• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.90-94
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• 2012

The furan-2-ylidene acetates (3a-d), obtained from the furan-2,3-diones (1a-b) and methyl/ethyl (triphenylphosphoranylidene)-acetates (2a-b), were converted via the Michael type reactions with 2,3-diaminopyridine and its derivatives (4a-c) into the corresponding pyrrol-2-ylidene-acetates (5a-j) in moderate yields (45-94%). Structures of these compounds were determined by the IR, NMR, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction method.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.32-37
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• 1977

Conformations of nine 2-substituted furan, thiophene and pyrrole compounds have been studied by EHT methods. The preferred conformations of furan derivatives were trans form, which were mainly stabilized by electrostatic interactions. For thiophenes, electronic conjugation between the ring S and carbonyl oxygen was dominant, while for pyrroles both the electrostatic and conjugation effects were operative in determining the preferred conformations. Results of EHT calculation agreed well with experimentally determined preferences.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.965-970
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• 2010

An efficient and practical preparation of 2-arylbenzo[b]furan molecules including natural egonol, XH-14, ailanthoidol, and unnatural derivatives is demonstrated using Sonogashira coupling, iodine induced cyclization and Wittig reaction. Anti-inflammatory effects of the prepared benzo[b]furans were examined in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264-7 macrophages. The results showed that ailanthoidol, XH-14 and three other unnatural derivatives (9-10, 13) inhibited significantly the production of inflammatory mediator nitric oxide without showing cytotoxicity.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.516-519
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• 1994

The derivatives of methyl 5-hydroxy-dinaphtho[1,2-2',3']furan-7,12-dione-6-carboxylate (MHDDC) were synthesized by condensing alkyl sulfate or alkyl halide with MHDDC in organic solvent, and their structures were identified by NMR, MS, UV, IR etc. We also investigated the physico-chemical properties, physiological activities, and set up the micro-analytical method of the compounds.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.2585-2591
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• 2012

A series of heterocyclic chalcone derivatives bearing heterocycles such as thiophene or furan ring as an isostere of benzene ring were carefully prepared, and the influence of heterocycles on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities was systematically investigated. Structure-activity relationships (SAR) analysis showed that the activities of thiophene ring-containing chalcones were higher than those of furan ring-containing chalcones, and the presence of methyl substituent of heterocyclic ring distinctly affected the activities compared with non-substituted heterocycles in an opposite manner, with the 4'-methyl group of thiophene ring increasing activity and the 3'-methyl group of the furan ring decreasing activity. The distinct isosteric effect of heterocycles (i.e., thiophene or furan ring) on radical scavenging activities of heterocyclic chalones was distinctly demonstrated in our work.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.454-458
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• 2002

Furo[3,2-h]quinoline derivatives were synthesized as a gastric $H^+$/$K^+$-ATPase inhibitors. The oxycyclization of 7 and 8-positions in quinoline potentiated the inhibitory activity, while no significant changes in biological activity were observed by the variation of substituents in furan ring. The several furo[3,2-h]quinoline derivatives were worthy of in vivo investigation for their anti-secretory and anti-ulcer activity.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.62-66
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• 2008

In this study, we examined the inhibitory effects of propenone derivatives, 1,3-diphenyl-propenone (DPhP), 3-phenyl-1-thiophen-2-yl-propenone (PhT2P), 3-phenyl-1-thiophen-3-yl-propenone (PhT3P) and 1-furan-2-yl-3-phenyl-propenone (FPhP), on $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced nuclear factor (NF)-${\kappa}B$ activity and interleukin (IL)-8-induced monocyte adhesion to colon epithelial cells. 1-Furan-2-yl-3-pyridin-2-yl-propenone (FPP-3) that is previously reported as a $NF-{\kappa}B$ inhibitor suppressed $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced monocyte-epithelial cell adhesion in a concentration-dependent manner. The propenone derivatives, DPhP, PhT2P, PhT3P, FPhP, also inhibited $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation in a similar degree to FPP-3. In a DPPH radical scavenging assay, none of the compounds showed DPPH radical scavenging activity, indicating that the inhibitory actions of the propenone derivatives on redox-sensitive $NF-{\kappa}B$ activity is not due to a simple free radical scavenging activity. In addition, the propenone derivatives also suppressed the IL-8-induced monocyte adhesion to colon epithelial cells. Furthermore, the effective concentrations of the propenone derivatives on both $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation as well as IL-8 induced monocyte-epithelial cell adhesion were 1000 times lower than 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), a clinically used drug for inflammatory bowel disease. These results suggest that the propenone derivatives may be a potential lead having a strong inhibitory activity against inflammatory cytokine-induced epithelial inflammation.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.11-606
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• 1999

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.12-494
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• 1999

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.361-362
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• 1992