Chemical Of The Week #1 - Carbidopa...and Introduction!
3D model of Carbidopa
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Chemical Of The Week 1. Carbidopa
Chemical Identifier #. 34359
Empirical Formula: C10H14N2O4
Molecular Weight: 226.23
Synonyms: Lodosin, Lodosyn, Methyldopahydrazine, MK 485
Carbidopa is a drug used in the treatment of Parkinsons, usually in conjunction with Levodopa (aka L- Dopa). It functions by blocking the conversion of L-Dopa to Dopamine by Dopa decarboxylase. This may seem odd because you want more Dopamine in the brain. However it cannot cross the blood brain barrier, but L-dopa can, where it then is converted to Dopamine in the Substantia Nigra.
George Cotzias, a Greek-American scientist, is credited with the discovery of the ability of Carbidopas to increase the effectiveness of Parkinsons treatment with Levodopa. He also made the critical observation that Parkinsons symptoms decreased when Levodopa was administrated in increasing dosages over time.
Carbidopa became commercially available in 1975.
Line drawing structure of Carbidopa
References:
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/carbidopa
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9633679
https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601068.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbidopa
George Cotzias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cotzias
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Can acyl azides be prepared from carboxylic acids without activation of the carboxyl group (acyl chloride, anhydride, carbodiimide, active ester, etc.)? I’m preparing a precursor for Curtius rearrangement and hydrolysis to prepare the amine with one less C. (No other sensitive functional groups are present). Have you ever heard of cesium fluoride being used in this context? I know the best approach is to use DPPA, but interested in other options.
Boy, it has been a long while since I have done any synthesis. Let me get back to you, I wanna take a peak at the Beilstein manuals. They must be online somewhere.
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Chemistry question:
Can acyl azides be prepared from carboxylic acids without activation of the carboxyl group (acyl chloride, anhydride, carbodiimide, active ester, etc.)? I’m preparing a precursor for Curtius rearrangement and hydrolysis to prepare the amine with one less C. (No other sensitive functional groups are present). Have you ever heard of cesium fluoride being used in this context? I know the best approach is to use DPPA, but interested in other options.
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