Abstract: | Electrophilic alkylation of colchicine at C(4) was accomplished by a multicomponent aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction with electrophilic aldehydes and carboxylic acids or amides in H2SO4. A series of new derivatives were obtained and evaluated for their antiproliferative effect towards various tumor cell lines, and their stimulatory effect on the development of polarity in human neutrophils. |