Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (Dec 2023)

Microwave synthesis of novel chenodeoxycholic acid esters and comparative study of chromatographic behavior and lipophilicity

  • Ksenija Pavlović,
  • Ljubica Grbović,
  • Milica Karadžić Banjac,
  • Strahinja Kovačević,
  • Anamarija Mandić,
  • Sanja Podunavac-Kuzmanović,
  • Bojana Vasiljević

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2023.2707
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42, no. 2

Abstract

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In this study, eco-friendly microwave-assisted esterification reactions of chenodeoxycholic acid with medium-chain diols (1,2-ethanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol, and 1,10-decanediol) or tetraethylene glycol were accomplished. The synthesized bile acid esters were obtained with high yields (up to 81 %) and purity in a short reaction time (15 min). It is shown that the microwave technique is a suitable method for the preparation of chenodeoxycholic acid esters. In order to obtain detailed insight into the lipophilic behavior of the studied chenodeoxycholic acid esters, a comparative study of chromatographic behavior and lipophilicity was performed. Also, the present study deals with the estimation of pH – logD profiles in order to get an overview of the changes in lipophilicity related to the pH value changes. The obtained results indicate that studied compounds have logD values in the range acceptable for potential drug candidates. Chromatographic lipophilicity of synthesized chenodeoxycholic acid esters successfully correlate with in silico lipophilicity descriptors.

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