Synthesis and antitumor activity of structural analogs of the epipodophyllotoxins

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Abstract

Several ring-contracted analogues of the antitumor agent etoposide have been prepared. The synthesis of the simple indanyl system 3 is described along with two bicyclic systems of general structure 4 prepared through a stereoselective allylation of the keto-ester 6. A cis-fused lactone analogue 5, which is isomeric with the etoposide aglycone, has been synthesized via a dialkylation of the indene-2-carboxylate anion. Regiochemical and stereochemical results of these alkylations are described. The cytotoxicity of these derivatives toward several tumor cell lines is described and generally follows the structure-activity relationships known for the agent podophyllotoxin (2).

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