α, n??Didehydrotoluenes by Photoactivation of (Chlorobenzyl) trimethylsilanes: An Alternative to Enyne–Allenes Cyclization

S Protti, D Ravelli, B Mannucci, A Albini…

Index: Protti, Stefano; Ravelli, Davide; Mannucci, Barbara; Albini, Angelo; Fagnoni, Maurizio Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2012 , vol. 51, # 34 p. 8577 - 8580

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Abstract

Chemotherapeutic agents must be able to kill tumor cells while being inactive against healthy cells. Typically, a prodrug is activated in situ by some mild mechanism and generates an aggressive intermediate that may for example, abstract hydrogen atoms from DNA and induce DNA cleavage and subsequent apoptosis. Among the few chemical classes that come close to this paradigm are highly unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as ...