Abstract:
A series of novel amide and Schiffs base functionalized novel pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives were prepared starting from 6-(thiophene-2-yl)/phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-amine 1a and 1b. These compounds on reaction with EMME, to afford compounds 2a and 2b, followed by cyclization to afford compounds 3a and 3b. Treatment of compound 3a and 3b with hydrazine hydrate to get compounds 4a and 4b, compounds 4a and 4b on reaction with different substituted aromatic aldehydes to get Schiff’s base derivatives 5a-j, in another way compounds 3a, 3b on reaction with aliphatic amines to get amide derivatives 6a-f. All the compounds 5a-j and 6a-f were screened against four human cancer cell lines (HeLa, COLO205, Hep G2, and MCF 7), among all the derivatives, compounds 5c, 5e, 6a, and 6b showed promising anticancer activity.