PAMAM-dendrimer bearing 1,2-diphenylethyne core obtained by palladium-catalyzed coupling assisted by silver oxide: in vitro evaluation of antioxidant properties

Delia Soto-Castro, Rosa Santillan, Patricia Guadarrama, Norberto Farfán, Irma Gabriela González-Herrera, Ana Cintia Cruz-Méndez

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Abstract

Abstract: A new dendrimer with a 1,2-diphenylacetylene core and PAMAM-type dendrons was obtained in 55 % yield by a palladium-catalyzed reaction assisted by silver oxide [(PPh3)2PdCl2/Ag2O] from hypercore derivative of 17α-ethynylestradiol and dendrons with iodobenzene as focal point. The structure of this new dendrimer was unambiguously established by 1H, 13C NMR, HETCOR, 1H–13C HMBC, and HRMS. Due to the structure and aqueous solubility of the dendrimer, preliminary in vitro antioxidant potential was evaluated by ferric reducing antioxidant power assay, showing values 84 % higher than reduced glutathione. From DPPH assay, it was concluded that the dendrimer exhibited a scavenging power slightly higher than ascorbic acid. Because of its properties, the synthesized dendrimer could be a good candidate for future assays in biological models for specific diseases where oxidative stress plays an important role. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1839-1847
Number of pages9
JournalMonatshefte fur Chemie
Volume147
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2016

Keywords

  • Alkylation
  • Antioxidant capacity
  • Dendrimers
  • NMR spectroscopy

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