135-45-5Relevant articles and documents
Unique ring expansion of a 6-3 bicyclic ring system forming a functionalized 7-membered ring accelerated by nitrogen functional groups
Yasui, Eiko,Ootsuki, Rio,Takayama, Kan,Nagumo, Shinji
, p. 3092 - 3095 (2017)
The treatment of (2-hydroxy-5-oxobicyclo [4.1.0] hept-3-en-3-yl) carbamic acid esters and (2-hydroxy-5-oxobicyclo [4.1.0] hept-3-en-3-yl) benzamide with TMSCl gave 7-membered ring compounds in good yields. The structure of the substituent at the C3 position of the cyclohexene ring is crucial for this ring expansion. The reaction mechanism is thought to involve the formation of a norcaradiene (bicyclo [4.1.0] hept-2,4-diene) structure and subsequent electrocyclic reaction.
Natural Abenquines and Their Synthetic Analogues Exert Algicidal Activity against Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria
Nain-Perez, Amalyn,Barbosa, Luiz Cláudio Almeida,Maltha, Célia Regina álvares,Forlani, Giuseppe
, p. 813 - 818 (2017)
Abenquines are natural quinones, produced by some Streptomycetes, showing the ability to inhibit cyanobacterial growth in the 1 to 100 μM range. To further elucidate their biological significance, the synthesis of several analogues (4f-h, 5a-h) allowed us to identify some steric and electronic requirements for bioactivity. Replacing the acetyl by a benzoyl group in the quinone core and also changing the amino acid moiety with ethylpyrimidinyl or ethylpyrrolidinyl groups resulted in analogues 25-fold more potent than the natural abenquines. The two most effective analogues inhibited the proliferation of five cyanobacterial strains tested, with IC50 values ranging from 0.3 to 3 μM. These compounds may be useful leads for the development of an effective strategy for the control of cyanobacterial blooms.
Natural abenquines and synthetic analogues: Preliminary exploration of their cytotoxic activity
Nain-Perez, Amalyn,Barbosa, Luiz C.A.,Rodríguez-Hernández, Diego,Kramell, Annemarie E.,Heller, Lucie,Csuk, René
supporting information, p. 1141 - 1144 (2017/06/19)
In this study, we explore the cytotoxic activity of four natural abenquines (2a–d) and fourteen synthetic analogues (2e–j and 3a–h) against a panel of six human cancer cell lines using a SRB assay. It was found that most of the compounds revealed higher levels of cytotoxic activities than naturally occurring abenquines. The analogues carrying ethylpyrrolidinyl and ethylpyrimidinyl with either an acetyl group (2?h–i) or a benzoyl group (3f–g), were the most potent against all human cancer cell lines and displayed EC50 between a range of 0.6–3.4?μM. Notably, of the compounds tested, compound 2i proved the most cytotoxic against both ovarian (A2780) and breast (MCF7) cells, showing EC50?=?0.6 and 0.8?μM respectively. Likewise, the analogues 2i, 3f and 3?g showed strong activity against cell HT29 with EC50?=?0.9?μM for these compounds.