title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel pyrrolopyrrolizinones as anticancer agents.
abstract: We herein describe the synthesis of novel 3-(het)aryl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrrolizin-8(1H)-ones starting from commercial (het)aryl-acetonitriles. A more convergent route was also described through the first synthesis of ethyl 3-amino-4-bromo-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate 17. The antiproliferative activities of these compounds were tested toward various cell lines and one of them 10k shows interesting cytotoxic properties, although it was less potent than our lead compound in thiophene series 1k.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 5, rue Vaubénard, 14032 CAEN Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rochais
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lisowski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dallemagne
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rault
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D019073:HT29 Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011758:Pyrroles