Synthesis of N-acetoxy-N-benzoyl-2-aminofluorene, an ultimate carcinogen by LTA oxidation of alpha-phenyl-N-(2-aminofluorenyl)nitrone, and N-(2 '-deoxyguanosin-8-yl)-2-aminofluorene
H. Mallesha et al., Synthesis of N-acetoxy-N-benzoyl-2-aminofluorene, an ultimate carcinogen by LTA oxidation of alpha-phenyl-N-(2-aminofluorenyl)nitrone, and N-(2 '-deoxyguanosin-8-yl)-2-aminofluorene, SYNTHESIS-S, (16), 2001, pp. 2415-2418
The rearrangement of a new alpha -phenyl-N-(2-aminofluorenyl)nitrone (8) to
a new ultimate carcinogen, N-acetoxy-N-benzoyl-2-aminofluorene (9) is achi
eved in a lead tetraacetate (LTA) oxidation reaction. Compound 9 reacts wit
h deoxyguanosine (dG) at pH 7.0 to give N-(benzoyl)-N-(deoxyguanosin-8-yl)-
2-aminofluorene (10). Subsequent debenzoylation with the heterogeneous syst
em (sodium carbonate/methanol) leads to the C8-adduct, N-(2'-deoxyguanosin-
8-yl)-2-aminofluorene (11).