4-Hydroxymethyl-5a-methyl-1, 3, 4, 5, 5aβ, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9aα-decahydro-2H-benz [d] azepin-2- ones (4–12), which were designed to mimic the biologically active conformation of teleocidins and benzolactams, were synthesized and evaluated for the ability to compete with [3H] phorbol 12, 13-dibutyrate in a PKCδ binding assay. Among the compounds, 10–12 showed potent binding affinity, with inhibition constants (Ki) of low nanomolar order. ...
[Hodgson, David M.; Bray, Christopher D.; Kindon, Nicholas D.; Reynolds, Nigel J.; Coote, Steven J.; Um, Joann M.; Houk Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 74, # 3 p. 1019 - 1028]