A sustainable photochemical aerobic sulfide oxidation: access to sulforaphane and modafinil

E Skolia, PL Gkizis, CG Kokotos - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sulfoxide-containing molecules are an important class of compounds in the pharmaceutical
industry and many efforts have been made to develop new and green protocols, targeting …

Routescore: punching the ticket to more efficient materials development

M Seifrid, RJ Hickman, A Aguilar-Granda… - ACS Central …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-driving laboratories, in the form of automated experimentation platforms guided by
machine learning algorithms, have emerged as a potential solution to the need for …

Bisguanidinium dinuclear oxodiperoxomolybdosulfate ion pair-catalyzed enantioselective sulfoxidation

L Zong, C Wang, AMP Moeljadi, X Ye… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Catalytic use of peroxomolybdate for asymmetric transformations has attracted increasing
attention due to its catalytic properties and application in catalysis. Herein, we report chiral …

A critical review of properties of modafinil and analytical, bioanalytical methods for its determination

B Ramachandra - Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Modafinil is a synthetic molecule used for the treatment of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a
neurological disorder, due to which people experience frequent excessive daytime …

SARs at the monoamine transporters for a novel series of modafinil analogues

J Cao, TE Prisinzano, OM Okunola… - ACS medicinal …, 2011 - ACS Publications
A series of modafinil (1) analogues were synthesized wherein (1) para-halo-substitutents
were added to the aryl rings,(2) the sulfoxide function was removed, and (3) the primary …

Elucidation of structural elements for selectivity across monoamine transporters: novel 2-[(diphenylmethyl) sulfinyl] acetamide (modafinil) analogues

OM Okunola-Bakare, J Cao, T Kopajtic… - Journal of medicinal …, 2014 - ACS Publications
2-[(Diphenylmethyl) sulfinyl] acetamide (modafinil,(±)-1) is a unique dopamine uptake
inhibitor that binds the dopamine transporter (DAT) differently than cocaine and may have …

Practical Method for Reductive Deuteration of Ketones with Magnesium and D2O

N Zhu, M Su, WM Wan, Y Li, H Bao - Organic letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
α-Deuterated alcohols have important applications in pharmaceuticals and mechanism
studies. Here, we report a new and practical strategy for the reductive deuteration of ketones …

The unique psychostimulant profile of (±)‐modafinil: investigation of behavioral and neurochemical effects in mice

M Mereu, LE Chun, TE Prisinzano… - European journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Blockade of dopamine (DA) reuptake via the dopamine transporter (DAT) is a primary
mechanism identified as underlying the therapeutic actions of (±)‐modafinil (modafinil) and …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects of modafinil in nonalcoholic liver disease

S Choi, JA Kim, H Li, SE Jo, H Lee, TH Kim… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small-and intermediate-conductance Ca 2+-activated K+ channels, K Ca 2.3 and K Ca 3.1,
are involved in cellular signaling processes associated with inflammation and fibrosis. K Ca …

Effects of (R)-Modafinil and Modafinil Analogues on Dopamine Dynamics Assessed by Voltammetry and Microdialysis in the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Shell

JD Keighron, JC Quarterman, J Cao… - ACS chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recent discoveries have improved our understanding of the physiological and pathological
roles of the dopamine transporter (DAT); however, only a few drugs are clinically available …