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Synthesis and radical scavenging activity of substituted Benzo [H] chromanols
Okayama, Yuta,Harada, Masanori,Morita, Mine,Mochizuki, Masataka,Inami, Keiko
, p. 865 - 878 (2017/06/13)
Benzo[h]chromanols, which possess a tocopherol moiety, have been reported to exhibit potent antioxidant activity. Several benzo[h]chromanols with various substituents (nitro, chloro, bromo, methyl, or amino groups at the position ortho to the phenolic OH group) were synthesized, and the second-order rate constants (k) of their reaction with the galvinoxyl radical were determined. The introduction of electron-withdrawing bromo, chloro and nitro groups decreased the activity, and the activity correlated well with the substituent effect. ortho-Aminobenzo[h]chromanol showed the highest radical scavenging activity among the compounds synthesized.
Synthesis, Characterization, and Antileukemic Properties of Naphthoquinone Derivatives of Lawsone
Inagaki, Ryuta,Ninomiya, Masayuki,Tanaka, Kaori,Koketsu, Mamoru
, p. 1413 - 1423 (2015/08/03)
Naphthoquinones are considered privileged structures for anticancer drug molecules. The Heck reaction of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lawsone) with 1-bromo-3-methyl-2-butene offered easy access to lapachol. Several naturally occurring linear and angular heterocyclic quinoids (α-lapachone, β-lapachone, dunnione, and related analogues) were prepared from lapachol. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the synthetic naphthoquinones inhibit cell proliferation in human leukemia HL-60 cells. In particular, angular-type derivatives were found to possess moderate cytotoxicity and to elevate the levels of intracellular glutathione disulfide (GSSG). Our work highlights the significant potential of naturally occurring angular-series naphthoquinones as antileukemic agents.
Unexpected transformation of quinones to spirolactones and to naturally occurring naphthalenic compounds
da Silva Júnior, Eufranio N.,de Simone, Carlos A.,de Souza, Adolfo C.B.,Pinto, Cleverson N.,Guimar?es, Tiago T.,Pinto, Maria do Carmo F.R.,Pinto, Ant?nio V.
body text, p. 1550 - 1553 (2009/06/21)
In the last few years, natural quinones of the lapachol group have been used as starting points for the preparation of several bioactive heterocyclic compounds. Herein, we announce that lapachones, derivatives of lapachol, under certain conditions in the presence of inorganic reagents give unexpected products, spirolactones and naphthalenic derivatives, nordihydrolapachenone and tetrahydrotectol, both naturally occurring compounds. Nordihydrolapachenone was identified by X-ray analysis. Lapachol itself can also be converted to tetrahydrotectol.
