Synthesis of hybrid phosphorated indenoquinolines and biological evaluation as topoisomerase I inhibitors and antiproliferative agents

María Fuertes, Asier Selas, Angela Trejo, Birgitta R. Knudsen, Francisco Palacios, Concepción Alonso*

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Abstract

This work describes the first synthesis of diethyl 6,6a,7,11b-tetrahydro-5H-indeno[2,1-c]quinolinylphosphonates 5, diethyl 7H-indeno[2,1-c]quinolinylphosphonates 6 and diethyl 7-oxo-7H-indeno[2,1-c]quinolinylphosphonates 7, which were prepared in good to high overall yields. The synthetic route involves a multicomponent reaction of 2-phosphonateaniline, aldehydes and indene as olefin and allows the selective generation of three stereogenic centres in a short, efficient and reliable manner. The selective dehydrogenation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroindenoquinolines leads to the formation of corresponding indenoquinolines, and subsequent oxidation of methylene group of the indenoquinolines allows the access to indenoquinolinones.

Original languageEnglish
Article number128517
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume57
ISSN0960-894X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Antiproliferative effect
  • Enzyme inhibition
  • Indenoquinolinyl phosphonates
  • Topoisomerase I

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