Natural tanshinone-like heterocyclic-fused ortho-quinones from regioselective Diels-Alder reaction: synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation

Eur J Med Chem. 2009 Oct;44(10):3915-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2009.04.016. Epub 2009 Apr 14.

Abstract

A series of new natural tanshinone-like oxoheterocyclic-fused ortho-quinone derivatives were synthesized from readily available benzofuranol and N-substituted dienes via IBX oxidation-cycloaddition-aromatization procedure. The regiospecific Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions of N-dienes were achieved efficiently with a variety of dienophiles. It is found that the amide moiety in the molecular could be preserved or eliminated by control of the aromatization conditions. Selected oxoheterocyclic-fused ortho-quinones as well as several thioheterocyclic-fused ortho-quinones we obtained before were evaluated for their cytotoxicities on different cancer cell lines and the Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) was discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity*
  • Carcinoma / drug therapy
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Furans / chemical synthesis
  • Furans / chemistry*
  • Furans / toxicity*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemical synthesis
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry*
  • Naphthoquinones / toxicity*
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Furans
  • Naphthoquinones