8-Biarylchromen-4-one inhibitors of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK).

The synthesis and biological evaluation of libraries of 8-biarylchromen-4-ones enabled the elucidation of structure-activity relationships for inhibition of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), with 8-(3-(thiophen-2-yl)phenyl)chromen-4-one and 8-(3-(thiophen-3-yl)phenyl)chromen-4-one being especially potent inhibitors.