One- and two-electron reduction of hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and hydroxy-9,10-anthraquinones: The role of internal hydrogen bonding and its bearing on the redox chemistry of the anthracycline antitumour quinones |
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Authors: | Alamdar Ashnagar JMalcolm Bruce PLeslie Dutton Roger C Prince |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, The University, Manchester M13 9PL U.K.;2. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;3. Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Route 22 East, Annandale, NJ 08801, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | First and second half-wave reduction potentials of 11 1,4-naphthoquinones and 42 9,10-anthraquinones have been measured for solutions in dimethylformamide. The presence of hydroxy groups at the 5- and 8-positions of the 1,4-naphthoquinone nucleus, and at the 1-, 4-, 5- and 8-positions of the 9,10-anthraquinone (the α-positions) markedley raises both reduction potentials. Measurements on the corresponding methoxy- and acetoxyquinones indicate that internal hydrogen bonding in the α-hydroxyquinones makes a major contribution to stabilisation of the semiquinone, probably as a result of increased delocalisation due to exchange of the hydroxy hydrogen between the two neighbouring oxygen atoms. The bearing of this phenomenon on the mechanism of action off anthracycline antitumour quinones is discussed, and the stabilising effect on the semiquinone of hydroxy groups at the 1- adn 5-positions of the 9,10-anthraquinone nucleus is highlighted. |
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Keywords: | Hydroxynaphthoquinone Hydroxyanthraquinone H bonding Redox Quinone reduction |
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