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Electrochemical multicomponent cascade synthesis and evaluation of antitumor activities of 4-selenylsulfonylpyrazoles: a combined experimental and theoretical study
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  • Haojie Ma,
  • Shuyang Guo,
  • Yumeng He,
  • Bo Han,
  • Zhiqiang Ren,
  • Yuqi Zhang,
  • Zhou Sun,
  • Wei-Min He
Haojie Ma
Yan'an University

Corresponding Author:mahj@yau.edu.cn

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Shuyang Guo
Yan'an University
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Yumeng He
Yan'an University
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Bo Han
Yan'an University
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Zhiqiang Ren
Yan'an University
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Yuqi Zhang
Yan'an University
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Zhou Sun
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Biological Agriculture
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Wei-Min He
University of South China
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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.