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[3a,4,5,9b-Tetrahydro-1H-benzo[e]indol-2-yl]amines were prepared via reductive amination and concomitant cyclization of alpha-cyanomethyl-beta-aminotetralins. N-acylation with omega-sulfonamido-carboxylic acids and subsequent reduction afforded a series of N-(sulfonamido)alkyl[tetrahydro-1H-benzo[e]indol-2-yl]amines, which bound to the human neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor with nanomolar affinity.

Solid-phase organic synthesis, particularly when used in conjunction with combinatorial techniques, is emerging as a revolutionary technology in chemistry. Multi-component reaction systems are particularly valued because several elements of diversity can be introduced in a single transformation thereby expanding the diversity of compound libraries. A variety of multi-component reactions have been successfully adapted for solid-phase technology as described in this review.

Biapenem is an injectable carbapenem antibiotic with activity against a broad spectrum of bacteria [155679]. It has been submitted for marketing approval in Japan by Lederle Japan, a joint venture between Cyanamid and Takeda. Biapenem is in phase III trials in Germany, South Africa, Spain, Australia and New Zealand for skin infections, and phase I trials in the UK and the US.

Two new series of dual-action antibacterial agents were synthesized in which penems and carbapenems were linked at the 2'-position to quinolones through either an ester or a carbamate moiety. Potent, broad-spectrum antibacterial activity was observed for both classes of compounds, indicative of a dual-mode of action.