Imidazolylpyrrolone-Based Small Molecules as Anticancer Agents for Renal Cell Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: An in silico study focused on known cancer-related target proteins, identified a selection of imidazo[4,5-b]pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyridines as potentially active. These compounds were prepared by a novel synthetic approach, designed and developed in-house, based on the reaction of 5-amino-4-cyanoformimidoyl imidazoles with N-substituted cyanoacetamides. The substituted imidazolylpyrrolones obtained, were cyclized intramolecularly to generate the intended imidazo[4,5-b]pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyridines in a process catalyzed by DBU. Treating the imidazolylpyrrolones with an excess of triethyl orthoformate and heating at 80 °C in the presence of acid catalysis led to imidazopyrrolodiazepines. These compounds were screened for their anticancer potential, using the renal cell carcinoma cell line model (A498 and

SUBMITTER: Sousa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098907 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature