Substituted diiminoisoindoles as anticancer agents: synthesis, structural characterization, and biological evaluation.
Substituted diiminoisoindoles (DIIs), 1- 20, were synthesized as a nitrogen-rich scaffolds for evaluation of their anticancer activity. A streamlined one-pot lithiation/isoindole formation strategy enabled the preparation of a broad portfolio of dissymmetrically substituted DIIs from substituted anilines and dicarbonit...