6-Alkylandrosta-4,6-diene-3,17-diones and their 1,4,6-triene analogs as aromatase inhibitors
摘要:
Two series of 6-alkylandrosta-4,6-diene-3,17-diones (5) and their 1,4,6-triene analogs 6 were synthesized as aromatase inhibitors to gain insight into the structure-activity relationship between varying the 6-n-alkyl substituents (C-1-C-7) and inhibitory activity. All of the steroids synthesized were extremely powerful competitive inhibitors of aromatase in human placental microsomes, with apparent K-i values for the 6-alkyl-4,6-diene steroids 5 ranging from 17 to 36 nM and with those for the 1,4,6-triene steroids 6 ranging from 2.5 to 58 nM. The 6-ethyl-1,4,6-triene compound 6b (K-i = 2.5 nM) was the most potent inhibitor among them. The 6-alkyl-1,4,6-triene steroids 6, except for the 6-methyl analog 6a, had higher affinity for aromatase than the natural substrate androstenedione (K-m = 24 nM), and their inhibitory activities were more potent than the corresponding 4,6-diene steroids 5. In a series of the 4,6-diene steroids 5, compounds 5c-f with the n-alkyl chain substituents (C-3 to C-6) also had slightly higher affinity than androstenedione for aromatase. All of the 1,4,6-triene steroids 6 inactivated aromatase in a time-dependent manner, with k(inact) values ranging from 0.021 to 0.074 min(-1); in contrast, the 4,6-diene analogs 5 did not. The inactivation was prevented by androstenedione, and no significant effect of L-cysteine on the inactivation was observed in each case. These results indicate that the length of the n-alkyl substituent at C-6 of androsta-1,4,6-triene-3,17-dione (6h), rather than its 4,6-diene analog 5h, plays a critical role in tight binding to the active site of aromatase. No significant correlation was observed between affinity for the enzyme and the inactivation ability of the 6-alkyl-1,4,6-trienes. (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc.
Iron catalyzed methylation and ethylation of vinyl arenes
作者:Nengbo Zhu、Jianguo Zhao、Hongli Bao
DOI:10.1039/c6sc04274k
日期:——
Short alkyl chain Heck (type) reactions, especially methyl Heck reactions, are a difficult aspect of the alkyl Heck reaction. To provide a solution to this problem, iron-catalyzed methyl, ethyl and propyl Heck reactions were developed using readily available alkyl peroxides as alkyl sources. The reaction conditions were mild, clean, and easy to handle. No additive was needed, and no hazardous waste