Synthesis 2023; 55(22): 3809-3824
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1738451
paper

Synthesis and Cytotoxic Evaluation of 2-Aryl-7,8-dihydroquinolin-6(5H)-ones

Diego Díaz Bautista
b   División Académica de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Carretera Cunduacán-Jalpa Km 1, Col. La Esperanza, Cunduacán, C.P. 86690, Tabasco, Mexico
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Ever A. Blé González
b   División Académica de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Carretera Cunduacán-Jalpa Km 1, Col. La Esperanza, Cunduacán, C.P. 86690, Tabasco, Mexico
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Rosa María Chávez Santos
a   Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510, México
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María Teresa Ramírez Apán
a   Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510, México
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Miguel A. Vilchis Reyes
b   División Académica de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Carretera Cunduacán-Jalpa Km 1, Col. La Esperanza, Cunduacán, C.P. 86690, Tabasco, Mexico
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a   Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510, México
› Author Affiliations
We acknowledge Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (grant A1-S-16584) and Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (grant IN204619) for financial support. D.D.B. thanks Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología for a Ph.D. fellowship (CVU 788219).


Abstract

Herein we present a facile four-step synthetic method for the synthesis of novel 2-aryl-substituted 7,8-dihydroquinolin-6(5H)-ones as cytotoxic agents. The key step was the use of Mannich salts derived from acetophenones as a Michael acceptor in the reaction with cyclohexane-1,4-dione monoethylene acetal to give 1,5-dicarbonyl compounds that were treated with ammonium acetate to give the 7,8-dihydroquinolin-6(5H)-ones. The cytotoxic activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated against seven cell lines. The observed data showed good selectivity for chronic myeloid leukemia line K-562. The synthetic route was simple and applicable to various functional group containing substrates. These types of compounds may be utilized as lead compounds in cancer research and drug discovery.

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Publication History

Received: 29 April 2023

Accepted after revision: 10 July 2023

Article published online:
28 August 2023

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