Synthesis of alpha-tocopherolquinone derivatives, and methods of using the same

The present invention is directed to a method of synthesizing a compound of Formula I: the method comprising oxidizing alpha-tocopherol with a metal salt oxidizing agent to form the compound of Formula I, wherein the stoichiometric ratio (mol/mol) of metal salt oxidizing agent/alpha-tocopherol is 1....

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Main Authors HAWI AMALE, ECKHOFF MICHAEL, LEPREE JASON M, PAISLEY STEVEN D
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 16.01.2013
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMISTRY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:The present invention is directed to a method of synthesizing a compound of Formula I: the method comprising oxidizing alpha-tocopherol with a metal salt oxidizing agent to form the compound of Formula I, wherein the stoichiometric ratio (mol/mol) of metal salt oxidizing agent/alpha-tocopherol is 1.6 to 4. The invention is also directed to a method of synthesizing a compound of Formula I, the method comprising (a) hydrolyzing alpha-tocopheryl acetate in the presence of a base; (b) neutralizing the hydrolyzing of (a), thereby forming alpha-tocopherol; and (c) oxidizing the alpha-tocopherol of I (b) with a metal salt oxidizing agent to form the compound of Formula I, wherein the stoichiometric ratio (mol/mol) of metal salt oxidizing agent/aipha-tocopherol is 1.6 to 4.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201180023343