A convenient route to new 3(2H)-furanones is described through hydrogenolysis and subsequent acidic hydrolysis of isoxazoles. The antiproliferative activity of title compounds were evaluated against leukemia-, carcinoma-, neuroblastoma-, and sarcoma-derived human cell lines in comparison to the natural compound geiparvarin. The structure activity relationship indicated that the maximum in vitro antiproliferative activity correlates with the presence of a heterocyclic ring on the ethenyl moiety. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and reactions of simple 3(2H)-furanones
作者:Amos B. Smith、Patricia A. Levenberg、Paula J. Jerris、Robert M. Scarborough、Peter M. Wovkulich