title: The derivation of a novel mitomycin skeleton: 3 alpha-alkoxymitomycin.
abstract: The first example of C-3 alkoxylation in mitomycins has been achieved. 3 alpha-iso-Propoxy-10-O-decarbamoylmitomycin D (4) and 3 alpha-iso-propoxymitomycin D (5) were derived from mitomycin D (3) under decarbamoylation conditions with iso-propoxide. Under similar conditions 3 alpha-iso-propoxy-10-O-decarbamoylporfiromycin (8) and 3 alpha-methoxy-10-O-decarbamoylmitomycin B (11) were also derived from porfiromycin (6) and mitomycin B (9), respectively. The mechanism of generation of these novel analogs was based on the premise that the key intermediate of hydroquinone iminium salt (14) was led through the iminium salt (13), followed by alkoxide addition and oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirahata
mesh_terms: D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins