design and synthesis of novel thiophenes bearing biologically active
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design and synthesis of novel thiophenes bearing biologically active
Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research, Vol. 71 No. 3 pp. 401ñ407, 2014 ISSN 0001-6837 Polish Pharmaceutical Society DRUG SYNTHESIS DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL THIOPHENES BEARING BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE ANILINE, AMINOPYRIDINE, BENZYLAMINE, NICOTINAMIDE, PYRIMIDINE AND TRIAZOLOPYRIMIDINE MOIETIES SEARCHING FOR CYTOTOXIC AGENTS MOSTAFA M. GHORAB1,2*, MARWA G. El-GAZZAR2 and MANSOUR S. ALSAID1 Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Drug Radiation Research, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box 29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt 1 Abstract: To discover new bioactive lead compounds for medicinal purposes, herein, (E)-3-(substituted amino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop-2-en-1-ones 3ñ8, aminopyridines 9ñ11, benzylamine 12, nicotinamide 13, pyrimidines 14, 15, hexanoic acid 16 and triazolopyrimidine 19 were prepared and tested for cytotoxic activity. Results showed that the tested compounds exhibited a remarkable activity, especially compounds 3 and 19 with IC50 values (55.2 and 50.49 µM, respectively) compared to doxorubicin (IC50 = 71.8 µM) as a reference drug. Keywords: thiophene, aniline, aminopyridine, nicotinamide, pyrimidine, triazolo-pyrimidine, cytotoxic activity Carlo Erba 1108 Elemental Analyzer. All these data were within ±0.4% of the theoretical values. The IR spectra (KBr) were measured on Shimadzu IR 110 spectrophotometer (Shimadzu, Koyoto, Japan), 1 HNMR and 13CNMR spectra were obtained by a Bruker proton NMR-Avance 500 instrument (500 MHz) (Bruker, Germany), in dimethyl sulfoxide-d6 as a solvent, using tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal standard. All reactions were monitored by thin layer chromatograph using precoated aluminium sheets (Silica gel Merck 60 F254) and were visualized by UV lamp (Merck, Germany). All chemicals were commercially supplied from Sigma-Aldrich, USA. Thiophenes have been reported to possess interesting biological and pharmacological activities and several derivatives with this ring are used as antibacterial (1ñ4), anti-inflammatory (5), anticancer (6ñ12), and antiviral (13) agents. Moreover, from the literature survey it was found that aniline, pyridine, nicotinamide, pyrimidine, triazolopyrimidine derivatives showed wide spectrum of biological activities, especially anticancer activities (14ñ19). As a part of our ongoing research program directed towards developing new approaches to a variety of heterocyclic ring systems for anticancer activity, especially those containing sulfur compounds (20ñ27), we report herein the utility of (E)-3(dimethylamino)-1-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one 2 (28) for the synthesis of target compounds. EXPERIMENTAL (E)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop-2en-1-one (2) Compound 2 was prepared according to previously described method (28). Chemistry Melting points are uncorrected and were determined on BUCHI melting point apparatus B-545 (BUCHI Labortechnik AG CH-9230 Flawil, Switzerland). Elemental analyses (C, H, N) were performed on (E)-3-(3-substituted phenylamino)-1-thiophen-2yl-prop-2-en-1-ones (3ñ8) General procedure A mixture of 2 (28) (1.81 g, 0.01 mol) and the appropriate amine, namely: 3-ethylaniline, 4- * Corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected] 401 402 MOSTAFA M. GHORAB et al. ethoxyaniline, 3,4,5-trimethoxyaniline, 2-chloro-5nitroaniline, 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline and 2,4-dibromoaniline (0.01 mol) in ethanol (20 mL) containing acetic acid (5 mL) was refluxed for 2 h. The precipitated product was collected by filteration, washed with ethanol and crystallized from dioxane to give 3ñ8, respectively. (E)-3-(3-ethylphenylamino)-1-thiophen-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one (3) Yield 88%; m.p. 110.5OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3464 (NH), 2960, 2836 (CH aliph.), 1624 (C=O), 1HNMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 1.19 (t, 3H, CH3), 2.6 (q, 2H, CH2), 6.0, 6.3 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.3 Hz), 7.0ñ8.1 (m, 7H, Ar-H), 11.7 (d, 1H, NH, J = 7.1 Hz). 13 C-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 15.4, 28.1, 93.0, 113.1, 114.9, 115.5, 128.4, 129.6, 132.5, 139.9, 140.8, 143.7, 145.4, 146.8, 182.7. Analysis: calcd. for C15H15NOS (257.35): C 70.01, H 5.87, N 5.44%; found: C 70.32, H 6.20, N 5.60%. (E)-3-(4-ethoxyphenylamino)-1-thiophen-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one (4) Yield 78%; m.p. 135.6OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3430 (NH), 3070 (CH arom.), 2970, 2866 (CH aliph.), 1632 (C=O). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 1.3 (t, 3H, CH3), 3.9 (q, 2H, CH2), 5.9, 6.9. (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.3, 7.4 Hz), 7.4ñ7.9 (m, 7H, Ar-H), 11.7 (d, 1H, NH, J = 8.1 Hz). 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 14.8, 63.2, 96.0, 115.3, 115.4, 116.9, 117.6, 129.2, 133.2, 134.0, 144.4, 146.2, 147.1, 154.9, 180.4. Analysis: calcd. for C15H15NO2S (273.35): C 65.91, H 5.53, N 5.12%; found: C 65.68, H 5.22, N 5.40%. (E) 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylamino)-1-thiophen2-yl-prop-2-en-1-one (5) Yield 82%; m.p. 99.5OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3406 (NH), 3089 (CH arom.), 2939, 2870 (CH aliph.), 1636 (C=O). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 3.6, 3.7 (2s, 9H, 3OCH3), 6.3, 6.8 (2d, 2H, CH=CH; J = 8.3 Hz), 7.2ñ7.9 (m, 5H, Ar-H), 10.9 (d, 1H, NH, J = 8.1 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C16H17NO4S (319.38): C 60.17, H 5.37, N 4.39%; found: C 59.88, H 5.09, N 4.72%. (E)-3-(2-chloro-5-nitrophenylamino)-1-thiophen2-yl-prop-2-en-1-one (6) Yield 69%; m.p. 177.7OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3429 (NH), 3082 (CH arom.), 2940, 2860 (CH aliph.), 1628 (C=O), 1562, 1346 (NO2), 732 (C-Cl). 1HNMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.2, 6.8 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.0, 7.1 Hz], 7.3ñ8.0 (m, 6H, Ar-H), 10.6 (d, 1H, NH, J = 7.7 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C13H9ClN2O3S (308.74): C 50.57, H 2.94, N 9.07%; found: C 50.20, H 3.30, N 9.38%. (E)-3-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenylamino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop-2-en-1-one (7) Yield 69%; m.p. 217.2OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3468 (NH), 3100 (CH arom.) 2970, 2840 (CH aliph.), 1636 (C=O), 1581, 1373 (NO2), 1H-NMR (DMSOd6, δ, ppm): 2.1 (s, 3H, CH3), 6.4, 6.9 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.0, 7.1 Hz), 7.0ñ7.9 (m, 6H, Ar-H), 10.8 (d, 1H, NH, J = 7.4 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C14H12N2O3S (288.32): C 58.32, H 4.20, N 9.72%; found: C 58.08, H 4.12, N 9.41%. (E)-3-(2,4-dibromophenylamino)-1-thiophen-2yl-prop-2-en-1-one (8) Yield 82%; m.p. 143.5OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3448 (NH), 3048 (CH arom.), 2940, 2870 (CH aliph.), 1628 (C=O), 771 (CñBr). