Abstract:We report the synthesis of a new series of aryl-and heteroaryl (hydroxy)ethyl selenoamides, in a two-step, one-pot sequence based on the aminolysis/selenative demetalation of Fischer ethoxycarbene complexes, in good to excellent global yields, as small cytotoxic molecules. The molecular structure of a 2-thienyl based selenoamide was confirmed by single-crystal X-Ray diffraction analysis. In vitro analysis against different human cancer (HCT-15, U251 and PC-3) and human T-lymphocyte (MT2) cell lines revealed th… Show more
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