“…14 For instance,5,11dioxoisoindolo[2,quinolines are analogs of berberine alkaloids that have been shown to have an inhibitory effect against N 2 -induced hypoxia 14a and inhibit human topoisomerase II. 14b Meanwhile, 7,10-dioxoisoindolo[2,1-a]quinolines, first synthesized by our group, 13 are functional dyes. In particular, we found that compound 3 showed a variety of colors when exchanging the R 1 substituent (R 1 = Ph, Me), including blue, yellow, and red (Scheme 1 and Figure 3), despite the core structure of 3 being the same as that of the 7,10-dioxoisoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline system.…”