Base mediated synthesis of α-aminated aroyl/acetylnaphthalenes through [4+2] annulations
摘要:
We have developed a base promoted simple, efficient and alternative approach for the synthesis of 4-amino-3-aroyl//heteroaroyl/acetyl-2-methylsulfanyl-naphthalene-1-carbonitriles by reaction of easily accessible 3,3-bis(methylthio)-1-aryl/heteroaryl/acetylprop-2-en-1-one and 2-cyanomethyl-benzonitrile. Reaction of 1-(2-halo/methoxy-phenyl)-3,3-bis(methylthio)prop-2-en-1-one and 2-cyanomethylbenzonitrile under basic conditions also afforded 6-(methylthio)-7-oxo-7,12-dihydrobenzo[c]acridine-5-carbonitrile along with usual product. Structure of the synthesized product has been confirmed by single X-ray crystallography. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Infrared spectra and theoretical study of the conformations of substituted benzoylketene-S,S-acetals
摘要:
The C=O stretching frequencies of substituted benzoylketene-S,S-dimethylacetals (1a-1o) and benzoylketene-S,S-ethyleneacetals (2a-2m) were measured in CHCl3 and CCl4 and correlated with the Hammett substituent constants. The correlations were split into two different and well separated lines for compounds containing electron donor and electron acceptor substituents, which were assigned to s-trans and s-cis quasiplanar conformations. The correlations of carbonyl stretching frequencies with C=O bond orders and oxygen atom charge densities calculated using the semiempirical AM1 method reveal similar results consistent with assignments of structures 1 and 2 to two quasiplanar conformations. The preparation of some new benzoylketene-S,S-acetals is reported as well.
A series of functionalized naphthalene was synthesized and screened against human prostate cancer cell line (PC-3). The in vitro antiproliferative activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated by monitoring their cytotoxic effects against PC-3 cells by using MTT assay. We observed that compound 5f resulted in more than 50% cell death at 14 mu M. Treatment of PC-3 cells with 5f provides apoptosis by flow cytometry. Western blotting showed decreased expression of pro-caspase 8 and 9. Our study shows that cancer cell treated with 5f has higher concentration of reactive oxygen species as compare to untreated sample, which facilitate cancerous cell to enter apoptosis. Exact mechanism by which ROS is generated after 5f treatment is still under study. Molecular docking study further strengthens the results obtained from in vitro experiments. Compound 5f can be considered as a promising leads for anticancer agent against prostate cancer cells due to its potent cytotoxic activity and apoptotic effect. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.