The Knoevenagel-Doebner reaction on 1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene) derivatives of D-gluco- and D-manno-furanose

The synthesis of new α,β-unsaturated furanuronic acid derivatives of α-gluco-, β-gluco- and β-manno-chloraloses via a convenient one pot procedure using the Knoevenagel-Doebner reaction approach are described. The dialdofuranose derivatives were reacted with malonic acid under Knoevenagel-Doebner reaction conditions and (E)-α,β-unsaturated furanuronic acid derivatives were obtained.     

Synthesis,antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of bis sulfonamide/carbamate derivatives of bis-(4-aminophenyl) methane

A series of new bis sulfonamide/carbamate derivatives of bis-(4-aminophenyl)methane 3 ( a–d )/ 5 ( a–f ) were synthesized from bis-(4-aminophenyl)methane ( 1 ) using various pharmacologically active sulfonyl chlorides 2 ( a–d ) and carbonochloridates 4 ( a–f ) in high yields. The structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by the Infrared spectroscopy, NMR (¹H and ¹³C), mass, and elemental analyses. Further, all the synthesized compounds were tested for the antioxidant activity by using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, NO, and H₂O₂ scavenging methods and antimicrobial activity. Most of the compounds exhibited good antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.     

Synthesis of Novel Amide Derivatives with In Vitro Antiproliferative and Cytotoxic Activity

Some amide derivatives are highly valuable products with antiproliferative and cytotoxic bioactivity. In this paper, 12 novel amide compounds were synthesized correspondingly by boc‐protection glycine, deprotection, and condensation reactions. The antiproliferative and cytotoxic activity of these compounds was also evaluated by human cervical cancer (Hela) and hepatoma carcinoma (SK‐Hep‐1) cancer cell lines. The assay revealed that eight compounds ( 5a–d , 6a–d ) exhibited activity against Hela cancer cells. Four of them ( 5a–d ) also showed activity against SK‐Hep‐1 cancer cells. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 24:9–17, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.21057     

A simple and convenient protocol for the synthesis of seven- and eight-membered phosphorus heterocycles

A simple procedure for the synthesis of eight-membered 6-(2-chloroethyl)/bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino-12-oxo-dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]dioxaphosphocin 6-oxides (3a–b) and seven-membered 6-(2-chloroethyl)/bis-(2-chloroethyl)aminodibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin 6-oxides (5a–b) from cyclocondensation of equimolar ratios of 2,2′-dihydroxybenzophenone (1) and 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenol (4), respectively with 2-chloroethylphosphonicdichloride (2a) and bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphoramidic dichloride (2b) in dry toluene in the presence of triethylamine at 45–50 °C is described. All synthesized compounds possessed significant growth inhibition for their antibacteria against ‘Bacillus subtilis’ and ‘Klebsiella pneumonia’ and antifungi activity on “Curvularia lunata” and “Aspergillus niger.”     

Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial and antifungal evaluation of novel monosaccharide esters

A novel series of 3-(2-furyl)acrylate monosaccharide esters Ia–f and menthyloxycarbonyl monosaccharide esters IIa–f were designed and synthesized. The chemical structures of the target compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR and ESI-MS, and the target compounds were investigated for their in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities. The antibacterial screening results showed that the 3-(2-furyl)acrylate monosaccharide ester derivatives Ia–f were either inactive or only weakly active against the three Gram-positive bacterial strains tested, whereas the menthyloxycarbonyl monosaccharide ester derivatives IIa–f exhibited higher levels of activity, with compound IIe being especially potent. The results of the antifungal screening revealed that compounds Ib, Ie, IIb and IIc displayed potent in vitro activities, whereas If and IIf showed promising activities against all of the microorganisms tested, with If exhibiting levels of activity deserving of further investigation.     

Microwave‐assisted Synthesis,Characterization, and Density Functional Theory Study of Biologically Active Ferrocenyl Bis‐pyrazoline and Bis‐pyrimidine as Organometallic Macromolecules

Organometallic macromolecules such as ferrocenyl bis‐pyrazoline ( 2 , 3 ) and bis‐pyrimidine ( 4 , 5 ) derivatives were synthesized by reacting ferrocenyl bis‐chalcone 1 with thiosemicarbazide/phenylhydrazine/guanidine hydrochloride/thiourea, respectively, under microwave irradiation. Ferrocenyl bis‐chalcone 1 was synthesized by reacting acetyl ferrocene with terephthalaldehyde. Synthesized compounds were characterized by using IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, EI‐MS, and elemental analysis. In vitro antibacterial activity against two Gram‐negative and two Gram‐positive bacteria was determined by the disc diffusion assay. Moreover, minimum inhibition concentrations were also measured with reference to chloramphenicol. Thioamide functionally containing ferrocenyl bis‐pyrazoline derivative 2 shows the best antibacterial activity on Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium, among all tested compounds including the reference drug chloramphenicol. The structure–activity relationship is also developed by using computational calculations with density functional theory (DFT)/B3LYP method.     

