COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF THE USE THEREOF ACHIRAL ANALOGUES OF CC-1065 AND THE DUOCARMYCINS

摘要

The present invention relates to novel achiral seco-analogues of the DNA minor groove and sequence-selective alkylating agents (+)-CC1065 and the duocarmycins, depicted as general class (I), (II), (III), (IV) and (V) wherein X is a good leaving group, such as chloride, a bromide, an iodide, a mesylate, a tosylate, an acetate, a quaternary ammonium moiety, a mercaptan, an alkylsulfoxyl, or an alkylsulfonyl group, preferably either a chloride, a bromide, or an iodide group. R1 is a suitable minor groove binding agent to enhance the interactions of the achiral seco-cyclopropaneindole (CI) or an achiral seco-duocarmycin with specific sequences of DNA. R and R2-R5 are defined in claim 1.