Rapid synthesis and zebrafish evaluation of a phenanthridine-based small molecule library

…, S Wallace, D Haigh, EE Patton, AN Hulme

Index: Donaldson, Lauren R.; Wallace, Stephen; Haigh, David; Patton, E. Elizabeth; Hulme, Alison N. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 9, # 7 p. 2233 - 2239

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Abstract

A Heck cyclisation approach is described for the rapid synthesis of a library of natural product-like small molecules, based on the phenanthridine core. The synthesis of a range of substituted benzylamine building blocks and their incorporation into the library is reported, together with a highly selective cis-dihydroxylation protocol that enables access to the target compounds in an efficient manner. Biological evaluation of the library using zebrafish ...