Regioselective synthesis of 2- and 4-diarylpyridine ethers and their inhibitory activities against phosphodiesterase 4B

Xinyun Zhao; Huihui Chen; Suting Xing; Wei Yuan; L. Wu; Xi Chen; Chang Guo Zhan

doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.06.086

Regioselective synthesis of 2- and 4-diarylpyridine ethers and their inhibitory activities against phosphodiesterase 4B

Xinyun Zhao, Huihui Chen, Suting Xing, Wei Yuan, L. Wu, Xi Chen, Chang Guo Zhan

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Abstract

Two diaryl ether regioisomers of pyridine were prepared through the CuI/TMEDA/Cs₂CO₃-catalyzed reaction of 2,4-dibromopyridine with phenol derivatives under nitrogen atmosphere. The polar solvent DMSO gave 4-isomer as the major product whereas less polar toluene resulted in 2-isomer as a major product. Structures of regioisomers were confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. 4-regioisomer shows higher biological activity against phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) than that of 2-isomer. Molecular docking simulations revealed that the PDE4B-inhibitory activity difference between the two regioisomers was mainly attributed to the atomic charge difference on the –O– linker.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	455-461
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Molecular Structure
Volume	1196
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.06.086
State	Published - Nov 15 2019

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 21273089 ) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, South-Central University of Nationalities ( CZW17004 ).

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)	21273089
South-Central University for Nationalities	CZW17004
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Keywords

2,4-Dibromopyridine
Diaryl ethers
PDE4B inhibitory activity
Regioselectivity
X-ray crystal structure

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Analytical Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

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