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An efficient metal free high yield method of synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes (BIMs) and bis(aryl)alkanes analogs in the presence of B(C6F5)3 by condensation of primary amines with pyruvates has been successfully developed. Some analogs of BIMs display good in vitro antitumor activity, screened by MTT assay. Compound 3b demonstrates the best anti-cancer activity against lung carcinoma cell A549 cells with IC50 of 4.52 µM.
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We thank Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine (20186104) and Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Natural Science Foundation (19KJB350010) for financial support.
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Qi, L., Xiao, L. Convenient Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Bis(aryl)alkanes and Bis(indolyl)methane Alkaloid Analogs. Russ J Gen Chem 90, 1974–1980 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070363220100217
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