Patent number: 7053123
Abstract: (E)-Styryl benzylsulfones useful as antiproliferative agents, including, for example, anticancer agents, are provided according to formula I: wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1–C6 alkoxy, nitro, phosphonato, amino, sulfamyl, carboxy, acetoxy and dimethylamino (C2–C6 alkoxy); and R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1–C6 alkoxy, C1–C6 alkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxyl, phosphonato, amino, sulfamyl, carboxy, acetoxy, and dimethylamino (C2–C6 alkoxy); provided: R1 may not be halogen when R2 and R3 are both halogen; R2 may not be 2-halogen when R3 is 4-halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or formula II: wherein: R4 is selected from the group consisting of C1–C6 alkoxy, phosphonato, amino, sulfamyl, carboxy, acetoxy and dimethylamino (C2–C6 alkoxy); R6 is selected from the group consisting of nitro, hydrogen, phosphonato, amino, sulfamyl, carboxy, acetoxy and dimethylamino (C2–C6 alkoxy); and R7 is selected from the group consistin
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 5, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 30, 2006
Assignee:
Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Inventors:
E. Premkumar Reddy, M. V. Ramana Reddy