title: Synthesis of antitumour (1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ones by copper-catalysed Huisgen cycloadditions.
abstract: 4-Ethynyl-4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one 5 undergoes cycloaddition reactions with a range of substituted azides in the presence of copper salts to form 1,4-disubstituted triazoles 8-11 bearing the 4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one (quinol) pharmacophore; one example of an isomeric 1,5-disubstituted triazole 12 was formed from 5 and benzyl azide in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst. Compounds were screened for growth-inhibitory activity against five cancer cell lines of colon, breast and lung origin, but were overall less potent than the benzothiazolyl- and indolyl-substituted quinols 2 and 3.
authors.affiliation: Pharminox Ltd, Biocity, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McCarroll
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Tracey D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: Malcolm F G
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002384:Catalysis; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D003512:Cyclohexanones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014230:Triazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003512:Cyclohexanones; D014230:Triazoles; D003300:Copper