A Direct Synthesis of 2-(ω-Carboxyalkyl)isoflavones from ortho-Hydroxylated Deoxybenzoins
As part of a program focused on the development of new antineoplastic agents based on scaffolds found in natural products, we explored the isoflavone family as potential enzyme inhibitors. We required biotin-modified isoflavones to identify potential biological targets, and we selected the C-2 position in isoflavones as an attachment site for an alkyl group bearing a terminal carboxylic acid to which we could attach a biotin derivative. The base-catalyzed condensation of 2,4-dihydroxy-substituted deoxybenzoins with cyclic anhydrides mediated by a combination of triethylamine and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene led to an efficient synthesis of the desired 2-(ω-carboxyalkyl)isoflavones with functional groups at C-5, 6 and 7 and with various substituents in the C-3 phenyl group.
Mrug, Galyna P.,Demydchuk, Bohdan A.,Bondarenko, Svitlana P.,Sviripa, Vitaliy M.,Wyrebek, Przemyslaw,Mohler, James L.,Fiandalo, Michael V.,Liu, Chunming,Frasinyuk, Mykhaylo S.,Watt, David S.
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(2018/10/20)
Synthesis and evaluation of derrubone and select analogues
(Chemical Equation Presented) Recently, we reported that the natural product derrubone exhibits Hsp90 inhibitory activity. Due to its unique architectural scaffold and proposed rapid assembly, the synthesis of this natural product was pursued with the aim of identifying structure-activity relationships. Synthesis of the natural product was accomplished in eight highly convergent steps, which led to a facile method for the construction of related compounds. Biological evaluation of derrubone and its analogues identified several compounds that exhibit low micromolar inhibitory activity against breast and colon cancer cell lines.
Hastings, Jedidiah M.,Hadden, M. Kyle,Blagg, Brian S. J.
p. 369 - 373
(2008/09/17)
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