Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of new 2-glyco-3-nitro-2H-chromenes
Date
2019Abstract
3‐nitro‐2H‐chromenes and derivatives are compounds with diverse biological activity, among
them, new 2‐glyco‐3‐nitro‐2H‐chromenes have been prepared by one‐pot oxa‐Michael‐Henry‐
dehydration reactions between carbohydrate‐derived nitroalkenes and several
salicylaldehydes, using a minimal amount of solvent and DBU as catalyst. The antiproliferative
activity of these new compounds has been evaluated against a panel of six human solid tumor
cell lines, and compared to pharmacological reference compounds, finding that their activities
are in the low micromolar range and that some of them are more effective than the standards.