2-Phenyl-1-[4-(2-aminoethoxy)-benzyl]-indoles as estrogenic agents

A method of treating colon cancer in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula I or II, having the structures

• wherein:
• R1 is selected from H, OH or the C1-C12 esters (straight chain or branched) or C1-C12 (straight chain or branched or cyclic) alkyl ethers thereof, or halogens;
• or C1-C4 halogenated ethers including trifluoromethyl ether and trichloromethyl ether;
• R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from H, OH or the C1-C12 esters (straight chain or branched) or C1-C12 alkyl ethers (straight chain or branched or cyclic) thereof, halogens, or C1-C4 halogenated ethers including trifluoromethyl ether and trichloromethyl ether, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl (straight chain or branched), or trifluoromethyl, with the proviso that, when R1 is H, R2 is not OH;
• X is selected from H, C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, halogen;
• n is 2 or 3;
• Y is selected from:
• a) the moiety:
• wherein R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group of H, C1-C6 alkyl, or phenyl optionally substituted by CN, C1-C6 alkyl (straight chain or branched), C1-C6 alkoxy (straight chain or branched), halogen, —OH, —CF3, or —OCF3;
• b) a five-membered saturated, unsaturated or partially unsaturated heterocycle containing up to two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of —O—, —NH—, —N(C1C4 alkyl)-, —N═, and —S(O)m—, wherein m is an integer of from 0-2, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halo, C1-C4 alkyl, trihalomethyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, trihalomethoxy, C1-C4 acyloxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, hydroxy (C1-C4)alkyl, —CO2H—, —CN—, —CONHR1—, —NH2—, C1-C4 alkylamino, di(C1-C4)alkylamino, —NHSO2R1—, —NHCOR1—, —NO2, and phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 (C1-C4)alkyl;
• c) a six-membered saturated, unsaturated or partially unsaturated heterocycle containing up to two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of —O—, —NH—, —N(C1C4 alkyl)-, —N═, and —S(O)m—, wherein m is an integer of from 0-2, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halo, C1-C4 alkyl, trihalomethyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, trihalomethoxy, C1-C4 acyloxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, hydroxy (C1-C4)alkyl, —CO2H—, —CN—, —CONHR1—, —NH2—, C1-C4 alkylamino, di(C1-C4)alkylamino, —NHSO2R1—, —NHCOR1—, —NO2, and phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 (C1-C4)alkyl;
• d) a seven-membered saturated, unsaturated or partially unsaturated heterocycle containing up to two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of —O—, —NH—, —N(C1C4 alkyl)-, —N═, and —S(O)m—, wherein m is an integer of from 0-2, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halo, C1-C4 alkyl, trihalomethyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, trihalomethoxy, C1-C4 acyloxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, hydroxy (C1-C4)alkyl, —CO2H—, —CN—, —CONHR1—, —NH2—, C1-C4 alkylamino, di(C1-C4)alkylamino, —NHSO2R1—, —NHCOR1—, —NO2, and phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 (C1-C4)alkyl;
• or
• e) a bicyclic heterocycle containing from 6-12 carbon atoms either bridged or fused and containing up to two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of —O—, —NH—, —N(C1C4 alkyl)-, and —S(O)m—, wherein m is an integer of from 0-2, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halo, C1-C4 alkyl, trihalomethyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, trihalomethoxy, C1-C4 acyloxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, hydroxy (C1-C4)alkyl, —CO2H—, —CN—, —CONHR1—, —NH2—, C1-C4 alkylamino, di(C1-C4)alkylamino, —NHSO2R1—, —NHCOR1—, —NO2, and phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 (C1-C4)alkyl;
• and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.