Convenient preparation of pinometostat and related 5′-deoxy-5′-amino adenosine derivatives as well as their activity against DOT1L

Abstract From adenosine and 2′- C -Me adenosine, a 3-step route towards nucleoside DOT1L inhibitors, including pinometostat, EPZ5677, and FED1, was established. With useful structural-activity relationship information, the newly prepared 2′- C -Me adenosine derivatives contribute to the limited repertoire of ribose-modified nucleoside DOT1L inhibitors. In general, this new synthetic method will facilitate not only the study of nucleoside DOT1L inhibitors, but also the synthetic and medicinal chemistry research of 5′-deoxy-5′-amino adenosine derivatives.