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e. Cl OPO(OtBu)2
b. TFA
c. PS-NMe3OH
a. P(O)Cl(NMe2)2
1.0 equiv
d. EOMCl
a. P(O)Cl(NMe2)2
3.0 equiv
a. P(O)Cl(NMe2)2
b. TFA
b. TFA
b. TFA
c. PS-NMe3OH
c. PS-NMe3OH
c. PS-NMe3OH
HO
O
R
HO
O
R
Na2O3PO
O
R
Na2O3PO
O
R
Na2O3PO
O
O
O
O
O
Na2O3PO
HO
X
Na2O3PO
X
X
X
O
N
O
N
O
N
O
O
N
O
N
O
O
N
21: X=Cl, R=H
22
N
N
: X=H, R=H
23: X=H, R=Me
24: X=Cl, R=H
26: X=H, R=H
25: X=H, R=Me
Scheme 2. Synthesis of pochoxime A–C prodrugs. Reagents and conditions: (a) P(O)Cl(NMe2)2 (1–3.0 equiv), DBU (0.9–2.0 equiv), DMAP (0.01 equiv), CH2Cl2, 23 °C, 12 h, 50–
60%; (b) TFA (5%), CH3CN/H2O 50/50; 23 °C, quantitative; (c) Amberlite IRA68, H2O/CH3CN 1/1, quantitative (d) EOMCl (1.0 equiv), iPr2EtN (1.0 equiv), CH2Cl2, 0–23 °C, 12 h,
49%; (e) di-tert-butyl chloromethylphosphonate (1.2 equiv), DBU (1.0 equiv), Bu4NI (0.2 equiv), CH2Cl2, 23 °C, 12 h, (68%); DBU = 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene;
DMAP = 4-Dimethyl aminopyridine; EOMCl = ethoxymethyl chloride; TFA = trifluoroacetic acid.
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Growth inhibition and HSP90
a
affinity of pro-pochoxime
Pro-pochoxime A (21)
Cell line
Growth inhibition (GI50) and HSP90 affinity of pro-pochoxime A (nM)
BT474 (breast)
MDA-MB468 (breast)
N87 (gastric)
14
37
19
>10,000
HSP90
a
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21
22
23
24
25
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Liver
Intestine
Plasma
18.2
18.9
3.4
23.2
26.6
2.2
29.4
41.6
1.4
0
10.5
11.6
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30.5
43.5
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17.9
18.7
4.0
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Acknowledgments
This work was funded in part by a grant from the Agence
National de la Recherche (ANR) and Conectus. A BDI fellowship
(J.-G.F.) is also gratefully acknowledged.
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characterization) associated with this article can be found, in the
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