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.1, 6.8 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.4, 7.5 Hz), 7.1ñ7.9 (m, 6H, Ar-H), 12.0 [d, 1H, NH, J = 8.1 Hz]. 13 C-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 95.5, 114.8, 116.6, 120.0, 128.6, 132.6, 134.8, 137.5, 138.6, 143.7, 145.5, 146.5, 183.4. Analysis: calcd. for C13H9 Br2NOS (387.09): C 40.34, H 2.34, N 3.62%; found: C 40.10, H 2.62, N 3.33%. (E)-3-(substituted amino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop2-en-1-ones (9ñ11) A mixture of 2 (1.81 g, 0.01 mol) and 4aminopyridine or 3-amino-2-chloropyridine and/or 2-amino-4-chloropyridine (0.01 mol) in ethanol (20 mL) containing acetic acid (5 mL) was refluxed for 8 h. The reaction mixture was filtered while hot and crystallized from dimethylformamide/ethanol to give 9ñ11, respectively. (E)-3-(pyridin-4-ylamino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop2-en-1-one (9) Yield 90%, m.p. 213.4OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3433 (NH), 3093 (CH arom.), 2970, 2860 (CH aliph.), 1639 (C=O), 1620 (C=N). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.4, 6.8 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.6 Hz), 7.1ñ8.3 [m, 7H, Ar-H], 10.8 (d, 1H, NH, J = 7.2 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C12H10N2OS (230.29): C 62.59, H 4.38, N 12.16%; found: C 62.24, H 4.56, N 12.39%. (E)-3-(2-chloropyridin-3-ylamino)-1-thiophen-2yl-prop-2-en-1-one (10) Yield 69%; m.p. 153.2OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3383 (NH), 3055 (CH arom.) 2940, 2863 (CH aliph.), 1701 (C=O), 1639 (C=N), 856 (C-Cl). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.2, 7.2 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = Design and synthesis of novel thiophenes bearing biologically active aniline... 6.8, 6.9 Hz), 7.3ñ8.0 (m, 6H, Ar-H], 12.0 (d, 1H, NH, J = 7.4 Hz) 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 96.3, 123.6, 124.1, 128.6, 136.0, 138.0, 141.4, 142.4, 143.5, 145.4, 146.3, 183.7. Analysis: calcd. for C12H9ClN2OS (264.73): C 54.44, H 3.43, N 10.58%. found: C 54.63, H 3.81, N 10.21%. (E)-3-(4-chloropyridin-2-ylamino)-1-thiophen-2yl-prop-2-en-1-one (11) Yield 76%; m.p. 200.8OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3448 (NH), 3060 (CH arom.), 2980, 2872 (CH aliph.), 1632 (C=O), 1592 (C=N), 775 (C-Cl). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.4, 6.9 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.6, 7.7 Hz), 7.2ñ8.0 (m, 5H, Ar-H), 8.3 (s, 1H, N=CH), 10.6 (d, 1H, NH, J = 8.2 Hz). 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 97.3, 115.6, 123.4, 131.3, 133.1, 134.2, 148.8, 151.3, 152.8, 153.8, 163.4, 190.2. Analysis: calcd. for C12H9ClN2OS (264.01): C 54.44, H 3.43, N 10.58%; found: C 54.71, H 3.72, N 10.30%. (E)-3-(4-chlorobenzylamino)-1-thiophen-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one (12), (E)-N-(3-oxo-3-thiophen-2yl-prop-1-en-yl nicotinamide (13) and (E)-3(pyrimidin-2-yl-amino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop-2en-1-one (14) A mixture of 2 (1.81 g, 0.01 mol) and 4chlorobenzylamine or nicotinamide and/or 2aminopyrimidine (0.01 mol) in ethanol (20 mL) and acetic acid (20 mL) was heated under reflux for 12 h. The obtained solid was crystallized from dioxane to give 12ñ14, respectively. 