Facile, highly efficient, and clean onepot synthesis of acridine

Facile, highly efficient, and clean onepot synthesis of acridine sulfonamide derivatives at room
temperature and their inhibition of human carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes
İbrahim Yeşildağ, Ramazan Ulus, Erhan
Başar, Melike Aslan, Muharrem Kaya &
Metin Bülbül
Monatsh Chem-013-1145-2014
Abstract: Reaction of dimedone, 4-amino-N-(diaminomethylene)benzenesulfonamide, and aromatic
aldehydes was successfully realized using sulfuric acid as a cheap catalyst. Synthesis of novel
acridine sulfonamide compounds was performed providing high yields in water as the solvent at
room temperature. This method has several advantages such as use of a green solvent, high yields,
and efficient one-pot procedure. In addition, human carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes (hCA I and hCA
II) were purified from erythrocyte cells by affinity chromatography. The inhibitory effects of
acetazolamide and the newly synthesized acridine sulfonamides on hydratase and esterase activities
of these isoenzymes was studied in vitro. The esteraseIC50 values of the new compounds are 47.2–
230.1lM for hCA I and 50.1–275.0lM for hCA II.
Keywords: Green chemistry Cyclization Three-component reaction Aldol reactions Enzymes Michael
additions