A First Diversity-Oriented N-Maleopimarimido-Isocyanide for Multicomponent Reactions: Synthesis, Application, and In Silico Evaluation
, a levopimaric acid-maleic anhydride adduct. This isocyanide was further engaged in Passerini, Ugi, and azido-Ugi reactions to provide a series of α-acyloxy- and α-acylaminocarboxamides, as well as tetrazoles, in high yields under optimized conditions. The structures of all products were confirmed by comprehensive physicochemical analysis. In silico ADME, drug-likeness, target prediction, and toxicity studies (SwissADME, ProTox-III) revealed moderate lipophilicity with favorable membrane permeability and solubility, high gastrointestinal absorption, and selective CYP3A4 inhibition with no significant effects on other CYP450 isoforms. The compounds fulfill major drug-likeness criteria, lacking undesirable reactive fragments, with only acceptable deviations in molecular weight and flexibility typical for MCR-derived products. The modifications broaden the spectrum of predicted biological targets while maintaining low overall toxicity and absence of predicted hepato- or carcinogenicity. These results demonstrate that diterpene isocyanide is a valuable building block for chemical libraries of structurally diverse abietane derivatives with peptide-like termini and highlight its potential as a source of cytotoxic, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory candidates.
Authors
- Anna Smirnova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-6492)
- О. Б. Казакова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5606-1588)
- E. V. Tret’yakova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0693-220X)
Institutions
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27083494
- Primary Topic
- Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
- Type
- article
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