Molecules, Vol. 26, Pages 4549: Preparation of Antiproliferative Terpene-Alkaloid Hybrids by Free Radical-Mediated Modification of ent-Kauranic Derivatives

Molecules, Vol. 26, Pages 4549: Preparation of Antiproliferative Terpene-Alkaloid Hybrids by Free Radical-Mediated Modification of ent-Kauranic Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules26154549 Authors: Elena Pruteanu Vladilena Gîrbu Nicon Ungur Leentje Persoons Dirk Daelemans Philippe Renaud Veaceslav Kulcițki A convenient strategy for molecular editing of available ent-kauranic natural scaffolds has been developed based on radical mediated C–C bond formation. Iodine atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) followed by rapid ionic elimination and radical azidoalkylation were investigated. Both reactions involve radical addition to the exo-methylenic double bond of the parent substrate. Easy transformations of the obtained adducts lead to extended diterpenes of broad structural diversity and artificial diterpene-alkaloid hybrids possessing lactam and pyrrolidine pharmacophores. The cytotoxicity of selected diterpenic derivatives was examined by in vitro testing on several tumor cell lines. The terpene-alkaloid hybrids containing N-heterocycles with unprecedented spiro-junction have shown relevant cytotoxicity and promising selectivity indexes. These results represent a solid basis for following research on the synthesis of such derivatives based on available natural product templates.
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