A highly
stereoselective, one-pot, multicomponent method has been
developed to synthesize pyrrolizidine- and
N
-methyl
pyrrolidine-substituted spirooxindole derivatives. The [3 + 2] cycloaddition
reaction involves the reaction between the dipole azomethine ylides,
generated
in situ
from the reaction between isatin
and secondary amino acids such as L-proline or sarcosine, and α,β-unsaturated
carbonyl compounds as the dipolarophile. The reaction condition was
optimized to achieve excellent regio- and stereoselectivity. Products
were obtained in good yield using ethanol as a solvent at the reflux
temperature. The newly synthesized spirooxindole derivatives were
evaluated for their antiproliferative efficacy against National Cancer
Institute (NCI)-60 cancer cell lines and DNA G-quadruplex (G4) interaction
capacity. Compound
14b
produced selective cytotoxicity
against leukemia, renal, colon, and prostate cancer cell lines at
a 10 μM concentration. The G4 interaction studies further suggested
that these spirooxindole derivatives were devoid of any activity as
DNA G4 ligands.
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