The Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) adducts of beta-aryl nitroethylenes with methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and acrylate, formed in moderate to good yield when mediated by imidazole/LiCl in THF at room temperature, inhibit HeLa cell proliferation by binding to tubulin.
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