Germany b Laboratoire de ChimieEnantiomerically pure 1,2-diamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)butanes were synthesized Pharmaceutique Organique, by stereoselective procedures. The enantiomeric purity was determined by 1 H Institut de Pharmacie, NMR spectroscopy after derivatization with (1R)-myrtenal. For the coordination Université Libre de Bruxelles, to platinum, the diamines were reacted with K 2 PtI 4 . Reaction with Ag 2 SO 4 Bruxelles, Belgium yielded the respective sulfatoplatinum(II) complexes, which were converted into the dichloroplatinum(II) complexes by treatment with 2 N HCl. The influence of the configuration and the kind of leaving group on the antitumor activity was studied on the MCF-7 and MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cell lines, as well as on the LnCaP/FGC prostate cancer cell line. It was demonstrated that the dichloroplatinum(II) complexes were more active than the respective diiodoplatinum(II) derivatives. Conversion into the sulfatoplatinum(II) complexes further enhanced the antiproliferative effects. The configuration determined the antitumor effects, dependent on the cell line used:
: (R,R) > (S,S) > (R,S) > (S,R); MDA-MB 231: (S,S) > (R,R) > (R,S) = (S,R); LnCaP/FGC: (S,S) > (R,R) > (R,S) > (S,R).
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IntroductionSince the discovery of the cytotoxicity of platinum complexes by Rosenberg et al. [1], numerous diaminedichloroplatinum(II) complexes have been synthesized and tested for antitumor activity.Cisplatin exhibits high antitumor activity, but its clinical use is mostly limited by toxic side effects [2]. Exchange of both chlorides by cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylate led to carboplatin, which showed higher water solubility and reduced toxic side effects; however, myelosuppression and the development of resistance are intolerable disadvantages [3].In order to overcome these drawbacks and to enhance the tumor selectivity, many carrier ligands were developed and coordinated to platinum. The most successful ligand, the 1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DACH), made oxaliplatin to the first platinum-based drug licensed for the therapy of colorectal cancer [4]. It has also shown The cytotoxic potency of Ph/Me-PtCl 2 decreased in the series (R,R) > (S,S) > (S,R) = (R,S), while in the case of 4F-Ph/Me-PtCl 2 , the S,S-enantiomer is more active than its isomers.Because of these studies, we focussed our attention on the 4-F derivatives and determined the influence of the elongation of the C2-alkyl chain (methyl Ǟ ethyl), as well as the significance of the leaving groups, on Scheme 2. Synthesis of 1R,2R-configurated 1,2-diamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)butanes. Reagents and conditions: a: BOC anhydride (1.1 eq.), TEA (1.1 eq.), CH 2 Cl 2 , O°C to room temperature; b: DMSO (2 eq.), oxalyl chloride (1 eq.), TEA (5 eq.), CH 2 Cl 2 , Ϫ60°C; c: benzylhydroxylamine (1 eq.), MgSO 4 (1 eq.), CH 2 Cl 2 , room temperature; d: 4F-phenylmagnesium bromide (3 eq.), THF, Ϫ50°C; e: column chromatography, petroleum ether (
Results
SynthesisThe 1S Using the (2S)-2-aminobutanol (2S)-1, diamine (1S,2S)-13 was available.The optical purity of th...