Abstract:
A retinoic acid derivative is provided to exhibit a collagen production effect and a collagenase expression inhibition effect and cause less skin irritation. A method for preparing a retinoic acid derivative includes the steps of: (i) reacting retinoic acid with alkylchloroformate to prepare an anhydride compound represented by the following formula 2; and (ii) reacting the prepared anhydride compound with an amine hydrochloride represented by the following formula 3 to prepare the retinoic acid derivative represented by the following formula 1. In the formulae, R1 is hydrogen, linear or branched C1-7 alkyl or C3-7 cycloalkyl, R2 is hydroxyl, linear or branched C1-7 alkyl substituted by 1-4 hydroxyl groups, or linear branched C1-5 alkyl substituted by hydroxy pyranone, and R3 is C1-7 alkyl.
Abstract:
A hydroxycinnamic acid derivative compound is provided to realize improved anti-oxidation property and skin permeability, effects of inhibiting active oxygen and melanin generation and stimulating procollagen generation, thereby providing a cosmetic composition for improving wrinkles and whitening. A hydroxycinnamic acid derivative compound has an adamantyl amide linking group and is represented by the following formula I. In formula I, R1 is H or a C1-C7 alkyl group; and A is -CH=CH- or -CH2-CH2-. The hydroxycinnamic acid derivative compound is obtained by the method comprising the steps of: (1) substituting the hydroxyl group of hydroxycinnamic acid with an acetyl group to provide an acetylated compound; (2) reacting the acetylated compound with ethyl chloroformate and oleophilic group-containing adamantanamine to provide an amide compound; and (3) hydrolyzing the acetyl group of the amide compound.
Abstract:
A 4-substituted benzoic acid derivative compound having 3,4-methylenedioxybenzene or 3,4-ethylenedioxybenzene moiety is provided to promote the biosynthesis of main constituents of skin dermis such as collagen, elastin, fibrillin, glycosaminoglycan(GAG) closely related to skin wrinkles, thereby being usefully used as medicines and skin external applying agents for preventing aging and improving the wrinkles. An anti-aging cosmetic composition comprises 0.01-20.0 wt.% of a 4-substituted benzoic acid derivative compound having 3,4-methylenedioxybenzene or 3,4-ethylenedioxybenzene moiety and represented by the formula(I), wherein R1 is -CH2- or -CH2=CH2-, R2 is the structural formula(Ia), and R3 is H, methyl or ethyl. A method for preparing the 4-substituted benzoic acid derivative compound comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a compound(1) represented by the formula(1) from 3,4-methylenedioxybenzoic acid or 3,4-ethylenedioxybenzoic acid; and (b) hydrolyzing the compound of the formula(1) with a base to prepare a compound(2) represented by the formula(2).
Abstract:
2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid derivatives, a preparation method thereof, and a skin-whitening cosmetic composition containing the same compounds are provided to inhibit activity of tyrosinase and melanin formation while cytotoxicity of the compounds is very low, so that the compounds are useful for improvement of pigmentation in the skin. The method for preparing the 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid derivatives represented by the formula(1) comprises the steps of: (A) reacting 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid with acetic acid anhydride in the presence of base to prepare a 2,3-diacetyloxybenzoic acid compound represented by the formula(2); (B) preparing an amide compound represented by the formula(3) from the 2,3-diacetyloxybenzoic acid compound by using ethylchloroformate and amine having a lipophilic group; and (C) hydrolyzing an acetyl group of the amide compound represented by formula (3) to prepare 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid represented by the formula (1), wherein R is 4-ethoxyphenyl, 2-cyclohexenylethyl, cycloheptyl, cyclohexyl, tert-octyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzo[1,4]dioxin-7-yl, benzo[1,3]-dioxol-6-yl or adamantyl-1-yl; and the amine having the lipophilic group is an amine selected from 4-ethoxyphenylamine, 2-cyclohexenylethylamine, cycloheptylamine, cyclohexylamine, tert-octylamine, 4-isopropylphenylamine, 2,3-dihydrobenzo[1,4]dioxin-7-amine, benzo[1,3]-dioxol-6-amine or adamantyl-1-amine. The skin-whitening cosmetic composition contains 0.01-20 wt.% of the 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid derivatives represented by the formula(1).
Abstract:
Sesamol derivatives or their salts, a process for preparing the same compounds, and a skin external composition containing the same compounds are provided to prevent aging of the biological membrane by slowly releasing sesamol and 3-aminopropan phosphate, and reduce the skin irritation. The sesamol derivatives represented by the formula(I) or their salts are provided, wherein the salt is alkali metal salt or alkali earth metal salt. The process for preparing the sesamol derivatives represented by the formula(I) or their salts comprises the steps of: (A) reacting sesamol with phosphorus oxychloride in the presence of organic base at 12-18 deg. C for 1-2 hours to prepare dichloro[3,4-methylene dioxy penoxy]-phosphino-1-one; (B) reacting the dichloro[3,4-methylene dioxy penoxy]-phosphino-1-one with organic solvent in the presence of base to prepare [3,4-methylene dioxy penoxy]-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorin P-oxide; (C) after filtering the reaction solution and concentrating the filtered solution under reduced pressure, adding the acid solution into the concentrate and reacting them at 5-100 deg. C for 3-12 hours to prepare sesamol(3-aminopropane phosphate diester); and (D) crystallizing the sesamol(3-aminopropane phosphate diester) by slowly dropping polar organic solvent into the sesamol.