An easy microwave-assisted synthesis of C8-alkynyl adenine pyranonucleosides as novel cytotoxic antitumor agents

作者:Dimopoulou Athina; Manta Stella; Parmenopoulou Vanessa; Kollatos Nikolaos; Christidou Ourania; Triantakonstanti Virginia V; Schols Dominique; Komiotis Dimitri*
来源:Frontiers in Chemistry, 2015, 3: 21.
DOI:10.3389/fchem.2015.00021

摘要

We describe the synthesis of C8-alkynyl adenine pyranonucleosides 4, 5, and 8-phenylethynyl-adenine (II), via Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction under microwave irradiation. Compounds 4e and II were less cytostatic than 5-fluorouracil (almost an order of magnitude) against murine leukemia (L1210) and human cervix carcinoma (HeLa) cells, while the same compounds proved to be more active than 5-fluorouracil against human lymphocyte (CEM) cells.