Varacin

Varacin is a bicyclic organosulfur compound originally found in marine Ascidiacea from the Polycitor genus.[1] It contains an unusual pentathiepin ring which reacts with DNA, and varacin and synthetic analogues have been investigated for their antimicrobial and antitumour properties.[2][3] Because of its potent biological activity and unusual and challenging ring system, it has been a popular target of efforts toward its total synthesis.[4][5][6]

Varacin
Names
IUPAC name
2-(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4,5-benzopentathiepin-9-yl)ethanamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
Properties
C10H13NO2S5
Molar mass 339.540 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

  1. Makarieva, T. N.; Stonik, V. A.; Dmitrenok, A. S.; Grebnev, B. B.; Isakov, V. V.; Rebachyk, N. M.; Rashkes, Y. W. (1995). "Varacin and three new marine antimicrobial polysulfides from the far-eastern ascidian Polycitor sp". Journal of Natural Products. 58 (2): 254–8. doi:10.1021/np50116a015. PMID 7769392.
  2. Greer, A. (2001). "On the origin of cytotoxicity of the natural product varacin. A novel example of a pentathiepin reaction that provides evidence for a triatomic sulfur intermediate". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123 (42): 10379–86. doi:10.1021/ja016495p. PMID 11603989.
  3. Brzostowska, E. M.; Greer, A. (2003). "The role of amine in the mechanism of pentathiepin (polysulfur) antitumor agents". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125 (2): 396–404. doi:10.1021/ja027416s. PMID 12517151.
  4. Behar, Victor; Danishefsky, Samuel J. (1993-07-01). "Total synthesis of the novel benzopentathiepin varacinium trifluoroacetate: the viability of "varacin-free base"". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 115 (15): 7017–7018. doi:10.1021/ja00068a087. ISSN 0002-7863.
  5. Ford, Paul W.; Narbut, Mathew R.; Belli, Jack; Davidson, Bradley S. (1994-10-01). "Synthesis and Structural Properties of the Benzopentathiepins Varacin and Isolissoclinotoxin A". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 59 (20): 5955–5960. doi:10.1021/jo00099a026. ISSN 0022-3263.
  6. Toste, F. Dean; Still, Ian W. J. (1995-07-01). "A New Route to the Synthesis of the Naturally Occurring Benzopentathiepin Varacin". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117 (27): 7261–7262. doi:10.1021/ja00132a033. ISSN 0002-7863.
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