RT - Article SR - Electronic T1 - CATALYTIC CYCLOMETALLATION IN STEROID CHEMISTRY III1 : SYNTHESIS OF STEROIDAL DERIVATIVES OF 5Z,9Z-DIENOIC ACID AND INVESTIGATION OF ITS HUMAN TOPOISOMERASE I INHIBITORY ACTIVITY SP - 2018-02-27 A1 - D’yakonov, V.A., A1 - Dzhemileva, L.U., A1 - Tuktarova, R.A., A1 - Makarov, A.A., A1 - Islamov, I.I., A1 - Mulyukova, A.R., A1 - Dzhemilev, U.M., YR - 2015 UL - https://repo.bashgmu.ru/publication/674 AB - Two approaches to stereoselective synthesis of steroid 5Z,9Z-dienoic acids were developed, the first one being based on the cross-cyclomagnesiation of 2-(hepta-5,6-dien-1-yloxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran and 1,2-diene cholesterol derivatives on treatment with EtMgBr catalyzed by Cp2TiCl2, while the other involving the synthesis of esters of hydroxy steroids with (5Z,9Z)-tetradeca-5,9-dienedioic acid, prepared in two steps using homo-cyclomagnesiation of 2-(hepta-5,6-dien-1-yloxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran as the key step. High inhibitory activity of the synthesized acids against human topoisomerase I (hTop1) was found.