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6-Chloro-7-(substituted-phenyl)amino-5,8-isoquinolinediones (3a-3u) and 7-(
substituted-phenyl)amino-5,8-isoquinolinediones (4a-4d) were synthesized by
nucleophilic substitution of 6,7-dichloro-5,8-isoquinolinedione (8) and 5,
8-isoquinolinedione (9) with appropriate arylamines. The quinones 3a-3u and
4a-4d were evaluated for in vitro cytotoxic activities against five solid
tumor cell lines such as A549, SK-OV3, SK-MEL-2, XF498 and HCT-15. Among th
em, 3c, 3d, 3f and 3h exhibited potent activities against the cell lines HC
T-15 and SK-MEL-2.