Podophyllotoxin dimer as DNA topoisomerase II inhibitors, and a process for the preparation therefore

摘要

The present invention discloses novel podophyllotoxin dimers having structural formula Iwherein R is H or CH3 and Z is aryl or subsituted aryl compound selected form the group counting of phenylene, naphthalene, p-terpbhnyl, dimethoxy benzidine and diphenyl ether and a process for the preparation of said novel podophyllotoxin dimers. The new podophyllotoxin dimers, pawculaty 4-arylamino derivatives of the podophyllotoxin dimers of the present invention as useful as potent inhibitors of DNA-topoisomerase II and are also useful as antitumour agents.