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• 742108-74-3 C₂₃H₁₇NO₄ 
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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis and Photoswitching Properties of Bioinspired Dissymmetric I-Pyrone, an Analogue of Cyclocurcumin

Cyclocurcumin (CC), a turmeric curcuminoid with potential therapeutic properties, is also a natural photoswitch that may undergo E/Z photoisomerization under UV light. To be further exploited in relevant biological applications, photoactivation under near-infrared (NIR) irradiation is required. Such requirement can be met through opportune chemical modifications, by favoring two-photon absorption (TPA) probability. Herein, a general and efficient synthesis of a biomimetic 2,6-disubstituted-δ-pyrone analogue of CC is described, motivated by the fact that molecular modeling previews an order of magnitude increase of its NIR TPA compared to CC. Three retrosynthetic pathways have been identified (i) via an aryl-oxazole intermediate or via aryl-diynone through (ii) a bottom-up or (iii) a top-down approach. While avoiding the passage through unstable synthons or low-yield intermediate reactions, only the latest approach could conveniently afford the 2,6-disubstituted-I-pyrone analogue of CC, in ten steps and with an overall yield of 18%. The photophysical properties of our biomimetic analogue have also been characterized showing an improved photoisomerization yield over the parent natural compound. The potentially improved nonlinear optical properties, as well as enhanced stability, may be correlated to the enforcement of the planarity of the pyrone moiety leading to a quadrupolar D-π-A-π-D system.

Conjugation of Hydroxytyrosol with Other Natural Phenolic Fragments: From Waste to Antioxidants and Antitumour Compounds

Hydroxytyrosol, a natural polyphenol that can be extracted from olive mill waste waters, was converted into a series of more complex and lipophilic analogues by conjugation with other naturally derived (poly)phenolic fragments. Ether and triazole linkers were employed. A small library of compounds was prepared, stressing step economy and operational simplicity. Some of these substances were proven to have activity equal or superior to that of the parent hydroxytyrosol in radical scavenging assays as well as in cytotoxicity tests against tumour cells.

Total synthesis of moniliformediquinone and calanquinone A as potent inhibitors for breast cancer

The first synthesis of moniliformediquinone has been achieved in which the longest linear sequence is only nine steps. The synthesis proceeds in 23% overall yield from commercially available 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde. The key transformations include a

Rapid synthesis of triazole-modified resveratrol analogues via click chemistry

Resveratrol is a phytoalexin able to display an array of biological activities. We decided to replace the double bond with a triazole ring using the archetypical click reaction: the Huisgen [3 + 2] cycloaddition. Seventy-two triazole derivatives were synt

Synthesis of symmetrical bis-alkynyl or alkyl pyridine and thiophene derivatives and their antiangiogenic activities

Fourteen symmetrical bis-alkynyl pyridine and thiophene derivatives were synthesized and their antiangiogenic activity was evaluated with the proliferation and tube formation inhibitory activity on the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Compo