Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5220882 Tetrahedron 2012 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

Regio- and stereoselective C10β-H functionalization of sinomenine, an economically available natural immunomodulating alkaloid, has been studied, developed and successfully applied to the synthesis of new immunosuppressive sinomenine derivatives in a protecting-free fashion. Regioselective oxidation of sinomenine with (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (DIB) in water provided a single stable benzoquinone derivative 4, and subsequent 1,6-conjugated addition of 4 with alcohols, amines, and thiols afforded a new series of C10β-H functionalized sinomenine derivatives stereoselectively. Some derivatives with a newly introduced 10β-bezenesulfanyl substituent exhibited much higher TNF-α inhibitory potency than their natural parent sinomenine. This work opens a convenient access to novel sinomenine derivatives with medicinal interests.

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