12: Yield 67%; m.p. 131.7OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3300 (NH), 3076 (CH arom.), 2940, 2834 (CH aliph.) 1642 (C=O), 831 (CñCl). 1H-NMR (DMSOd6, δ, ppm): 3.8 (s, 2H, CH2), 6.7, 7.4 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 6.8, 6.9 Hz), 7.3ñ7.9 (m, 7H, Ar-H), 8.2 (d, 1H, NH, J = 8.3 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C12H12ClN2OS (277.03): C 60.54, H 4.35, N 5.04%; found: C 60.83, H 3.95, N 5.28%. 13: Yield 56%; m.p. 204.7OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3448 (NH), 3078 (CH arom.), 2970, 2846 (CH aliph.), 1640, 1635 (2C=O), 1610 (C=N). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 7.2, 8.2 (2d, 2H, CH=CH; J = 7.1, 7.6 Hz], 7.3ñ9.1 (m, 7H, Ar-H + NH). 8.4 (s, 1H, N = CH). 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 99.6, 125.6, 128.8, 132.1, 135.1, 136.9, 138.1, 140.2, 142.6, 148.6, 151.8, 166.7, 186.3. Analysis: calcd. for C13H10N2O2S (258.05): C 60.45, H 3.90, N 10.85%; found: C 60.59, H 3.56, N 10.31%. 14: Yield 70%; m.p. 192.9OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3290 (NH), 3074 (CH arom.), 2960, 2836 (CH aliph.), 1628 (C=O), 1573 (C=N). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.0, 7.4 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 403 6.6; 6.7 Hz), 7.5ñ8.5) (m, 6H, Ar-H), 10.6 (d, 1H, NH, J = 6.9 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C11H9N3OS (231.05): C 57.13, H 3.92, N 18.17%; found: C 57.27, H 3.46, N 18.49). (E)-5-(3-oxo-3-thiophen-2-yl-prop-1-enylamino)pyrimidin-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione, (15), 6-(E)3-oxo-3-thiophen-2-yl-prop-1-enylamino)hexanoic acid (16) and 7-thiophen-2-yl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (19) To a solution of 2 (1.81 g, 0.01 mol) in acetic acid (20 mL) was added appropriate amine, namely: 5-aminouracil or 6-aminocaproic acid and/or 2H1,2,4-triazol-3-amine 17 (0.012 mol). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 10 h, then cooled. The solid that deposited after cooling was filtered off and crystallized from dioxane-ethanol mixture to give 15, 16 and 19, respectively. 15: Yield 59%; m.p. 332.0OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3433, 3275, 3232 (3NH), 3089 (CH arom.), 2980, 2816 (CH aliph.), 1720, 1660, 1643 (3C=O), 1HNMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 6.3, 7.2 (2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.8 Hz], 7.3ñ8.1 (m, 6H, Ar-H + 2NH + CH pyrimidine), 10.6 (d, 1H, NH, J = 7.0, Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C11H9N3O3S (263.27): C 50.18, H 3.45, N 15.96; found: C 50.55, H 3.12, N 15.69%. 16: Yield 61%; m.p. 219.8OC; IR (KBr, cmñ1) 3490 (OH), 3160 (NH), 2931, 2858 (CH aliph.), 1683, 1628 (2C=O). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 1.3- 2.7 (m, 10H, 5CH2], 6.1, 7.2 [2d, 2H, CH=CH, J = 7.6, 7.7 Hz], 7.6-7.9 [m, 3H, Ar-H], 9.4 (s, 1H, NH, D2O-exchangeable), 10.9 [s, 1H, OH, D2Oexchangeable]. Analysis: calcd. for C13H17NO3S: C, 58.40; H, 6.41; N, 5.24%; found: C, 58.62; H, 6.72; N, 5.39%. 