferentes solventes e também na ausência de solvente, seguidas de hidrólise alcalina, levando à obtenção dos produtos em bons a excelentes rendimentos após isolamento.

The scope of Lewis acid-promoted cyclodehydratation reactions between anthranilonitrile and several ketones, to afford tacrine and its derivatives, was expanded to include the use of various metal chloride salts not reported in the literature. The ability of the Lewis acids to effectively promote the cyclodehydratation between anthranilonitrile and cyclohexanone as the ketone was found to be the following order: InCl3 > AlCl3 ~ BF3.Et2O > FeCl3 > BiCl3 ~ SbCl3 ~ SnCl2.2H2O. The reactions were performed under both solvent and solvent-free conditions in good to excellent yields. Other Lewis acids screened, such as RuCl3, CeCl3, NiCl2, CoCl2.2H2O and CsCl were not effective.

Este trabalho descreve a preparação enantiosseletiva da (R)-(+)-isocarvona, (S)-(-)-5-isopropenilcicloex-2-enona e (S)-(-)-3-isopropenilcicloexanona, a partir do (S)-(-)-perilaldeído. Estes compostos podem ser usados como blocos de construção importantes para a síntese orgânica.

This work describes the enantioselective preparation of (R)-(+)-isocarvone, (S)-(-)-5-isopropenylcyclohex-2-enone and (S)-(-)-3-isopropenylcyclohexanone starting from (S)-(-)-perillaldehyde. These compounds hold the prospect of serving as useful chiral building blocks or intermediates in organic synthesis.

Tricloreto de índio na presença de hipoclorito de sódio promove a cloração alílica de olefinas terminais em meio bifásico (diclorometano/água) com bons rendimentos. Para estabelecer um procedimento geral, escolheu-se a carvona como composto modelo e otimizou-se a estequiometria, temperatura, e tempo de conversão para o respectivo cloreto alílico. Tratando-se beta-pineno com tricloreto de índio/hipoclorito de sódio obteve-se seletivamente o cloreto perílico, um precursor importante para a obtenção de derivados de limoneno oxigenados no carbono C-7.

Indium trichloride promotes the chlorination of terminal olefins in the presence of sodium hypochlorite with good results. Carvone was chosen as a model compound to examine some of the general features of this reaction, such as stoichiometry, temperature, reaction time and product conversion. Treatment of beta-pinene with sodium hypochlorite in the presence of indium trichloride resulted in a facile rearrangement to selectively yield perillyl chloride, which is an important precursor for C-7 oxygenated limonenes.