简介:Inanattempttofindnewantitumoragents,anovelclassofchromonecompoundswithabenzimidazoleorabenzoxazoleringinpositions2or6weresynthesizedviacondensationinpolyphosphoricacid(PPA)byusingchromoneacidsasthestartingmaterials.Duringthepreparationprocess,itwasfoundthatPPAcouldcleavethechromoneringtoproducearing-openingcompound(6).Themolarratioofthechromonecompound(5)tothering-openingcompound(6)variedwiththechangeofreactiontemperatureandtime.BasedonMTTprotocol,theantitumoractivityofeachofthecompoundsobtainedwasevaluatedagainstthreehumancancercelllines:KB(oralepidermal),A2780(ovary)andBel7402(liver).TheIC50variedfrom54.7μmol/Ltomorethan180μmol/L.