A Facile Synthesis of New 4,6‐Dichloropyridine Derivatives,Their Biological Evaluation for Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity,and Docking Studies

A facile synthesis of new 4,6‐dichloropyridine derivatives 5 ( a–f ), 6 ( a–c ), and 7 ( a–c ) were synthesized using both conventional heating and solvent‐free microwave irradiation techniques. The results revealed that the latter method is superior to the conventional heating method. The easy work‐up of the products, rapid reaction, and mild conditions are noticeable features of this protocol. Structural elucidation of the synthesized compounds was made on the basis of various spectroscopic methods. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activity (minimum inhibitory concentration; MIC) against various microbial strains using the agar well‐diffusion method. Among the compounds, 5c showed best antimicrobial activity against most of the employed strains, especially against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Rhizopus arrhizus, and Candida albicans. Compounds 5a , 6a , 6c , 7a , and 7c showed significant antioxidant activity when compared to the other compounds. In addition to this, theoretical docking studies were performed for the highly potent compounds 5a , 6a , 6c , 7a , and 7c against three different drug targets belonging to the oxidoreductase family, and the results were found to be highly satisfactory.     

Multifunctional approaches to provide potential pharmacophores for the pharmacy shelf: Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. ternatum (Velen.) Brummitt.

Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. ternatum (Velen.) Brummitt. commonly known as “hogweed” is traditionally used to manage several human ailments. This investigation assessed, for the first time, the enzyme inhibitory properties, antioxidant activity, phytochemical profile, antimutagenic, and antimicrobial potential of the ethyl acetate, methanol, and water extracts of H. sphondylium. We also established the possible interactions of identified phenolic compounds with cholinesterases, amylase, glucosidase, and tyrosinase using in silico docking studies. Chlorogenic acid was found in high amounts in the methanol extract of H. sphondylium. The methanol extract was an effective inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (1.70 mg galantamine equivalent (GALAE)/g extract) while the ethyl acetate extract showed pronounced inhibitory action against butyrylcholinesterase (1.77 mg GALAE/g extract). The extracts exhibited low inhibition against amylase (0.12-0.84 mmol acarbose equivalent (ACAE)/g extract) and a more pronounced inhibition against glucosidase (2.29–3.65 mmol ACAE/g extract). In silico results showed that rutin and quercetin (-70.4 and -72.2 Kcal/mol, for rutin and quercetin respectively) docked to the enzymatic cavity of acetylcholinesterase but these phenolic compounds showed less affinity with butyrylcholinesterase (-15.0 and -5.2 Kcal/mol, for rutin and quercetin respectively). The extracts did not induce any mutations on the bacterial strains, while they have excellent antimutagenic capacity against well-known mutagens (inhibition values 98%, 97% and 96%). The methanol extract (0.78 mg/ml) showed moderate antifungal activity while the ethyl acetate extract (0.78–3.12 mg/ml) showed weak to moderate antimicrobial activity. This study provides valuable baseline data which might serve for the development of future pharmacophores for the management of human ailments.     

Synthesis,antibacterial and antitumor activity of methylpyridinium salts of pyridoxine functionalized 2-amino-6-sulfanylpyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles

A library of 29 2-amino-6-sulfanylpyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles functionalized with a pyridoxine moiety was synthesized using a three-component one-pot reaction of aldehyde derivative of pyridoxine, malononitrile, and thiophenol. The obtained bipyridine structures were converted into methylpyridinium salts. Several compounds demonstrated expressed antibacterial activity with MICs (minimum inhibitory concentrations) in the range of 0.5–4?µg/mL against the three studied Gram-positive strains and 8–64?µg/mL against the Gram-negative E. coli strain, which was comparable or better than the activity of the reference antimicrobial agents. At the same time, all the synthesized compounds were inactive against the Gram-negative P. aeruginosa. Several compounds also demonstrated high cytotoxic activity against the studied tumor cells, but without selectivity for the normal HSF (human foreskin fibroblast) cells. Despite the preliminary character of the performed biological studies, the obtained results make the obtained structural chemotype a promising starting point for the design of physiologically active compounds.     

