Quinol derivatives of estrogens are effective pro-drugs in steroid replacement therapy. Here, we report that these compounds can be synthesized in one-pot conditions and high yield by blue LED-driven photo-oxygenation of parent estrogens. The oxidation was performed in buffer and eco-certified 2-methyltetrahydrofuran as the two-liquid-phase reaction solvent, and in the presence of meso-tetraphenyl porphyrin as the photosensitizer. Two steroidal prodrugs 10β, 17β-dihydroxyestra-1,4-dien-3-one (DHED) and 10β-Hydroxyestra-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (HEDD) were obtained with high yield and selectivity.

A green blue LED-driven two-liquid-phase one-pot procedure for the synthesis of estrogen-related quinol prodrugs / De Marchi, Elisa; Botta, Lorenzo; Bizzarri, Bruno Mattia; Saladino, Raffaele. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 27:24(2022), pp. 1-12. [10.3390/molecules27248961]

A green blue LED-driven two-liquid-phase one-pot procedure for the synthesis of estrogen-related quinol prodrugs

Saladino, Raffaele
2022

Abstract

Quinol derivatives of estrogens are effective pro-drugs in steroid replacement therapy. Here, we report that these compounds can be synthesized in one-pot conditions and high yield by blue LED-driven photo-oxygenation of parent estrogens. The oxidation was performed in buffer and eco-certified 2-methyltetrahydrofuran as the two-liquid-phase reaction solvent, and in the presence of meso-tetraphenyl porphyrin as the photosensitizer. Two steroidal prodrugs 10β, 17β-dihydroxyestra-1,4-dien-3-one (DHED) and 10β-Hydroxyestra-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (HEDD) were obtained with high yield and selectivity.
2022
estrogens; estrogen-related quinols; prodrug; CNS-selective estrogen therapy; DHED; HEDD;neuroprotection; para-quinol; photo-oxygenation; photochemistry
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A green blue LED-driven two-liquid-phase one-pot procedure for the synthesis of estrogen-related quinol prodrugs / De Marchi, Elisa; Botta, Lorenzo; Bizzarri, Bruno Mattia; Saladino, Raffaele. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 27:24(2022), pp. 1-12. [10.3390/molecules27248961]
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