13330-65-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Toluene dioxygenase-catalyzed synthesis and reactions of cis -diol metabolites derived from 2- and 3-methoxyphenols
Boyd, Derek R.,Sharma, Narain D.,Malone, John F.,McIntyre, Peter B. A.,McRoberts, Colin,Floyd, Stewart,Allen, Christopher C. R.,Gohil, Amit,Coles, Simon J.,Horton, Peter N.,Stevenson, Paul J.
, p. 3429 - 3439 (2015)
Using toluene dioxygenase as biocatalyst, enantiopure cis-dihydrodiol and cis-tetrahydrodiol metabolites, isolated as their ketone tautomers, were obtained from meta and ortho methoxyphenols. Although these isomeric phenol substrates are structurally similar, the major bioproducts from each of these biotransformations were found at different oxidation levels. The relatively stable cyclohexenone cis-diol metabolite from meta methoxyphenol was isolated, while the corresponding metabolite from ortho methoxyphenol was rapidly bioreduced to a cyclohexanone cis-diol. The chemistry of the 3-methoxycyclohexenone cis-diol product was investigated and elimination, aromatization, hydrogenation, regioselective O-exchange, Stork-Danheiser transposition and O-methylation reactions were observed. An offshoot of this technology provided a two-step chemoenzymatic synthesis, from meta methoxyphenol, of a recently reported chiral fungal metabolite; this synthesis also established the previously unassigned absolute configuration.
Tripodal O-N-O Bis-Phenolato Amine Titanium(IV) Complexes Show High in vitro Anti-Cancer Activity
Abid, Mohammed,Nouch, Ryan,Bradshaw, Tracey D.,Lewis, William,Woodward, Simon
, p. 2774 - 2780 (2019)
The octahedral titanium(IV) complexes trans,mer-[Ti{R3N(CH2C6H2-2-O-4-R2-6-R1)2}2] (R1 = Me, OMe, Cl; R2 = Me, OMe, F, Cl; R3 = Me, Et; not all combinations) are synthesised in two steps from simple phenols in 36–53 % overall yield. The highly crystalline (4 X-ray structures) complexes are active against MCF-7 (breast) and HCT-116 (colon) cancer cell lines showing widely varying GI50 values in the range 1–100 μM depending on R1–R3. Highest activities are realised when R1 = OMe and R2, R3 = Me (GI50 ca. 1 μM for MCF-7 and 2–3 μM for HCT-116). These are respectively 8× and 3× times greater than the activities of cisplatin in the same cell lines. These titanium complexes show some significant selectivity for cancer cell lines; up to 7× higher in MCF-7 compared to non-cancer (MRC-5) fibroblast cells. Details of cellular mode of action indicators (cell cycle perturbation, Annexin V, γ-H2AX, and caspase studies) that point to an apoptosis mode for the most active compound (R1 = OMe and R2, R3 = Me) are also reported.||||||.
Anodic coupling of guaiacol derivatives on boron-doped diamond electrodes
Kirste, Axel,Schnakenburg, Gregor,Waldvogel, Siegfried R.
, p. 3126 - 3129 (2011)
The anodic treatment of guaiacol derivatives on boron-doped diamond electrodes (BDD) provides a direct access to nonsymmetrical biphenols, which would require a multistep sequence by conventional methods. Despite the destructive nature of BDD anodes they
Galactose oxidase models: Solution chemistry, and phenoxyl radical generation mediated by the copper status
Michel, Fabien,Thomas, Fabrice,Hamman, Sylvain,Saint-Aman, Eric,Bucher, Christophe,Pierre, Jean-Louis
, p. 4115 - 4125 (2004)
Galactose oxidase (GO) is an enzyme that catalyzes two-electron oxidations. Its active site contains a copper atom coordinated to a tyrosyl radical, the biogenesis of which requires copper and dioxygen. We have recently studied the properties of electrochemically generated mononuclear CuII-phenoxyl radical systems as model compounds of GO. We present here the solution chemistry of these ligands under various copper and dioxygen statuses: N3O ligands first chelate CuII, leading, in the presence of base, to [CuII(ligand)(CH3CN)]+ complexes (ortho-tert-butylated ligands) or [(CuII)2(ligand) 2]2+ complexes (orthomethoxylated ligands). Excess copper-(II) then oxidizes the complex to the corresponding mononuclear Cu II-phenoxyl radical species. N2O2 tripodal ligands. in the presence of copper(II), afford directly a copper(II)-phenoxyl radical species. Addition of more than two molar equivalents of copper( II) affords a CuII-bis(phenoxyl) diradical species. The donor set of the ligand directs the reaction towards comproportionation for ligands possessing an N3O donor set, while disproportionation is observed for ligands possessing an N2O2 donor set. These results are discussed in the light of recent results concerning the self-processing of GO. A path involving copper(II) disproportionation is proposed for oxidation of the crosslinked tyrosinate of GO, supporting the fact that both copper(I) and copper(II) activate the enzyme.
Selective monoalkylation of hydroquinone in the presence of SO3H-functionalized ionic liquids as catalysts
Bhongale, Priyanka V.,Joshi, Sunil S.,Mali, Nilesh A.
