N-Alkylamino Stilbene Compounds as Amyloid β Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Design and Synthesis of Compounds
2.2. Fluorescence Turn-On Effect of Compounds Interacting with Aβ Species
2.3. Aβ Aggregation Inhibition Assays
2.4. Cytotoxicity of Compounds in N2a Cells
2.5. Effect of Inhibitors on Aβ42 Neurotoxicity in N2a Cells
2.6. Fluorescence Imaging of Amyloid Plaques in 5xFAD Mice Brain Sections
2.7. Docking Studies of Compounds on Aβ
3. Discussion
3.1. Application of Amyloid Inhibitors
3.2. Interpretation of Docking Results
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. General Experimental Details
4.2. Synthetic Details
4.2.1. Synthesis of Precursors: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, and 4b
- Compound 1a ((E)-4-(4-nitrostyryl)phenol) or 1b ((E)-2-methoxy-4-(4-nitrostyryl)phenol). A mixture of 2-(4-nitrophenyl) acetic acid (for 1a: 500 mg, 2.8 mmol)(for 1b: 2 g, 11 mmol), (for 1a) 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (337 mg, 2.8 mmol) or (for 1b) 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (1.68 g, 11 mmol), and piperidine (for 1a: 271 μL)(for 1b: 1.1 mL) was added in toluene (1a: 50 mL, 1b: 100 mL). The resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 2 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using EtOAc/Hexane (1: 3) to yield a yellow solid.
- Compound 2a ((E)-4-(4-aminostyryl)phenol) or 2b ((E)-4-(4-aminostyryl)-2-methoxyphenol) [55]. Stannous chloride (9.3 mol) was added to a solution of compound 1a or 1b (1.9 mmol) in ethanol (100 mL), followed by the addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid (0.75 mL). The solution was brought to reflux for 3 h and cooled to room temperature, with stirring overnight. Saturated sodium bicarbonate was added to adjust the pH to 8–9. After standard workup with ethyl acetate, crude product 2a or 2b was obtained and was used in the following step without further purifications.
- Compound 3a ((E)-4-(4-(methylamino)styryl)phenol) or 3b ((E)-2-methoxy-4-(4-(methylamino)styryl)phenol). To a mixture of 2a or 2b (0.5 mmol), paraformaldehyde (5 mmol), and sodium cyanoborohydride (1.5 mmol), acetic acid (10 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and then poured into 100 mL of water. Saturated sodium bicarbonate was added to adjust the pH to 8–9. After standard workup with dichloromethane, the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using EtOAc/Hexane (1:5) to afford 3a or 3b as a white solid.
- Compound 4a ((E)-4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)phenol) or 4b ((E)-4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-2-methoxyphenol). To a mixture of compound 2a or 2b (5.0 mmol), paraformaldehyde (50 mmol), and sodium cyanoborohydride (24 mmol), acetic acid (100 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and then poured into 100 mL of water. Saturated sodium bicarbonate was added to adjust the pH to 8–9. After standard workup with dichloromethane (3 × 50 mL), the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using EtOAc/Hexane (1:10) to afford 4a or 4b as a white solid.
4.2.2. Synthesis of Compounds L1–L12
- L1, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-6-methoxyphenol. Paraformaldehyde (5 mg, 0.1 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (18 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (20 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 4a (27 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1) to yield a light-yellow solution. The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL) and extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL). The solvent was removed to yield a yellow semi-solid (13 mg, yield 30%). 1H NMR (CD3CN): δ (ppm): 7.39 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 7.05 (d, 1H, J = 2.0 Hz), 6.95 (d, 1H, J = 16.4 Hz), 6.85 (d, 1H, J = 16.4 Hz), 6.79 (d, 1H, J = 2.0 Hz), 6.79 (d, 2H, J = 2.0 Hz), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 2.95 (s, 6H), 2.91–2.80 (m, 4H), 2.67–2.60 (m, 4H), 2.55 (s, 4H), 2.36 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 438.3068, found 438.3057 [M + H].
- L2, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-6-methoxy-4-(4-(methylamino)styryl)phenol. Paraformaldehyde (5 mg, 0.1 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (18 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (20 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 3b (25 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1) to yield a light-yellow solution. The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL) and extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL). The solvent was removed to yield a yellow semi-solid (15 mg, yield 34%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ (ppm): 7.33 (d, 2H, J = 8.6 Hz), 6.95 (d, 1H, J = 1.9 Hz), 6.86 (d, 1H, J = 16.3 Hz), 6.78 (d, 1H, J = 16.3 Hz), 6.74 (d, 1H, J = 1.9 Hz), 6.59 (d, 1H, J = 8.6 Hz), 3.92 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 3.00–2.91 (m, 4H), 2.86 (s, 3H), 2.78–2.70 (m, 4H), 2.63 (s, 4H), 2.40 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 424.2911, found 424.2901 [M + H].
