Aqueous Manganese‐Mediated Reductive Coupling of Nitroarenes to Azoxybenzenes

Azoxy compounds have been prepared in good yields by reductive coupling of aromatic nitro compounds with manganese and a catalytic amount of acetic acid in aqueous conditions.     

Pyrinadine A, a novel pyridine alkaloid with an azoxy moiety from sponge Cribrochalina sp.

A novel cytotoxic bis-3-alkylpyridine alkaloid with an azoxy moiety, pyrinadine A (1), has been isolated from an Okinawan marine sponge Cribrochalina sp. (SS-1115), and the structure was elucidated by spectroscopic data and chemical means.     

4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-3H-1,2,4-triazole-1-oxide. The unpredicted azoxy-regioisomer

Summary 4,5-Dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-3H-1,2,4-triazole (1) is converted to the title azoxy compound4 by peroxytrifluoroacetic acid. The structure assignment of4 is based on an X-ray analysis.Ab initio calculations were employed to rationalize the reaction path leading to the triazole-1-oxide4 and not to the expected regioisomer triazole-2-oxide3.

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4,5-Dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-3H-1,2,4-triazol-1-oxid. Das unerwartete Regioisomere

Zusammenfassung 4,5-Dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-3H-1,2,4-triazol (1) wird mit Trifluorperessigsäure in die Titel-Azoxy-Verbindung4 umgewandelt. Die Strukturzuordnung von4 basiert auf einer Röntgenstrukturanalyse. Mittelsab initio-Rechnungen wird versucht zu erklären, weshalb die Reaktion zum Triazol-1-oxid4 und nicht zum erwarteten regioisomeren Triazol-2-oxid3 führt.

     

Azoxy Compounds—From Synthesis to Reagents for Azoxy Group Transfer Reactions

The azoxy functional group is an important structural motif and represents the formally oxidized counterpart of the azo group. Azoxy compounds find numerous applications ranging from pharmaceuticals to functional materials, yet their synthesis remains underdeveloped with a main focus on the formation symmetric azoxy compounds. To overcome challenges in the synthesis of such unsymmetric azoxy compounds, we designed a process employing readily accessible nitroso compounds and iminoiodinanes. This method builds on the use of visible light irradiation to generate a triplet nitrene from iminoiodinanes, which is trapped by nitroso arenes to give access to sulfonyl-protected azoxy compounds with a good substrate scope and functional group tolerance. We further describe two applications of these sulfonyl-protected azoxy compounds as radical precursors in synthesis, where the whole azoxy group can be transferred and employed in C(sp³)−H functionalization of ethers or 1,2-difunctionalization of vinyl ethers. All of the reactions occurred at room temperature under visible light irradiation without the addition of any photoredox catalysts and additives. Control experiments, mechanism investigations, and DFT studies well explained the observed reactivity.     

Chemometric QSAR studies of antifungal azoxy compounds

Summary Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) for 16 azoxy compounds with antifungal activity have been studied by the combined approach of a partial least-squares method and factorial design. The PLS model equation suggested the structural requirements of two substituents, R₁ and R₂, for the antifungal activity. The sterically bulky and hydrophobic R₁ substituents and electron-withdrawing R₂ substituents are favorable for the activity. We propose candidate compounds which are more potent than the compounds based on QSAR data. In this study, we show that the chemometric approach is a powerful tool for QSAR studies and drug design.Abbreviations PLS partial least squares - FD factorial design - MLR multiple linear regression - PPs principal properties     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Azo-containing or Azoxy-containing Schiff Bases and Their Antiproliferative and Cytotoxic Activities

A series of novel Schiff base derivatives was designed and synthesized from 3,3'-azobenzaldehyde and 3,3'-azoxybenzaldehyde. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR, MS and elemental analysis and tested for their in vitro antiproliferative activities against HeLa cell lines. At the same time, the impact on the antitumor activity of the sulfanilamido, benzamido, phenolic hydroxyl or thiourea groups was investigated and discussed. Compounds 4, 6 and 10 were found to exhibit strong cytotoxic activity.