The invention discloses
erlotinib modified 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene derivatives, and a preparation method and application thereof. According to the invention,
erlotinib which is a listed small-molecule inhibitor is used as a
tumor target and is covalently connected to a 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene
photosensitizer capable of being used for
photodynamic therapy by the click reaction so as to obtain third-generation anti-tumor photosensitizers capable of being used for
targeted therapy, namely, a double-
erlotinib modified 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene derivative and a single-erlotinib modified 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene derivative. Meanwhile, by using the erlotinib modified 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene derivatives as research objects and respectively using
human body hepatoma
carcinoma cells HepG2 and HELF (Human Embryonic
Lung Fibroblast) as tested
cell strains, research on
in vitro anti-tumor activity of the erlotinib modified 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene derivatives is developed, a
prodrug suitable for molecular
targeted therapy is screened out and the foundation is laid for application of the erlotinib modified 4-difluoro-4-borata-3a-azonia-4a-aza-s-indacene derivatives to
targeted therapy of cancers. A synthetic method of the derivatives is simple; raw materials of the derivatives are easy to obtain and low in cost, have few side effects and high yield, are easy to purify and are beneficial to industrial production.