Vicinal difluorination as a C=C surrogate: an analog of piperine with enhanced solubility, photostability, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

Piperine, a natural product derived from peppercorns, has a variety of biological activities that make it an attractive lead compound for medicinal chemistry. However, piperine has some problematic physicochemical properties including poor aqueous solubility and a susceptibility to UV-induced degrad...

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Main Authors: Yuvixza Lizarme-Salas, Alexandra Daryl Ariawan, Ranjala Ratnayake, Hendrik Luesch, Angela Finch, Luke Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2020-10-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.216