Design, synthesis and cytotoxic activities of novel hybrid compounds between dihydrobenzofuran and imidazole

Org Biomol Chem. 2011 Jun 7;9(11):4250-5. doi: 10.1039/c1ob05116d. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

Abstract

A series of novel hybrid compounds between dihydrobenzofuran and imidazole has been prepared and evaluated in vitro against a panel of human tumor cell lines. The results suggest that substitution of the imidazolyl-1-position with an electron-donating dihydrobenzofuran, and the imidazolyl-3-position with a naphthylacyl or electron-rich phenacyl group, were vital for modulating cytotoxic activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Benzofurans / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • Imidazoles