Synthesis, structure, ionochromic and cytotoxic properties of new 2-(indolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolones
Yurii A Sayapin1, Eugeny A Gusakov2, Inna O Tupaeva2
1Federal Research Centre the Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
The acid-catalyzed reaction of benzo[e(g)] derivatives of 2,3,3-trimethylindolenines with o-chloranil leads to new 2-(benzo[e(g)]indolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolones and 2-(benzo[e(g)]indolin-2-yl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-1,3-tropolones. Based on the results of PBE0/6-311+G(d,p) calculations, the structural and energetic characteristics of the tautomeric forms of the obtained 1,3-tropolones were determined. The structure of 2-(3,3-dimethyl-3H-benzo[g]indolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolone was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The compounds obtained are capable of switching emission at 420-440 nm and 476-530 nm upon successive exposure to CN- and Hg2+ ions in an acetonitrile solution. 2-(1,1-Dimethyl-1H-benzo[e]indolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolone exhibited high in vitro cytotoxic activity against A431 skin cancer and H1299 lung cancer cell lines.
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