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Semisynthesis of natural flavones inhibiting tubulin polymerization, from hesperidin
Lewin, Guy,MacIuk, Alexandre,Thoret, Sylviane,Aubert, Genevieve,Dubois, Joelle,Cresteil, Thierry
experimental part, p. 702 - 706 (2010/08/22)
Semisynthesis of 5,3'-dihydroxy-3,6,7,8,4'-pentamethoxyflavone (1), a natural flavone that binds with high affinity to tubulin, was performed from hesperidin, the very abundant Citrus flavanone, by a five-step sequence. The last step of the synthesis also gave rise to 5,3'-dihydroxy-3,6,7,4'- tetramethoxyflavone (= casticin or vitexicarpin) (10), 5,3'-dihydroxy-3,7,8,4'- tetramethoxyflavone (= gossypetin 3,7,8,4'-tetramethyl ether) (11), and, unexpectedly, 5,7,3'-trihydroxy-3,6,8,4'-tetramethoxyflavone (12) and 5,3'-dihydroxy-8-dimethylamino-3,6,7,4'-tetramethoxyflavone (= 8-dimethylaminocasticin) (13). Cytotoxicity and antitubulin activity of these five flavones, as well as 5,3'-dihydroxy-3,7,4'-trimethoxyflavone (= ayanin) (14) and intermediate 6,8-dibromo-ayanin (8), were evaluated. Comparison of the responses confirmed and clarified the influence of the A-ring substitution pattern on the biological activity.
Studies of the selective O-alkylation and dealkylation of flavonoids. XIX. A convenient method for synthesizing 3,5,6,7,8-pentaoxygenated flavones
Horie,Kawamura,Yamamoto,Yamashita
, p. 2054 - 2063 (2007/10/03)
The methoxymethyl ethers of 6-hydroxy-5,7,8-trimethoxyflavones, which were derived from 2',5'dihydroxy-3',4',6'-trimethoxyacetophenone, were oxidized with dimethyldioxirane to give the corresponding 3-hydroxyflavones. Selective O-alkylation and dealkylation of the 3-hydroxyflavones were examined and a convenient method for synthesizing the following ten kinds of 3,5,6,7,8- pentaoxygenated flavones was established: 3-hydroxy-5,6,7,8- tetramethoxyflavones, 3,5-dihydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavones, 3,6-dihydroxy- 5,7,8-trimethoxyflavones, 3,5,6-trihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavones, 3,5,6,7- tetrahydroxy-8-methoxyflavones, and their 3-methyl ethers. Furthermore, 3,5,8-trihydroxy-4',6,7-trimethoxyflavone, 3,8-dihydroxy-4',5,6,7- tetramethoxyflavone, and 5,8-dihydroxy-3,6,7-trimethoxyflavones were similarly synthesized and their spectral properties were examined. Additionally, the proposed structures of three natural flavones were revised.
