Abstract
Molecular iodine facilitated the reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-1,3- cyclohexanedione with aromatic aldehydes in iso-propanol affording a variety of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes in high yields. Most of the compounds synthesized showed good anti-proliferative properties in vitro against three cancer cell lines and 9-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,5,6,7,9-hexahydro-1H- xanthene-1,8(2H)-dione possessing a 2-hydroxy phenyl group at C-9 position was found to be promising. Further structure elaboration of the same compound and the crystal structure analysis and hydrogen bonding patterns of another compound that is, 9-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,5,6,7,9-hexahydro-1H- xanthene-1,8(2H)-dione prepared by using this methodology is presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2186-2191 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Mar 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1,8-Dioxo-octahydroxanthene
- 5,5-Dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione
- Iodine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry