| Abstract: | Indole compounds of the formula: | | wherein L | 1 | is CO; L | 2 | is a bond; R | 1 | is aryl or heteroaryl; R | 2 | is H, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen, nitro, nitroso, cyano, azide, isothionitro, OR, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, OC(O)NRR', SO | 2 | R, SO | 3 | R, SO | 2 | NRR', SR, NRR', NRSO | 2 | NR'R'', NRSO | 2 | R', NRSO | 3 | R', NRC(O)R', NRC(O)NR'R'', NRC(C)OR', NRC(N)NR'R'', C(O)OR, C(O)NRR', an amino acid moiety, a polypeptide moiety, a carbohydrate moiety, or a PEG moiety; each of R | a | , R | b | , R | c | , and R | d | , independently, is R, halogen, nitro, nitroso, cyano, azide, isothionitro, OR, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, OC(O)NRR', SO | 2 | R, SO | 3 | R, SO | 2 | NRR', SR, NRR', NRSO | 2 | NR'R'', NRSO | 2 | R', NRSO | 3 | R', NRC(O)R', NRC(O)NR'R'', NRC(O)OR', NRC(N)NR'R'', C(O)R, C(O)OR, C(O)NRR', OP(O)(OR)(OR'), O(CH | 2 | ) | n | OP(O)(OR)(OR'), or O(CH | 2 | ) | n | -PEG, or R | b | and R | c | , R | a | and R | b | , or R | c | and R | d | taken together are O(CH | 2 | ) | n | O; and R | e | is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, halogen, nitro, nitroso, cyano, azide, isothionitro, OR, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, OC(O)NRR', SO | 2 | R, SO | 3 | R, SO | 2 | NRR', SR, NRR', NRSO | 2 | NR'R'', NRSO | 2 | R', NRSO | 3 | R', NRC(O)R', NRC(O)NR'R'', NRC(O)OR', NRC(N)NR'R'', C(O)R, C(O)OR, or C(O)NRR'; in which each of R, R', and R'', independently, is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, or heterocyclyl; and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, as inhibitors of tubulin polymerisation useful in the treatment of angiogenesis-related disorders such as cancer. | Indole compounds of the formula: <CHEM> wherein L1 is CO; L2 is a bond; R1 is aryl or heteroaryl; R2 is H, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen, nitro, nitroso, cyano, azide, isothionitro, OR, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, OC(O)NRR', SO2R, SO3R, SO2NRR', SR, NRR', NRSO2NR'R'', NRSO2R', NRSO3R', NRC(O)R', NRC(O)NR'R'', NRC(C)OR', NRC(N)NR'R'', C(O)OR, C(O)NRR', an amino acid moiety, a polypeptide moiety, a carbohydrate moiety, or a PEG moiety; each of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd, independently, is R, halogen, nitro, nitroso, cyano, azide, isothionitro, OR, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, OC(O)NRR', SO2R, SO3R, SO2NRR', SR, NRR', NRSO2NR'R'', NRSO2R', NRSO3R', NRC(O)R', NRC(O)NR'R'', NRC(O)OR', NRC(N)NR'R'', C(O)R, C(O)OR, C(O)NRR', OP(O)(OR)(OR'), O(CH2)nOP(O)(OR)(OR'), or O(CH2)n-PEG, or Rb and Rc, Ra and Rb, or Rc and Rd taken together are O(CH2)nO; and Re is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, halogen, nitro, nitroso, cyano, azide, isothionitro, OR, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, OC(O)NRR', SO2R, SO3R, SO2NRR', SR, NRR', NRSO2NR'R'', NRSO2R', NRSO3R', NRC(O)R', NRC(O)NR'R'', NRC(O)OR', NRC(N)NR'R'', C(O)R, C(O)OR, or C(O)NRR'; in which each of R, R', and R'', independently, is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, or heterocyclyl; and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, as inhibitors of tubulin polymerisation useful in the treatment of angiogenesis-related disorders such as cancer. |
