53910-10-4Relevant articles and documents
Discovery of potent indenoisoquinoline topoisomerase i poisons lacking the 3-nitro toxicophore
Beck, Daniel E.,Abdelmalak, Monica,Lv, Wei,Reddy, P. V. Narasimha,Tender, Gabrielle S.,O'Neill, Elizaveta,Agama, Keli,Marchand, Christophe,Pommier, Yves,Cushman, Mark
, p. 3997 - 4015 (2015/05/27)
3-Nitroindenoisoquinoline human topoisomerase IB (Top1) poisons have potent antiproliferative effects on cancer cells. The undesirable nitro toxicophore could hypothetically be replaced by other functional groups that would retain the desired biological activities and minimize potential safety risks. Eleven series of indenoisoquinolines bearing 3-nitro bioisosteres were synthesized. The molecules were evaluated in the Top1-mediated DNA cleavage assay and in the National Cancer Institute's 60 cell line cytotoxicity assay. The data reveal that fluorine and chlorine may substitute for the 3-nitro group with minimal loss of Top1 poisoning activity. The new information gained from these efforts can be used to design novel indenoisoquinolines with improved safety.
Furan ring opening - Isocoumarine ring closure: A recyclization reaction of 2-carboxyaryldifurylmethanes
Abaev, Vladimir T.,Dmitriev, Artem S.,Gutnov, Andrey V.,Podelyakin, Sergey A.,Butin, Alexander V.
, p. 1195 - 1204 (2007/10/03)
A general method for the synthesis of isocoumarine derivatives has been developed. Bis(5-R-2-furyl)methylbenzoic acids (R = methyl, ethyl) underwent recyclization and subsequent cyclization into tetracyclic isochromene-1-one derivatives under treatment with hydrogen chloride in methanol. It has been shown that intermediate 4-(5-R-furan-2-yl)-3-(3-oxo-3-R-propyl)-isochromene-1- ones can be obtained selectively by varying a concentration of the hydrogen chloride and reaction times. In the case of R = tert-butyl only corresponding 4-[5-(tert-butyl)-2-furyl]-3-(4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentyl)-1-isochromenones were isolated regardless of the reaction conditions.