ISSN:
0170-2041
Keywords:
Furocoumarin
;
Dioxirane
;
8-Methoxypsoralen epoxide
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Mutagenicity
;
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The reaction of 8-methoxypsoralen (1) with dimethyldioxirane in methanol at 25°C yields the methanol adduct 3, namely the 2,3-dihydro-2-hydroxy-3,9-dimethoxy-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one, whose structure was unequivocally assigned by means of spectroscopic data. Methanol adduct 3 is produced by dioxirane epoxidation of the furan double bond of 1 to 2 followed by nucleophilic attack by methanol at the benzylically activated C-3. The direct observation of the 8-methoxypsoralen epoxide (2) was not possible, because at low temperature (below 0°C) dimethyldioxirane does not epoxidize 1, while at 25°C this labile epoxide decomposes. On the basis of these results, a rational explanation is offered as to the origin of the regioisomeric methanol adduct 5, namely 2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-2,9-dimethoxy-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one, observed in traces (ca. 0.2%), when 1 is treated with sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide in aqueous methanol.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jlac.1992199201180
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