Alex Danimann

Mr. Alex Danimann


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 November 2019 in Molecules
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JIJ. Andrea Ibacache
J. Andrea Ibacache
JVJaime Adolfo Valderrama
Jaime Adolfo Valderrama
JFJudith Faúndes
Judith Faúndes
ADAlex Danimann
Alex Danimann
FRFrancisco J. Recio
Francisco J. Recio
CZCésar Zúñiga
César Zúñiga
In the search for new quinoid compounds endowed with potential anticancer activity, the synthesis of novel heterodimers containing the cytotoxic 7-phenylaminoisoquinolinequinone and 2-phenylaminonaphthoquinone pharmacophores, connected through methylene and ethylene spacers, is reported. The heterodimers were prepared from their respective isoquinoline and naphthoquinones and 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl alkenes. The access to the target heterodimers and their corresponding monomers was performed both through oxidative amination reactions assisted by ultrasound and CeCl3·7H2O catalysis “in water”. This eco-friendly procedure was successfully extended to the one-pot synthesis of homodimers derived from the 7-phenylaminoisoquinolinequinone pharmacophore. The electrochemical properties of the monomers and dimers were determined by cyclic and square wave voltammetry. The number of electrons transferred during the oxidation process, associated to the redox potential EI1/2, was determined by controlled potential coulometry.