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Upstream product

• 603-35-0 triphenylphosphine 
• 72311-12-7 (3-methoxybenzyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide 
• 874-98-6 1-bromomethyl-3-methoxybenzene 

Downstream Products

• 685902-75-4 {5-[2-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-vinyl]-naphthalen-2-yl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester 
• 84750-90-3 1-(2,2-difluorovinyl)-3-methoxybenzene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Substituted dienes prepared from betulinic acid – Synthesis, cytotoxicity, mechanism of action, and pharmacological parameters

A set of new substituted dienes were synthesized from betulinic acid by its oxidation to 30-oxobetulinic acid followed by the Wittig reaction. Cytotoxicity of all compounds was tested in vitro in eight cancer cell lines and two noncancer fibroblasts. Almost all dienes were more cytotoxic than betulinic acid. Compounds 4.22, 4.30, 4.33, 4.39 had IC50 below 5 μmol/L; 4.22 and 4.39 were selected for studies of the mechanism of action. Cell cycle analysis revealed an increase in the number of apoptotic cells at 5 × IC50 concentration, where activation of irreversible changes leading to cell death can be expected. Both 4.22 and 4.39 led to the accumulation of cells in the G0/G1 phase with partial inhibition of DNA/RNA synthesis at 1 × IC50 and almost complete inhibition at 5 × IC50. Interestingly, compound 4.39 at 5 × IC50 caused the accumulation of cells in the S phase. Higher concentrations of tested drugs probably inhibit more off-targets than lower concentrations. Mechanisms disrupting cellular metabolism can induce the accumulation of cells in the S phase. Both compounds 4.22 and 4.39 trigger selective apoptosis in cancer cells via intrinsic pathway, which we have demonstrated by changes in the expression of the crucial apoptosis-related protein. Pharmacological parameters of derivative 4.22 were superior to 4.39, therefore 4.22 was the finally selected candidate for the development of anticancer drug.

One-pot synthesis of gem-difluorostyrenes from benzyl bromide via olefination of phosphonium ylide with difluorocarbene

A new approach for the synthesis of gem-difluorostyrenes from benzyl bromide is described. Quaternization of triphenylphosphine with benzyl bromide to give phosphonium salts, deprotonation of the corresponding phosphonium salts to produce phosphonium ylide, and the subsequent olefination of phosphonium ylide with difluorocarbene generated from difluoromethylene phosphobetaine (Ph3P+CF2CO2-) by decarboxylation can occur smoothly in one-pot, furnishing the final gem-difluorostyrenes in good yields.