Sulfilimines from a Medicinal Chemist’s Perspective: Physicochemical and in Vitro Parameters Relevant for Drug Discovery

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

While sulfoximines are nowadays a well established functional group for medicinal chemistry, the properties of sulfilimines significantly less studied, and no sulfilimine has progressed to clinic date. In this account, physicochemical in vitro reported compared those other more traditional groups. Furthermore, impact on real drug scaffolds is studied two series sulfilimine-containing analogs imatinib hNE inhibitors. We show that can be chemically configurationally stable under physiologically relevant conditions they basic highly polar thus often beneficial solubility metabolic stability, although at cost reduced permeability. conclude S-cyclopropyl,S-(hetero)aryl S,S-di(hetero)aryl so far neglected but potentially valuable S(IV) based pharmacophores deserve considered as part chemistry toolbox.

Language: Английский

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Unlocking Chiral Sulfinimidoyl Electrophiles: Asymmetric Synthesis of Sulfinamides Catalyzed by Anionic Stereogenic-at-Cobalt(III) Complexes

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Asymmetric catalysis involving a sulfoxide electrophile intermediate presents an efficient methodology for accessing stereogenic-at-sulfur compounds, such as sulfinate esters, sulfinamides, etc., which have garnered increasing attention in modern pharmaceutical sciences. However, the aza-analog of electrophiles, asymmetric issues about electrophilic sulfinimidoyl species remain largely unexplored and represent significant challenge sulfur stereochemistry. Herein, we exhibit anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(III) complex-catalyzed synthesis chiral sulfinamides via iodide intermediates. Mechanistic investigations reveal that catalytic cycle is initiated by oxidative iodination, generating iodides. These active intermediates subsequently undergo enantiospecific nucleophilic substitution with water, affording diverse array enantioenriched sulfinamides. Notably, these promising antifungal activities against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum serve ideal platform molecules facilitating stereospecific transformation into various stereogenic aza-sulfur compounds.

Language: Английский

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Assembly of (hetero)aryl sulfilimines via copper-catalyzed enantioselective S-arylation of sulfenamides with (hetero)aryl Iodides

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: March 8, 2025

The (hetero)aryl sulfoximines are important structures for developing bioactive molecules, whose synthesis relies on oxidation of sulfilimines. However, asymmetric approaches assembling sulfilimines still rare. Here we show that combination CuI and NOBIN-derived amide ligands offers an effective catalytic system enantioselective coupling iodides with sulfenamides. A large number functional groups heterocycles tolerated under the conditions, providing a powerful approach diverse enantioenriched efficiency reaction is highly dependent electronic nature Both (hetero)aryl- some bulky alkyl-substituted sulfenamides give excellent enantioselectivities, while smaller alkyl substituents lead to formation moderate enantioselectivities. Density theory (DFT) calculations reveal proper steric repulsions in transition states intramolecular SNAr crucial achieving desirable enantioselectivity. (Hetero)aryl useful bioisosteres sulfones medicinal chemistry as they have improved aqueous solubility metabolic stability. Here, authors report via copper-catalysed

Language: Английский

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Ligand-Enabled Copper-Catalyzed Ullmann-Type S–C Bond Formation to Access Sulfilimines

Organic Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 12, 2024

A copper-catalyzed Ullmann-type cross-coupling reaction of sulfenamides with aryl iodides is developed. The key to success the use a 2-methylnaphthalen-1-amine-derived amide ligand, which enables formation an S-C bond access functionalized sulfilimines in good excellent yields at room temperature. This method has advantages mild conditions, broad substrate scope, functional group compatibility, and high chemoselectivity. utility this protocol highlighted through late-stage modification drug-relevant molecules sulfilimine product derivatization.

