Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives

Several new cyano-substituted derivatives with pyrrolo[1,2-<i>a</i>]quinoline and pyrrolo[2,1-<i>a</i>]isoquinoline scaffolds were synthesized by the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of (iso)quinolinium ylides to fumaronitrile. The cycloimmonium ylides reacted in situ as 1,3-dipoles wit...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina Al-Matarneh, Roxana-Maria Amărandi, Ionel I. Mangalagiu, Ramona Danac
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/7/2066
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author Maria Cristina Al-Matarneh
Roxana-Maria Amărandi
Ionel I. Mangalagiu
Ramona Danac
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Ionel I. Mangalagiu
Ramona Danac
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description Several new cyano-substituted derivatives with pyrrolo[1,2-<i>a</i>]quinoline and pyrrolo[2,1-<i>a</i>]isoquinoline scaffolds were synthesized by the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of (iso)quinolinium ylides to fumaronitrile. The cycloimmonium ylides reacted in situ as 1,3-dipoles with fumaronitrile to selectively form distinct final compounds, depending on the structure of the (iso)quinolinium salt. Eleven compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity against a panel of 60 human cancer cell lines. The most potent compound <b>9a</b> showed a broad spectrum of antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines representing leukemia, melanoma and cancer of lung, colon, central nervous system, ovary, kidney, breast and prostate cancer. In vitro assays and molecular docking revealed tubulin interaction properties of compound <b>9a</b>.
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spelling doaj.art-f491304d5db347ba9c98c662e00c660c2023-11-21T14:09:35ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-04-01267206610.3390/molecules26072066Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline DerivativesMaria Cristina Al-Matarneh0Roxana-Maria Amărandi1Ionel I. Mangalagiu2Ramona Danac3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, 11 Carol I, 700506 Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, 11 Carol I, 700506 Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, 11 Carol I, 700506 Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, 11 Carol I, 700506 Iași, RomaniaSeveral new cyano-substituted derivatives with pyrrolo[1,2-<i>a</i>]quinoline and pyrrolo[2,1-<i>a</i>]isoquinoline scaffolds were synthesized by the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of (iso)quinolinium ylides to fumaronitrile. The cycloimmonium ylides reacted in situ as 1,3-dipoles with fumaronitrile to selectively form distinct final compounds, depending on the structure of the (iso)quinolinium salt. Eleven compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity against a panel of 60 human cancer cell lines. The most potent compound <b>9a</b> showed a broad spectrum of antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines representing leukemia, melanoma and cancer of lung, colon, central nervous system, ovary, kidney, breast and prostate cancer. In vitro assays and molecular docking revealed tubulin interaction properties of compound <b>9a</b>.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/7/20663 + 2 cycloadditionpyrrolo fused (iso)quinolineanticancertubulin polymerization inhibitormolecular docking
spellingShingle Maria Cristina Al-Matarneh
Roxana-Maria Amărandi
Ionel I. Mangalagiu
Ramona Danac
Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives
Molecules
3 + 2 cycloaddition
pyrrolo fused (iso)quinoline
anticancer
tubulin polymerization inhibitor
molecular docking
title Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives
title_full Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives
title_fullStr Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives
title_short Synthesis and Biological Screening of New Cyano-Substituted Pyrrole Fused (Iso)Quinoline Derivatives
title_sort synthesis and biological screening of new cyano substituted pyrrole fused iso quinoline derivatives
topic 3 + 2 cycloaddition
pyrrolo fused (iso)quinoline
anticancer
tubulin polymerization inhibitor
molecular docking
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/7/2066
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