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. 2020 Aug 4;10(48):28644-28652.
doi: 10.1039/d0ra06043g. eCollection 2020 Aug 3.

Synthesis of benzonaphthofuroquinones and benzoylnaphthindolizinediones by reactions of flavonoids with dichlone under basylous, oxygenous and aqueous conditions: their cytotoxic and apoptotic activities

Peng Luo  1   2 , Wanxing Wei  1 , Saqlain Haider  3 , Shabana I Khan  3 , Mei Wang  3 , Weigao Pan  1   2 , Amar G Chittiboyina  3
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Synthesis of benzonaphthofuroquinones and benzoylnaphthindolizinediones by reactions of flavonoids with dichlone under basylous, oxygenous and aqueous conditions: their cytotoxic and apoptotic activities

Peng Luo et al. RSC Adv. .

Abstract

Using flavonoids and dichlone as substrates, benzonaphthofuroquinones (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, novel; 4 new) and benzoylnaphthindolizinediones (7, 8, known; 9, new) were synthesized through common base-catalyzed method and a new method of combining base-catalyzed with O2/H2O exposing. The possible reaction mechanisms may involve the process like isomerization, hydration, oxidation, decomposition and intermolecular condensation. Benzonaphthofuroquinones (2, 3, 4, 5) were found to exhibit potent cytotoxicity against carcinoma cell lines and low toxicity to normal cell lines. The compounds 4 and 5 not only expressed a significant late-stage-apoptosis against human leukemia and melanoma, but also promoted the cleavage of caspase-3 and PARP in human leukemia, which suggested that the late-stage-apoptosis and caspase-3 pathway may be responsible for the cytotoxicities of these benzonaphthofuroquinones. The replacement of the furan ring with pyrrole system in benzoylnaphthindolizinediones (7, 8, 9) resulted in the loss of anticancer activity.

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Figures

Scheme 1
Scheme 1. The reported dunnione analogs with cytotoxicity.
Scheme 2
Scheme 2. The reported synthetic methods for benzo- or naphthanaphthofuroquinones.
Scheme 3
Scheme 3. The reported synthetic methods for benzoylnaphthindolizinediones.
Scheme 4
Scheme 4. Synthesis of benzonaphthofuroquinones and the possible reaction mechanism of 4. Reagents and conditions: (1) pyridine, 85 °C, 24 h; (2) pyridine, moist air (O2/H2O) injection, 85 °C, 24 h.
Scheme 5
Scheme 5. Synthesis of benzoylnaphthindolizinediones and the possible reaction mechanisms. Reagents and conditions: pyridine, moist air (O2/H2O) injection, 85 °C, 24 h.
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