Synthesis of 2,6-Diaromatic Substituted Pyridine Derivatives and Their Antitumor Activities

${\alpha}$-terthienyl the first isolated from natural products shows potent antitumor activity, which encouraged us to study terpyridine and its biological properties. Terpyridine has also been reported as having carcinogenicity, and it's erivatives showed high cytotoxic activities against several human cancer cell lines and topoisomerase I inhibitory ctivity. Mannich free base from condensation reaction was allowed to react with pyridinum salts to give activity. (omitted)