19: Yield 66%; m.p. 180.8OC; IR (KBr, cm-1): 3105 (CH arom.), 2924, 2860 (CH aliph.), 1620 (C=N). lH-NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm): 7.0ñ8.0 (m, 4H, Ar-H), 8.3 (s, 1H, CH-pyrazole), 7.5, 7.9 (2d, 2H, 2CH pyrimidine, J = 7.8 Hz). Analysis: calcd. for C9H6N4S (202.24): C 53.45, H 2.99, N 27.70%; found: C 53.75, H 3.22, N 27.90%. In vitro cytotoxic activity The human tumor breast cancer cell line (MCF7) was obtained from the National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt. The cytotoxic activity of some newly synthesized compounds was measured by the Sulforhodamine-B stain (SRB) assay as reported by Skehan et al. (29). Cells were plated in 96-multiwell plate (104 cells per well) for 24 h before treatment with the compounds to allow attachment of cell to the wall of the plate. Tested compounds were dissolved in DMSO and diluted 404 MOSTAFA M. GHORAB et al. with saline to the appropriate volume. Different concentrations of the compounds under test (5, 12.5, 25 and 40 µmol/L) were added to the cell monolayer. Triplicate wells were prepared for each individual dose. Monolayer cells were incubated with the compounds for 48 h at 37OC and in atmosphere of air and 5% CO2. After 48 h, cells were fixed, washed and (1) stained for 30 min. with 0.4% (w/v) SRB dissolved in 1% acetic acid. Unbound dye was removed by four washes with 1% acetic acid, and attached stain was recovered with Tris-EDTA buffer. Color intensity was measured in an ELISA reader (Sunostick Medical Technology, SPR-960B, U.K.). Negative control was added by using the cell lines with the (2) (3) (4) (8) (13) (3-16) (5) (9) (10) (14) (15) (6) (7) (11) (12) (16) Scheme 1. Synthetic pathways for compounds 2ñ16 Table 1. In vitro cytotoxic activity of some newly synthesized compounds against human breast cancer cell line (MCF7). Compound concentration (µmol/L) Compd. no. a Control 5 12.5 25 40 Surviving fraction (mean ± SE) a IC50 µΜ DOX 1.00 0.721 ± 0.020 0.546 ± 0.020 0.461 ± 0.010 0.494 ± 0.030 71.8 3 1.00 0.614 ± 0.002 0.519 ± 0.009 0.365 ± 0.028 0.279 ± 0.047 55.2 6 1.00 0.810 ± 0.058 0.647 ± 0.026 0.471 ± 0.030 0.311 ± 0.022 72.7 9 1.00 0.887 ± 0.032 0.672 ± 0.024 0.479 ± 0.023 0.393 ± 0.015 100 12 1.00 0.683 ± 0.085 0.680 ± 0.016 0.534 ± 0.022 0.348 ± 0.043 112.1 13 1.00 0.806 ± 0.008 0.631 ± 0.033 0.418 ± 0.032 0.332 ± 0.081 79.06 15 1.00 0.829 ± 0.017 0.636 ± 0.015 0.490 ± 0.003 0.460 ± 0.027 83.3 19 1.00 0.577 ± 0.044 0.421 ± 0.012 0.369 ± 0.014 0.211 ± 0.065 50.49 n = 3. DOX = doxorubicin. 405 Design and synthesis of novel thiophenes bearing biologically active aniline... (2) 17 19 18 Scheme 2. Synthetic pathway for compound 19 solvent without drug. The relation between surviving fraction and drug concentration was plotted to get the survival curve of each tumor cell line after the specified time. The concentration required for 50% inhibition of cell viability (IC50) was calculated and compared with the reference drug doxorubicin and the results are given in Table 1. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Chemistry Schemes 1 and 2 outline the synthetic pathway used to obtain compounds 3-16, 19. The starting material (E)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-thiophen-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one 2 was prepared via reaction of acetylthiophene 1 with dimethylformamidedimethylacetal (DMF-DMA) (28). Treatment of compound 2 with aniline derivatives gave the corresponding secondary amine derivatives 3ñ8, respectively (Scheme 1). The structure of the later products were assigned on the basis of their analytical and spectral data. IR spectra of compounds 3ñ8 exhibited, in each case, NH absorption bands in the region 3408ñ3468 cm-1. Also, the enaminone 2 reacted with 4-aminopyridine or 3-amino-2-chloropyridine and/or 2-amino-4-chloropyridine in ethanol/acetic acid to give the corresponding pyridine derivatives 9ñ11, respectively (Scheme 1). When compound 2 was reacted