Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of a Series of 3-Alkenyl-2-Hydroxy-1,4-Naphthoquinones Obtained by an Efficient Knoevenagel Condensation

A modified and efficient Knoevenagel condensation procedure was developed to synthesize the title compounds using β-alanine and acetic acid as catalysts, showing good to excellent yields. We used lawsone with suitable aliphatic aldehydes including isobutyraldehyde, 3-methyl-butyraldehyde, 2-ethylbutyraldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, 2-phenyl-propionaldehyde, among others. These compounds were submitted to cytotoxic screening against three tumor cell lines presenting good to excellent cytotoxic profiles.

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Main Authors: David,Cibelle C., Lins,Antonio C. S., Silva,Tania M. S., Campos,Júlia F., Silva,Teresinha G., Militão,Gardenia C. G., Camara,Celso A.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532019000100008
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