Regioselective Synthesis of Aurone Derivatives via PBu3‐Catalyzed Cyclization of 2‐Alkynoylphenols

Aurone derivatives were synthesized in good to high yields by PBu₃‐catalyzed intramolecular 5‐exo cyclization of 2‐alkynoylphenols. The reaction proceeds in high regioselectivity without forming 6‐endo cyclization products.     

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Novel Nonfused Bicyclic Thiazolidinone Derivatives

A series of new 2-{4-oxo-2-[(4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene)-hydrazono]-thiazolidin-5-yl}-N-arylacetamides ( 4a–e ), 5-(2-oxo-2-aryl-ethyl)-2-[(4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene)-hydrazono]-thiazolidine-4-ones ( 5a–d ), 2-(4-oxo-2-[(2-oxothiazolidin-4-ylidene)-hydrazono]-thiazolidin-5-yl)-N-arylacetamides ( 7a–e ), and 5-(2-oxo-2-aryl-ethyl)-2-[(2-oxothiazolidin-4-ylidene)-hydrazono]-thiazolidine-4-ones ( 8a–d ) have been synthesized starting from 2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one and 4-thioxothiazolidin-2-one through a multistep reaction sequence. 2-Thioxothiazolidin-4-one was alkylated via the intermediate formation of the triethylammonium salt 1 by ethyl chloroacetate. Compound 2 and 4-thioxothiazolidin-2-one reacted with thiosemicarbazides to give the 1-(4-thiazolidinone-2-ylidene)-4-R-thiosemicarbazones ( 3a,b ) and 1-(2-thiazolidinone-4-ylidene)thiosemicarbazones ( 6a,b ), respectively. Following [2+3]-cyclization of thiazolidinone-substituted thiosemicarbazones ( 3a,b and 6a,b) with N-arylmaleimides and aroylacrylic acids as equivalents of dielectrophilic synthon [C₂]^{2 +}, novel non-fused bicyclic thiazolidinones ( 4a–e, 5a–d, 7a–e, 8a–d ) were synthesized. The structures of the new compounds ( 4a–e, 5a–d, 7a–e, 8a–d ) were established on the basis of their elemental analysis and ¹H NMR and mass spectral data. Eight of the synthesized compounds were tested, and three of them displayed different levels of antitumor activity. The most efficient antitumor agent—2-{4-oxo-3-furylmethyl-2-[(4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene)-hydrazono]-thiazolidin-5-yl}-N-4-chlorophenylacetamide ( 4d ) was found to be active against leukemia, melanoma, lung, colon, CNS, ovarian, renal, prostate, and breast cancer cell lines with mean lgGI₅₀ and lgTGI values of –5.35 and –4.78, respectively.     

Synthesis of Novel Lipophilic Polyamines via Ugi Reaction and Evaluation of Their Anticancer Activity

Natural polyamines (PAs) are involved in the processes of proliferation and differentiation of cancer cells. Lipophilic synthetic polyamines (LPAs) induce the cell death of various cancer cell lines. In the current paper, we have demonstrated a new method for synthesis of LPAs via the multicomponent Ugi reaction and subsequent reduction of amide groups by PhSiH₃. The anticancer activity of the obtained compounds was evaluated in the A-549, MCF7, and HCT116 cancer cell lines. For the first time, it was shown that the anticancer activity of LPAs with piperazine fragments is comparable with that of aliphatic LPAs. The presence of a diglyceride fragment in the structure of LPAs appears to be a key factor for the manifestation of high anticancer activity. The findings of the study strongly support further research in the field of LPAs and their derivatives.     

Design,Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Novel Indolin-2-one Derivatives Containing 4-Thiazolidinone Moiety

A series of novel indolin-2-one derivatives containing 4-thiazolidinone moiety(7a―7r) were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antitumour activities against MDA-MB-231(human breast cancer), H460(human lung cancer) and HT-29(human colon cancer) cell lines by standard 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazae-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazo- lium bromide(MTT) assay. Representative compounds(7d, 7k, 7m, 7p) with higher cytotoxicity were further examined against one normal cell line(WI-38, human fetal lung fibroblasts). The preliminary investigation shows that most of the compounds display moderate to excellent potency and high selectivity against different human cancer cell lines. In particular, the most potent compound 7m shows promising cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231, H460 and HT-29 cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 0.78, 0.056 and 0.018 μmol/L, respectively. The potency is much higher than that of Sunitinib(IC₅₀=3.46 μmol/L against MDA-MB-231, IC₅₀=2.59 μmol/L against H460, IC₅₀=1.50 μmol/L against HT-29) by 4.4, 46.3 and 83.3 fold.     

