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• 83-72-7 2-hydroxynaphtho-1,4-quinone 
• 100-42-5 styrene 
• 50-00-0 formaldehyd 
• 4392-24-9 3-bromo-1-phenyl-1-propenyl bromide 
• 90149-90-9 C₁₉H₁₄O₃ 
• 4407-36-7 (2E)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol 
• 4392-24-9 Cinnamyl bromide 
• 90149-90-9 2-hydroxy-3-(3-phenylallyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone 
• 118726-50-4 3-methylenenaphthalene-1,2,4(3H)-trione 

Downstream Products

• 1426084-53-8 6-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-5-carboxylic acid 
• 1223461-47-9 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[g]chromene-5,10-dione 
• 1093416-03-5 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]pyran-5(2H)-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions of Quinone Methides: The Origin of the α-Regioselectivity of 3-Methylene-1,2,4-naphthotriones

The regioselective formation of α-and β-lapachone via hetero-Diels-Alder reactions was investigated by experimental and computational approaches. The experimentally observed α-selectivity was explored in detail, revealing that the lower energy barrier for the formation of α-lapachone is a result of lower Pauli repulsion throughout the reaction path, when compared to the β-isomer. By comparing equivalent points on both α-and β-lapachone potential energy surfaces (PES), according to the activation strain model (ASM) and energy decomposition analysis (EDA), we were able to demonstrate that the Pauli repulsion term increases more significantly when going from reactants to TSβ than to TSα, resulting in lower interaction energy in the early stages of the reaction path and in a later transition state for β-lapachone. Moreover, we confirmed that regio-and diastereoselectivity trends previously reported for other quinone methide intermediates are also observed for 3-methylene-1,2,4-naphthotriones, such as small endo/exo diastereoselectivity, as well as pronounced ortho/meta regioselectivity for reactions performed with dienophile containing electron-releasing groups. The results presented here provide a deeper understanding of the reactivity of quinone methide derivatives, aiding the future rational design of the reaction condition, structural modification of possible quinone methide intermediates, and the development of more selective synthetic routes for quinone derivatives.

Site-selectivity control in hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of methylidene derivatives of lawsone through modification of the reactive carbonyl group: An experimental and theoretical study

A new perspective on the reactivity of hydroxyquinones was revealed as an acetal derivative of lawsone was synthesized, isolated, and used in tandem Knoevenagel/hetero-Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by S-proline. The intermediate alkylidene-1,3-diones that were formed in situ reacted with electron rich alkenes to predominantly afford pyrano-1,2-naphthoquinone (β-lapachone) derivatives along with the isomeric pyrano-1,4-naphthoquinone (α-lapachone) derivatives in high to excellent total yields. Interestingly, the highly reactive arylidene-1,3-dione derivatives were found to be stable and isolable. DFT calculations suggest that these hetero-Diels-Alder reactions have a high polar character, taking place through a two-stage one-step mechanism. An analysis of the conceptual DFT indices allows explaining the remarkable site-selectivity observed.

Synthesis of new o-quinone methides from β-lapachone analogues

In this work, we synthesized six new o-quinone methides from β-lapachone analogues by treating β-lapachone with acetone and a catalytic amount of iodine under thermal conditions and microwave irradiation. The yields of isolated o-quinone methides ranged f

Synthesis and anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of β-lapachone analogues

The available chemotherapy for Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is unsatisfactory; therefore, there is an intense effort to find new drugs for the treatment of this disease. In our laboratory, we have analyzed the effect on bloodstream trypoma

Synthesis of α- and β-pyran naphthoquinones as a new class of antitubercular agents

A series of α- and β-pyran naphthoquinones (lapachones) have been synthesized and evaluated for their in-vitro antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37Rv (ATCC 27294) using the Alamar-Blue susceptibility test; the activity was expressed as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in μg/mL. The synthetic methodology consisted of the formation of methylene and aryl o-quinone methides (o-QMs) generated by Knoevenagel condensation of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with formaldehyde and arylaldehydes. These o-QMs then undergo facile hetero Diels-Alder reactions with dienophiles in aqueous ethanol media. Some naphthoquinones exhibited inhibition with MIC values of 1.25 μg/mL, similar to that of pharmaceutical concentrations currently used in tuberculosis treatment. These results justify further research into the value of these quinones as part of an original treatment for tuberculosis.

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Synthesis and pharmacophore modeling of naphthoquinone derivatives with cytotoxic activity in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cell line

Catalyst/HypoGen pharmacophore modeling approach and three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR)/comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) methods have been successfully applied to explain the cytotoxic activity of a set of 51 natural and synthesized naphthoquinone derivatives tested in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cell line. The computational models have facilitated the identification of structural elements of the ligands that are key for antitumoral properties. The four most salient features of the highly active β-cycled-pyran-1,2-naphthoquinones [0.1 μM 50 0.6 μM] are the hydrogen-bond interactions of the carbonyl groups at C-1 (HBA1) and C-2 (HBA2), the hydrogen-bond interaction of the oxygen atom of the pyran ring (HBA3), and the interaction of methyl groups (HYD) at the pyran ring with a hydrophobic area at the receptor. The moderately active 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives accurately fulfill only three of these features. The results of our study provide a valuable tool in designing new and more potent cytotoxic analogues.

β-Lapachone: Synthesis of Derivatives and Activities in Tumor Models

In order to find a 3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthopyran-5,6-dione more potent than the naturally occurring 2,2-dimethyl derivative , we synthesized a series of analogous compounds with modifications at position 2 of the pyran ring or at positions 8 and 9 of the benzene ring.Of the compounds tested in vitro for inhibition of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase and in mice infected with Rauscher leukemia, all retained good enzyme activity.Inhibition of the reverse transcriptase activity of the 2,2-substituted derivatives 10b-e was as strong as 10a.However, only the 2-methyl-2-phenyl derivative 10e proved to be about as potent as 2,2-dimethyl reference compound 10a in prolonging the mean survival time of mice with Rauscher leukemia virus induced leukemia.