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Another route to 4(5)-acyl-2-amino-1H-imidazoles is based on the recyclization of 5acyl-2-amino-1,3-oxazoles<br />

(Scheme-1.10.14). 104 For example, 5-acetyl-2-aminooxazole<br />

gave upon heating in water solution with ammonia or aliphatic amines 2amino-1H-imidazoles<br />

in 32% (R = H) and 43-62% (R = alkyl or cycloalkyl) yields.<br />

Me<br />

O<br />

N<br />

O<br />

NH 2<br />

NH 3 or Amine<br />

H 2O, heating<br />

Me<br />

O<br />

N<br />

N<br />

H<br />

NHR<br />

Scheme-1.10.14 Mularski’s recyclization method.<br />

Methodology to prepare 2-aminoimidzoles has greatly advanced due to the rising<br />

demand in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry. However, the<br />

development of methods to succinctly generate a highly functionalized 2aminoimidazole<br />

core from stable precursors is warranted.<br />

1.11 The 2-Aminoimidazole as a Pharmacophore<br />

The 2-aminoimidazole has been utilized as a building block has led to the<br />

development of several medicinally relevant small molecules.<br />

1.11.1 Antibiotics Activity<br />

Researchers at Zeneca delivered a series of broad spectrum antibiotics a-c, inspired by<br />

the well studied cephalosporins. 106-106 They were further able to show that substitution<br />

on N1 of the aminoimidazole led to inactive compounds, again suggesting that this<br />

motif may make an acid hydrogen bond contact (Fig. 1.11.1). Interestingly they were<br />

able to correlate the pKa of the 2-aminoimidazole with activity. Against Gram<br />

positive organisms they found that a slight elevation in the pKa led to a dramatic<br />

decrease in activity. For Gram-negative bacteria, there was little difference,<br />

suggesting pKa may alter the membrane permeability.

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