An efficient synthesis of chromeno[4,3-b]quinoline derivatives via one-pot,four-component reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, formaldehyde,cyclohexanedione,ammonium ceric nitrate under microwave irradiation was accomplishe...An efficient synthesis of chromeno[4,3-b]quinoline derivatives via one-pot,four-component reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, formaldehyde,cyclohexanedione,ammonium ceric nitrate under microwave irradiation was accomplished.The structures of these compounds were unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction.Furthermore,the anti-AChE activities of these compounds in vitro were investigated at concentrations of 20μM and 50μM by using a standard Ellman's method.The relationship of inhibitory activities and structures of these chromeno [4,3-b]quinolines was also systematically studied.Of all the compounds investigated,4ag emerged as the most potent AChE inhibitor with IC50 values of 5.63μM,and it might be used as potent lead for the development anti-AChE agents.Moreover,molecular modelling was conducted to understand the optimal interaction of AChE with these types of compounds.展开更多
基金NSFC(Grant No.81773557,81573279,81373255)Major Project of Technology Innovation Program of Hubei Province(Grant No.2016ACA126)+1 种基金NSFHP(Grant No.2017CFA024)and the Fun damental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.2042017kf0288)
文摘An efficient synthesis of chromeno[4,3-b]quinoline derivatives via one-pot,four-component reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, formaldehyde,cyclohexanedione,ammonium ceric nitrate under microwave irradiation was accomplished.The structures of these compounds were unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction.Furthermore,the anti-AChE activities of these compounds in vitro were investigated at concentrations of 20μM and 50μM by using a standard Ellman's method.The relationship of inhibitory activities and structures of these chromeno [4,3-b]quinolines was also systematically studied.Of all the compounds investigated,4ag emerged as the most potent AChE inhibitor with IC50 values of 5.63μM,and it might be used as potent lead for the development anti-AChE agents.Moreover,molecular modelling was conducted to understand the optimal interaction of AChE with these types of compounds.