• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.143-155
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• 2001

Many attention has been focused on developing new chemotherapeutic agents for a treatment of cancer from natural products. From Carpesium divaricatum S. et Z. (Compositae), various monoterpenoid compounds were isolated and exhibited mild antitumor activity against human tumor cell lines. These facts prompted us to explore the structure-activity relationship of these compounds. The synthesis of monoterpenoid compound was accomplished by Fries rearrangement, Grignard reaction, elimination, allylic oxidation, esterification and epoxidation as key steps. The results of in vitro cytotoxicity (A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF498, HCT15) of the synthesised compounds are as follows: First of all, epoxide moiety is prerequisite for cytotoxic activity in diester compound. Any kind of compounds with olefin or diol moiety instead of epoxide ring exhibited poor or mild cytotoxic activity respectively. Of o-acetoxy and isobutoxy epoxy esters, p-sub-stituted phenylacetate compounds exhibited high cytotoxic activities against SK-MEL-2 and HCT15.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.865-868
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• 1997

Second-order rate constants have been measured spectrophotometrically for the reactions of p-nitrophenyl phenylacetate (1) and benzoate (2) with a series of alicyclic amines in H2O containing 20 mole % DMSO at 25.0 ℃. 1 appears to be more reactive than 2 toward all the amines studied, although phenylacetic acid is a weaker acid than benzoic acid. The higher reactivity of 1 can be attributed to resonance and/or steric effect, since the ground state of 2 can be stabilized by resonance and 1 would experience less steric hindrance due to the presence of CH2 group between phenyl and C=O group. The reactivity of the amines increases with increasing their basicity. The Bronsted-type plots for aminolysis of 1 and 2 show good linearity with βnuc values of 0.81 and 0.85, respectively, indicating that the TS structures of the aminolyses of 1 and 2 are similar. Besides, the linear Bronsted plots obtained in the present system clearly suggest that there is no mechanism change for the given series of the amines and the reactions of 1 and 2 proceed in a same mechanism.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.20-22
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• 1992

Treatment of benzal chloride, alcohol, $K_2CO_3$, and a catalytic amount of $Co_2(CO)_8$ at $80^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours under 30 atm of CO gave the corresponding alkyl phenylacetate in good yield.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.1017-1020
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• 1999

The aminolysis reactions of thiophenyl phenylacetates with benzylamines are investigated in acetonitrile at 55.0℃. Relatively large selectivity parameters, βx≒ 1.5, βz = -1.5~-1.8 and βxz = 0.92 together with the valid reactivity-selectivity principle are consistent with stepwise acyl transfer mechanism with rate limiting expulsion of the leaving group, thiophenolate anion, from the tetrahedral intermediate, T ± . The first order kinetics with respect to the benzylamine concentration and the realtively large secondary kinetic isotope effect (kH / kD = 1.2-1.7) involving deuterated benzylamine nucleophiles suggest a four center type transition state in which concurrent leaving group departure and proton transfer are involved.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.480-483
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• 1997

The efficient synthesis of p-(acetylamino)phenylacetic acid(7), a antirheumatic agent, is reported. Methyl phenylacetate(3) was prepared from Friedel- Crafts reaction of benzene with methyl ${\alpha}$-chloro-${\alpha}$-(methylthio)acetate(1) followed by reductive desulfurization with zinc dust in acetic acid. Compound(7) was obtained from 3 by a sequence of nitration, reduction, N-acylation, and hydrolysis.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.90-97
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• 2020

Vinegar was prepared from corn produced in Gangwon province and changes to the major aroma components were investigated for acetic acid fermentation and ripening. The most prevalent volatile component in corn alcohol was determined to be 2-phenylethanol (accounting for 27% of total aroma components); the levels of 2-phenylethanol decreased to 15% after acetic acid fermentation. Principal component analysis of volatile compounds revealed that corn vinegar was distinguishable from corn alcohol. The highest content of total volatile components (50%) was acetic acid, followed by 2-phenylethanol and diethyl succinate. Ethyl phenylacetate and diethyl succinate had the highest odor activity value, and might contribute most profoundly to the aroma of corn vinegar.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.360-366
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• 1975

Selective reduction of carbonyl group with zinc borohydride in the presence of ester functional group was demonstrated with seven representative keto esters. Either hydroxy esters or lactones were obtained in good yields; ethyl 6-hydroxyheptanoate ($83.0{\%}$), ethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-2-cyclohexenecarboxylate ($82.3{\%}$), ethyl p-(${\alpha}$-hydroxyethyl)-phenylacetate ($78.9 {\%}$), 4-phenylbutyrolactone ($70.2{\%}$), and 3-phenylphthalide ($92.4{\%}$) were obtained from the corresponding keto esters.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.12-16
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• 1992

A new method for the synthesis of alminoprofen, which is a non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent, was described. Ethyl 2-phenyl-propionate(4) was prepared by Friedel-Crafts reaction of benzene with ethyl ${\alpha}-chloro-{\alpha}(methylthio)acetate(1)$, followed by methylation and desulfurization of the resultant ethyl 2-(methylthio)phenylacetate(2). Ethyl 2-(p-aminophenyl)propionate(6) was obtained by nitration of (4) and successive reduction of ethyl 2-(p-nitrophenyl)propionate(5). Alminoprofen was synthesized by reaction of (6) with methallyl chloride, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant ethyl 2-(p-methylallylaminophenyl)propionate (7).

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.389-393
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• 1991

A convenient method for the synthesis of indobufen, which is a potent antiinflammatory agent, was described. Ethyl 2-phenylbutyrate(4) was prepared by Friedel-Crafts reaction of benzene with ethyl $\alpha$-chloro-$\alpha$-(methylthio)acetate(l) followed by ethylation and desulfurization of the resultant ethyl 2-(methylthio)phenylacetate(2). Ethyl 2-(p-aminophenyl)butyrate(6) was prepared by nitration of (4) and successive reduction of ethyl 2-(p-nitrophenyl) butyrate(5). Indobufen was obtained by condensation reaction of (6) with phthalic anhydride followed by reduction and hydrolysis of the resultant ethyl 2-[p-(1, 3-dioxo-2-isoindolinyl)phenyl]butyrate(7).

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.391-395
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• 1992

Rhodium(I) and iridium(II) complexes, M(Cl$O_4$)(CO)$(PPh_3)_2$ and [M(CO)$(PPh_3)_3$]Cl$O_4$ (M = Rh, Ir), and RhX(CO)$(PPh_3)_2$ (X = Cl, Br, OH) catalyze the carbonylation of benzyl alcohols to produce phenylacetic acids under 6 atm of CO at $110^{\circ}C$ in deuterated chloroform. Benzyl alcohols initially undergo dehydration to give dibenzyl ethers which are then carbonylated to benzyl phenylacetates, and the hydrolysis of benzyl phenylacetate produces phenylacetic acids and benzyl alcohols. The carbonylation is accompanied with dehydrogenation followed by hydrogenolysis of benzyl alcohols giving benzaldehydes and methylbenzenes which are also produced by CO2 elimination of phenylacetic acids. Phenylacetic acid is also produced in the reactions of benzyl bromide with CO catalytically in the presence of Rh(Cl$O_4$)(CO)$(PPh_3)_2$ and $H_2O$, and stoichiometrically with Rh(OH)(CO)$(PPh_3)_2$ in the absence of $H_2O$.