18711-08-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
An improved synthesis of isonitrosoacetanilides
Rewcastle, Gordon W.,Sutherland, Hamish S.,Weir, Claudette A.,Blackburn, Adrian G.,Denny, William A.
, p. 8719 - 8721 (2007/10/03)
A novel two-step synthesis of isonitrosoacetanilides [2-(hydroxyimino)-N- phenylacetamides] has been developed, involving the initial acylation of aniline derivatives with 2,2-diacetoxyacetyl chloride, followed by reaction with hydroxylamine hydrochloride. The method works equally well with a variety of different aniline derivatives, including those with poor aqueous solubility and those containing electron rich ortho-substituents, neither of which react well under traditional conditions.
Potential Antitumor Agents. 61. Structure-Activity Relationships for in Vivo Colon 38 Activity among Disubstituted 9-Oxo-9H-xanthene-4-acetic Acids
Rewcastle, Gordon W.,Atwell, Graham J.,Zhuang, Li,Baguley, Bruce C.,Denny, William A.
, p. 217 - 222 (2007/10/02)
Analogues of 9-oxo-9H-xanthene-4-acetic acid (XAA) bearing small, lipophilic 5-substituents are among the most dose-potent compounds yet reported with the capability of causing hemorrhagic necrosis of implanted colon 38 tumors in mice.To further extend structure-activity relationships among this class of compound, a series of XAA derivatives bearing two small lipophilic groups at various positions have been prepared and evaluated.The 5,6-disubstituted compounds in particular show consistently high levels of both dose potency and activity, suggesting this is the optimal configuration among substituted 9-oxo-9H-xanthene-4-acetic acids.The 5,6-dimethyl and 5-methyl-6-methoxy are the most effective analogues, showing in vivo colon 38 activity comparable to that of FAA at 10-15-fold lower doses and superior activity to FAA at the respective optimal doses, and the former has been selected for detailed evaluation.
