Synthesis and biological properties of 4-amino- and 4-bromo-4-norpyridoxol. New approaches for the modification of the 4 position of vitamin B6

Abstract
4-Amino-4-norpyridoxol, a new key intermediate for the modification of the 4 position of vitamin B6, was obtained by an unusual photochemical rearrangement of pyridoxal oxime. It was also synthesized starting from 3,.alpha.5-O-dibenzylpyridoxal, which was converted to 3,.alpha.5-O-dibenzylpyridoxamide. The latter, on Hoffman reaction, gave the desired 3,5-blocked 4-amino derivative. Several derivatives of this analog were prepared, and its existence in the amino tautomeric form were established by NMR spectroscopy. A modified Sandmeyer reaction on 4-amino-4-norpyridoxol gave the 4-bromo analog, which was moderately active as an inhibitor of mouse mammary adenocarcinoma cells grown in cell culture, whereas the 4-amino analog was not active at 10-4 M. Other analogs containing electron withdrawing and electron donating substituents in the 4 position of pyridoxine were also tested.

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