Abstract
New syntheses of naturally occurring cytotoxic plant steroids (E)- and (Z)-volkendousin (1 and 2) and their acetonides 1a - a potent selective cell growth inhibitor - and 2a have been accomplished, starting from diosgenin (overall yields of 1.2%, 0.7%, 1.9%, and 1.1% for 1, 2, 1a, and 2a, respectively), and also from 16-dehydropregnenolone (overall yields of 9.4%, 2.5%, 14.0%, and 3.8% for 1, 2, 1a, and 2a, respectively). The efficiency of the stereospecific Petrow rearrangement and the straightforward introduction of the α,β-unsaturated ketone functionality, by a Wharton reaction, illustrate the utility of this new synthetic strategy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3247-3252 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2000 |
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Keywords
- Melia volkensii
- Natural products
- Steroids
- Toxicology
- Volkendousin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry
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Novel syntheses of (E)- and (Z)-volkendousin, cytotoxic steroids from the plant Melia volkensii. / Di Filippo, Marcello; Fezza, Filomena; Izzo, Irene; De Riccardis, Francesco; Sodano, Guido.
In: European Journal of Organic Chemistry, No. 18, 09.2000, p. 3247-3252.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - New syntheses of naturally occurring cytotoxic plant steroids (E)- and (Z)-volkendousin (1 and 2) and their acetonides 1a - a potent selective cell growth inhibitor - and 2a have been accomplished, starting from diosgenin (overall yields of 1.2%, 0.7%, 1.9%, and 1.1% for 1, 2, 1a, and 2a, respectively), and also from 16-dehydropregnenolone (overall yields of 9.4%, 2.5%, 14.0%, and 3.8% for 1, 2, 1a, and 2a, respectively). The efficiency of the stereospecific Petrow rearrangement and the straightforward introduction of the α,β-unsaturated ketone functionality, by a Wharton reaction, illustrate the utility of this new synthetic strategy.
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