Electrochemical multicomponent cascade synthesis and evaluation of
antitumor activities of 4-selenylsulfonylpyrazoles: a combined
experimental and theoretical study
Abstract
Herein, we report an electrochemical multicomponent one-pot cascade
protocol for the synthesis of 4-selenylsulfonylpyrazoles from
sulfonohydrazides, pentane-2,4-diones and diselenides under catalyst-,
chemical oxidant- and electrolyte-free conditions. This method features
good functional group tolerance, step economy, mild reaction conditions,
environmental friendliness, easy operation with cheap reagents,
scaled-up synthesis and high yields, providing a promising strategy to
construct pyrazole derivatives containing selenium and sulfonyl, which
is widely used in drugs, agricultural chemicals and biologically active
compounds. Notably, the representative compound
1-((4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-3,5-dimethyl-4-(phenylselanyl)-1
H-pyrazole 4jaa can inhibit the proliferation of human
triple-negative breast cancer cells with an IC 50 value
of 5.35 ± 0.76 μM. Moreover, the proposed mechanism is supported by
control experiments and density functional theory calculations.