Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation of Aryl(Hetaryl)Cyclopentenone Analogs of Combretastatin A-4

Resumo

A series of previously unreported di- and triaryl(hetaryl)cyclopentenone derivatives were prepared using a convenient synthetic method and screened preliminarily for antitumor activity in four human cell lines, i.e., T-cell leukemia (Jurkat), lung adenocarcinoma (A-549), colon cancer (HCT-116), and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7). The most cytotoxic of the tested compounds was 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl) cyclopent-2-en-1-one. However, it was inactive against lymphocytic leukemia P388 in mice despite its cytotoxicity in in vitro tests.