2785-74-2Relevant articles and documents
Inhibition of Urease, a Ni-Enzyme: The Reactivity of a Key Thiol With Mono- and Di-Substituted Catechols Elucidated by Kinetic, Structural, and Theoretical Studies
Mazzei, Luca,Contaldo, Umberto,Musiani, Francesco,Cianci, Michele,Bagnolini, Greta,Roberti, Marinella,Ciurli, Stefano
supporting information, p. 6029 - 6035 (2021/02/09)
The inhibition of urease from Sporosarcina pasteurii (SPU) and Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean, JBU) by a class of six aromatic poly-hydroxylated molecules, namely mono- and dimethyl-substituted catechols, was investigated on the basis of the inhibitory efficiency of the catechol scaffold. The aim was to probe the key step of a mechanism proposed for the inhibition of SPU by catechol, namely the sulfanyl radical attack on the aromatic ring, as well as to obtain critical information on the effect of substituents of the catechol aromatic ring on the inhibition efficacy of its derivatives. The crystal structures of all six SPU-inhibitors complexes, determined at high resolution, as well as kinetic data obtained on JBU and theoretical studies of the reaction mechanism using quantum mechanical calculations, revealed the occurrence of an irreversible inactivation of urease by means of a radical-based autocatalytic multistep mechanism, and indicate that, among all tested catechols, the mono-substituted 3-methyl-catechol is the most efficient inhibitor for urease.
Development of an iron(II)-catalyzed aerobic catechol cleavage and biomimetic synthesis of betanidin
Guimond, Nicolas,Mayer, Peter,Trauner, Dirk
supporting information, p. 9519 - 9523 (2014/08/18)
An aerobic iron(II)-catalyzed cleavage of catechols was developed. This reaction allows for the preparation of 2-methoxy-2H-pyrans that can be employed as versatile building blocks for synthesis. The utility of this biomimetic oxidative cleavage is featured in the synthesis of betanidin, a natural colorant with antioxidant properties. Cut and paste: An aerobic iron(II)-catalyzed oxidative cleavage of catechol was developed. This reaction allows the preparation of 2H-pyrans that can be employed as versatile building blocks for synthesis. The utility of this biomimetic cleavage is featured in the synthesis of betanidin, the aglycone of red beets' principal colorant and itself a valuable antioxidant (see scheme).
Nucleophilic deoxyfluorination of catechols
Nemoto, Hiroyuki,Nishiyama, Tsuyoshi,Akai, Shuji
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2714 - 2717 (2011/06/28)
Nucleophilic deoxyfluorinaiton of one of the two hydroxyl groups of catechols has been developed via the Umpolung concept. This method was successively applied to naturally occurring catechols, such as catechins and dopamine, to produce novel fluorinated