The present disclosure relates to reagents and method for performing trifluoromethylation, difluoromethylation or alkylation of aromatic or heteroaromatic rings in a redox-neutral manner without any catalyst which are enabled by light. In addition, there are methods for synthesizing the starting reagents used in the trifluoromethylation, difluoromethylation or alkylation reactions.

It is related to compounds used as autophagy modulators and a method for preparing and using the same, specifically providing a compound of general formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which is a type of autophagy modulators, particularly mammalian ATG8 homologues modulators.

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Reactions that directly install nitrogen into CH bonds of complex molecules are significant because of their potential to change the chemical and biological properties of a given compound. Selective intramolecular CH amination reactions that achieve high levels of reactivity, while maintaining excellent site-selectivity and functional-group tolerance is a challenging problem. Herein is reported a manganese perchlorophthalocyanine catalyst [Mn.sup.III(ClPc)] for intermolecular benzylic CH amination of bioactive molecules and natural products that proceeds with unprecedented levels of reactivity and site-selectivity. In the presence of Brnsted or Lewis acid, the [Mn.sup.III(ClPc)]-catalyzed CH amination demonstrates unique tolerance for tertiary amine, pyridine and benzimidazole functionalities. Mechanistic studies indicate that CH amination proceeds through an electrophilic metallonitrene intermediate via a stepwise pathway where CH cleavage is the rate-determining step of the reaction. Collectively these mechanistic features contrast previous base-metal catalyzed CH aminations. The catalyst can be a compound of Formula I: ##STR00001##

Reactions that directly install nitrogen into CH bonds of complex molecules are significant because of their potential to change the chemical and biological properties of a given compound. Selective intramolecular CH amination reactions that achieve high levels of reactivity, while maintaining excellent site-selectivity and functional-group tolerance is a challenging problem. Herein is reported a manganese perchlorophthalocyanine catalyst [Mn.sup.III(ClPc)] for intermolecular benzylic CH amination of bioactive molecules and natural products that proceeds with unprecedented levels of reactivity and site-selectivity. In the presence of Brnsted or Lewis acid, the [Mn.sup.III(ClPc)]-catalyzed CH amination demonstrates unique tolerance for tertiary amine, pyridine and benzimidazole functionalities. Mechanistic studies indicate that CH amination proceeds through an electrophilic metallonitrene intermediate via a stepwise pathway where CH cleavage is the rate-determining step of the reaction. Collectively these mechanistic features contrast previous base-metal catalyzed CH aminations. The catalyst can be a compound of Formula I: ##STR00001##

Despite its power in identifying highly potent ligands for select protein targets, conventional medicinal chemistry is limited by its low throughput and lack of proteomic selectivity information. We seek to develop a chemoproteomic approach for discovering covalent ligands for protein targets in an unbiased, high-throughput manner. Tripartite probe compounds composed of a heterocyclic core, an electrophilic warhead and an alkyne tag have been designed and synthesized for covalently labeling and identifying targets in cells. We have developed a novel condensation reaction to prepare 2-chloromethylquinoline (2-CMQ), a novel electrophilic heterocycle. These chloromethylquinolines potently and covalently bind to a number of cellular protein targets including Prostaglandin E Synthase 2 (PTGES2), a critical regulator of cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, inflammation, and immune surveillance.

Despite its power in identifying highly potent ligands for select protein targets, conventional medicinal chemistry is limited by its low throughput and lack of proteomic selectivity information. We seek to develop a chemoproteomic approach for discovering covalent ligands for protein targets in an unbiased, high-throughput manner. Tripartite probe compounds composed of a heterocyclic core, an electrophilic warhead and an alkyne tag have been designed and synthesized for covalently labeling and identifying targets in cells. We have developed a novel condensation reaction to prepare 2-chloromethylquinoline (2-CMQ), a novel electrophilic heterocycle. These chloromethylquinolines potently and covalently bind to a number of cellular protein targets including Prostaglandin E Synthase 2 (PTGES2), a critical regulator of cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, inflammation, and immune surveillance.

This invention provides, among other things, compounds useful for treating diseases such as fibrosis and/or cancer, pharmaceutical formulations containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.

This invention provides, among other things, compounds useful for treating diseases such as fibrosis and/or cancer, pharmaceutical formulations containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.

The present application provides a hetero-cyclic compound capable of significantly enhancing lifespan, efficiency, electrochemical stability and thermal stability of an organic light emitting device, and an organic light emitting device containing the hetero-cyclic compound in an organic compound layer.

There are described ROR modulators of the formula (I),

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and formula (II)

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or stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Such compounds and compositions are useful in methods for modulating ROR activity in a cell and methods for treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in which the subject would therapeutically benefit from modulation of ROR activity, for example, autoimmune and/or inflammatory disorders.