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A series of new 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives bearing the 2-positioned 2,5-dimethoxyphenyl substituent and 5-positioned organylsulfanyl moiety were designed and synthesized. Screening for anticancer activity against an array of human cancer cells revealed the superior activity of 2-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-propylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazole. 2-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-5-butylthio-1,3,4-oxadiazole displayed excellent activity against breast cancer cell lines.
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N. Polkam is thankful to University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, Government of India for financial assistance in the form of a senior research fellowship. Authors N. Polkam and J. S. Anireddy are thankful to TEQIP-II for aiding improved laboratory facilities.
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Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 580–584, March, 2021.
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Polkam, N., Malthum, S., Anireddy, J.S. et al. Design, synthesis, and anticancer evaluation of new 1,3,4-oxadiazole thioether derivatives. Russ Chem Bull 70, 580–584 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11172-021-3128-0
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