Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Piperazine-Based Tertiary Amino Alcohols and Their Dihydrochlorides

Aminomethylation of 1-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-2-phenyl(chlorophenyl)ethanones with paraformaldehyde and substituted piperazines in ethanol furnished 1-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-3-(4-R-piperazin-1-yl)-2-phenyl (chlorophenyl)propan-1-ones. Reaction of the latter with alkyl (aryl) magnesium halides resulted in the formation of tertiary amino alcohols of piperazine series, which were further converted to dihydrochlorides. The effect of synthesized compounds on the processes of tumor DNA methylation in vitro was studied.