Synthesis and structural determination of 3,5-bis(2-fluorobenzylidene)-4-piperidone analogs of curcumin
摘要:
Analogs of cytotoxic compound 3,5-bis(2-fluorobenzylidene)-4-piperidone (1) were synthesized and their molecular structures were characterized by H-1, C-13 NMR, ESI-MS, IR spectra and X-ray crystallography. The central ring of the piperidin-4-one ring assumes a sofa conformation with two benzylidene rings connected through E, E oriented groups. The compound 1 crystallized in triclinic space group P (1) over bar. In order to obtain potentially more efficacious compounds, three dimers of 3,5-bis(2-fluorobenzylidene)-4-piperidone were synthesized. The two molecules of 1 were conjugated together via -N-oxalyl-N- (3), -N-fumaryl-N- (4) or -N-DTPA-N- (5) linkers. Compound 3 crystallized in monoclinic space group P2(1)/n. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.