aromatic aldehydes undergoes crossed aldol condensation with ketones in the presence of a catalytic amount of Yb(OTf) 3 under solvent-free conditions to afford the corresponding α,α'-bis(substitutedbenzylidene)cycloalkanones in excellent yields without occurrence of any side reactions. This method is very general, simple and environmental friendly in contrast with the existing methods, which use many
Water promoted C–C bond cleavage: facile synthesis of 3,3-bipyrrole derivatives from dienones and tosylmethyl isocyanide (TosMIC)
作者:Rong Wang、Shun-Yi Wang、Shun-Jun Ji
DOI:10.1039/c3ob42570c
日期:——
A simple and highly efficient synthetic strategy to access 3,3-bipyrrole derivatives by the reaction of dienone derivatives with TosMIC is reported. The reaction involves a van Leusen's pyrrole synthesis followed by an unusual CâC bond cleavage in the presence of water under mild conditions.
本报告介绍了一种通过二烯酮衍生物与 TosMIC 反应获得 3,3-联吡咯衍生物的简单而高效的合成策略。该反应涉及 van Leusen 的吡咯合成,然后在温和的条件下,在有水存在的情况下进行不寻常的 CâC 键裂解。
Anion Influence in Directing and Altering the Stereochemistry of the Double [2+2] Reaction of Bis-Pyridyl Dienes in their Silver Complexes: A Green Synthetic Route
Getting selectively organized: Molecules of bis‐pyridyl dienes have been stereoselectively photodimerized to form their strained double [2+2] reaction products by using argentophilic forces (see scheme). A pronounced influence of anions and the efficiency of a mechanochemical synthesis have also been described.
Synthesis and evaluation of curcumin-related compounds for anticancer activity
作者:Xingchuan Wei、Zhi-Yun Du、Xi Zheng、Xiao-Xing Cui、Allan H. Conney、Kun Zhang
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.04.005
日期:2012.7
Sixty-one curcumin-related compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity toward cultured prostate cancer PC-3 cells, pancreas cancer Panc-1 cells and colon cancer HT-29 cells. Inhibitory effects of these compounds on the growth of PC-3. Panc-1 and HT-29 cells were determined by the MTT assay. Compounds E10, F10, FN1 and FN2 exhibited exceptionally potent inhibitory effects on the growth of cultured PC-3, Panc-1 and HT-29 cells. The IC50 for these compounds was lower than 1 mu M in all three cell lines. E10 was 72-, 46- and 117-fold more active than curcumin for inhibiting the growth of PC-3, Panc-1 and HT-29 cells, respectively. F10 was 69-, 34- and 72-fold more active than curcumin for inhibiting the growth of PC-3, Panc-1 and HT-29 cells, respectively. FN1 and FN2 had about the same inhibitory effect as E10 and F10 toward Panc-1 cells but were less active than E10 and F10 toward PC-3 and HT-29 cells. The active compounds were potent stimulators of apoptosis. The present study indicates that E10, F10, FN1 and FN2 may have useful anticancer activity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
A binuclear silver(I) perchlorate macrocycle based on 2,5-bis[(E)-(3-pyridyl)methylene]cyclopentanone: Crystal structure and solution behavior
作者:Aref A.M. Aly、Sergey Z. Vatsadze、Aleksey V. Chernikov、Bernhard Walfort、Tobias Rüffer、Heinrich Lang
DOI:10.1016/j.poly.2007.04.045
日期:2007.8
The homobinuclear complex [Ag(MeC N)(OClO3)(mu-L)](2) (L = 2,5-bis[(E)-(3-pyridyl)methylene]cyclopentanone) (3) has been prepared by the diffusion-controlled reaction of [AgClO4] (1) dissolved in acetonitrile with equimolar amounts of L (2) in chloroform. The coordination complex 3 was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, showing that in the solid state a 26-membered disilver macrocycle is formed. The four coordination sites at the silver metal center are occupied by two nitrogen donor atoms of neighboring ligands, one nitrogen donor atom of an acetonitrile solvent molecule and an oxygen donor atom from a weakly-coordinated OClO3 counter-anion. During a 6 months period compound 3 in the solid state does not undergo any visible changes upon action of ambient light (NMR check), whilst dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) solutions of 3 on exposure to sunlight undergo a rapid (ca. 1 day) photochemical transformation, namely trans/cis-isomerization and [2+2] cycloaddition reactions. This phenomenon is explained by the dissociation of 3 to the starting components 1 and 2 in DMSO and acetonitrile solutions, as has been demonstrated by H-1 NMR spectroscopy and ESI-TOF mass-spectrometry. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.