22028-15-5Relevant articles and documents
Formation of reactive o-quinone methides from the reaction of trimethylsilyl(methyl)-substituted 1,4-benzoquinones with nucleophiles
Ezcurra, John E.,Karabelas, Kostas,Moore, Harold W.
, p. 275 - 286 (2007/10/03)
o-Quinone methides are formed from the reaction of nucleophiles with trimethylsilyl(methyl)-1,4-benzoquinones. These reactive intermediates are trapped by excess nucleophile to form substituted quinones following oxidation. In addition, varying amounts of a symmetrical dimer and a xanthen derivative were observed. The influence of different nucleophiles and ring substituents on the rate of reaction have been studied, and are consistent with rate-limiting formation of a vinylogous enolate initiated by attack of the nucleophile on the silyl group. Graphical Abstract.
Isolation, Structure, and Synthesis of Combretastatin C-1
Singh, Sheo Bux,Pettit, George R.
, p. 4105 - 4114 (2007/10/02)
A new cell growth inhibitory (PS ED50 2.2 μg/mL) phenanthraquinone designated combretastatin C-1 (2) has been isolated from the African tree Combretum caffrum.The structure (2) assigned combretastatin C-1 was based on high-resolution mass and NMR spectral analyses and confirmed by total syntheses.Synthetic routes 5b -> 6b -> 2 and especially 5c -> 6c -> 2 proved to be quite practical.