Syntheses of N‐[N'‐(2‐chloroethyl)‐N'‐nitrosocarbamoyl]amino acid amides and esters as potential antineoplastic substances are reported. N‐[N'‐(2‐chloroethyl)‐N'‐nitrosocarbamoyl]amino acids (with the exception of the glycine derivative) were prepared by reaction of 2‐chloroethyl isocyanate with the sodium salt of an amino acid in a heterogenous medium followed by nitrosation with sodium nitrite under acidic conditions. Condensation with amines or alcohols using 1,1‐carbonyldiimidazole led to the amides or esters.
Syntheses of steroid-linked N-[N'-(2-chloroethyl)-N'-nitrosocarbamoyl]-(CNC-) amino acid esters and -amides with potential antineoplastic activity are described. The esters are prepared by reaction of CNC-amino acids with steroids using N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole and N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The corresponding amides are prepared by reaction of 1-(CNC-amino acyloxy)-pyrrolidine-2,5-diones with 17 beta-amino-3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratriene or 17 beta-O-[4-(6-aminohexylamino)-1,4-dioxo-butyl]-estradiol. Estradiol-17 beta-hemisuccinate is esterified with N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N'-(2-chloro-ethyl)-N'-nitrosourea (HECNU). Spectroscopic characteristics and relative binding affinities to steroid receptors are given.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.