Intramolecular oxidative deselenization of acylselenoureas: a facile synthesis of benzoxazole amides and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
Angeli, A., Peat, T.S., Bartolucci, G., Nocentini, A., Supuran, C.T., Carta, F.(2016) Org Biomol Chem 14: 11353-11356
- PubMed: 27892589
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ob02299e
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
5TFX - PubMed Abstract:
A mild, efficient and one pot procedure to access benzoxazoles using easily accessible acylselenoureas as starting materials has been discovered. Mechanistic studies revealed a pH dependent intramolecular oxidative deselenization, with ring closure due to an intramolecular nucleophilic attack of a phenoxide ion. All the benzoxazoles herein reported possessed a primary sulfonamide zinc binding group and showed effective inhibitory action on the enzymes, carbonic anhydrases.
Organizational Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy. fabrizio.carta@unifi.it.