Guncheol Kim

Expedient syntheses of indolizidines (−)-167B and (−)-209D

Abstract Indolizidine alkaloids (−)-167B and (−)-209D were synthesized via an expedient route using hydroacylation and amination.

Identification of a novel antiangiogenic agent; 4-(N-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)amino benzopyran analogues

A series of 4-(N-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)aminobenzopyran analogues, originally designed as K(ATP) openers for ischemic diseases, showed antiangiogenic properties through the inhibition of HUVEC tube formation. Especially one of p-Cl substituted analogues (4c) completely inhibited HUVEC tube formation at 10 microM. The compound 4c significantly inhibited tumor growth by 52% on A549 (human non small cell lung carcinoma) in nude mice xenografts without any significant side effects.

New Cyclization Route to the Skeletons of Lennoxamine and Chilenine

Abstract A new cyclization route, triggered by epoxide opening, has been performed to provide the key intermediates for isoindolobenzapine alkaloids, lennoxamine and chilenine. The epoxide was prepared by the Stille reaction using vinyltributylstannane and the following dioxirane treatment. Cyclization under the treatment of BF3 · OEt2 provided an azepine moiety, and the oxidative cyclization toward the known precursor for the alkaloids has been achieved by reaction with a stoichiometric amount of Pd(OAc)2. This formal synthesis suggests a new route to the alkaloids.

Asymmetric Synthesis of (-)-Indolizidine 209D via B-Alkyl Suzuki Coupling and Amination Reactions

(-)-Indolizidine 209D has been synthesized using consecutive amination reactions of compound 11. The precursor was prepared concisely using B-alkyl Suzuki cross coupling of chiral homoallyl amine and vinyl iodide compounds. Reaction: see text.

Photoreactive immobilization of 11 -(2,4 -dinitro -5 -fluorobenzene )-undecenamide on a hydrogenated silicon (100) surface for protein immobilizations

Several nucleophiles such as proteins or poly(ethyleneimine) could be easily conjugated with a 11-(2,4-dinitro-5-fluorobenzene)undecenamide (DFUA) monolayer photochemically prepared on a silicon (100) surface.