Natural product chemistry. Part 160. Synthesis of 8-, 9-, 10- and 11-methylacronycines to improve the cytostatic activity of acronycine

With the help of drug design, 8-, 9-, 10- and 11-methylacronycines 24, 25, 26 and 27 have been selected and synthesised to improve the cytostatic potency of acronycine ( 31 ). The condensation of phloroglucinol with 6-methylanthranilic acid gave 7-hydroxy-1,9-dimethyldibenzo[b,j][1,7]phenanthroline-8,14(5H,13H)-dione ( 32 ) as the main product.