Abstract

Anthracyclinone glycoside antibiotics including the known antibiotics daunomycin and adriamycin, as well as other, novel glycoside antibiotics of the formula (VIII): ##STR1## wherein WHEN R1 is hydrogen, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro, or bromo; and when R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R1 is methyl, chloro, or bromo and R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen or hydroxy are prepared by an acid catalyzed addition reaction between (a) an anthracyclinone compound of the formula ##STR2## or a dioxolanyl protected derivative thereof (VI) having the formula: ##STR3## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined above, and R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1 -C4 alkyl; or R7 and R8, together with the carbon atom to which they are bound may form a saturated or unsaturated ring of 3-8 carbon atoms and (b) a novel reactive, protected 1,2-unsaturated pyranoid sugar, preferably, 1,2,3,6-tetradeoxy-3-trifluoroacetamido-4-trifluoroacetoxy-L-lyxo-hex-1-en opyranose which forms protected derivatives of said glycoside antibiotics and then removing the protecting groups from said glycoside antibiotics. These antibiotics are useful in the treatment of various human cancers and leukemia such as sarcomas, breast cancer, bronchogenic carcinoma, malignant lymphomas, neuroblastomas, acute leukemia and bladder cancer.

Other References

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