title: Synthesis of some new bis-thiazoles as possible anticancer agents.
abstract: Several new 5-(2,3-dihydrothiazol-2-yledinyl)rhodanines 3a-c and 5-(4-oxothiazolidinon-2-ylidenyl)rhodanine 4 were synthesized through the reaction of 5-thiocarbamoyl rhodanines 2 with phenacyl bromides or chloroacetic acid, respectively. The synthesis of the arylidene derivatives 5a-c were also described. The 5-(4-amino-5-cyano-2,3-dihydrothiazol-2-yledinyl)rhodanines 10a, b were obtained through reaction of rhodanines 1a, b with thiazolium salt 9. All the prepared compounds were screened for their anticancer activity using the NCI in vitro anticancer screening program. Three compounds showed promising anticancer activity against particular human cell lines used in the assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria, Egypt. heshamfahmy@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H T Y
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Fahmy
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bekhit
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012236:Rhodanine / Q000737:chemistry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013844:Thiazoles; D012236:Rhodanine