Furan-2(3H)- and 2(5H)-ones. Part 5. Photoreactions of 3-benzylfuran2(5H)-ones; cyclisation to indenofuranones
摘要:
The effect of substitution at the 'central methane' on the photoreactivity of 3-benzylfuran-2(5H)ones 5a-g was investigated. Despite its di-pi-methane structure, photochemical arylation was effected to give substituted indenofuranones 6 in good yields. Only the substitution by phenyl caused the di-pi-methane rearrangement to give a cyclopropanofuranone 18g in moderate yield.
The effect of the ‘central methane’ substitution on the di-π-methanerearrangement in 4-benzyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-ones 8a–d was investigated. Significant enhancement of efficiency in the rearrangement leading in high combined yields to two isomeric products, endo-12 and exo-12, is discussed in terms of both the substituent effects at the benzylic carbon and the restrained features of the ring-enrolled
Tricyclic cyanoguanidines: synthesis, site of action and insecticidal activity of a novel class of reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
作者:Bruce L. Finkelstein、Eric A. Benner、Maura C. Hendrixson、Kevin T. Kranis、James J. Rauh、Maya R. Sethuraman、Stephen F. McCann
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00326-1
日期:2002.3
Bridged-tricyclic cyanoguanidines 1 were found to be active as insecticides. The preparation and structure-activity relationships of oxacyclic (X=O) and carbocyclic (X=CH2) analogues of 1 is described. Compounds 1 were found to inhibit acetylcholinesterase with IC50 values comparable to the organophosphate Paraoxon. Unlike organophosphates. cyanoguanidines 1 were shown to reversibly bind acetylcholinesterase. This mode of action is shared by the structurally-related natural product Huperzine A. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.