Abstract
Organophosphate nerve agents and pesticides are potent inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Although oxime nucleophiles can reactivate the AChE-phosphyl adduct, the adduct undergoes a reaction called aging. No compounds have been described that reactivate the aged-AChE adduct. A family of 2-methoxypyridinium species which reverse aging in a model system is presented. A kinetic study of this system, which includes an SAR analysis, demonstrates that the reaction is highly tunable based on the ring substituents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1084-1087 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |