title: Heterocyclic quinones. XIV. Pharmacomodulation in a series of 11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinolinediones: synthesis and cytotoxicity of 8-substituted 11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline-7,10-diones.
abstract: 4-Chloro-8-methoxy-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline could be obtained from 8-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1H-quinolin-4-one and 4-methoxyphenylhydrazine by applying Fischer's indole synthesis. Its nitration led to the 7-nitro derivative which was reduced to 7-amino-4-chloro-8-methoxy-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline when Raney nickel was employed as a catalyst and to 7-amino-8-methoxy-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline when palladium charcoal was used. Oxidation of the amines by potassium nitrosodisulfonate produced the corresponding 11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline-7,10-diones. Displacement of the methoxy group by (N,N-diethylamino)ethylamine or by N-methylpiperazine afforded the 8-aminoquinones. The quinones unsubstituted at the 4-position were more cytotoxic than the previously described 2-methoxy-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline-1,4-diones.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Helissey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giorgi-Renault
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renault
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cros
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D011804:Quinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D011804:Quinolines