Oxidative coupling of α-bromoarylacetonitriles and oxidative decyanation of diarylacetonitriles are efficiently realized by solid-liquid phase transfer catalysis using anhydrous K 3 PO 4 as base and TBAB as catalyst in acetone at room temperature. In this mild and convenient method, α,β-dicyanostilbenes and diarylketones were prepared in good to excellent yields.
To identify the metabolite and CYP450 isoforms involved in rat liver microsomal metabolism of TM208. The present study investigated the metabolism of TM208 and the effects of selective CYP450 inhibitors on the metabolism of TM208 in rat liver microsomes. Various specific inhibitors of CYP were used to identify the isoforms of CYP involved in the metabolism of TM208. The inhibitor of CYP2D and that of CYP2B had strong inhibitory effects on TM208 metabolism in a concentration-de- pendant manner, the inhibitor of CYP1A had a modest inhibitory effect, and the inhibitor of CYP3A seemed not to have an obvious inhibitory effect on TM208 metabolism. TM208 might mainly be metabolized by CYP2D and CYP2B in rat liver microsomes.
