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Synthesis of poinsettifolin A

Escobar, Zilma LU ; Solano, Carlos LU ; Larsson, Rikard LU ; Johansson, Martin H LU ; Salamanca, Efrain ; Gimenez, Alberto ; Munoz, Eduardo and Sterner, Olov LU (2014) In Tetrahedron 70(47). p.9052-9056
Abstract
A synthesis of poinsettifolin A (1), a prenylated flavonol isolated from Dorstenia poinsettifolia, is described. Two routes starting from quercetin were explored, and 1 could be prepared if a prenyl group first was incorporated at C-6 of the protected quercetin followed by a condensation with citral at C-8. The key synthetic steps are a Mitsunobu reaction, an europium (III)-catalysed Claisen rearrangement coupled with cross-metathesis, and a benzopyran-forming geranylation. The two geranylated 3,5,3',4'-tetrahydroxyflavonols prepared, 1 and 3, were assayed for antileishmanial activity against Leishmania amazonensis and Leishmania braziliensis, and found to be active. Compound 3 showed cytotoxic activity against leukaemia and lung cancer... (More)
A synthesis of poinsettifolin A (1), a prenylated flavonol isolated from Dorstenia poinsettifolia, is described. Two routes starting from quercetin were explored, and 1 could be prepared if a prenyl group first was incorporated at C-6 of the protected quercetin followed by a condensation with citral at C-8. The key synthetic steps are a Mitsunobu reaction, an europium (III)-catalysed Claisen rearrangement coupled with cross-metathesis, and a benzopyran-forming geranylation. The two geranylated 3,5,3',4'-tetrahydroxyflavonols prepared, 1 and 3, were assayed for antileishmanial activity against Leishmania amazonensis and Leishmania braziliensis, and found to be active. Compound 3 showed cytotoxic activity against leukaemia and lung cancer cells while 1 lacked cytotoxicity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Prenylated flavonols, Poinsettifolin A, Leishmania amazonensis, Leishmania braziliensis, Cytotoxicity
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Tetrahedron
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70
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47
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9052 - 9056
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Elsevier
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0040-4020
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10.1016/j.tet.2014.10.021
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English
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  author       = {{Escobar, Zilma and Solano, Carlos and Larsson, Rikard and Johansson, Martin H and Salamanca, Efrain and Gimenez, Alberto and Munoz, Eduardo and Sterner, Olov}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{47}},
  pages        = {{9052--9056}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Tetrahedron}},
  title        = {{Synthesis of poinsettifolin A}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2014.10.021}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.tet.2014.10.021}},
  volume       = {{70}},
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