1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane

Ferrociphenols are anticancer organometallic molecules bearing a ferrocene group linked, at least, to one <i>para</i>-phenol moiety via a double bond. Up to the present, their biological activity has been thought to be linked to their oxidation within cells to form a reactive quinone-met...

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Main Authors: Jérémy Forté, Patrick Herson, Pascal Pigeon
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2024/4/M1932
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description Ferrociphenols are anticancer organometallic molecules bearing a ferrocene group linked, at least, to one <i>para</i>-phenol moiety via a double bond. Up to the present, their biological activity has been thought to be linked to their oxidation within cells to form a reactive quinone-methide metabolite with the participation of this central double bond. To prove this assertion, the alkenyl entity of ferrociphenol <b>1a</b> (1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbut-1-ene) was reduced by triethylsilane in an acidic medium to obtain the alkyl counterpart 1,1-bis(4-hydrophenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane. 1,1-bis(4-hydrophenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane was fully characterized by <sup>1</sup>H NMR (including COSY), <sup>13</sup>C NMR, HRMS, IR, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Although missing the central double bond, this compound remains biologically active, opening the way to a new family of anticancer ferrocene-containing molecules.
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spelling doaj-art-5b0880173eaa46ee999f6eebf80f79212025-08-20T02:43:20ZengMDPI AGMolbank1422-85992024-12-0120244M193210.3390/M19321,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutaneJérémy Forté0Patrick Herson1Pascal Pigeon2CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceCNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceCNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceFerrociphenols are anticancer organometallic molecules bearing a ferrocene group linked, at least, to one <i>para</i>-phenol moiety via a double bond. Up to the present, their biological activity has been thought to be linked to their oxidation within cells to form a reactive quinone-methide metabolite with the participation of this central double bond. To prove this assertion, the alkenyl entity of ferrociphenol <b>1a</b> (1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbut-1-ene) was reduced by triethylsilane in an acidic medium to obtain the alkyl counterpart 1,1-bis(4-hydrophenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane. 1,1-bis(4-hydrophenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane was fully characterized by <sup>1</sup>H NMR (including COSY), <sup>13</sup>C NMR, HRMS, IR, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Although missing the central double bond, this compound remains biologically active, opening the way to a new family of anticancer ferrocene-containing molecules.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2024/4/M1932ferroceneferrociphenolalkene reductionanticancer moleculesorganometallic compoundsX-ray diffraction
spellingShingle Jérémy Forté
Patrick Herson
Pascal Pigeon
1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane
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ferrocene
ferrociphenol
alkene reduction
anticancer molecules
organometallic compounds
X-ray diffraction
title 1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane
title_full 1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane
title_fullStr 1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane
title_full_unstemmed 1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane
title_short 1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane
title_sort 1 1 bis 4 hydroxyphenyl 2 ferrocenylbutane
topic ferrocene
ferrociphenol
alkene reduction
anticancer molecules
organometallic compounds
X-ray diffraction
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2024/4/M1932
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