An Efficient Procedure for the Synthesis of 21-Acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11),16- tetraene-3,20-dione

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
Luu D. Huy ◽  
Nguyen T. Diep ◽  
Tran K. Vu ◽  
Tatiana S. Savinova ◽  
Marina V. Donova

Background: Halogenated corticosteroids are widely used in medicine, and the global need of these steroidal APIs is estimated to be 40 – 70 tons, annually. Vietnam currently imports the pharmaceutical compounds up to 90%, in particular 100% of steroidal drugs. Currently, industrial production is based on the chemical syntheses of corticosteroids from either 16- dehydropregnenolone acetate (obtained from diosgenin) or androstenedione (obtained from phytosterol). The development of shorter synthetic schemes and more economically feasible technologies is of great significance. Introduction of 1(2)-double bond at the final stages of the corticosteroids synthesis results inpoor yield. 21-Acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11),16-tetraene-3,20-dione (tetraene acetate) is a key intermediate in the synthesis of highly active halogenated corticosteroids such as dexamethasone and other halogenated corticosteroids. 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11),16- tetraene-3,20-dione is a key intermediate in the synthesis of dexamethasone from the readily available and cheap 9α-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione. Objective: The purpose of this study was the development of an efficient and shorter procedure for the synthesis of 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11),16-tetraene-3,20-dione from 9α-hydroxyandrostenedione, which is a product of a bio-oxidative degradation of the side chain of phytosterols. Methods: Pregnane side chain was constructed using cyanohydrin method. For 1(2)- dehydrogenation, selene dioxide was applied for the introduction of Δ1(2)-double bond. Other stages of the synthesis were epimerization, Stork’s iodination procedure and dehydration. Result: 21-Acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11),16-tetraene-3,20-dione was prepared from 9α- hydroxyandrostenedione in yield more than 46%. Conclusion: An efficient and practically feasible procedure for the synthesis of 21-acetoxypregna- 1,4,9(11),16-tetraene-3,20-dione from 9α-hydroxyandrostenedione, a key intermediate for the synthesis of 9-haloidated corticoids, has been developed. The procedure can be applied for the production of value-added 9-haloidated corticoids.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 606-610
Author(s):  
Nguyen T. Diep ◽  
Luu D. Huy

Background: Vietnam currently imports up to 90% of the pharmaceuticals it consumes and 100% of the steroid-based pharmaceuticals. The ability for efficient chemical synthesis of the steroids could create commercial opportunities to address this issue. Synthesis of 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11)- triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione is considered a key intermediate in the scheme of steroidal drug synthesis. Previous synthesis attempts of such steroids (corticoids) introduce a double bond at C-1(2) in the final stage of synthesis, which delivers a poor yield and reduces the economic efficiency of the process. Objective: To study and develop a novel and effective method for the synthesis of 21-acetoxypregna- 1,4,9(11)-triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione. Methods: Using 9α-hydroxyandrostenedione as a substrate chemical synthesis was performed as follows: pregnane side chain construction at C-17 (acetylene method), introduction of C-1(2) double bond (using SeO2), epimerization of C-17 (via 17-ONO2 ester) and Stork’s iodination. Results: 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11)-triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione was prepared from 9α- hydroxyandrostenedione with an improved yield compared to previous attempts. Conclusion: Here, 21-acetoxypregna-1,4,9(11)-triene-17α,21-diol-3,20-dione has been synthesized from 9α-hydroxyandrostenedione based on a novel, effective and commercially feasible scheme. The introduction of the C-1(2) double bond at an earlier stage of the synthesis has increased the economic efficiency of the entire process. For the first time, the indirect epimerization mechanism has been clarified along with the configuration of the C-17 stereo-center which has been confirmed using NOESY data.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Hee Lee ◽  
Hack-Keun Lee ◽  
Kwangsoo Kim ◽  
Geunbae Rhim ◽  
Min Hye Youn ◽  
...  

C5−C13 linear alpha() olefins (LAOs) are high-value-added chemicals acknowledged by industry. However, using catalysts to elevate the activity and selectivity of LAOs remains a major challenge for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS)....


2013 ◽  
Vol 734-737 ◽  
pp. 2089-2093
Author(s):  
Fan Liu ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Jia Chuan Chen ◽  
Zhen Wang

In this Paper the Two-Stage Method of Enzyme-Mild Acidic Hydrolysis was Adopted to Separate Lignin from the APMP and the Modified Pulp Samples.And then Analyze the Lignin Structure Changes of the Modified APMP Lignin by Laccase and LMS(laccase/mediator System). it was Found that no Oxidation Took Place on Carbohydrates in the LMS, and Lignin Cα Hydroxyl Oxidization Produce α Carbonyl and H2O2 Bleaching can also Oxidation of Lignin, make the Conjugate C = α Increase;the Syringyl Structure Hydroxyl Content Increase, the Lignin Structure Macromolecular Side Chain Fracturing; Laccase and LMS Oxidative Degradation Chromophoric Group Unsaturated C = O, which can Improve the Brightness of Pulp and Create Better Conditions for Unbleached Pulp.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azizuddin ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Syed Ghulam Musharraf

: For several decades, biotransformational studies on steroidal compounds have gained a lot of attention because it is an efficient approach for the structural modification of complicated natural or synthetic compounds with high regio-, chemo- and stereoselectivity at environmentally friendly conditions. This review summarizes the use of different strains of Cunninghamella blakesleeana for the biotransformation of sixteen steroids 1-16 into a variety of transformed products. The transformed products may be important as a drug or precursor for the production of important pharmaceuticals. The types of reactions performed by C. blakesleeana include hydroxylation, epoxidation, reduction, demethylation, oxidation, glycosidation, double bond formation, side-chain degradation, isomerisation and opening of an isoxazol ring, which would be difficult to produce by traditional synthesis.


