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Published on: February 7, 2019
Synthetic method and biological activities of cis-fused alpha-methylene gamma-lactones
Yohsuke Higuchi1, Fumito Shimoma, Masayoshi Ando
1Graduate School of Science and Technology, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
Abstract:
A reliable method was developed for the synthesis of cis-fused alpha-methylene gamma-lactones via alpha-methyl gamma-lactones. Bromination of alpha-methyl gamma-lactones with LDA/CBr(4) or TMSOTf/PTAB and successive dehydrobromination with DBU or TBAF of the resulting alpha-bromo-alpha-methyl gamma-lactones gave the desired alpha-methylene gamma-lactones in high yield. This method was successfully applied to the synthesis of biologically active compounds. alpha-Methylene gamma-lactone derivatives 1c, 2c, 4c, and 17 showed cell growth inhibitory activity to P388 lymphocytic leukemia. They also showed significant activities to crop diseases. Thus, alpha-methylene gamma-lactone 1c showed preventive activity in controlling scab of apple caused by Venturia inaequalis. alpha-Methylene gamma-lactones 2c, 4c, 17, and 18 also showed significant preventive activities in controlling damping off of cucumber caused by Pythium aphanidermatum.
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