Synthesis,biological screening,in silico study and fingerprint applications of novel 1, 2, 4-triazole derivatives

A series of novel 1,2,4 triazole derivatives were synthesized by treating 4-bromo-2-(4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)aniline (4) with different substituted benzene sulfonyl chlorides 5(a-f) and benzyl bromides 7(a-e) . IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and mass analysis confirmed the structures of the newly synthesized compounds. All derivatives were screened for their in vitro antibacterial activity against two bacterial strains viz Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans, anthelmintic activity against Pheretima posthuma and also cytotoxicity activity against MDA-MB 231 and A375 cancer cell lines. It was found that some of the derivatives showed significant antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic, and cytotoxic activities when compared to respective standard drugs. Molecular docking studies have assisted the theoretical binding mode of the target molecules. Compounds were also explored for fingerprint application.