Lee K H, Rice G K, Hall I H, Amarnath V
J Med Chem. 1987 Mar;30(3):586-8. doi: 10.1021/jm00386a025.
alpha-Methylene-gamma-lactones covalently linked to adenine, hypoxanthine, and guanine were synthesized by using the convenient Reformatsky-type reaction between ethyl alpha-(bromomethyl)acrylate and the proper purine ketones. In vitro cytotoxicity data demonstrated that these compounds were active against L-1210 tissue culture cells with 3 being most potent (ED50 = 0.3 microgram/mL).