Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification

A series of new aromatic substituted indanone and indanol building blocks have been prepared and are anticipated to aid future drug discovery studies. In total, seven compounds (<b>7</b>, <b>12</b>–<b>17</b>) are expounded on, and all have been fully characterized...

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Main Authors: Thomas C. Nugent, Nilesh N. Shitole
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
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description A series of new aromatic substituted indanone and indanol building blocks have been prepared and are anticipated to aid future drug discovery studies. In total, seven compounds (<b>7</b>, <b>12</b>–<b>17</b>) are expounded on, and all have been fully characterized. In doing so, we have shown multiple examples of highly chemoselective reactions. One example employed an adaptation of Fujioka’s chemoselective reduction methodology, allowing an ester to be reduced in the presence of a ketone. In another example, an uncommon benzylic methyl group to aldehyde oxidation was demonstrated for two different compounds. These and other chemoselective interconversions allowed us to identify compound (<b>12</b>) as a remarkably flexible springboard for accessing a diverse array of indan-based building blocks (<b>13</b>–<b>17</b>).
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spelling doaj-art-63d4636a70264ba288df9c032d508de02025-08-20T01:55:45ZengMDPI AGOrganics2673-401X2024-08-015326327610.3390/org5030014Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate DiversificationThomas C. Nugent0Nilesh N. Shitole1School of Science, Constructor University, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, GermanySchool of Science, Constructor University, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, GermanyA series of new aromatic substituted indanone and indanol building blocks have been prepared and are anticipated to aid future drug discovery studies. In total, seven compounds (<b>7</b>, <b>12</b>–<b>17</b>) are expounded on, and all have been fully characterized. In doing so, we have shown multiple examples of highly chemoselective reactions. One example employed an adaptation of Fujioka’s chemoselective reduction methodology, allowing an ester to be reduced in the presence of a ketone. In another example, an uncommon benzylic methyl group to aldehyde oxidation was demonstrated for two different compounds. These and other chemoselective interconversions allowed us to identify compound (<b>12</b>) as a remarkably flexible springboard for accessing a diverse array of indan-based building blocks (<b>13</b>–<b>17</b>).https://www.mdpi.com/2673-401X/5/3/14indanoneindanolchemoselectivitytriethylphosphinetributylphosphinedialdehyde
spellingShingle Thomas C. Nugent
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Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification
Organics
indanone
indanol
chemoselectivity
triethylphosphine
tributylphosphine
dialdehyde
title Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification
title_full Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification
title_fullStr Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification
title_full_unstemmed Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification
title_short Aromatic Functionalized Indanones and Indanols: Broad Spectrum Intermediates for Drug Candidate Diversification
title_sort aromatic functionalized indanones and indanols broad spectrum intermediates for drug candidate diversification
topic indanone
indanol
chemoselectivity
triethylphosphine
tributylphosphine
dialdehyde
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-401X/5/3/14
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