Synthesis of 4-substituted-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-10-oxa-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1]dec- 3-yl Acetic Acid Ethyl Esters as Norcantharidin Analogues

Title: Synthesis of 4-substituted-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-10-oxa-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1]dec- 3-yl Acetic Acid Ethyl Esters as Norcantharidin Analogues

Volume: 6 Issue: 1

Author(s): Benjamin Sauer, Jayne Gilbert, Jennette A. Sakoff and Adam McCluskey

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Keywords: Norcantharidin, Wittig reaction, Protein phosphatase 1 and 2A, Anticancer, Drug design scaffold

Abstract: A novel library of eighteen 4-substituted-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-10-oxa-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1]dec-3-yl acetic acid ethyl esters was generated in high yield in two steps from norcantharidin, a known protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibitor that displays good anticancer activity. Interestingly these analogues are bereft of anticancer and protein phosphatase activity, but possess the attributes needed for medicinal agents and could be used as scaffolds in other targets.

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Sauer Benjamin, Gilbert Jayne, Sakoff A. Jennette and McCluskey Adam, Synthesis of 4-substituted-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-10-oxa-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1]dec- 3-yl Acetic Acid Ethyl Esters as Norcantharidin Analogues, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2009; 6 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157018009787158535