pubmed-article:10098656 | pubmed:abstractText | A series of alpha,alpha-difluorobenzylphosphonic acids having a hydrophobic functional group were prepared via the Stille coupling reaction from halogenated alpha,alpha-difluorobenzylphosphonates. Evaluation of inhibitory activity toward protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP 1B) revealed that the ethynyl, phenylethynyl and (E)-styryl groups on the benzene nuclei increased the inhibitory activity of alpha,alpha-difluorobenzylphosphonic acid. Inhibitory activities significantly increased upon introducing both (E)-styryl and bis-methylsulfonamide functional groups onto the benzene nuclei of alpha,alpha-difluorobenzylphosphonic acid. | lld:pubmed |