MICROWAVE INDUCED DRY-MEDIA SYNTHESIS OF SPIRO[INDOLE-THIAZOLIDINONES/ THIAZINONES] AS POTENTIAL ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS AND STUDY OF THEIR REACTIONS

A series of new spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-thiazolidine]-2,4′(1H)-diones (IV) and spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-tetrahydro-1,3-thiazine]-2,4′(1H)-diones (V) have been synthesized in 85–93% yield by the one-pot environmentally benign microwave induced technique involving the cyclocondensation of 3-arylimino-2H-indol-2-ones (III) with thioacids viz. mercapto aceticacid (a)/3-mercapto propionicacid (b) using montmorillonite KSF as inorganic solid support. Intermediates (III) were synthesized in situ by the reaction of indole-2,3-diones (I) and substituted anilines (II). The spiro compounds have been further subjected to solvent-free acetylation, aminoalkylation and thiation under microwave irradiation using solid supports. The synthesized compounds have been screened in vitro for antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, and Collectotrichum capsici, and antitubercular acivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Novel 3‐(4‐Chlorophenyl)‐2‐(substituted)quinazolin‐4(3H)‐one Derivatives as Multi‐target Anti‐inflammatory Agents

A novel class of 3‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐(substituted)quinazolin‐4(3H)‐one derivatives were synthesized, and the structure of synthesized compounds was characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectroscopy. The newly synthesized compounds ( 4a–g and 6a–g ) were tested for their in vitro cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition activity. The compounds have inhibitory profile against both COX‐1 and COX‐2, and some of the compounds are found to be selective against COX‐2. The compound 6g showed distinct inhibitory activity on COXs. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their potential anti‐inflammatory activity as inhibitors of the proinflammatory cytokines IL‐6. Compounds 4d – g showed the highest level of inhibition among all the tested compounds. Thus, our data suggested that these compounds may represent a new class of potent anti‐inflammatory agents.     

Antiproliferative,Cytotoxic, and Apoptotic Effects of New Benzimidazole Derivatives Bearing Hydrazone Moiety

In order to take the advantages of the anticancer properties of benzimidazoles and hydrazones, we synthesized new 4‐(5‐chloro‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)‐benzoic acid benzylidene hydrazide derivatives ( 3a–3t ) and evaluated their anticancer activity against A549 (human lung adenocarcinoma) and MCF‐7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cells. The structures of the compounds ( 3a–3t ) were confirmed by IR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. Antiproliferative activities of the compounds were evaluated using MTT assay, BrdU method, and flow cytometric analysis. In addition, with purpose of determining selectivity the cytotoxic activities of the final compounds were screened against healthy NIH3T3 cell line (mouse vembryonic fibroblast cells). Among the tested compounds 3e and 3f showed significant cytotoxic activity against A549 and MCF‐7 cancer cells with an IC₅₀ value of 0.0316 μM. Furthermore, compound 3p showed remarkable cytotoxic activity against MCF‐7 comparing with standard drug cisplatin. Annexin V‐FITC assay also suggested that this compounds induced cell death by apoptosis.     

新型1-芳氧基-4-氯酞嗪的合成及除草活性

新型1-芳氧基-4-氯酞嗪的合成及除草活性;芳氧基氯酞嗪;合成;除草活性     

Antibacterial, Antiurease, and Antioxidant Activities of Some Arylidene Barbiturates

Some series of arylidene barbiturates and thiobarbiturates were evaluated for their antibacterial, antioxidant, and urease inhibition activities. The arylidene barbiturates and thiobarbiturates were tested for antimicrobial activity using the agar well diffusion technique against 13 bacteria. The synthesized compounds (1a–g) were screened for antiurease and antioxidant activities. The results showed that the synthesized compounds (1a–g) had effective antiurease, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities.     

Synthesis,antioxidant, and anticholinesterase activities of novel N-arylsulfonyl hydrazones bearing sulfonate ester scaffold

In this research, two new series of N-arylsulfonyl hydrazone compounds ( 14 – 25 ) possessing a sulfonate moiety were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and various spectroscopic techniques including fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), ¹H-, and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). These compounds synthesized as target molecules ( 14 – 25 ) were tested for their in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibition activities and antioxidant potential. The antioxidant capacities of the tested molecules were determined by four different assays. The IC₅₀ values of the screened molecules were determined in the range of 60.14 ± 0.25–84.81 ± 1.09 μM against AChE and in the range of 70.11 ± 0.67–93.60 ± 0.47 μM against BChE. In the AChE assay, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-based compound 25 (60.14 ± 0.25 μM) showed the highest activity in comparison to rivastigmine (501 ± 3.08 μM). This compound (71.42 ± 0.19 μM) is also one of the compounds with the highest activity against BChE. In the BChE assay, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde-based compound 19 (70.11 ± 0.67 μM) indicated the highest activity in comparison to rivastigmine (19.95 ± 0.20 μM). In antioxidant activity studies, the tested molecules showed lower activities than the standard compounds (butylated hydroxytoluene and α-tocopherol). Consequently, some novel compounds can be used as potential inhibitor candidates in future studies.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives as Potential Antibacterial Agents

1,4-Naphthoquinones are an important class of compounds present in a number of natural products. In this study, a new series of 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives were synthesized. All the synthesized compounds were tested for in vitro antimicrobial activity. In this present investigation, two Gram-positive and five Gram-negative bacterial strains and one pathogenic yeast strain were used to determine the antibacterial activity. Naphthoquinones tested for its antibacterial potencies, among seven of them displayed better antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus; 30–70 μg/mL). Some of the tested compounds showed moderate to low antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Salmonella bongori (S. bongori; 70–150 μg/mL). In addition, most active compounds against S. aureus were evaluated for toxicity to human blood cells using a hemolysis assay. For better understanding, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, time-kill kinetic study, and apoptosis, necrosis responses were investigated for three representative compounds.     

