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Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Novel 2',2'-Difluoro Analogues of Docetaxel.
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1997
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Pharmaceutical ScienceSeveral 2',2'-Difluoro DerivativesOrganic ChemistryPharmacotherapyChemistryHeterocycle ChemistryPharmaceutical ChemistryDrug ResistanceMedicinal ChemistryAnti-cancer Agent2',2'-Difluorodocetaxel DerivativesRadiation OncologyMouse LeukemiaStructure-activity RelationshipsDrug DevelopmentPharmacologyNatural SciencesMedicineDerivative (Chemistry)Synthetic ChemistryDrug Discovery
To investigate the role of the 2'-hydroxy group at the C-13 side chain of docetaxel in the antitumor activity, we prepared several 2',2'-difluoro derivatives of docetaxel and evaluated their cytotoxicity against mouse leukemia and human tumor cell lines and their microtubule disassembly-inhibitory activity. These analogues were prepared by esterification of protected 10-deacetylbaccatin III (21) with appropriate alpha, alpha-difluorinated carboxylic acids (Charts 1 and 2). Among these 2',2'-difluorodocetaxel derivatives, 2',2'-difluorodocetaxel (23b) was approximately 3-10 times as active as 2'-fluorodocetaxel (29a) in terms of cytotoxicity. In addition, the 3'-(2-furyl) (23h) and 3'-(2-pyrrolyl) (23p) analogues showed activity comparable or superior to that of docetaxel (2).