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  2. Iodine-catalyzed condensation of isatin with indoles: a facile synthesis of di(indolyl)indolin-2-ones and evaluation of their cytotoxicity

Iodine-catalyzed condensation of isatin with indoles: a facile synthesis of di(indolyl)indolin-2-ones and evaluation of their cytotoxicity

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Apr 1;22(7):2460-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.02.011.
B V Subba Reddy 1 N Rajeswari M Sarangapani Y Prashanthi Roopa Jones Ganji Anthony Addlagatta
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Affiliation

  • 1 Natural Product Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India. basireddy@iict.res.in
Abstract

Isatin reacts smoothly with indoles in the presence of a catalytic amount of molecular iodine under mild conditions to afford a novel class of di(indolyl)indolin-2-one derivatives in good yields. These molecules are found to possess a promising cytotoxicity against Cancer cells only but not on normal cells.

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