title: Quinols as novel therapeutic agents. 7.1 Synthesis of antitumor 4-[1-(arylsulfonyl-1H-indol-2-yl)]-4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ones by Sonogashira reactions.
abstract: Interaction of 2-iodoaniline or 5-fluoro-2-iodoaniline with a range of arylsulfonyl chlorides affords sulfonamides that undergo Sonogashira couplings under thermal or microwave conditions with the alkyne 4-ethynyl-4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one followed by cyclization to 4-[1-(arylsulfonyl-1H-indol-2-yl)]-4-hydroxycyclo-hexa-2,5-dien-1-ones. This method allows for incorporation of a range of substituents into the arylsulfonyl moiety, and compounds showed selective in vitro inhibition of cancer cell lines of colon and renal origin, a feature of compounds bearing the quinol pharmacophore.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McCarroll
authors.forename: Tracey D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Westwell
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Malcolm F G
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013450:Sulfones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D007211:Indoles; D013450:Sulfones