N-(4,6-二甲氧基嘧啶-2-基)-N'-磷酰基脲类衍生物的合成及生物活性

利用二氯代磷酰基异氰酸酯与4,6-二甲氧基-2-氨基嘧啶的加成反应合成了中间体N-(4,6-二甲氧基嘧啶-2-基)-N'-二氯代磷酰基脲(Ⅰ).Ⅰ与2倍的醇或胺反应得到对称双取代磷酰基脲类化合物Ⅱa_Ⅱi;Ⅰ与1倍的胺反应得到氯代磷酰基脲类化合物Ⅲa_Ⅲe,再与1倍的醇反应则得到不对称双取代磷酰基脲类化合物Ⅳa_Ⅳg.生物活性测定结果表明,化合物Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ均显示一定除草活性.     

Design,Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Novel 6,7-Dimethoxyquinazoline Derivatives Containing Diaryl Urea Moiety

A series of 6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline derivatives connected by diaryl urea scaffolds was designed, synthesized and their in vitro antitumor activities were evaluated. Most of them showed an excellent potency against the four tested cancer cell lines as compared with sorafenib. Particularly, a promising compound 20 was identified, which showed the most potent antitumor activities with IC₅₀ values of 0.08, 0.09, 0.16 and 0.19 μmol/L against H460, HT-29, MKN-45 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, respectively. The structure-activity relationship(SAR) analysis indicated that compounds with dimethylamino or diethylamino group at the C4 position of 6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline moiety exhibited superior activities than compounds bearing morpholino groups.     

3-取代吲哚酮类化合物的合成及抗癌活性研究

设计合成了9种未见报道的3-取代吲哚酮类化合物, 所有目标化合物的结构经1H NMR, IR, MS, 元素分析表征确证. 初步的生物学活性研究结果表明, 此类化合物对HL-60细胞系的增殖具有一定的抑制作用.     

大黄素衍生物的合成及抗癌活性

通过对大黄素的C6位进行化学修饰, 设计合成了7个含氮杂环的大黄素衍生物和3个含季铵盐基团的大黄素衍生物. 通过红外光谱、 ¹H NMR和质谱表征了所制备化合物的结构, 并测试了它们对白血病细胞Molt-4和淋巴瘤细胞CA46的体外抑制活性. 其中化合物8, 9a+9b, 20a, 20b和20c均显示出比大黄素更高的抗癌活性, 表明苯并咪唑基团和季铵盐基团是大黄素提高抗癌活性的有效药效团.     

新型喹唑啉类化合物的合成与抗癌活性的初步研究

以香兰素为起始原料,经过氰基化、醚化、硝化、还原和环化反应,合成了一系列新型的含二苯乙烯结构单元的4-芳胺基喹唑啉类衍生物。化合物的结构经IR、1H NMR和13C NMR确证,并采用MTT法对SMMC-7721(人肝癌细胞)、SK-OV-3(人卵巢癌细胞)等几种常见肿瘤细胞进行了初步体外抗肿瘤活性实验。结果表明合成的化合物均具有良好的抑制肿瘤细胞生长的作用。     

Novel Pyridothienopyrimidine Derivatives: Design,Synthesis and Biological Evaluation as Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents

