title: Synthesis and antitumor activity of phenyl carbocyclic oxetanocin and related compounds.
abstract: Reaction of trans-2,3-bis[(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxymethyl] -1-cyclobutanone (4a) with phenylmagnesium bromide or lithiated aromatic compounds gave two adducts, the (1R, 2R, 3R) isomers (5a--c) and the (1R,2S,3S) isomers (6a--c). The major products (5a, c) were treated with tetrabutylammonium fluoride to give the (1R,2R,3R)-1-aryl-2,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1-cyclobutanols (1a, c). The 3-(oxazol-2-yl)-phenyl adduct 5b was converted to the benzamide congener 1b in 6 steps. On catalytic reduction of 1a with Raney Ni the stereochemistry at C-1' was mostly retained, but in the case of 10% Pd-C catalyst, steric inversion occurred. Compounds 1a-c displayed no cytotoxicity towards human nasopharyngeal carcinoma KB cell line.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuhara
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C051061:oxetanocin; D000225:Adenine