Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones

Pyrroloquinone ring systems are important structural units present in many biologically active molecules including a number of marine alkaloids. For example, they are found in a series of marine metabolites, such as tsitsikammamines, zyzzyanones, wakayin, and terreusinone. Several of these alkaloids...

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Main Authors: Thao Nguyen, Dwayaja Nadkarni, Shilpa Dutta, Su Xu, Sanghun Kim, Srinivasan Murugesan, Sadanandan Velu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/262580
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author Thao Nguyen
Dwayaja Nadkarni
Shilpa Dutta
Su Xu
Sanghun Kim
Srinivasan Murugesan
Sadanandan Velu
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Shilpa Dutta
Su Xu
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Sadanandan Velu
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description Pyrroloquinone ring systems are important structural units present in many biologically active molecules including a number of marine alkaloids. For example, they are found in a series of marine metabolites, such as tsitsikammamines, zyzzyanones, wakayin, and terreusinone. Several of these alkaloids have exhibited antimicrobial, antimalarial, antifungal, antitumor, and photoprotecting activities. Synthesis of pyrroloquinone unit is the key step in the synthesis of many of these important organic molecules. Here, we present a ceric (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated oxidative free radical cyclization reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with aminoquinones as a facile methodology for making various substituted pyrroloquinones. 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds used in this study are ethyl acetoacetate, acetylacetone, benzoyl acetone, and N,N-dimethyl acetoacetamide. The aminoquinones used in this study are 2-(benzylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione and 6-(benzylamino)-1-tosyl-1H-indole-4,7-dione. The yields of the synthesized pyrroloquinones ranged from 23–91%.
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spelling doaj-art-7f040bb193b14325ad9b35f87d6fc22f2025-08-20T03:35:40ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/262580262580Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with AminoquinonesThao Nguyen0Dwayaja Nadkarni1Shilpa Dutta2Su Xu3Sanghun Kim4Srinivasan Murugesan5Sadanandan Velu6Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1240, USAPyrroloquinone ring systems are important structural units present in many biologically active molecules including a number of marine alkaloids. For example, they are found in a series of marine metabolites, such as tsitsikammamines, zyzzyanones, wakayin, and terreusinone. Several of these alkaloids have exhibited antimicrobial, antimalarial, antifungal, antitumor, and photoprotecting activities. Synthesis of pyrroloquinone unit is the key step in the synthesis of many of these important organic molecules. Here, we present a ceric (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated oxidative free radical cyclization reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with aminoquinones as a facile methodology for making various substituted pyrroloquinones. 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds used in this study are ethyl acetoacetate, acetylacetone, benzoyl acetone, and N,N-dimethyl acetoacetamide. The aminoquinones used in this study are 2-(benzylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione and 6-(benzylamino)-1-tosyl-1H-indole-4,7-dione. The yields of the synthesized pyrroloquinones ranged from 23–91%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/262580
spellingShingle Thao Nguyen
Dwayaja Nadkarni
Shilpa Dutta
Su Xu
Sanghun Kim
Srinivasan Murugesan
Sadanandan Velu
Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones
Journal of Chemistry
title Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones
title_full Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones
title_fullStr Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones
title_short Synthesis of Pyrroloquinones via a CAN Mediated Oxidative Free Radical Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Aminoquinones
title_sort synthesis of pyrroloquinones via a can mediated oxidative free radical reaction of 1 3 dicarbonyl compounds with aminoquinones
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/262580
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