In this study, we report the design, synthesis and antioxidant activity of a series of substituted 2-(4-aminophenyl)-1H-indoles and 2-(methoxyphenyl)-1H-indoles. The new compounds are structurally related to the known indole-based antioxidant lead compound melatonin (MLT), and the antitumour 2-(4-aminophenyl) benzothiazole and 2-(3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl) benzothiazole series. Efficient access to the target 2-phenylindoles was achieved via ...
[Leboho, Tlabo C.; Michael, Joseph P.; van Otterlo, Willem A.L.; van Vuuren, Sandy F.; de Koning, Charles B. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2009 , vol. 19, # 17 p. 4948 - 4951]