13920-94-0Relevant articles and documents
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la Roy,G.M.,Kooyman,E.C.
, p. 357 - 359 (1967)
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Solvent- and metal-free selective oxidation of thiols to disulfides using I2/DMSO catalytic system
Bettanin, Luana,Saba, Sumbal,Galetto, Fábio Z.,Mike, Gustavo A.,Rafique, Jamal,Braga, Antonio L.
, p. 4713 - 4716 (2017)
We describe herein a simple, fast and inexpensive protocol for the oxidative coupling of thiols employing a stoichiometric amount of DMSO and iodine as the catalyst. Various aromatic disulfides were obtained in good to excellent yields in short reaction times at room temperature, while aliphatic disulfides were achieved in good yields when the reactions were conducted under microwave irradiation.
Dimsyl Anion Enables Visible-Light-Promoted Charge Transfer in Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl Halides
Pan, Lei,Cooke, Maria Victoria,Spencer, Amara,Laulhé, Sébastien
supporting information, p. 420 - 425 (2021/11/01)
A methodology is reported for visible-light-promoted synthesis of unsymmetrical chalcogenides enabled by dimsyl anion in the absence of transition-metals or photoredox catalysts. The cross-coupling reaction between aryl halides and diaryl dichalcogenides proceeds with electron-rich, electron-poor, and heteroaromatic moieties. Mechanistic investigations using UV-Vis spectroscopy, time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations, and control reactions suggest that dimsyl anion forms an electron-donor-acceptor (EDA) complex capable of absorbing blue light, leading to a charge transfer responsible for generation of aryl radicals from aryl halides. This previously unreported mechanistic pathway may be applied to other light-induced transformations performed in DMSO in the presence of bases and aryl halides.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of disulfides as anticancer agents with thioredoxin inhibition
Wei, Xiangxu,Zhong, Miao,Wang, Song,Li, Lexun,Song, Zi-Long,Zhang, Junmin,Xu, Jianqiang,Fang, Jianguo
, (2021/03/24)
Altered redox homeostasis as a hallmark of cancer cells is exploited by cancer cells for growth and survival. The thioredoxin (Trx), an important regulator in maintaining the intracellular redox homeostasis, is cumulatively recognized as a promising target for the development of anticancer drugs. Herein, we synthesized 72 disulfides and evaluated their inhibition for Trx and antitumor activity. First, we established an efficient and fast method to screen Trx inhibitors by using the probe NBL-SS that was developed by our group to detect Trx function in living cells. After an initial screening of the Trx inhibitory activity of these compounds, 8 compounds showed significant inhibition activity against Trx. We then evaluated the cytotoxicity of these 8 disulfides, compounds 68 and 69 displayed high cytotoxicity to HeLa cells, but less sensitive to normal cell lines. Next, we performed kinetic studies of both two disulfides, 68 had faster inhibition of Trx than 69. Further studies revealed that 68 led to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and eventually induced apoptosis of Hela cells via inhibiting Trx. The establishment of a method for screening Trx inhibitors and the discovery of 68 with remarkable Trx inhibition provide support for the development of anticancer candidates with Trx inhibition.
Extended Pummerer fragmentation mediated by carbon dioxide and cyanide
Liu, Jian,Kragh, Rasmus R.,Kamounah, Fadhil S.,Lee, Ji-Woong
supporting information, (2020/10/30)
Pummerer rearrangement reactions generate sulfur (II) oxidation state from sulfur (IV) starting materials in the presence of activating reagents. We found unprecedented transformation of vinyl sulfoxide; disulfide formation reactions mediated by atmospheric pressure of carbon dioxide in extended Pummerer rearrangement reactions. Only under CO2 atmosphere, we observed moderate to high yields of disulfide starting from sulfur (IV) starting materials. Investigations on the reaction mechanism revealed that the degradation of the starting materials and the products was significant in the absence of CO2. Further evidence for the suggested reaction mechanism was obtained by a cross-over experiment and a radical trapping reagent.