Conjugate compounds of formula (A):wherein:R2 iswhere R36a and R36b are independently selected from H, F, C1-4 saturated
alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, which
alkyl and alkenyl groups are optionally substituted by a group selected from C1-4
alkyl amido and C1-4 alkyl ester or, when one of R36a and R36b is H, the other is selected from
nitrile and a C1-4 alkyl ester;R6 and R9 are independently selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NRR′, NO2, Me3Sn and halo;R7 is independently selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NRR′, NO2, Me3Sn and halo;Y is selected from formulae A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6:L is a
linker connected to a
cell binding agent;CBA is the
cell binding agent;n is an integer selected in the range of 0 to 48;RA4 is a C1-6 alkylene group;either(a) R10 is H, and R11 is OH, ORA, where RA is C1-4 alkyl; or(b) R10 and R11 form a
nitrogen-carbon
double bond between the
nitrogen and carbon atoms to which they are bound; or(c) R10 is H and R11 is OSOzM, where z is 2 or 3 and M is a monovalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation;R and R′ are each independently selected from optionally substituted C1-12 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20
aryl groups, and optionally in relation to the group NRR′, R and R′ together with the
nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring;wherein R16, R17, R19, R20, R21 and R22 are as defined for R6, R7, R9, R10, R11 and R2 respectively;wherein Z is CH or N;wherein T and T′ are independently selected from a
single bond or a C1-9 alkylene, which chain may be interrupted by one or more heteroatoms e.g. O, S, N(H), NMe, provided that the number of atoms in the shortest chain of atoms between X and X′ is 3 to 12 atoms; andX and X′ are independently selected from O, S and N(H).