Swami B, Kumari N, Maruthi M, Kunjunny NK, Menon RS. A formal vinylic substitution reaction for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated enol esters and their anticancer potential.
Org Biomol Chem 2024;
22:3273-3278. [PMID:
38572769 DOI:
10.1039/d4ob00401a]
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Abstract
Arylsulfonyl group-bearing α,β-unsaturated enol esters were readily assembled via the Cs2CO3-mediated union of 2-bromoallyl sulfones and cinnamic acids. The overall transformation is equivalent to an sp2 carbon-oxygen coupling reaction, and therefore constitutes a formal vinylic substitution. Several of the products display promising levels of antiproliferative activities higher than that of the anticancer drug carboplatin. Thiophenol reacted with 2-bromoallyl sulfones under identical conditions to afford α-thiophenyl-α'-tosyl acetone via an apparent aerial oxidation.
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