Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of novel indenoisoquinoline-propan-2-ol hybrids
作者:Tham Pham Thi、Lena Decuyper、Tan Luc Quang、Chinh Pham The、Tuyet Anh Dang Thi、Ha Thanh Nguyen、Thuy Giang Le Nhat、Tra Nguyen Thanh、Phuong Hoang Thi、Matthias D’hooghe、Tuyen Van Nguyen
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.12.045
日期:2016.1
The synthesis of N-substituted indenoisoquinolines was performed by applying a two-step condensation between 2-carboxybenzaldehyde and phthalide, followed by treatment with various primary amines. N-allylindenoisoquinoline was subsequently selected as a substrate for hydroxybromination, providing 6-(3-bromo-2-hydroxy)indenoisoquinoline as a key intermediate for derivatization in the lactam side chain. In this way, a series of 6-(2-hydroxypropyl)indenoisoquinolines bearing various functional groups at the 3'-position were prepared, which can be considered as novel indenoisoquinoline-propan-2-ol hybrid molecules. Subsequent cytotoxic evaluation of 28 indenoisoquinolines against two human cancer cell lines (Hep-G2 and KB) demonstrated a moderate to high antiproliferative activity displayed by 11 indenoisoquinolines thus synthesized. In particular, the introduction of the 2-hydroxypropyl side chain was shown to be beneficial for the overall cytotoxic activity, pointing to the potential relevance of these novel indenoisoquinoline-propan-2-ol hybrids. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.