DOI

A simple and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of complex compounds with spiro-fused 11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline and cyclopropa[a]pyrrolizine or azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane moieties. All the products have been synthesized in good to high yields and excellent diastereoselectivity by one-pot three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of various derivatives of cyclopropene with azomethine ylides. Azomethine ylides were in situ generated from 11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxalin-11-one derivatives and amines, such as N-substituted and N-unsubstituted α-amino acids, benzylamines, and also peptides (dipeptide Gly-Gly and tripeptide Gly-Gly-Gly). To understand the mechanism that allows for azomethine ylide generation followed by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, a quantum chemical investigation was performed. The anticancer activity of some of the obtained compounds against the human leukemia K562 cell line was evaluated by flow cytometry in vitro.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)595-605
Number of pages11
JournalOrganic Chemistry Frontiers
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Feb 2018

    Research areas

  • CARBONYL YLIDES, CASTANOSPERMINE, CHEMISTRY, DERIVATIVES, EASY ACCESS, ENANTIOSELECTIVE CONSTRUCTION, KINASE INHIBITORS, PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS, SPIRO-HETEROCYCLES, STEREOSELECTIVE-SYNTHESIS

    Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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