with 4-chlorobenzylamine in refluxing ethanol/acetic acid, it furnished the corresponding (E)-3-(4-chlorobenzylamine)-1-thiophene-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one 12. On the other hand, nicotinamide 13, pyrimidine 14 and 15 derivatives were obtained in good yield via reaction of compound 2 with nicotinamide or 2-aminopyrimidine or aminouracil. (E)-4-(3-oxo-3-thiophen-2-yl-prop-1enylamino)butanoic acid 16 was obtained via reaction of 2 with 6-aminocapproic acid (Scheme 1). The reactivity of enaminone 2 towards some heterocyclic amines was also examined. Thus, reaction of 2 with 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole in ethanol/acetic acid yielded the respective 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivative 19 through the formation of intermediate 18. (Scheme 2). To account for the formation of the product 19 it is suggested that the studied reaction started with Michael-type addition of the exocyclic amino group of the amine used to the activated double bond of 2 followed by in-situ tandem elimination of dimethylamine to give the intermediate 18, then, dehydrative cyclization to give 19 (Scheme 2). The 1H-NMR spectrum of 19 revealed two doublets signals at 7.5, 7.9 ppm with J = 7.8 Hz assignable to two vicinal protons of the pyrimidine ring residue. In vitro cytotoxic activity Some newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against human breast cancer cell line (MCF7). Doxorubicin, which is one of the most effective anticancer agents, was used as the reference drug in this study. The relationship between surviving fraction and drug concentration was plotted to obtain the survival curve of breast cancer cell line (MCF7). The response parameter calculated was the IC50 value, which corresponds to the concentration required for 50% inhibition of cell viability. Table 1 shows the in vitro cytotoxic activity of the tested compounds compared to the reference drug. It was found that, in the negative control, solvent has no effect on the 406 MOSTAFA M. GHORAB et al. cells as the surviving fraction is 1.00, the most potent compounds were the aniline derivative 3 having ethyl group at 3-position (IC50 = 55.2 µM) and the triazolopyrimidine derivative 19 (IC50 = 50.49 µM), which were found to be more potent than the reference drug doxorubicin (IC50 = 71.8 µM). Also, the aniline derivative 6 (IC50 = 72.7 µM) was found to be nearly as potent as the reference drug. Isosteric replacement of the benzene ring with pyridine led to a drop in the activity as in compound 9 (IC50 = 100 µM) and also a drop in the activity was shown by replacing the aniline ring with benzyl amine moiety as in compound 12 (IC50 = 112.1 µM), an improvement in the activity was observed upon incorporation of nicotinamide moiety in compound 13 (IC50 = 79.06 µM), while the pyrimidine derivative 15 (IC50 = 83.3 µM) showed less activity. CONCLUSION From the above results, we can conclude that administration of the tested compounds on human breast (MCF7) cell lines showed promising cytotoxic activity. The most potent compounds are (E)-3(3-ethylphenylamino)-1-thiophen-2-yl-prop-2-enone 3 (IC50 = 55.20 µM) and 7-thiophen-2-yl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine 19 (IC50 =50.49 µM), which were found to be more potent than doxorubicin (IC50 = 71.8 µM), and aniline 6 carrying chloro moiety at 2-position, nitro group at 5-position (IC50 = 72.7 µM), which is as potent as the reference drug. 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