Design, synthesis and antitrypanosomal activities of 2,6-disubstituted-4,5,7-trifluorobenzothiophenes.
Avninder S Bhambra;
Mark Edgar;
Mark RJ Elsegood;
Yuqi Li;
George W Weaver;
Randolph RJ Arroo;
Vanessa Yardley;
Hollie Burrell-Saward;
Vladimir Krystof;
(2015)
Design, synthesis and antitrypanosomal activities of 2,6-disubstituted-4,5,7-trifluorobenzothiophenes.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 108.
pp. 347-353.
ISSN 0223-5234
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.11.043
Current treatments for Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) are limited in their application, have undesirable dosing regimens and unsatisfactory toxicities highlighting the need for the development of a safer drug pipeline. Our medicinal chemistry programme in developing rapidly accessible and modifiable heterocyclic scaffolds led to the design and synthesis of novel substituted benzothiophenes, with 6-benzimidazol-1-ylbenzothiophene derivatives demonstrating significant antitrypanosomal activities (IC50 < 1 μM) against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and no toxicity towards mammalian cells.
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