This document relates to compounds useful as agents for preventing or treating human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections.

This document relates to compounds useful as agents for preventing or treating human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections.

Disclosed herein are methods and compositions comprising compounds capable of activating and increasing protein SUMOylation. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions comprising compounds capable of showing neuroprotective and cytoprotective effects when administered to injured cells. Also disclosed are methods comprising these compounds for treating neuronal or neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, fronto-temporal dementia, chronic traumatic encepholopathy, traumatic brain injury, or stroke.

Disclosed herein are methods and compositions comprising compounds capable of activating and increasing protein SUMOylation. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions comprising compounds capable of showing neuroprotective and cytoprotective effects when administered to injured cells. Also disclosed are methods comprising these compounds for treating neuronal or neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, fronto-temporal dementia, chronic traumatic encepholopathy, traumatic brain injury, or stroke.

The present invention provides a process of producing a trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluoromethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure: ##STR00001##
wherein
A is an aryl or heteroaryl, each with or without substitution; and
R.sub.1 is H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(aryl), -(heteroaryl), -(alkylaryl), -(alkylheteroaryl), NH-(alkyl), N(alkyl).sub.2, NH-(alkenyl), NH-(alkynyl) NH-(aryl), NH-(heteroaryl), O-(alkyl), O-(alkenyl), O-(alkynyl), O-(aryl), O-(heteroaryl); S-(alkyl), S-(alkenyl), S-(alkynyl), S-(aryl), or S-(heteroaryl), comprising:
(a) reacting a compound having the structure: ##STR00002##
with a trifluoromethylating agent in the presence of a base in a first suitable solvent under conditions to produce a compound having the structure: ##STR00003##
and
(b) maintaining the compound produced in step (a) in a second suitable solvent under conditions sufficient to produce the trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluormethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure: ##STR00004##

The present invention provides a process of producing a trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluoromethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure: ##STR00001##
wherein
A is an aryl or heteroaryl, each with or without substitution; and
R.sub.1 is H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(aryl), -(heteroaryl), -(alkylaryl), -(alkylheteroaryl), NH-(alkyl), N(alkyl).sub.2, NH-(alkenyl), NH-(alkynyl) NH-(aryl), NH-(heteroaryl), O-(alkyl), O-(alkenyl), O-(alkynyl), O-(aryl), O-(heteroaryl); S-(alkyl), S-(alkenyl), S-(alkynyl), S-(aryl), or S-(heteroaryl), comprising:
(a) reacting a compound having the structure: ##STR00002##
with a trifluoromethylating agent in the presence of a base in a first suitable solvent under conditions to produce a compound having the structure: ##STR00003##
and
(b) maintaining the compound produced in step (a) in a second suitable solvent under conditions sufficient to produce the trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluormethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure: ##STR00004##

The invention relates to new compounds with low cytotoxicity for blocking the ubiquitination-proteasome system in diseases. Accordingly, these compounds can be used in treatment of disorders including, but not limited to, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders and metabolic disorders.

The invention relates to new compounds with low cytotoxicity for blocking the ubiquitination-proteasome system in diseases. Accordingly, these compounds can be used in treatment of disorders including, but not limited to, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders and metabolic disorders.

The present disclosure provides methods for making quinolinyldiamine products from quinolinyl starting materials. In addition, the quinolinyldiamines can be used as ligands or ligand precursors for catalysts, e.g. for use in olefin polymerization.

The present disclosure provides methods for making quinolinyldiamine products from quinolinyl starting materials. In addition, the quinolinyldiamines can be used as ligands or ligand precursors for catalysts, e.g. for use in olefin polymerization.