Application of Mannich bases to the synthesis of hydroxymethylated isoflavonoids as potential antineoplastic agents

作者:Frasinyuk Mykhaylo S; Mrug Galyna P; Bondarenko Svitlana P; Sviripa Vitaliy M; Zhang Wen; Cai Xianfeng; Fiandalo Michael V; Mohler James L; Liu Chunming; Watt David S*
来源:Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, 13(46): 11292-11301.
DOI:10.1039/c5ob01828e

摘要

The regiospecific Mannich aminomethylation of 7-hydroxyisoflavonoids using bis(N,N-dimethylamino)methane afforded C-8 substituted N,N-dimethylaminomethyl adducts, and the regioselective aminomethylation of 5-hydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavonoids afforded predominantly the C-6 substituted N,N-dimethylaminomethyl adducts. Acetylation of these C-6 or C-8 Mannich bases with potassium acetate in acetic anhydride provided access to the corresponding acetoxymethyl derivatives that were subsequently converted to hydroxymethyl-and methoxymethyl-substituted 5-hydroxy- or 7-hydroxyisoflavonoids related to naturally occurring flavonoids. The C-8 acetoxymethyl, hydroxymethyl or methoxymethyl-substituted isoflavonoids possessed promising inhibitory potency in the low micromolar range in a prostate cancer PC-3 cell proliferation assay.

  • 出版日期2015