Tumor-Targeted Boranes. 4. Synthesis of Nitroimidazole-Carboranes with Polyether-Isoxazole Links
摘要:
Carboranes targeted to specific tumor tissues are important for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) of cancer. Previous attempts to use isoxazolylphenyl-linked nitroimidazole-carboranes for targeting to hypoxic tumors were hampered by the low polarity and very low aqueous solubility of the compounds. Syntheses of polyether-linked nitroimidazole-isoxazole-carborane 17, 25, and 26 via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of appropriate nitroimidazole-alkynes with nitrile oxides derived from aliphatic aldehyde oximes linked by a varying number of water-solubilizing ether units to carborane have been developed. The stabilities of the nitrile oxides were much less than that of the corresponding 4-(carboranylmethoxy)phenyl nitrile oxide and depended on their structure. The yields of isoxazoles varied accordingly and cycloaddition failed when eight ether units were included in the chain. Compounds 17, 25, and 26, with four, five, and six ether units, respectively, had increasingly convenient physical properties to permit biological evaluation.
Tumor-Targeted Boranes. 4. Synthesis of Nitroimidazole-Carboranes with Polyether-Isoxazole Links
作者:Martin Scobie、Michael D. Threadgill
DOI:10.1021/jo00102a026
日期:1994.11
Carboranes targeted to specific tumor tissues are important for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) of cancer. Previous attempts to use isoxazolylphenyl-linked nitroimidazole-carboranes for targeting to hypoxic tumors were hampered by the low polarity and very low aqueous solubility of the compounds. Syntheses of polyether-linked nitroimidazole-isoxazole-carborane 17, 25, and 26 via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of appropriate nitroimidazole-alkynes with nitrile oxides derived from aliphatic aldehyde oximes linked by a varying number of water-solubilizing ether units to carborane have been developed. The stabilities of the nitrile oxides were much less than that of the corresponding 4-(carboranylmethoxy)phenyl nitrile oxide and depended on their structure. The yields of isoxazoles varied accordingly and cycloaddition failed when eight ether units were included in the chain. Compounds 17, 25, and 26, with four, five, and six ether units, respectively, had increasingly convenient physical properties to permit biological evaluation.