RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Post-Ugi transformations for the access to pyrrolobenzodiazepine scaffolds with different degrees of unsaturation A1 Pertejo Fernández, Pablo A1 Carreira Barral, Israel A1 Peña Calleja, Pablo A1 Quesada Pato, Roberto A1 García Valverde, María K1 Mixtures K1 Inorganic carbon compounds K1 Adducts K1 Cyclization K1 Chemical synthesis K1 Química orgánica K1 Chemistry, Organic AB The synthesis of three novel families of pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-5-ones is described. The compounds were prepared according to a three-step sequence, involving an Ugi reaction, building of the pyrrolo nucleus, and reduction–cyclization to the corresponding diazepine. Depending on the amine employed in the synthesis of the Ugi adducts, different unsaturation degrees could be obtained in the pyrrolo ring (saturated or with endo or exo unsaturations), a key feature determining their biological activity, as it affects the affinity of the pyrrolobenzodiazepines toward DNA and thus their cytotoxicity. This synthetic methodology represents a significant improvement with respect to those described in the literature so far, as it uses inexpensive and commercially available starting materials without needing derivatization or the use of protecting groups. PB American Chemical Society SN 0022-3263 YR 2020 FD 2020-01 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5241 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5241 LA eng NO Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Castilla y León (project BU075G19) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 19-abr-2024