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Synthesis Of Novel 3'-Spirocyclic-Oxindole Derivatives And Assessment Of Their Cytostatic Activities, Sarah Yong, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White Jan 2007

Synthesis Of Novel 3'-Spirocyclic-Oxindole Derivatives And Assessment Of Their Cytostatic Activities, Sarah Yong, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White

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The synthesis of some novel 3′-spirocyclic-oxindole compounds, based on the spiro[indole-3,5′-isoxazolidin]-2(1H)-one, the 2′H-spiro[indole-3,6′-[1,3]oxazinane]-2,2′(1H)-dione and the 2′H-spiro[indoline-3,3′-pyrrolo[1,2-c][1,3′]oxazine]-1′,2(1H)-dione heterocyclic structures, is described. These compounds were prepared from methyl α-(2-nitrophenyl)acrylate via [1,3]-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with two acyclic nitrones and one cyclic nitrone followed by reduction of the cycloadducts and then treatment with triphosgene. Two of these compounds showed significant cytostatic activity on three cancer cell lines with GI50 values of 2.6–4.1 μM on the human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7.


Syntheses Of Spiro[Cyclopropane-1,3'-Oxindole]-2-Carboxylic Acid And Cyclopropa[C]Quinoline-7b-Carboxylic Acid And Their Derivatives, Sarah Yong, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White Jan 2007

Syntheses Of Spiro[Cyclopropane-1,3'-Oxindole]-2-Carboxylic Acid And Cyclopropa[C]Quinoline-7b-Carboxylic Acid And Their Derivatives, Sarah Yong, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White

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The synthesis of spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-oxindole]-2-carboxylic acid, including novel 3-(2- and 3-pyridyl)-substituted analogues and the novel cyclopropa[c]quinoline-7b-carboxylic acid and their ester and amide derivatives is described. These syntheses involve diastereoselective cyclopropanation reactions of methyl 2-(2-nitrophenyl)acrylate and (3E)-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)- and (3E)-(pyridin-3-ylmethylene)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one with ethyl (dimethyl sulfuranylidene) acetate (EDSA). The synthesis of methyl cyclopropa[c]quinoline-7b-carboxylate involves a regioselective reductive cyclization of a nitro-diester precursor. The relative stereochemistry of key compounds has been determined by single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.


The Synthesis Of 2',2'-Bis-Benzylisoquinolines And Their Cytostatic Activities, Stephen R. Taylor, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne Jan 2007

The Synthesis Of 2',2'-Bis-Benzylisoquinolines And Their Cytostatic Activities, Stephen R. Taylor, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne

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The novel laudanosine dimers in which two laudanosine units are linked via a C-2′ biaryl bond have been prepared by a sequence that involves formation of the biaryl bond first and then formation of the isoquinoline rings. Two of these compounds showed higher cytostatic activity on three cancer cell lines than thalicarpine.


~3,850 Ma Tonalites In The Nuuk Region, Greenland: Geochemistry And Their Reworking Within An Eoarchaean Gneiss Complex, Allen P. Nutman, Vickie C. Bennett, Clark R. L Friend, Kenji Horie, Hiroshi Hidaka Jan 2007

~3,850 Ma Tonalites In The Nuuk Region, Greenland: Geochemistry And Their Reworking Within An Eoarchaean Gneiss Complex, Allen P. Nutman, Vickie C. Bennett, Clark R. L Friend, Kenji Horie, Hiroshi Hidaka

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The Eoarchaean (>3,600 Ma) Itsaq Gneiss Complex of southern West Greenland is dominated by polyphase orthogneisses with a complex Archaean tectonothermal history. Some of the orthogneisses have c. 3,850 Ma zircons, and they vary from rare single phase metatonalites to more common complexly banded migmatites. This is due to heterogeneous strain, in situ anatexis and granitic veining superimposed during younger tectonothermal events. In the single-phase tonalites with c. 3,850 Ma zircon, oscillatory-zoned prismatic zircon is all 3,850 Ma old, but shows patchy ancient loss of radiogenic Pb. SHRIMP spot analyses and laser ablation ICP-MS depth profiling show that thin …