Synthesis of some novel 3,4,5-trisubstituted triazole derivatives bearing quinoline ring and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity

Abstract

Some new 3,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives were synthesized and studied for their antimicrobial activity. The lead compounds were obtained starting from 8-hydroxyquinoline and ethyl 2-chloroacetate. The obtained ester compound (1) first reacted with hydrazine hydrate (2) then with phenyl isothiocyanate (3). Ring closure by KOH led to 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole derivative (4). Lastly, it reacted with 2-chloro-N-(substituted (benzo)/thiazole)acetamide derivatives to obtain the final compounds (5a–j). The structural elucidation of the compounds was performed by ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometry techniques and elemental analysis. The synthesized compounds were investigated for their antimicrobial activities against seven bacteria and four fungi. As a result of the activity studies, it was observed that compounds N-(6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl)-2-[[4-phenyl-5-((quinolin-8-yloxy)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]thio]acetamide (5a) and N-(6-fluorobenzothiazol-2-yl)-2-[[4-phenyl-5-((quinolin-8-yloxy)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]thio]acetamide (5d) were the most active molecules. Also, the antifungal activity of the compounds was found to be higher than their antibacterial activity although lower than the standard drug’s potential. Additionally, the physicochemical properties of the compounds were calculated which were evaluated to be at a suitable range for oral administration.     

Design and Synthesis of Diverse Pyrrole‐2‐carboxamide Derivatives as a Potent Antibacterial Agents

A series of pyrrole–2–carboxamide derivatives ( 4a–j ) were synthesized and evaluated for theirantibacterial activity. Among the tested compounds, the most effective were 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4g and 4h with MIC value in the range of 1.05–12.01 μg/mL against Gram–positive and Gramnegativebacterial strains. Further, the synthesized compounds have been screened for their invitro antifungal activity. In the present study, design and expeditious synthesis of novel 1–(4–chlorobenzyl)–N–(4–methoxybenzyl)–1H–pyrrole–2–carboxamide hybrid molecules as promising antibacterial agents.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Novel Benzoxazinones and Benzoxathiinones

In this work, the new benzoxazinones and benzoxathiinones were synthesized from reaction of alkyl X‐phenylpropiolates and aminophenol (or 2‐mercaptophenol) in the presence of triphenylphosphine. Their antibacterial activities were studied against Gram‐positive bacteria and Gram‐negative bacteria using the disc diffusion method. The obtained results showed that these compounds are more effective against Gram‐positive bacteria than against Gram‐negative bacteria. Also, evaluation of antioxidant activity of the obtained products showed that they have high to excellent antioxidant activity (79.2–93.6%).     

Synthesis and In Vitro Study of Hybrid Heterocyclic's as Potential Nematicidal Agents

A series of novel 5‐((3aR,5S,6S,6aR)‐6‐((1‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methoxy)‐2,2‐dimethyltetrahydrofuro[2,3‐d][1,3]dioxol‐5‐yl)‐3‐(4‐fluorophenyl)‐6‐phenyl‐3,3a,5,6‐tetrahydroisoxazolo[3,4‐d]thiazoles 10a–g were synthesized by the reaction of chalcone derivatives of 2‐((3aR,5S,6S,6aR)‐6‐((1‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methoxy)‐2,2‐dimethyltetrahydrofuro[2,3‐d][1,3]dioxol‐5‐yl)‐3‐phenylthiazolidin‐4‐one 9 with hydroxylamine hydrochloride. The chemical structures of newly synthesized compounds were elucidated by IR, NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. The compounds 10 a–g were evaluated for their nematicidal activity against Dietylenchus myceliophagus and Caenorhabditis elegans ; compound 10e and 10f showed appreciable nematicidal activity. Further, the compounds 10a – g were screened for their antifungal activity against Candida albicans (ATCC 10231), Aspergillus fumigates (HIC 6094), Trichophyton rubrum (IFO 9185), and Trichopyton mentagrophytes (IFO 40996). The compounds 10b and 10f displayed notable antifungal activity against all the microorganisms employed. The activity of these compounds is almost equal to the standard. It is also interesting to note that the compounds 10b and 10f and 10g showed activity towards C. albicans at the concentration of 3.75 μM, which is less than the concentration of the standard Amphotericin B.