Synthesis and cytotoxicity of methyl-4, 8-dihydrobenzo [1, 2-b: 5, 4-b′] dithiophene-4, 8-dione derivatives

…, IP Chiu, CH Wu, A Mauger, HK Wang, KH Lee

Index: Chao, Yu-Hua; Kuo, Sheng-Chu; Ku, Kelvin; Chiu, I-Ping; Wu, Chun-Hsiung; Mauger, Anthony; Wang, Hui-Kang; Lee, Kuo-Hsiung Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 1999 , vol. 7, # 6 p. 1025 - 1031

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Citation Number: 12

Abstract

2-and 3-Methyl-4, 8-dihydrobenzo [1, 2-b: 5, 4-b′] dithiophene-4, 8-dione and related derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro by NCI against eight cancer types. Compounds 12–15 showed significant activity against melanoma, NCI-H23 non-small cell lung cancer, and MDA-MB-435 and MDA-N breast cancer cell lines; 2-hydroxymethyl-4, 8- dihydrobenzo [1, 2-b: 5, 4-b′] dithiophene-4, 8-dione (13) showed the highest activity ...