- L3, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-4-(4-(methylamino)styryl)phenol. Paraformaldehyde (5 mg, 0.1 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (18 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (20 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 3a (22 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1) to yield a light-yellow solution. The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL) and extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL). The solvent was removed to yield a yellow semi-solid (15 mg, 38%). 1H NMR (CD3CN): δ (ppm): 7.32 (d, 2H, J = 8.6 Hz), 7.28 (dd, 1H, J = 8.3, 2.3 Hz), 7.21 (d, 1H, J = 2.2 Hz), 6.91 (d, 1H, J = 16.4 Hz), 6.83 (d, 1H, J = 16.4 Hz), 6.76 (d, 1H, J = 8.3 Hz), 6.59 (d, 2H, J = 8.6 Hz), 4.51 (s, 1H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 2.93–2.83 (m, 4H), 2.78 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 3H), 2.69–2.61 (m, 4H), 2.58 (s, 4H), 2.38 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 394.2811, found 394.2802 [M + H].
- L4, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)phenol. Paraformaldehyde (5 mg, 0.1 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (18 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (20 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 4a (24 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1) to yield a light-yellow solution. The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL) and extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL). The solvent was removed to yield a yellow semi-solid (13 mg, yield 32%). 1H NMR (CD3CN): δ (ppm): 7.38 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz), 7.28 (dd, 1H, J = 8.3, 2.2 Hz), 7.18 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, 1H, J = 16.4 Hz), 6.86 (d, 1H, J = 16.4 Hz), 6.74 (d, 1H, J = 8.8 Hz), 6.71 (d, 1H, J = 8.1 Hz), 3.83 (s, 2H), 2.95 (s, 6H), 2.88–2.82 (m, 4H), 2.66–2.58 (m, 4H), 2.53 (s, 4H), 2.35 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 409.2962, found 408.2950 [M + H].
- L5, (E)-4-(4-(diethylamino)styryl)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-6-methoxyphenol. A mixture of 4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.7 mmol), 4-bromo-N,N-diethylaniline (388 mg, 1.7 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed and purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude product 5b. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 5b (27 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane, and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (15 mg, yield 34%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ (ppm): 7.34 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 7.27 (dd, 1H, J = 7.9 Hz), 7.11 (d, 1H, J = 2.2 Hz), 6.93–6.73 (m, 3H), 6.65 (d, 2H, J = 8.9 Hz), 3.83 (s, 2H), 3.37 (q, 4H, J = 7.1 Hz), 3.04–2.82 (m, 4H), 2.58 (s, 4H), 2.41 (s, 6H), 1.17 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 467.3381, found 467.3372 [M + H].
- L6, (E)-4-(4-(diethylamino)styryl)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)phenol. A mixture of 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.3 mmol), 4-bromo-N,N-diethylaniline (297 mg, 1.3 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed, and the product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude material 5a. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 5a (20 mg, 0.05 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL), and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (12 mg, yield 26%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ (ppm): 7.34 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz), 6.95 (d, 1H, J = 1.8 Hz), 6.86 (d, 1H, J = 16.2 Hz), 6.81–6.72 (m, 2H), 6.65 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 3.92 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 3.37 (q, 4H, J = 7.1 Hz), 2.99–2.86 (m, 4H), 2.80–2.70 (m, 4H), 2.63 (s, 4H), 2.40 (s, 6H), 1.17 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 437.3275, found 437.3261 [M + H].
- L7, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-6-methoxy-4-(4-(piperidin-1-yl)styryl)phenol. A mixture of 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.3 mmol), 1-(4-bromophenyl)piperidine (312 mg, 1.3 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed, and the product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude material 7a. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 7a (20 mg, 0.05 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL), and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (12 mg, yield 26%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ (ppm): 7.36 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz), 6.95 (d, 1H, J = 1.9 Hz), 6.89 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 6.84 (s, 2H), 6.74 (d, 1H, J = 1.9 Hz), 3.92 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 3.22–3.14 (m, 4H), 2.99–2.88 (m, 4H), 2.77–2.68 (m, 4H), 2.62 (s, 4H), 2.40 (s, 6H), 1.69 (m, 4H), 1.64–1.51 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 479.3386, found 479.3375 [M + H].
- L8, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-4-(4-(piperidin-1-yl)styryl)phenol. A mixture of 4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.7 mmol), 1-(4-bromophenyl)piperidine (408 mg, 1.7 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL) and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed and purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain a crude product 7b. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 7b (27 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane, and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (15 mg, yield 34%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ (ppm): 7.36 (d, 2H, J = 8.8 Hz), 7.29 (dd, 1H, J = 8.4, 2.2 Hz), 7.11 (d, 1H, J = 2.2 Hz), 6.95–6.78 (m, 5H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 3.26–3.14 (m, 4H), 2.98–2.84 (m, 4H), 2.72–2.62 (m, 4H), 2.56 (s, 4H), 2.39 (s, 6H), 1.71 (m, 4H), 1.65–1.51 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 449.3280, found 449.3262 [M + H].