Catalysts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Bjelić ◽  
Miha Grilc ◽  
Sašo Gyergyek ◽  
Andraž Kocjan ◽  
Darko Makovec ◽  
...  

Conversion of waste lignocellulosic (LC) biomass, a widely-available low-cost feedstock, into value-added biobased chemicals (and biofuels) has been gaining much attention recently. Therefore, the present lignin valorisation study was aimed at developing magnetically-separable highly-active catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), also proposing surface chemical kinetics. Five carbonaceous substrate-deposited Ru were synthesised and tested for the HDO of monomer moiety eugenol. Their annealing temperatures differed, specifically between 300 and 750 °C, while one was not subjected to calcination. Experiments revealed the substantial influence of annealing temperature on the product distribution. Namely, fresh nonannealed nanocomposites were not active for hydrogenolysis. By further pretreatment increase, hydrogenation and, exclusively, the deoxygenation of saturated cyclic species, were enhanced, these being more promoted considering rates and yields than commercial carbon-supported ruthenium. Over 80 mol% of 4-propyl-cylohexanol and propyl-cyclohexane could be formed over the samples, treated at 500 and 600 °C, for 100 and 125 min, respectively, under 275 °C and 5 MPa of reactor hydrogen pressure. Interestingly, a notable 4-propyl-phenol amount was produced upon 750 °C pretreating. The intrinsic microkinetic model, developed previously, was applied to determine relevant turnover parameters. Calculated modelling results indicated a 47- and 10-fold greater demethoxylation and dehydroxylation mechanism ability upon the reheatingpreheating at 600 °C in comparison to industrial (heterogeneous) Ru/C.


1970 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 4145-4148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuo Ikekawa ◽  
Yasushi Honma ◽  
Naoko Morisaki ◽  
Kiyoshi Sakai
Keyword(s):  

2000 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Mazerski ◽  
I Antonini ◽  
S Martelli

Pyrimidoacridinetriones (PATs) are a new group of highly active antitumor compounds. It seems reasonable to assume that, like for some other acridine derivatives, intercalation into DNA is a necessary, however not a sufficient condition for antitumor activity of these compounds. Rational design of new compounds of this chemotype requires knowledge about the structure of the intercalation complex, as well as about interactions responsible for its stability. Computer simulation techniques such as molecular dynamics (MD) may provide valuable information about these problems. The results of MD simulations performed for three rationally selected PATs are presented in this paper. The compounds differ in the number and position of side chains. Each of the compounds was simulated in two systems: i) in water, and ii) in the intercalation complex with the dodecamer duplex d(GCGCGCGCGCGC)2. The orientation of the side chain in relation to the ring system is determined by the position of its attachment. Orientation of the ring system inside the intercalation cavity depends on the number and position of side chain(s). The conformations of the side chain(s) of all PATs studied in the intercalation complex were found to be very similar to those observed in water.


2000 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Mazerski ◽  
K Muchewicz

Imidazoacridinones (IAs) are a new group of highly active antitumor compounds. The intercalation of the IA molecule into DNA is the preliminary step in the mode of action of these compounds. There are no experimental data about the structure of an intercalation complex formed by imidazoacridinones. Therefore the design of new potentially better compounds of this group should employ the molecular modelling techniques. The results of molecular dynamics simulations performed for four IA analogues are presented. Each of the compounds was studied in two systems: i) in water, and ii) in the intercalation complex with dodecamer duplex d(GCGCGCGCGCGC)2. Significant differences in the conformation of the side chain in the two environments were observed for all studied IAs. These changes were induced by electrostatic as well as van der Waals interactions between the intercalator and DNA. Moreover, the results showed that the geometry of the intercalation complex depends on: i) the chemical constitution of the side chain, and ii) the substituent in position 8 of the ring system.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Kappler ◽  
Andreas Siebert ◽  
Uli Kazmaier

Introduction: Miuraenamides belong to marine natural compounds with interesting biological properties. Materials and Methods: They initiate polymerization of monomeric actin and therefore show high cytotoxicity by influencing the cytoskeleton. New derivatives of the miuraenamides have been synthesized containing a N-methylated amide bond instead of the more easily hydrolysable ester in the natural products. Results: Incorporation of an aromatic side chain onto the C-terminal amino acid of the tripeptide fragment also led to highly active new miuraenamides. Conclusion: We could show that the ester bond of the natural product miuraenamide can be replaced by an N-methyl amide. The yields in the cyclization step are high and generally much better that with the corresponding esters. On the other hand, the biological activity of the new amide analogs are lower compared to the natural products, but the activity can significantly be increased by incorporation of a p-nitrophenyl group at the C-terminus of the peptide fragment.


Design Issues ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Iva Kostešić ◽  
Fedja Vukić

The economic and industrial underdevelopment in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) during the post-World War II period resulted in the partial abandonment of the Soviet economic model and the introduction of free market elements. The social concept of self-management and the 1965 economic reform enabled enterprise entities, still owned by the state, to allocate and distribute finances. From the 1950s, SFRY witnessed a fast growth in the economy and industrial production, and the emergence of design. However, most enterprises in former Yugoslavia had little interest in investing in design, even though the material means were available. Through the process of privatization from 1990 on, and upon the introduction of the free enterprise economy social model, this persistent resistance to achieve value-added products by implementing design strategy was eventually one of the reasons for both the economic troubles in the transformation process and the final decay of state-owned companies. Throughout the 1990s, the privatized companies in the newly independent state of Croatia inherited this non-innovative approach to industrial production while focusing more on license buying.


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