Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Anti-leukemic Activity of 4-{4-[(4-(2-Oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)benzyl]}-3-phenyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinoline

The title compound 4-{4-[(4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)benzyl]}-3-phenyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinoline 1, a compound that showed cytotoxic potential against two leukemia cell lines, has been synthesized via a multi-step pathway. This compound was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR, MS, elemental analysis, 1H and 13C NMR. The crystal (C37H33H5O, Mr = 563.68) belongs to orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with cell parameters a = 30.198(2) A, b = 12.5097(11) A, c = 15.6648(13) A, V = 5917.7(8) A3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.265 g/cm3, CuKα radiation, λ = 1.54180 A, µ = 0.611 mm−1, F(000) = 2384, the final R = 0.0491 and wR = 0.1585 for 5698 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The antileukemial 4-{4-[(4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)benzyl]}-3-phenyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinoline was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography.