531-95-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A Concise Enantiodivergent Synthesis of Equol
Uemura, Takahito,Saito, Yusuke,Sonoda, Motohiro,Tanimori, Shinji
, p. 693 - 696 (2020/12/23)
Equol, a nonsteroidal estrogen produced from the metabolism of the isoflavonoid phytoestrogen daidzein, has been synthesized as both enantioenriched forms based on MacMillan's α-Arylation of carbonyl compound mediated by amino acid derived indazolidinones and copper precatalysts. The natural form of (S)-equol and its enantiomer (R)-equol have been synthesized in 8 steps from 2,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde with good enantiomeric purity (90% ee and 90% ee, respectively).
Structure–activity relationship of phytoestrogen analogs as ERα/β agonists with neuroprotective activities
Cho, Hye Won,Gim, Hyo Jin,Li, Hua,Subedi, Lalita,Kim, Sun Yeou,Ryu, Jae-Ha,Jeon, Raok
, p. 99 - 105 (2021/01/06)
A set of isoflavononid and flavonoid analogs was prepared and evaluated for estrogen receptor α (ERα) and ERβ transactivation and anti-neuroinflammatory activities. Structure–activity relationship (SAR) study of naturally occurring phytoestrogens, their metabolites, and related isoflavone analogs revealed the importance of the C-ring of isoflavonoids for ER activity and selectivity. Docking study suggested putative binding modes of daidzein 2 and dehydroequol 8 in the active site of ERα and ERβ, and provided an understanding of the promising activity and selectivity of dehydroequol 8. Among the tested compounds, equol 7 and dehydroequol 8 were the most potent ERα/β agonists with ERβ selectivity and neuroprotective activity. This study provides knowledge on the SAR of isoflavonoids for further development of potent and selective ER agonists with neuroprotective potential.
Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to 2: H-chromenes leading to 3-arylchromane derivatives
Umeda, Moeko,Sakamoto, Kana,Nagai, Tomotaka,Nagamoto, Midori,Ebe, Yusuke,Nishimura, Takahiro
supporting information, p. 11876 - 11879 (2019/10/11)
Asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to 2H-chromenes proceeded in the presence of a hydroxorhodium/chiral diene catalyst to give 3-arylchromanes in high yields with high enantioselectivity. The reaction involves 1,4-Rh shift before protonation to release the addition product and to regenerate the hydroxorhodium species.
Method for preparing equol
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Paragraph 0031-0034; 0039-0041; 0046-0048; 0053-0065, (2020/01/08)
The invention relates to a method for preparing equol. The method comprises the following steps: S1, synthesizing benzohydropyran: namely weighing daidzein raw materials, dissolving the daidzein raw materials in dimethyl formamide (DMF), adding palladium carbon into a hydrogenation kettle, carrying out reacting at a same speed under constant temperature and constant pressure, filtering out the catalyst, adding ice water into the filtrate, carrying out stirring to separate out white solid, and carrying out filtering, water washing and drying to obtain an intermediate a; S2, synthesizing a condensate: namely adding the intermediate a, dichloroethane and polyphosphoric acid into a three-mouth bottle, carrying out a reflux reaction, carrying out cooling, adding the obtained substance into icewater, taking an organic phase by layering, carrying out drying with sodium sulfate, concentrating dichloroethane to obtain a yellow oily substance, and carrying out recrystallizing with 90% ethanol water to obtain an intermediate b; and S3, synthesizing equol: namely adding the intermediate b, DMF and a catalyst into a hydrogenation kettle, filtering out the catalyst after a reaction at constanttemperature and constant pressure, adding the filtrate into ice water, carrying out stirring to separate out a gray solid, carrying out filtering, and recrystallizing the filter cake with 70% methanolwater to obtain the equol. The method has the advantages of simple steps, high total yield, environmental protection and easy operation.
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Natural Isoflavans: Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation/Deoxygenation of Isoflavanones with Dynamic Kinetic Resolution
Ke?berg, Anton,Lübken, Tilo,Metz, Peter
supporting information, p. 3006 - 3009 (2018/05/28)
A concise and highly enantioselective synthesis of structurally diverse isoflavans from a single chromone is described. The key transformation is a single-step conversion of racemic isoflavanones into virtually enantiopure isoflavans by domino asymmetric transfer hydrogenation/deoxygenation with dynamic kinetic resolution.
A chiral pool approach for asymmetric syntheses of both antipodes of equol and sativan
Yalamanchili, Chinni,Chittiboyina, Amar G.,Chandra Kumar Rotte, Sateesh,Katzenellenbogen, John A.,Helferich, William G.,Khan, Ikhlas A.