The growing risk of antimicrobial resistance besides the continuous increase in the number of cancer patients represents a great threat to global health, which requires intensified efforts to discover new bioactive compounds to use as antimicrobial and anticancer agents. Thus, a new set of pyridothienopyrimidine derivatives 2a,b–9a,b was synthesized via cyclization reactions of 3-amino-thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamides 1a,b with different reagents. All new compounds were evaluated against five bacterial and five fungal strains. Many of the target compounds showed significant antimicrobial activity. In addition, the new derivatives were further subjected to cytotoxicity evaluation against HepG-2 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The most potent cytotoxic candidates (3a, 4a, 5a, 6b, 8b and 9b) were examined as EGFR kinase inhibitors. Molecular docking study was also performed to explore the binding modes of these derivatives at the active site of EGFR-PK. Compounds 3a, 5a and 9b displayed broad spectrum antimicrobial activity with MIC ranges of 4–16 µg/mL and potent cytotoxic activity with IC₅₀ ranges of 1.17–2.79 µM. In addition, they provided suppressing activity against EGFR with IC₅₀ ranges of 7.27–17.29 nM, higher than that of erlotinib, IC₅₀ = 27.01 nM.     

One-Pot Synthesis of Novel 2-Imino-5-Arylidine-Thiazolidine Analogues and Evaluation of Their Anti-Proliferative Activity against MCF7 Breast Cancer Cell Line

An efficient surface-mediated synthetic method to facilitate access to a novel class of thiazolidines is described. The rationale behind the design of the targeted thiazolidines was to prepare stable thiazolidine analogues and evaluate their anti-proliferative activity against a breast cancer cell line (MCF7). Most of the synthesized analogues exhibited increased potency ranging from 2–15-fold higher compared to the standard reference, cisplatin. The most active thiazolidines contain a halogenated or electron withdrawing group attached to the N-phenyl ring of exocyclic 2-imino group. However, combination of the two substituents did not enhance the activity. The anti-proliferative activity was measured in terms of IC₅₀ values using an MTT assay.     

1,3-取代吲哚-2-酮衍生物的合成与肿瘤细胞毒活性研究

以苯胺为原料,通过肟化、环合生成二氢吲哚-2,3-二酮,再对其进行N-烷基化、亲核加成和磺酰化反应得到目标化合物5a～5g和7a～7e。通过¹H NMR、¹³C NMR确认其结构。采用噻唑蓝（MTT）法测试了目标化合物对乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231、鼠黑色素瘤细胞B16、鼠结肠癌细胞CT26三种肿瘤细胞的体外抑制活性。结果表明,化合物7d、7e具有明显的肿瘤细胞毒活性,其中化合物7d对MDA-MB-231的细胞毒活性比阳性药五氟尿嘧啶更强,IC₅₀为4.63±0.14μmol/L。本文结果可为进一步研究具有肿瘤细胞毒活性的吲哚酮类衍生物提供参考。     

Some Novel Oxadiazolyl/Azetidinyl Benzimidazole Derivatives: Synthesis and in Vitro Biological Evaluation

In a wide search program for new and efficient antimicrobial agents, a series of oxadiazole/azetidinone-incorporated benzimidazoles have been synthesized and evaluated against different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Derivatives having long alkyl chain on the oxadiazole/azetidinone moiety with three or more carbon atoms have shown less antibacterial activity.     

Efficient and Short Route for the Regioselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted,Angularly Fused Furano-, Pyrano-, and Pyrrolocoumarin/Quinolone Derivatives by Metal-Mediated Cyclization

A one-step efficacious method for the construction of a variety of substituted furano-, pyrano-, and pyrrolocoumarins and pyrroloquinolones in good to excellent yields has been developed.     

Novel Approaches for the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Dihydroquinazoline-2(1H)-One Derivatives and Biological Evaluation as Potential Anticancer Agents

In the design of antineoplastic drugs, quinazolinone derivatives are often used as small molecule inhibitors for kinases or receptor kinases, such as the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib, p38MAP kinase inhibitor DQO-501, and BRD4 protein inhibitor PFI-1. A novel and convenient approach for the solid-phase synthesis of dihydroquinazoline-2(1H)-one derivatives was proposed and 19 different compounds were synthesized. Cytotoxicity tests showed that most of the target compounds had anti-proliferative activity against HepG-2, A2780 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. Among them, compounds CA1-e and CA1-g had the most potent effect on A2780 cells, with IC₅₀ values of 22.76 and 22.94 μM, respectively. In addition, in an antioxidant assay, the IC₅₀ of CA1-7 was 57.99 μM. According to bioinformatics prediction, ERBB2, SRC, TNF receptor, and AKT1 were predicted to be the key targets and play an essential role in cancer treatment. ADMET prediction suggested 14 of the 19 compounds had good pharmacological properties, i.e., these compounds displayed clinical potential. The correct structure of the final compounds was confirmed based on LC/MS, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Symmetrical Bis-2-phenyliminothiazolidine Derivatives

