G-quadruplex (G4)-interactive small molecules have a wide range of potential applications, not only as drugs, but also sensors quadruplex structures. The purpose this work is the synthesis analogues bis-methylquinolinium-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide G4 ligand 360A, to identify relevant structure–activity relationships apply design other G4-interactive bearing bis-quinoline or bis-isoquinoline moi...

Thiophosgene and 1-chloroethyl chlorothionoformate react readily with tertiary amines, and give the dialkylamine hydrochloride after hydrolysis of the initial product with water. Benzyl and allyl groups are cleaved in preference to methyl and other alkyl groups. The rection with the isoquinoline alkaloid narcotine occurs particularly easily.

HPLC-DAD-directed isolation and purification of the methanol extract of stems of Arcangelisia gusanlung H. S. Lo. led to the isolation of a new protoberberine alkaloid, gusanlung E (1), along with fourteen known derivatives 2-15, seven of which were obtained from the genus Arcangelisia for the first time. The structures and absolute stereochemistry of these compounds were elucidated on the basi...

C(1)-symmetric isoquinoline-based chiral diaminocarbene ligands (MIQ) have been developed to block three quadrants of the metal coordination sphere, complementing C(2)-symmetric biisoquinoline-based ligands (BIQ). MIQ-Cu complexes catalyzed conjugate borylation of various α,β-unsaturated amides in good yields (82-99%) and enantioselectivities (75-87% ee).

[N-Methyl11 C](R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-methylpropyl)-3-isoquinoline carboxamide [ 11 C]PK11195 is a widely used radiopharmaceutical for in vivo assessment of translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) activity using positron emission tomography. Here we present an interesting case of unusual distribution of [ 11 C]PK11195, that is a lack of uptake in tissues known for high expression of the TSPO.

In the title compound, C(16)H(20)N(2)S, a potential tetra-hydro-isoquinoline (TIQ) thia-zole ligand, the N-containing six-membered ring of the TIQ unit adopts a half-chair conformation. There are four mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. No classical hydrogen bonds or π-π inter-actions were found in the crystal structure.