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A review on lawsone-based benzo[a]phenazin-5-ol: synthetic approaches and reactions

Abstract

Phenazine systems are an important class of aza-polycyclic compounds that are easily found in nature and isolated as secondary metabolites primarily from Pseudomonas, Streptomyces, and a few other genera from soil or marine habitats. Moreover, various synthetic phenazine analogs are known for their pharmaceutical activities. Among various phenazines, benzo[a]phenazines are structural subunits in a variety of important natural products and have been given special attention due to their unique biological properties in various fields. In this review article, we highlight the synthesis of benzo[a]phenazin-5-ol derivatives from lawsone and benzene-1,2-diamines and their applications for the construction of a variety of five and six membered fused heterocycles such as pyranophenazines, spiropyranophenazines, pyridophenazines, furophenazines, benzochromenophenazines and oxazinophenazines during the period of 1995 to 2021.

Graphical abstract: A review on lawsone-based benzo[a]phenazin-5-ol: synthetic approaches and reactions

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 Apr 2022
Accepted
02 May 2022
First published
09 May 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 13837-13895

A review on lawsone-based benzo[a]phenazin-5-ol: synthetic approaches and reactions

A. Olyaei and M. Sadeghpour, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 13837 DOI: 10.1039/D2RA02139K

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