Abstract:
AIM To study the synthesis and anticancer activity of 3-[(3′-methyl-4′-(substituted phenyl)-1′,3′-butadienyl] indole derivatives. METHODS Electrophilic-substitution, aldol-condensation, selective-reduction, phase-transfer Wittig reaction and hydrolysis reaction were used in the synthesis of the title compounds. RESULTS Eleven compounds of 3-[(3′-methyl-4′-(substituted phenyl)-1′,3′-butadienyl] indole were synthesized. They are new compounds. Compound 8 showed different inhibitory effects on HL-60, HCT-8 and Bel7402 cell lines
in vitro, and its inhibitory rate of antiinflammation was 100% at 10
-5 mol·L
-1 concentration. CONCLUSION Compound 8 showed high anticancer and antiinflammatory activities, and is worth further studying.