A series of novel symmetrical bis-2-phenyliminothiazolidine derivatives were designed and synthesized. The structures of all the title compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR and, in some cases, by ¹³C NMR, IR, and high-resolution mass spectra. Herbicidal activities were examined, and some of these compounds showed selectively herbicidal activity against Triticum aestivum. The type of linker between the two 2-phenyliminothiazolidines was crucial for the biological activities.     

Design,Synthesis and Anticancer Evaluation of Substituted Cinnamic Acid Bearing 2-Quinolone Hybrid Derivatives

A new series of hybrid molecules containing cinnamic acid and 2-quinolinone derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and mass analyses. All the synthesized hybrid molecules were assessed for their in vitro antiproliferative activity against more than one cancer cell lines. Compound 3-(3,5-dibromo-7,8-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoquinolin-1(2H)-ylamino)-3-phenylacrylic acid (5a) with IC₅₀ = 1.89 μM against HCT-116 was proved to the most potent compound in this study, as compared to standard drug staurosporin. DNA flow cytometry assay of compound 5a revealed G2/M phase arrest and pre-G1 apoptosis. Annexin V-FITC showed that the percentage of early and late apoptosis was increased. The results of topoisomerase enzyme inhibition activity showed that the hybrid molecule 5a displays potent inhibitory activity compared with control.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of Some Trifluoromethyl Derivatives of 5-tert-Butyl-2-furylmethylideneanilines and Their Silyl Analogs

We have synthesized the corresponding aldimines by condensation of 5-tert-butylfurfural and its trimethyl- and triethylsilyl analogs with 2-, 3-, and 4-trifluoromethylanilines in the presence of 4 molecular sieves. We have studied their neurotropic and antitumor activity. The phenamine motor activity test showed that tert-butyl derivatives exhibit high efficacy and also shorten the ethanol narcosis time. Some silyl derivatives exhibit significant anti-corazole activity. The tert-butyl derivatives have high cytotoxicity toward human lung fibrosarcoma cells (the 3-trifluoromethyl-substituted derivative) and mouse hepatoma cells (the 2-trifluoromethyl-substituted derivative).     

6-氨基-2-取代吲哚-3-羧酸乙酯及其衍生物的合成与生物活性评价

以2,4-二硝基氯苯和乙酰乙酸乙酯为原料, 经过亲核置换、还原-环化协同反应, 合成了6-氨基-2-甲基吲哚-3-羧酸乙酯, 而后在催化剂作用下, 与乙酰乙酸乙酯反应生成烯胺, 环化合成9-羟基-2,7-二甲基吡咯(2,3-f)喹啉-3-羧酸乙酯; 类似地, 合成了6-氨基-2-苯基吲哚-3-羧酸乙酯和6-氨基-2-(呋喃-2'-基)吲哚-3-羧酸乙酯. 其结构均由¹H NMR, IR以及MS波谱数据表征. 所得化合物具有抑制肺癌A549细胞生长的活性, 其抑制效果具有浓度依赖性.     

新型含哌嗪-磺酰胺的2(5H)-呋喃酮类化合物的合成及其抗癌活性

以糠醛为原料,经氧化、醚化和重结晶制得5-甲氧基-3,4-二溴-2(5H)-呋喃酮（4）; 4与哌嗪经Michael加成消除反应制得5-甲氧基-4-哌嗪基-3-溴-2(5H)-呋喃酮（5）; 5与取代磺酰氯经磺酰化反应合成了7 个新型的含哌嗪-磺酰胺的2(5H)-呋喃酮类化合物(7a~7g),其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR和HR-MS表征。初步的生物活性研究(MTT法)表明,7a~7g均能显著抑制人宫颈癌Hela细胞的增殖,其中5-甲氧基-4-(对乙酰氨基苯磺酰基-哌嗪基)-3-溴-2(5H)-呋喃酮（7f）的抑制活性最佳,其IC₅₀为0.03 μM(24 h)。