N-Methylpyrrolidone is one of several chemotypes that have been described as a mimetic of acetyl-lysine in the development of bromodomain inhibitors. In this paper, we describe the synthesis of a 4-phenyl substituted analogue - 1-methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one - and the use of aryl substitution reactions as a divergent route for derivatives. Ultimately, this has led to structurally complex, chiral compounds with progressively improved affinity as inhibitors of bromodomain-containing protein 4.

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取代的1-甲基-4-苯基吡咯烷酮-2-酮-N-甲基吡咯烷酮衍生的溴结构域抑制剂的基于片段的设计。

N-甲基吡咯烷酮是在溴结构域抑制剂的开发中已被描述为乙酰赖氨酸模拟物的几种化学型之一。在本文中，我们描述了4-苯基取代的类似物1-甲基-4-苯基吡咯烷二-2-酮的合成以及芳基取代反应作为衍生物的发散途径的用途。最终，这导致了结构复杂的手性化合物作为含溴结构域蛋白4抑制剂的亲和力逐渐提高。