Green synthesis of some tetrahydroquinoline derivatives and evaluation as anticancer agents

This study demonstrates the design and synthesis of heterocyclic compounds with diverse biological effects. Using an ionic liquid catalyst, a sonosynthetic approach for the assembly of bis-arylidene cycloalkanone derivatives (bis-chalcones) has been reported. Three cancer cell lines Hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG-2), Breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7), and Lung carcinoma cells (A-549) were utilized to investigate the antiproliferative effects of some selected samples. Many evaluated drugs exhibited good to moderate cytotoxicity against the examined cell lines. Notably, the IC50 values for the S-alkyl derivatives ranged from 2.86 to 13.14 µg/mL.