The Knoevenagel reaction: a review of the unfinished treasure map to forming carbon–carbon bonds

K van Beurden, S de Koning, D Molendijk… - … chemistry letters and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The formation of carbon–carbon bonds is a quest that has required a lot of research
throughout the last 125 years of history of chemistry. The creation of these bonds is key to …

Saturated five-membered thiazolidines and their derivatives: from synthesis to biological applications

N Sahiba, A Sethiya, J Soni, DK Agarwal… - Topics in Current …, 2020 - Springer
In past decades, interdisciplinary research has been of great interest for scholars.
Thiazolidine motifs behave as a bridge between organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry …

Recent developments with rhodanine as a scaffold for drug discovery

D Kaminskyy, A Kryshchyshyn… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Rhodanines, as one of the 4-thiazolidinones subtypes, are recognized as
privileged heterocycles in medicinal chemistry. The main achievements include the …

Chemistry and biochemistry of sulfur natural compounds: Key intermediates of metabolism and redox biology

A Francioso, A Baseggio Conrado… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfur contributes significantly to nature chemical diversity and thanks to its particular
features allows fundamental biological reactions that no other element allows. Sulfur natural …

PIM kinase inhibitors: Structural and pharmacological perspectives

V Asati, DK Mahapatra, SK Bharti - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The PIM kinase, also known as serine/threonine kinase plays an important role in cancer
biology and is found in three different isoforms namely PIM-1, PIM-2, and PIM-3. They are …

Novel Bis-Thiazole Derivatives: Synthesis and Potential Cytotoxic Activity Through Apoptosis With Molecular Docking Approaches

KM Dawood, MA Raslan, AA Abbas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A series of bis-thiazoles 5a–g were synthesized from bis-thiosemicarbazone 3 with
hydrazonoyl chlorides 4a–g. Reaction of 3 with two equivalents of α-halocarbonyl …

Contribution of Knoevenagel condensation products toward the development of anticancer agents: An updated review

R Tokala, D Bora, N Shankaraiah - ChemMedChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Knoevenagel condensation is an entrenched, prevailing, prominent arsenal following
greener principles in the generation of α, β‐unsaturated ketones/carboxylic acids by …

Topical advances in PIM kinases and their inhibitors: Medicinal chemistry perspectives

V Walhekar, C Bagul, D Kumar, A Muthal… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cytosolic PIM kinases are the members of serine/threonine family play a crucial role in the
cancer progression and development. Overexpression of PIM kinases is observed in various …

Optimization of pyrrolizine-based Schiff bases with 4-thiazolidinone motif: Design, synthesis and investigation of cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory potency

AM Shawky, MAS Abourehab, AN Abdalla… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Two new series of pyrrolizine-5-carboxamides were synthesized and evaluated for their
anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities. The new compounds exhibited potent cytotoxicity …

Recent advances in synthetic strategies and SAR of thiazolidin-4-one containing molecules in cancer therapeutics

A Sharma, D Sharma, N Saini, SV Sharma… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2023 - Springer
Cancer is one of the life-threatening diseases accountable for millions of demises globally.
The inadequate effectiveness of the existing chemotherapy and its harmful effects has …