, p. 2020 - 2029 (2018/03/21)
For the first time, both antipodes of the isoflavans, equol and sativan were synthesized in >98% ee with good overall yields starting from readily available starting materials. The chiral isoflavan, (?)-equol is produced from soy isoflavones, formonentin and daidzein by the action of intestinal bacteria in certain groups of population and other chiral isoflavans are reported from various phytochemical sources. To produce these chiral isoflavans in gram quantities, Evans’ enantioselective aldol condensation was used as a chiral-inducing step to introduce the required chirality at the C-3 position. Addition of chiral boron-enolate to substituted benzaldehyde resulted in functionalized syn-aldol products with >90% yield and excellent diastereoselectivity. Functional group transformations followed by intramolecular Mitsunobu reaction and deprotection steps resulted the target compounds, S-(?)-equol and S-(+)-sativan, with high degree of enantiopurity. By simply switching the chiral auxiliary to (S)-4-benzyloxazolidin-2-one and following the same synthetic sequence the antipodes, R-(+)-equol and R-(?)-sativan were achieved. Both enantiomers are of interest from a clinical and pharmacological perspective and are currently being developed as nutraceutical and pharmacological agents. This flexible synthetic process lends itself quite readily to the enantioselective syntheses of other biologically active C-3 chiral isoflavans.
Cellulose type chiral stationary phase based on reduced graphene oxide@silica gel for the enantiomer separation of chiral compounds
Li, Yuanyuan,Li, Qiang,Zhu, Nan,Gao, Zhuxian,Ma, Yulong
, p. 996 - 1004 (2018/07/29)
The graphene oxide (GO) was covalently coupled to the surfaces of silica gel (SiO2) microspheres by amide bond to get the graphene oxide@silica gel (GO@SiO2). Then, the GO@SiO2 was reduced with hydrazine to the reduced graphene oxide@silica gel (rGO@SiO2), and the cellulose derivatives were physically coated on the surfaces of rGO@SiO2 to prepare a chiral stationary phase (CSP) for high performance liquid chromatography. Under the optimum experimental conditions, eight benzene-enriched enantiomers were separated completely, and the resolution of trans-stilbene oxide perfectly reached 4.83. Compared with the blank column of non-bonded rGO, the separation performance is better on the new CSP, which is due to the existence of rGO to produce special retention interaction with analytes, such as π-π stacking, hydrophobic effect, π-π electron-donor–acceptor interaction, and hydrogen bonding. Therefore, the obtained CSP shows special selectivity for benzene-enriched enantiomers, improves separation selectivity and efficiency, and rGO plays a synergistic effect with cellulose derivatives on enantioseparation.
A general asymmetric route to enantio-enriched isoflavanes via an organocatalytic annulation of o-quinone methides and aldehydes
Zhang, Jian,Zhang, Shuangzhan,Yang, Huixin,Zhou, Ding,Yu, Xueting,Wang, Wei,Xie, Hexin
supporting information, p. 2407 - 2411 (2018/05/24)
Reported herein is a general approach to optically active isoflavanes based on a chiral amine-catalyzed [4 + 2] asymmetric annulation of o-quinone methides and aldehydes. A number of naturally occurring isoflavanes, including equol, sativan, isosativan, v
Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2H-Chromenes: A Highly Enantioselective Approach to Isoflavan Derivatives
Xia, Jingzhao,Nie, Yu,Yang, Guoqiang,Liu, Yangang,Zhang, Wanbin
supporting information, p. 4884 - 4887 (2017/09/23)
A highly efficient (aS)-Ir/In-BiphPHOX-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of substituted 2H-chromenes and substituted benzo[e][1,2]oxathiine 2,2-dioxides is described. A series of 2H-chromenes and benzo[e][1,2]oxathiine 2,2-dioxides were hydrogenated to give the target products in high yields (92-99%) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99.7% ee) using our catalytic system. This reaction provides a direct and efficient method for the construction of chiral benzo six-membered oxygen-containing compounds.
Synthetic method for equol
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, (2016/10/10)
The invention provides a synthetic method for equol. The synthetic method comprises the following steps: with daidzein as a raw material, subjecting daidzein to an esterification reaction to obtain a compound B; subjecting the compound B to olefinic-bond conjugation and a reduction reaction of a carbonyl group so as to obtain a compound C; subjecting the compound C to a dehydration reaction so as to obtain a compound D; and carrying out double-bond hydrogenation on the compound D so as to obtain equol. The synthetic method provided by the invention has the advantages of short synthesis steps, simple operation, economic performance, environmental protection, yield of 70% or above in each step, obviously increased overall yield and suitability for industrial mass production.

