Synthesis and in Vitro Antiprotozoal Activity of Bisbenzofuran Cations
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Abstract
Forty three cationic bisbenzofurans were synthesized either by interaction of o-hydroxyaldehydes with alpha-halogenated ketones followed by intramolecular ring closure or by a copper- or palladium-mediated heteroannulation of substituted o-iodophenols with terminal acetylenes. In vitro antiprotozoal activities of compounds 1-43 against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Plasmodium falciparum, and Leishmania donovani and cytotoxicity against mammalian cells were influenced by the position and the type of cationic substituents as well as the length of the carbon linker between aromatic moieties. One bisamidine displayed an antitrypanosomal efficacy comparable to that of pentamidine and melarsoprol. Twenty two compounds were more potent than pentamidine and seven dications were more effective than artemisinin against P. falciparum. Eight bisbenzofurans displayed activity against L. donovani superior to that of pentamidine. Overall, bisamidines connected by two-carbon linkers exhibited the highest efficacies against T. b. rhodesiense, P. falciparum, and L. donovani.
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