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A scalable process for the diastereoselective reduction of the prochiral enone intermediate 1 has been developed with DEANB/(R)-methyl CBS as reducing agent, to obtain the key intermediate alcohol 15R-isomer 2, used in a process for the manufacture of Travoprost (3). Various advantages of this process against the DMSB reduction assisted by (R)-methyl CBS have been studied. Specific comparison has been made to highlight the salient features of the chosen process on yield and optical purity with those of the DMSB reduction.

A series of 1,2,4-triazole-based Schiff base heterocyclic compounds (5a-f and 8a-i) and phenethylamines (7a-h) were synthesized and evaluated for antioxidant properties by free-radical scavenging, anti-hemolytic activity, lipid peroxidation, and their protective effects against DNA oxidative damage. Compounds 7c, 7d, 7h, 8b, and 8i showed promising DPPH(•) radical scavenging activity with the level of inhibition between 86.8% and 94%. Compounds 8a, 8b, 8d, 8g, and 8i were effective against the oxidative hemolysis of human erythrocytes and lipid peroxidation, in a dose-dependent manner, with IC50 values in the range of 55.7-80.7 and 53.2-81.2 µg/mL, respectively. Compounds 8a and 8b were effective against oxidative damage on erythrocyte ghost membrane proteins, and 8g and 8i were able to protect against DNA oxidative damage.