DOI

The possibility of generating azomethine ylides from 11 H-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]indol-11-one and amino acids is shown for the first time. Based on the cycloaddition reactions of these azomethine ylides with cyclopropenes and maleimides, cyclopropa[a]pyrrolizines, 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, and pyrrolo[3,4-a]pyrrolizines spiro-fused with a benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]indole fragment were synthesized. Spirocyclic compounds were obtained in moderate to good yields, albeit with poor diastereoselectivity. Density functional theory calculations were performed to obtain an insight into the mechanism of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 11H-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2- a]indol-11-one-derived azomethine ylides to cyclopropenes. The cytotoxic activity of some of the obtained cycloadducts against the human erythroleukemia (K562) cell line was evaluated in vitro by MTS-assay.

Original languageEnglish
Article number13202
Number of pages24
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume23
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

    Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Cycloaddition Reaction, Humans, Maleimides/chemistry, Stereoisomerism, azomethine ylides, cyclopropenes, 11H-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]indol-11-one, diastereoselectivity, DFT calculations, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, in vitro antiproliferative activity, maleimides

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