Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of 9‐Substituted Benzo[de]chromene‐7,8‐dione and 5‐Benzyl‐9‐substituted Benzo[de]chromene‐7,8‐dione

Abstract

New Mansonone analogues of 9‐substitued benzo[de]chromene‐7,8‐dione 5b–e and 5‐benzyl‐9‐substitued benzo[de]chromene‐7,8‐dione 6a–e were prepared through a modified route. The first step involved a bulky base t‐butylamine mediated regioselective deacetylation of 2‐substituted‐1,4‐naphth‐diyl diacetate, resulting in obtaining of monoacetate 4‐acetate 2 in high yield. The mechanism of cyclization, debenzylation, and oxidation for the formation of 5a–e and 6a–e were discussed. The cytotoxicity of the prepared compounds 5 and 6 were comparable with naturally occurring Mansonone F.

Keywords:

• Antitumor
• mansonone F
• oxidation debenzyl rearrangement
• selective hydrolization

Acknowledgments

We are indebted to the National Nature Science Foundation of China (20472117), the Guangzhou City Science Foundation, the Guangdong Provincial Science Foundation, the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Area of Strategic Development Fund for financial support of this study.