Thursday, 17 May 2007
3rd Floor Hall (Pfahler Hall)
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Synthesis of Chlorambucil Analogs

Asma Khetani1, Gopal Subramaniam2, Wilma Saffran2, and Sasan Karimi1. (1) Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, (2) Queens College, Flushing, NY

Chlorambucil (1) is a chemotherapy drug that has been used in the treatment of leukemia, ovarian and breast cancer, and in various autoimmune diseases. Chlorambucil is an alkylating agent that binds to DNA and RNA preventing the replication of the cell. This drug is also known to be a carcinogen and teratogen. It is the objective of this investigation to synthesize analogs of chlorambucil while decreasing its toxicity. We have synthesized several analogs of chlorambucil; namely, compounds (3) and (4), derived from the chlorambucil acyl chloride (2). The structure of compounds 2, 3, and 4, were revealed by examination of 1H and 13C NMR spectra.


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