Azomethine-linked py
rrole
bisheta
rylazoles containing
benzimidazole/py
razolone/1,3,4-oxadiazole we
re synthesized in satisfacto
ry yields. Thei
r st
ructu
res we
re confi
rmed
by IR,
1H-NMR,
13C-NMR, and elemental analysis. Evaluation fo
r the cytotoxic activities
in vitro against a panel of
breast cance
r cell lines (MDA-AB-231, BT-474, and Ishikawa cells)
revealed that the py
rrole–
benzimidazole hy
brids a
re mo
re potent than the py
razolone and 1,3,4-oxadiazole hy
brids in all cell lines. Compound
ref="#jhet2501-eo-0027" rel="references:#jhet2501-eo-0027"> displayed p
romising cytotoxicity against BT-474 cell line with IC
b>50b> values, 7.7 &mic
ro;
M.