Anodic oxidation of easily accessible alkyl aryl ketones in trimethyl orthoformate containing a small amount of iodine or organo-iodo compounds gave methyl α-arylalkanoates in high yields.
Design and Synthesis of Norendoxifen Analogues with Dual Aromatase Inhibitory and Estrogen Receptor Modulatory Activities
作者:Wei Lv、Jinzhong Liu、Todd C. Skaar、David A. Flockhart、Mark Cushman
DOI:10.1021/jm501218e
日期:2015.3.26
Both selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors are widely used for the treatment of breast cancer. Compounds with both aromatase inhibitory and estrogen receptor modulatory activities could have special advantages for treatment of breast cancer. Our previous efforts led to the discovery of norendoxifen as the first compound with dual aromatase inhibitory and estrogen receptor binding activities. To optimize its efficacy and aromatase selectivity versus other cytochrome P450 enzyme, a series of structurally related norendoxifen analogues were designed and synthesized. The most potent compound, 4'-hydroxynorendoxifen (10), displayed elevated inhibitory potency against aromatase and enhanced affinity for estrogen receptors when compared to norendoxifen. The selectivity of 10 for aromatase versus other cytochrome P450 eniymes was also superior to norendoxifen. 4'-Hydroxynorendoxifen is therefore an interesting lead for further development to obtain new anticancer agents of potential value for the treatment of breast cancer.
Organometallic analogues of tamoxifen: Effect of the amino side-chain replacement by a carbonyl ferrocenyl moiety in hydroxytamoxifen
作者:Anh Nguyen、Siden Top、Anne Vessières、Pascal Pigeon、Michel Huché、Elizabeth A. Hillard、Gérard Jaouen
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2006.11.016
日期:2007.2
Since the widely prescribed selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) tamoxifen encounters growing cases of resistance in long-term treatments, alternative drugs with different therapeutic scopes have to be developed. Many investigators have modified the triphenylethylene scaffold, but very few have changed its amino side chain, essential for the antiestrogenic activity. For the first time, a lipophilic and stable organometallic entity, -OCH2CO-[(eta(5)-C5H4)FeCp], has replaced this key functional side chain, while keeping a good affinity for the estrogen receptor and an antiproliferative activity on cancer cells (MCF-7 and PC-3). Its mechanism of action is likely to be different from the antihormonal pathway followed by hydroxytamoxifen, and from the cytotoxicity observed for the ferrocifens. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.