Síntese de lignanas por Acoplamento Oxidativo de Fenilpropanoides

Abstract

By means of oxidative coupling of phenylpropanoids, it was possible to develop a synthesis enantioselective method some natural lignans found in various plants that possess important biological activities. Through this method we obtained the novel synthesis of dihidrocarinatidina composed to be assigned valuable pharmacological activities. Thus, in patent (PI 1101946-8) submitted by our research group, describe the preparation of some natural process lignans, using this, peroxidase contained in coconut water (Cocos nucifera) that acts as a biocatalyst, and hydrogen peroxide as an agent oxidant in the oxidative coupling of acid p-(OH)-phenylpropanoids. Thus, dimeric forms of isoeugenol (Licarina A) and dihidrocarinatidina heterodimer production by oxidative cross-coupling between eugenol and isoeugenol were obtained. This technique was also carried out the synthesis of seringaresinol by dimerization sinapílico alcohol, once methylated provided in yangambin. Moreover, were made by this method, attempts to synthesize the conocarpan. It is noteworthy that all these substances have great pharmacological importance. Using an aqueous mixture of potassium ferrocyanide and ammonium hydroxide, promote oxidative coupling of eugenol, which provided the dehidrodieugenol, its methylation with methyl iodide and potassium carbonate provided mainly in the form monomethyl ether and minority, the dimethyl derivative. The products of the reactions were characterized by 13C-NMR and 1H-NMR spectra, which were then faced with spectral data of natural counterparts in the literature. Tests for leishmania activity licarina A, dehidrodieugenol and its mono and dimethyl ether derivatives were developed. Through these trials there were activities against Leishmania promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania major (licarina A) and promastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis (dehidrodieugenol), with more efficient results than the reference drug. The highlighted dehidrodieugenol monometilado showed antiparasitic activity against Leishmania amazonensis.