title: Alkylating nucleosides. 2. Synthesis and cytostatic activity of bromomethylpyrazole and pyrazole nitrogen mustard nucleosides.
abstract: Glycosylation of ethyl 3(5)-(bromomethyl)pyrazole-5(3)-carboxylate (3) and 3(5)-(bromomethyl)pyrazole-5(3)-carboxamide (4) with poly-O-acetylated sugars via an acid-catalyzed fusion method afforded the corresponding ethyl 3-(bromomethyl)pyrazole-5-carboxylate and 3-(bromomethyl)pyrazole-5-carboxamide substituted nucleosides 5 and 7, respectively. In some cases, the positional isomers 6 and 8 were also obtained. Treatment of 5 and 7 with methanolic ammonia gave the deprotected 3-(aminomethyl)pyrazole-5-carboxamide nucleosides 9. Reaction of 3--5 and 7 with bis(2-chloroethyl)amine led to the corresponding pyrazole nitrogen mustards 10--13. All the bromomethylpyrazole nucleosides described showed significant cytostatic activity against HeLa cell cultures.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009588:Nitrogen Mustard Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009588:Nitrogen Mustard Compounds; D009705:Nucleosides; D011720:Pyrazoles