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Sustainable Synthesis of 2-Hydroxymethylbenzimidazoles using D-Fructose as a C2 Synthon
Raja, Dineshkumar,Philips, Abigail,Sundaramurthy, Devikala,Chandru Senadi, Gopal
supporting information, p. 3754 - 3759 (2021/10/14)
D-fructose, a biomass-derived carbohydrate has been identified as an environmentally benign C2 synthon in the preparation of synthetically useful 2-hydroxymethylbenzimidazole derivatives by coupling with 1,2-phenylenediamines. Proof of concept was established by synthesizing 23 examples using BF3.OEt2 (20 mol%), TBHP (5.5 M, decane) (1.0 equiv.) in CH3CN at 90 °C for 1 h. The pivotal features of this method include metal-free conditions, short time, good functional group tolerance, gram scale feasibility and the synthesis of benzimidazole fused 1,4-oxazine. Control studies with conventional C2 synthons did not produce the desired product, thus suggesting a new reaction pathway from D-fructose.
2'-Substituted 5-phenylterbenzimidazoles as topoisomerase I poisons
Rangarajan, Meera,Kim, Jung Sun,Jin, Song,Sim, Sai-Peng,Liu, Angela,Pilch, Daniel S.,Liu, Leroy F.,Lavoie, Edmond J.
, p. 1371 - 1382 (2007/10/03)
5-Phenylterbenzimidazole (1) is active as a topoisomerase I poison (topo I) and is cytotoxic to human tumor cells. No cross-resistance was observed for 1 when it was evaluated against the camptothecin-resistant cell line, CPT-K5. Derivatives of 1 substituted at the 2'-position, however, did exhibit cross-resistance to this cell line. The basis for the resistance of this cell line towards CPT is that it possesses a mutant form of topo I. These results suggest that substituents at the 2'-position may be in proximity to the wild-type enzyme. Therefore, we hypothesized that terbenzimidazoles with 2'-substituents could be capable of interacting with the enzyme and thereby influence activity within this class of topo I poisons. 5-Phenylterbenzimidazoles with a hydroxy, hydroxymethyl, mercapto, amino, N-benzoylaminomethyl, chloro, and trifluoromethyl group at the 2'-position were synthesized. In addition, several 2'-ethyl-5-phenylterbenzimidazoles were prepared containing either a methoxy, hydroxy, amino, or N-acetylamino group at the 2-position of the ethyl side-chain. These 2'-substituted 5-phenylterbenzimidazoles were evaluated as topo I poisons and for cytotoxic activity. The presence of a strong electron-withdrawing group at the 2'-position, such as a chloro or trifluoromethyl group, did enhance both topo I poisoning activity and cytotoxicity. Studies on the relative DNA binding affinity of 1 to its 2'-amino and 2'-trifluoromethyl derivatives did exhibit a correlation with their relative differences in biological activity. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
