Background:
Quinoline derivatives have been attracted much attention in drug discovery and synthetic derivatives of
these scaffolds present a range of pharmacological activities. Therefore, organoselenium compounds are valuable
scaffolds in organic synthesis because their pharmacological activities and their use as versatile building blocks for regio-,
chemio-and stereoselective reactions. Thus, the synthesis of selenium-containing quinolines has great significance, and
their applicability range from simple antioxidant agents, to selective DNA-binding and photocleaving agents.
Objective:
In the present study we describe the synthesis and antioxidant activity in vitro of new 7-chloroN(arylselanyl)quinolin-4-amines 5 by the reaction of 4,7-dichloroquinoline 4 with (arylselanyl)-amines 3.
Methods:
For the synthesis of 7-chloro-N(arylselanyl)quinolin-4-amines 5, we performed the reaction of (arylselanyl)-
amines 3 with 4,7-dichloroquinoline 4 in the presence of Et3N at 120 °C in a sealed tube. The antioxidant activities of the
compounds 5 were evaluated by the following in vitro assays: 2,2- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging
activity, 2,2-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), ferric ion reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), nitric
oxide (NO) scavenging and superoxide dismutase-like activity (SOD-Like).
Results:
7-Chloro-N(arylselanyl)quinolin-4-amines 5a-d has been synthesized in yields ranging from 68% to 82% by the
reaction of 4,7-dichloroquinoline 4 with arylselanyl-amines 3a-d using Et3N as base, at 120 °C, in a sealed tube for 24
hours and tolerates different substituents, such as -OMe and -Cl, in the arylselanyl moiety. The obtained compounds 5a-d
presented significant results with respect to the antioxidant potential, which had effect in the tests of inhibition of radical’s
DPPH, ABTS+ and NO, as well as in the test that evaluates the capacity (FRAP) and in the superoxide dismutase-like
activity assay (SOD-Like). It is worth mentioning that 7-chloro-N(arylselanyl)quinolin-4-amine 5b presented excellent
results, demonstrating a better antioxidant capacity when compared to the others.
Conclusion:
According to the obtained results 7-chloro-N(arylselanyl)quinolin-4-amines 5 were synthesized in good yields
by the reaction of 4,7-dichloroquinoline with arylselanyl-amines and tolerates different substituents in the arylselanyl
moiety. The tested compounds presented significant antioxidant potential in the tests of inhibition of DPPH, ABTS+ and
NO radicals, as well as in the FRAP and superoxide dismutase-like activity assays (SOD-Like).