- L9, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-6-methoxy-4-(4-morpholinostyryl)phenol. A mixture of 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.3 mmol), 4-(4-bromophenyl)morpholine (315 mg, 1.3 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed, and the product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude material 7c. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 7c (20 mg, 0.05 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL), and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (12 mg, yield 26%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.33 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 6.90 (s, 1H), 6.82 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 6.80 (s, 2H), 6.72 (s, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.79 (m, 8H), 3.15–3.09 (m, 4H), 2.86 (m, 4H), 2.76 (m, 4H), 2.40 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 481.3179, found 481.3162 [M + H].
- L10, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-4-(4-morpholinostyryl)phenol. A mixture of 4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.7 mmol), 4-(4-bromophenyl)morpholine (411 mg, 1.7 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed and purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude product 7d. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 7d (27 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane, and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (15 mg, yield 34%). 1H NMR (CD3CN): δ (ppm): 7.42 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.31 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 4H), 6.75 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 3.83–3.73 (m, 4H), 3.19–3.09 (m, 4H), 2.89–2.84 (m, 4H), 2.68–2.61 (m, 4H), 2.57 (s, 4H), 2.37 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 450.3073, found 451.3059 [M + H].
- L11, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-6-methoxy-4-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)styryl)phenol. A mixture of 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.3 mmol), 1-(4-bromophenyl)methylpiperazine (332 mg, 1.3 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed, and the product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude material 7e. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 7e (20 mg, 0.05 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane (3 × 10 mL), and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (12 mg, yield 26%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ (ppm) 7.41 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz), 6.98 (d, 1H, J = 1.9 Hz), 6.93 (d, 2H, J = 10.9 Hz), 6.88 (s, 2H), 6.78 (d, 1H, J = 1.9 Hz), 3.95 (s, 3H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 3.29–3.24 (m, 4H), 3.02–2.92 (m, 4H), 2.81–2.73 (m, 4H), 2.68 (s, 4H), 2.63–2.58 (m, 4H), 2.44 (s, 6H), 2.38 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 494.3495, found 494.3481 [M + H].
- L12, (E)-2-((4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)methyl)-4-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)styryl)phenol. A mixture of 4-vinylphenol (200 mg, 1.7 mmol), 1-(4-bromophenyl)methylpiperazine (433 mg, 1.7 mmol), triethanolamine (10 mL), and Pd(OAc)2 (23 mg, 0.1 mmol) was stirred under nitrogen at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and quenched with water (5 mL). The resulting solution was extracted by ethyl acetate (3 × 20 mL). The solvent was removed and purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: hexane = 1:4) to obtain crude product 7f. Then, paraformaldehyde (6 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (15 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. A solution of compound 7f (27 mg, 0.1 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was added to the reaction flask, and the solution was refluxed for an additional 24 h. The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash (reversed-phase) using MeCN/H2O/TFA (gradient wash from 10:90:1 to 30:70:1). The solution was neutralized by saturated NaHCO3 solution (30 mL), extracted by dichloromethane, and dried to give a yellow semi-solid (15 mg, yield 34%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.30 (d, 2H, J = 8.9 Hz), 7.11 (s, 1H), 6.82 (d, 2H, J = 8.5 Hz), 6.79 (s, 4H), 3.76 (s, 2H), 3.17 (m, 4H), 2.83–2.80 (m, 4H), 2.70–2.73 (m, 4H), 2.63–2.59 (m, 4H), 2.54–2.47 (m, 4H), 2.35 (s, 6H), 2.28 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): Expected m/z 464.3389, found 464.3368 [M + H].
4.3. Fluorescence Spectra Measurements
4.4. Amyloid β Peptide Experiments
4.4.1. Fluorescence Turn-On and Cell Studies
4.4.2. Inhibition Assay
4.5. Alamar Blue Assay
4.5.1. Cytotoxicity Studies
4.5.2. N2a Cell Rescue Studies
4.6. Histological Staining of 5xFAD Mice Brain Sections
4.7. Molecular Docking
4.8. Log D Measurement
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
Aβ | Amyloid beta |
CR | Congo Red |
EAG | Electron accepting group |
EDG | Electron donating group |
NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
sAβ | Soluble amyloid beta |
tacn | 1,4,7-triazacyclononane |
ThT | Thioflavin T |
TICT | Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer |
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Gutiérrez, C.; Sun, L.; Huang, Y.; Gui, K.; Terpstra, K.; Mirica, L.M. N-Alkylamino Stilbene Compounds as Amyloid β Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease Research. Molecules 2025, 30, 2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30112471
Gutiérrez C, Sun L, Huang Y, Gui K, Terpstra K, Mirica LM. N-Alkylamino Stilbene Compounds as Amyloid β Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease Research. Molecules. 2025; 30(11):2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30112471
Chicago/Turabian StyleGutiérrez, Citlali, Liang Sun, Yiran Huang, Kai Gui, Karna Terpstra, and Liviu M. Mirica. 2025. "N-Alkylamino Stilbene Compounds as Amyloid β Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease Research" Molecules 30, no. 11: 2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30112471
APA StyleGutiérrez, C., Sun, L., Huang, Y., Gui, K., Terpstra, K., & Mirica, L. M. (2025). N-Alkylamino Stilbene Compounds as Amyloid β Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease Research. Molecules, 30(11), 2471. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30112471