Synthesis of Potential Cytotoxic Quaternary Ammoniums by Oxidation of Eburnane Alkaloids
摘要:
Oxidation of vincamine and substituted analogs on ring-A was carried out in two steps: benzylic oxidation by Jones reagent and aromatization of ring-C with Hg(OAc)(2) or TI(OCOCF3)(3) in trifluoroacetic acid. Final compounds are quaternary ammoniums which exhibited weak cytotoxicity or no cytotoxicity according to substituents on ring-A and nature of ring-E.
Synthesis of Potential Cytotoxic Quaternary Ammoniums by Oxidation of Eburnane Alkaloids
摘要:
Oxidation of vincamine and substituted analogs on ring-A was carried out in two steps: benzylic oxidation by Jones reagent and aromatization of ring-C with Hg(OAc)(2) or TI(OCOCF3)(3) in trifluoroacetic acid. Final compounds are quaternary ammoniums which exhibited weak cytotoxicity or no cytotoxicity according to substituents on ring-A and nature of ring-E.
The invention relates to novel derivatives of vincamine and apovincamine having the formula ##STR1## WHICH ARE ENDOWED WITH ANALOGOUS PROPERTIES AS THE VINCAMINE AND APOVINCAMINE AS WELL AS WITH AN EXTENDED EFFECT. The invention relates also to the methods for the preparation of the above derivatives.
Oxidation of vincamine and substituted analogs on ring-A was carried out in two steps: benzylic oxidation by Jones reagent and aromatization of ring-C with Hg(OAc)(2) or TI(OCOCF3)(3) in trifluoroacetic acid. Final compounds are quaternary ammoniums which exhibited weak cytotoxicity or no cytotoxicity according to substituents on ring-A and nature of ring-E.