Purpose: This research is devoted to designing the synthesis of sulfanyl-substituted 3,5-
dimethylisoxazoles, which contain structural analogues of the SAM drug in the molecule.
SAM (S-adenosyl-L-methionine), formed in the biosynthetic process, is used as an effective
hepatoprotective drug. Complexation and hepatoprotective properties of the combinatorial
series of bis(isoxazolylsulfanyl)ethane have been studied.
Methods: Bis(isoxazol-4-ylmethylsulfanyl)alkanes were synthesized using the one-pot
method. The structures of compounds were established by one-dimensional (1H,13C) and
two-dimensional (COSY, HCQS, HMBC) NMR spectroscopy, mass-spectrometry and Xray diffraction. The biological activity of the combinatorial series of sulfanyl derivatives of
diketones, azoles and their metal complexes has been studied by in vivo method. Simulation
of the animal associated processes was carried out in accordance with the principles of
bioethics. Screening studies of hepatoprotective activity were carried out in a model of
acute CC14 intoxication after a single injection intraperitoneally as a 50% solution in olive
oil. The pharmacologically known hepatoprotective drug SAM served as a control.
Results: Two-step synthesis of novel α,ω-bis(isoxazol-4-ylmethylsulfanyl)alkanes was
carried out via the multicomponent reaction between 2,4-pentandione, CH2O and α,ωdithiols, then the resulting α,ω-bis(1,3-diketone-2-ylmethylsulfanyl)alkanes were
transformed by hydroxyl amine to obtain bis-isoxasole derivatives. Promising precursor
1,2-bis(isoxazol-4-ylmethylsulfanyl)ethane was converted to metal complexes by
interaction with PdCl2 or CuCl. The obtained compounds were found to be practically nontoxic compounds (1001 – 3000 mg/kg) according to the classification of K.K. Sidorov, but
copper complex refers to low-toxic compounds substances (165 mg/kg). Compounds of
sulfanyl ethane series demonstrate hepatoprotective activity.
Conclusion: Palladium(II) complex being almost non-toxic possesses hepatoprotective
activity comparable to the drug like SAM.