Cancer has been ranked second after cardiovascular diseases. The plant-derived molecules have played an important role for the treatment of cancer. On the account of the reported anticancer activity of quinoline containing biologically active cyanoacetamide moiety, a novel 2-cyano-N-(quinolin-3-yl)acetamide (2) was synthesized using 3-aminoquinoline (1) as strategic starting materials. The corresponding 2-cyano-N-(quinoline-3-yl)-acetamide (2) was obtained in good yield via reaction of 3-aminoquinoline (1) with ethylcyanoacetate in dry toluene. The structure of the newly synthesized compound was confirmed on the basis of elemental analyses, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR spectra and X-ray analysis. Compound 2 was found to exert the most powerful effect on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma tumor cells (in vitro) compared with the positive control (doxorubicin) with IC50 of 2.14 μg/mL.
癌症的发病率仅次于心血管疾病。植物来源的分子在癌症治疗中发挥了重要作用。考虑到含
生物活性
氰乙酰胺部分的
喹啉具有抗癌活性,以
3-氨基喹啉(1)为战略起始原料,合成了新型2-
氰基-N-(
喹啉-3-基)乙酰胺(2)。通过在干燥
甲苯中使
3-氨基喹啉(1)与乙基
氰乙酸酯反应,获得了相应的2-
氰基-N-(
喹啉-3-基)乙酰胺(2),收率良好。通过元素分析、红外光谱、1H核磁共振、13C核磁共振和X射线分析,证实了新合成的化合物的结构。与阳性对照(
阿霉素)相比,化合物2对艾氏腹
水癌肿瘤细胞(体外)具有最强的作用,IC50为2.14μg/mL。