摘要:
To better understand, and in the extension mimic, the action of the three selenium-containing iodothyronine deiodinases, o,o'-diiodophenols were reacted under acidic conditions with sodium hydrogen telluride, benzenetellurol, sodium hydrogen selenide, or benzeneselenol and under basic conditions with the corresponding deprotonated reagents. Sodium hydrogen telluride was found to selectively remove one iodine from a variety of 4-substituted o,o'-diiodophenols, including a protected form of thyroxine (T-4) Thus, it mimics the D1 variety of the iodothyronine deiodinases. Sodium telluride was a more reactive deiodinating agent toward o,o'-diiodophenols, often causing removal of both halogens. Benzenetellurol and sodium benzenetellurolate sometimes showed useful selectivity for monodeiodination. However, the products were often contaminated by small amounts of organotellurium compounds. Sodium hydrogen selenide, sodium selenide, benzeneselenol, and sodium benzeneselenolate were essentially unreactive toward o,o'-diiodophenols. To gain more insight into thyroxine inner-ring deiodination, substituted 2,6-diiodophenyl methyl ethers were treated with some of the chalcogen reagents. Reactivity and selectivity for monodeiodination varied considerably depending on the substituents attached to the aromatic nucleus. In general, it was possible to find reagents that could bring about the selective mono- or dideiodination of these substrates.