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C1'-Azacycloalkyl Hexahydrocannabinols.

Thanh C Ho1, Naoyuki Shimada1, Marcus A Tius1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa , 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|July 6, 2017
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Researchers developed new cannabinergic ligands, C1'-azacycloalkyl hexahydrocannabinols. The N-methylazetidinyl and N-methylpyrrolidinyl analogues show high affinity for CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors.

Area of Science:

  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) are key targets for therapeutic interventions.
  • Developing novel ligands with specific affinities is crucial for understanding cannabinoid signaling.
  • Existing synthetic routes may lack efficiency or versatility for creating diverse analogues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize a novel class of hexahydrocannabinol derivatives with azacycloalkyl substituents at the C1' position.
  • To establish efficient synthetic methodologies for accessing these novel compounds.
  • To evaluate the biological activity and receptor binding affinity of the synthesized ligands for CB1 and CB2 receptors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a common chiral intermediate triflate for the synthesis of diverse analogues.

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  • Employed microwave-assisted Liebeskind-Srogl C-C cross-coupling for key bond formations.
  • Applied palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reactions in the synthetic strategy.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully synthesized a novel series of C1'-azacycloalkyl hexahydrocannabinols.
    • Identified C1'-N-methylazetidinyl and C1'-N-methylpyrrolidinyl analogues as high-affinity ligands.
    • Demonstrated high binding affinity for both CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors by these specific analogues.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed synthetic routes provide a versatile platform for generating novel cannabinergic ligands.
    • The novel C1'-azacycloalkyl hexahydrocannabinols represent a promising class of compounds for modulating cannabinoid receptor activity.
    • These findings contribute to the development of targeted therapeutics within the cannabinoid system.