Ciccone Vittorio, Diotallevi Aurora, Gómez-Benmansour Miriam, Maestrini Sara, Mantellini Fabio, Mari Giacomo, Galluzzi Luca, Lucarini Simone, Favi Gianfranco
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo 61029 Urbino (PU) Italy
RSC Adv. 2024 May 14;14(22):15713-15720. doi: 10.1039/d4ra02790f. eCollection 2024 May 10.
A chemoselective one-pot synthesis of pharmaceutically prospective indole-pyrrole hybrids by the formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition of 3-cyanoacetyl indoles (CAIs) with 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes (DDs) has been developed. The new indole-pyrrole hybrids were phenotypically screened for efficacy against promastigotes. The most active compounds 3c, 3d, and 3j showed IC < 20 μM and moderate cytotoxicity, lower than miltefosine. Compound 3d was the most active with IC = 9.6 μM and a selectivity index of 5. Consequently, 3d could be a new lead compound for the generation of a new class of antileishmanial hybrids.
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