Abstract
A series of 10 related benzofuran neolignan derivatives were obtained by utilising a biomimetic reaction sequence involving oxidative dimerisation of methyl ferulate, followed by derivatisation reactions. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, elemental analysis, MS and IR. All compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic potential against five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, SK-BR-3 and PAN-1) by the standard MTT method. The results showed that most of them exhibit potent cytotoxicity.
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