Language: Английский

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The Catalytic Synthesis of Aza-Sulfur Functional Groups

Synthesis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 26, 2024

Abstract Sulfur-containing compounds are found in myriad applications. Sulfones and sulfonamides the most common functional groups used medicinal agrochemical endeavours. Isosteres of these groups, for example, sulfoximines sulfonimidamides, emerging functionalities, they increasingly relevant patent literature. However, general, associated synthetic routes still have limitations, including use harsh reaction conditions highly reactive reagents. A variety catalytic reactions that employ a diverse range substrate classes been developed to address issues. This short review highlights recent syntheses aza-sulfur compounds, which we hope will open new directions discovery chemistry. 1 Introduction 2 Reactions N-Sulfinylamines 3 with Sulfenamides 4 Sulfinates 5 Sulfinamides 6 Other Aza-Sulfur Compounds 7 Conclusion

Language: Английский

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Anionic Stereogenic-at-Cobalt(III) Complex-Enabled Asymmetric Oxidation of N,N-Dialkyl Sulfenamides

Organic Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 26, 2025

An asymmetric oxidation of N,N-dialkyl sulfenamides is exhibited by using anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(III) complexes as catalysts. This protocol provides an alternative approach to access a diverse set chiral tertiary sulfinamides with high enantioselectivities (24 examples, up 94:6 e.r.). Additionally, control experiments suggest that this could be accomplished through cationic S(IV) intermediate.

Language: Английский

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Assembly of (Hetero)aryl Sulfoximines via Copper-Catalyzed S-Arylation of Sulfinamides with (Hetero)aryl Halides

Organic Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 18, 2025

The combination of CuI and 4-(dimethylamino)picolinamide offers an effective catalytic system for the successful coupling (hetero)aryl halides (I Br) with sulfinamides first time. A large number functional groups heterocycles were tolerated under conditions, providing a powerful approach diverse synthesis pharmaceutically important sulfoximines. efficiency reaction was highly dependent upon electronic nature substituents at amide part sulfinamides. By using enantioenriched as partners, proceeds in stereospecific manner to afford sulfoximines excellent enantioselectivity.

Language: Английский

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Cu-Catalyzed Enantioselective S-Arylation of Sulfenamides Enabled by Confined Ligands

Organic Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 20, 2025

Chiral sulfilimines, aza analogues of sulfoxides, are essential in natural products and pharmaceuticals, highlighting the importance their synthesis asymmetric catalysis. However, efficient approaches for synthesizing chiral diaryl sulfilimines still rare challenging, particularly those with two sterically similar aryl groups. Herein, we present a mild protocol generating diverse enantioenriched alkyl via copper-catalyzed enantioselective S-arylation N-acyl sulfenamides diaryliodonium salts. A bulky PyBox ligand is crucial stereocontrol, delivering various up to 95% ee (51 examples).

Language: Английский

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Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkylation of Sulfenamides: A General Approach for the Synthesis of Drug Relevant S-Methyl and S-Cyclopropyl Sulfoximines

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 28, 2025

Sulfoximines are increasingly utilized in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals with all sulfoximine clinical candidates incorporating either an S-methyl or S-cyclopropyl substituent. Here, we report on a general efficient sequence for the asymmetric synthesis of both these substitution patterns. The sulfilimine intermediates by first Ru-catalyzed enantioselective alkylation sulfenamides enables examples S-alkylation monosubstituted diazo compounds. reaction proceeds at ≤1 mol % Ru-catalyst loading, tert-butyl diazoacetate, high yields ≥98:2 er achieved exceedingly broad range sulfenamides, including S-(hetero)aryl, -alkenyl, -methyl, -benzyl, -branched alkyl, -tert-butyl substituents sterically electronically diverse N-acyl groups. Sulfenamides derived from densely functionalized advanced drug also alkylated 99:1 er. After oxidation N-pivaloyl S-tert-butyl acetate substituted to corresponding sulfoximine, treatment trifluoracetic acid aprotic solvent resulted decarboxylation while aqueous HCl cleavage group give NH sulfoximine. Alternatively, dibromoethane followed acid-mediated provided preclinical candidate LTGO-33 formal phase II ART0380 demonstrate utility disclosed approach.

Language: Английский

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Visible-Light-Mediated Copper-Catalyzed S-Arylation of Sulfenamides with Aryl Thianthrenium Salts

Organic Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 2, 2025

The site-selective incorporation of sulfilimine functionalities into aromatic compounds provides a vital strategy for drug discovery in medicinal chemistry. However, green and sustainable methods realizing the goal are still limited. Here, we report copper-catalyzed S-arylation sulfenamides with aryl thianthrenium salts irradiated by visible light without photocatalyst, which exhibited fine functional-group compatibility gave desired products high yields. Mechanistic investigations revealed that key to achieving these results is generation an electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complex between under basic conditions.

Language: Английский

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