Fereshteh Ahmadi, Mohammad Javadi, Naeimeh Shahrestani, Roshan Baharinia, Yasaman Tamaddon-Abibigloo, Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi, Amir Kashtiaray, Behrouz Notash
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Abstract
In this study, we report an efficient three-component domino reaction of isatin, pipecolic acid, and alkyl 2-(1-methyl-2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene) acetate that provided a simple and convenient route to synthesis of novel methyl-2,2″-dioxo-1',5',6',7',8',8a'-hexahydrodispiro[indoline-3,2'-indolizine-3',3″-indoline]-1'-carboxylate derivatives. This regio- and diastereoselective transformation presumably proceeds through a domino sequence involving azomethine ylide formation followed by a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, leading to the construction of the bisspirooxindole scaffold in a one-pot operation. Preliminary biological evaluation revealed that the synthesized compounds exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The docking study suggested that compound 3d can act as an estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α) modulator, and can be considered a promising lead compound.
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Molecular Diversity is a new publication forum for the rapid publication of refereed papers dedicated to describing the development, application and theory of molecular diversity and combinatorial chemistry in basic and applied research and drug discovery. The journal publishes both short and full papers, perspectives, news and reviews dealing with all aspects of the generation of molecular diversity, application of diversity for screening against alternative targets of all types (biological, biophysical, technological), analysis of results obtained and their application in various scientific disciplines/approaches including:
combinatorial chemistry and parallel synthesis;
small molecule libraries;
microwave synthesis;
flow synthesis;
fluorous synthesis;
diversity oriented synthesis (DOS);
nanoreactors;
click chemistry;
multiplex technologies;
fragment- and ligand-based design;
structure/function/SAR;
computational chemistry and molecular design;
chemoinformatics;
screening techniques and screening interfaces;
analytical and purification methods;
robotics, automation and miniaturization;
targeted libraries;
display libraries;
peptides and peptoids;
proteins;
oligonucleotides;
carbohydrates;
natural diversity;
new methods of library formulation and deconvolution;
directed evolution, origin of life and recombination;
search techniques, landscapes, random chemistry and more;