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Synthesis and antitumor activity evaluation of compounds based on toluquinol
Cheng-Sánchez, Iván,Torres-Vargas, José A.,Martínez-Poveda, Beatriz,Guerrero-Vásquez, Guillermo A.,Medina, Miguel ángel,Sarabia, Francisco,Quesada, Ana R.
, (2019/09/03)
Encouraged by the promising antitumoral, antiangiogenic, and antilymphangiogenic properties of toluquinol, a set of analogues of this natural product of marine origin was synthesized to explore and evaluate the effects of structural modifications on their cytotoxic activity. We decided to investigate the effects of the substitution of the methyl group by other groups, the introduction of a second substituent, the relative position of the substituents, and the oxidation state. A set of analogues of 2-substituted, 2,3-disubstituted, and 2,6-disubstituted derived from hydroquinone were synthesized. The results revealed that the cytotoxic activity of this family of compounds could rely on the hydroquinone/benzoquinone part of the molecule, whereas the substituents might modulate the interaction of the molecule with their targets, changing either its activity or its selectivity. The methyl group is relevant for the cytotoxicity of toluquinol, since its replacement by other groups resulted in a significant loss of activity, and in general the introduction of a second substituent, preferentially in the para position with respect to the methyl group, was well tolerated. These findings provide guidance for the design of new toluquinol analogues with potentially better pharmacological properties.
Catalytic asymmetric [2+2] cycloaddition between quinones and fulvenes and a subsequent stereoselective isomerization to 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans
Zheng, Haifeng,Xu, Chaoran,Wang, Yan,Kang, Tengfei,Liu, Xiaohua,Lin, Lili,Feng, Xiaoming
supporting information, p. 6585 - 6588 (2017/07/10)
The catalytic enantioselective [2+2] cycloaddition between quinones and fulvenes was achieved, for the first time, by the use of a chiral copper(ii) complex catalyst. The transformation afforded a series of enantiomerically enriched [6,4,5]-tricyclic cyclobutane derivatives in good yields with excellent regio- and stereoselectivities. Furthermore, the [2+2] adducts could be easily converted into formal [3+2] adducts efficiently and stereoselectively.
Synthesis of triprenylated toluquinone and toluhydroquinone metabolites from a marine-derived Penicillium fungus
Scheepers, Brent A.,Klein, Rosalyn,Davies-Coleman, Michael T.
, p. 8243 - 8246 (2007/10/03)
Two triprenylated toluquinone and toluhydroquinone marine fungal metabolites, 5-methyl-2-[(2′E,6′E)-3′,7′,11′-trimethyl-2′,6′,10′-dodecatrienyl]-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione and 5-methyl-2-[(2′E,6′E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2′,6′,10′-dodecatrienyl]-1,4-benzenediol, were synthesized in four and five steps, respectively, from 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone. The synthesis extends the applicability of the oxidative ether cleavage of hydroquinone dimethyl ethers with argentic oxide under acidic conditions to include the oxidative demethylation of polyprenylated-1,4-dimethoxy-toluhydroquinones with a quantitative survival of the oxidation- and acid-sensitive polyprenyl side chain.
Enantioselective rare-earth catalyzed quinone Diels-Alder reactions
Evans, David A.,Wu, Jimmy
, p. 10162 - 10163 (2007/10/03)
A highly enantioselective, quinone Diels-Alder reaction catalyzed by chiral samarium and gadolinium pyridyl-bis(oxazoline) (pybox) complexes has been developed. The reaction scope has been extended to include three quinones and five dienes, all of which e
