Microwave-Assisted, Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Amino-2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran Flavonoid Derivatives from Chalcones

Autor: Yash R. Mehta, Lianyan L. Xu, Leslie N. Aldrich, Travis R. Helgren, Ivan Pavlinov, Melissa A. Korkmaz, Daniel Sotelo
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 24(18)
ISSN: 1521-3765
Popis: A route to access 3-amino-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans that utilizes microwave-assisted organic synthesis to rapidly generate analogues has been developed. The route begins with an acid-catalyzed, microwave-assisted aldol condensation to generate chalcone intermediates, followed by a Corey-Bakshi-Shibata reduction and subsequent Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation to access stereoisomeric epoxyalcohols. The final step is a one-pot, microwave-assisted, regioselective, acid-catalyzed epoxide opening with various amines followed by an intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction to generate the 3-amino-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans. This route provides ready access to stereochemically and structurally diverse analogues of these flavonoid scaffolds. Additionally, a pilot library was synthesized, and the biological activity diversity of the chalcones and dihydrobenzofurans was explored in human carcinoma cell lines.
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