All chemicals were purchased from either Sigma-Aldrich or Fisher Scientific. ACS grade methanol, ethyl acetate, toluene, anhydrous DMF, DCM, and DMSO were purchased from Fisher Scientific or Sigma-Aldrich. All reactions were performed under an argon atmosphere. NMR data were collected on a Bruker AVANCE 500 MHz spectrometer, and analysis was carried out using MestReNova. HRMS data was obtained at the Mass Spectrometry Facility at the University of Connecticut. FT-IR analysis was carried out on a Bruker Alpha Platinum ATR instrument using OPUS software (v7.2). The preparation of previously characterized ITZ intermediates (3-5) followed known procedures with minor modifications.11 (link),12 (link),20 (link),21 All ITZ analogues evaluated in the biological assays were greater than 95% pure based on the HPLC methods described below.