Fluorogenic molecules are important tools for advanced biochemical and biological experiments. The extant collection of fluorogenic probes is incomplete, however, leaving regions of the electromagnetic spectrum unutilized. Here, we synthesize green-excited fluorescent and fluorogenic analogues of the classic fluorescein and rhodamine 110 fluorophores by replacement of the xanthene oxygen with a...

In the title compound, C(25)H(29)NO(6), each of the cyclo-hexenone rings adopts a half-chair conformation. Each of the pairs of hy-droxy and carbonyl O atoms are oriented to allow for the formation of intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which are typical of xanthene derivatives. The nitro group is rotationally disordered over two orientations in a 0.544 (6):0.456 (6) ratio. In the crystal, we...

A green and convenient méthode for the synthesis of  a variety of xanthene derivatives by condensation reaction between aldehydes and β-naphthol or dimedone in an micellar solution of sodium dodecylphosphonate is described. This method offers several advantages, such as using of a cheap and environmentally benign reaction media, low loadings of sodium dodecylphosphonate as catalyst and...

An efficient and environmentally benign one-pot condensation of cyclic diketones, aldehydes naphthols was achieved with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2-2-2]octane supported on Amberlyst-15 as a novel catalyst, producing variety benzoxanthenones in good to excellent yields. The advantages this multicomponent reaction include the use heterogeneous solventless conditions simple methodology that is atom-economi...

1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DBH), as a cheap and commercially available reagent, is efficiently able to catalyze the synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives and 12-aryl-8,9,10,12-tetrahydro[a] xanthene-11-ones via one-pot multi-component reactions. This novel synthetic method has the advantages of low cost and availability of the catalyst, short reaction times, high to excellent yiel...

An efficient method is proposed for obtaining tetrahydrobenzo[a]xanthene-11-ones and tetrahydro-[1,3]-dioxolo[4,5-b]xanthen-9-ones. The method is based on the use of p-sulfonic acid calix[n]arenes as catalysts under solvent-free conditions. The antiproliferative activity of fifty-nine xanthenones against six human cancer cells was studied. The capacity of all compounds to inhibit cancer cell gr...