, p. 4461 - 4471 (2020)
A process aiming at O-alkylation of hydroquinone (HQ), where ionic liquids (ILs) act as catalyst is objectively described. Five SO3H-functionalized ILs having different cations were prepared and characterized by NMR and FTIR techniques. The acidity and thermal stability of ILs were determined by Hammett function and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. The catalytic activity of these ILs were tested for O-alkylation of HQ with methanol in 4-methoxyphenol (4MP) in the presence of small amount of benzoquinone (BQ). The effect of reaction parameters such as temperature, time, catalyst loading and substrate concentration on the conversion of HQ and product distribution was examined and optimized to maximize the yield of 4MP using 1,3-disulfonic acid imidazolium hydrogen sulfate (IL2) catalyst. Maximum yield of desired product 4MP 93.79percent was obtained at 338?K temperature, 5.45 × 10–2?mol HQ, 8.33 × 10–3?mol BQ, and 10.37?molpercent catalyst loading in 120?min reaction time. Single-product formation was observed up to 338?K temperature but higher temperature (above 338?K) and longer reaction time resulted in the formation of 2,4-dimethoxyphenol (24DMP) as a by-product. Catalyst recyclability was also established up to the fifth run which showed no declination in its activity.
Reusable and Efficient Polystyrene Immobilized Ionic Liquid Catalyst for Batch and Flow Methylation of Hydroquinone
Bhongale, Priyanka V.,Joshi, Sunil S.,Mali, Nilesh A.
, (2022/01/31)
An environmentally benign process for synthesizing 4-methoxyphenol through methylation of hydroquinone using polystyrene immobilized Bronsted acidic ionic liquid is presented. The catalyst has been characterized by several techniques, such as solid-state NMR, FTIR, and XRD. The morphological properties were analyzed through SEM and TEM analysis. The elemental analysis was performed using EDS and XPS techniques. The catalyst was thermally stable up to 603?K, which was confirmed by TGA. The chemical interaction between ionic liquid and polystyrene was confirmed by measuring the glass transition temperature of pure polystyrene and catalyst. The BET analysis was performed to estimate the catalyst’s surface area, pore size, and pore volume. The recyclability of the proposed new catalyst was established up to five recycle runs in the batch mode. In addition, continuous flow experiments were conducted to test the catalytic activity in terms of catalyst life span and showed excellent stability up to 20?h. The rapid separation, long-term stability, and efficient recycling of synthesized polymeric catalysts make an excellent alternative to the commonly used homogeneous catalysts for selective O-methylation of hydroquinone reaction. The newly developed continuous process for synthesizing 4-methoxyphenol with 100% selectivity suggests good opportunities to reduce energy consumption, which designates a cost-effective process. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Synthetic method 4 - alkoxyphenol compounds
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Paragraph 0082-0084, (2021/09/29)
The invention discloses a synthetic method of 4 - alkoxyphenol compounds, and belongs to the field of organic chemical synthesis. The method is as follows: An aryl alkyl ether compound is added to the sealing tube. The catalyst dimerization acetic acid rhodium and the oxidizing agent iodobenzene diethyl ester are added, a solvent trifluoroacetic anhydride is added, and the 4 -alkoxyphenol compound is prepared by heating reaction. To the invention, high regioselectivity direct hydroxylation of the aryl alkyl ether compound is realized, the application range of the substrate is wide, the yield is high, the activity after amplification reaction does not significantly decay, and higher yield is still obtained. The utility model has good practicability and industrial application prospect.
Para -Selective hydroxylation of alkyl aryl ethers
Zhu, Runqing,Sun, Qianqian,Li, Jing,Li, Luohao,Gao, Qinghe,Wang, Yakun,Fang, Lizhen
supporting information, p. 13190 - 13193 (2021/12/16)
para-Selective hydroxylation of alkyl aryl ethers is established, which proceeds with a ruthenium(ii) catalyst, hypervalent iodine(iii) and trifluoroacetic anhydride via a radical mechanism. This protocol tolerates a wide scope of substrates and provides a facile and efficient method for preparing clinical drugs monobenzone and pramocaine on a gram scale.
Synthesis, antiepileptic effects, and structure-activity relationships of α-asarone derivatives: In vitro and in vivo neuroprotective effect of selected derivatives
Zhang, Jian,Mu, Keman,Yang, Peng,Feng, Xinqian,Zhang, Di,Fan, Xiangyu,Wang, Qiantao,Mao, Shengjun
, (2021/08/03)
In the present study, we compared the antiepileptic effects of α-asarone derivatives to explore their structure-activity relationships using the PTZ-induced seizure model. Our research revealed that electron-donating methoxy groups in the 3,4,5-position on phenyl ring increased antiepileptic potency but the placement of other groups at different positions decreased activity. Besides, in allyl moiety, the optimal activity was reached with either an allyl or a 1-butenyl group in conjugation with the benzene ring. The compounds 5 and 19 exerted better neuroprotective effects against epilepsy in vitro (cell) and in vivo (mouse) models. This study provides valuable data for further exploration and application of these compounds as potential anti-seizure medicines.
Bimetallic photoredox catalysis: Visible light-promoted aerobic hydroxylation of arylboronic acids with a dirhodium(ii) catalyst
Campbell, Michael G.,Chuang, Gary Jing,Liu, Ming-Lun,Miura-Stempel, Emily,Tu, Jing-Wen,Yang, Hsiang-Ming
, p. 2040 - 2047 (2020/03/13)
We report the use of a rhodium(II) dimer in visible light photoredox catalysis for the aerobic oxidation of arylboronic acids to phenols under mild conditions. Spectroscopic and computational studies indicate that the catalyst Rh2(bpy)2(OAc)4 (1) undergoes metal-metal to ligand charge transfer upon visible light irradiation, which is responsible for catalytic activity. Further reactivity studies demonstrate that 1 is a general photoredox catalyst for diverse oxidation reactions.
