Abstract
A series of 3-(hetero)aryl substituted 3-[(prop-2-ynyloxy)(thiophen-2-yl) methyl]pyridine derivatives were designed as potential anticancer agents. These compounds were conveniently prepared by using Pd/C-Cu mediated Sonogashira type coupling as a key step. Many of these compounds were found to be promising when tested for their in vitro anti-proliferative properties against six cancer cell lines. All these compounds were found to be selective towards the growth inhibition of cancer cells with IC50 values in the range of 0.9-1.7 μM (against MDA-MB 231 and MCF7 cells), comparable to the known anticancer drug doxorubicin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1366-1372 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Alkyne
- Anti-proliferation
- Cancer
- Coupling
- Pd/C
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry