Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of C3/C3 fluoroquinolone dimers (I): Tethered with a fused heterocyclic s-triazolo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole

A Comprehensive Review on Chemical Synthesis and Chemotherapeutic Potential of 3-Heteroaryl Fluoroquinolone Hybrids

Fluoroquinolones have been studied for more than half a century. Since the 1960s, four generations of these synthetic antibiotics have been created and successfully introduced into clinical practice. However, they are still of interest for medicinal chemistry due to the wide possibilities for chemical modification, with subsequent useful changes in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the initial molecules. This review summarizes the chemical and pharmacological results of fluoroquinolones hybridization by introducing different heterocyclic moieties into position 3 of the core system. It analyses the synthetic procedures and approaches to the formation of heterocycles from the fluoroquinolone carboxyl group and reveals the most convenient ways for such procedures. Further, the results of biological activity investigations for the obtained hybrid pharmacophore systems are presented. The latter revealed numerous promising molecules that can be further studied to overcome the problem of resistance to antibiotics, to find novel anticancer agents and more.

Cytotoxic Properties of 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives-A Review

During recent years, small molecules containing five-member heterocyclic moieties have become the subject of considerable growing interest for designing new antitumor agents. One of them is 1,3,4-thiadiazole. This study is an attempt to collect the 1,3,4-thiadiazole and its derivatives, which can be considered as potential anticancer agents, reported in the literature in the last ten years.

Metal-free intramolecular amination: one-pot tandem synthesis of 3-substituted 4-quinolones

3-Substituted 4-quinolones were synthesized using a one-pot metal-free strategy in moderate to quantitative yields. Carried out in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) via a sequential addition of materials, the methodology is tolerant of a wide range of functional groups and applicable to library synthesis.