Synthesis and Reactions of New Fused Heterocycles Derived from 5-Substituted-4-Amino-3-Mercapto-(4H)-1,2,4-Triazole with Biological Interest

The reaction of thiocarbohydrazide with carboxylic acids at the melting temperature allows an improved preparation of 5-substituted-4-amino-3-mercapto 1,2,4-triazoles 1 _{a ? g} . Compound 1 _a reacted with 2-bromopropionic acid to give acid derivative 2 . The latter was reacted with a mixture of acetic anhydride and triethylamine to afford the mesoionic compound 3 . Heating of compound 3 in ethanol gave the ester derivative 4 , which on alkaline hydrolysis in methanol gave ketone derivative 5 . Substituted 1,2,4-triazolo [3,4-b]-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazine 6 _h,i and 7 were synthesized by reaction of 1 _a with acetylacetone, ethyl acetoacetate and chloroacetamide. Heterocyclic systems 8 and 9 were prepared through the reaction of 1 _a with 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline. In addition, thenoyl isothiocyanate, thenoyl chloride, 2-thiophenecarbaldehyde, and p-chlorophenyl isocyanate reacted with compound 1 _a to afford 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazole ring system 10 , 11 , and urea derivative 12 . 1,2,4-Triazolo[3,4-b]-5H-pyrazole derivatives 14 _j,k were prepared through the reaction of compound 1 _a with 3-chloro-2,4-pentandione and ethyl-2-chloroacetoacetate. Compound 14 _j was treated with hydrazine to afford products 15 , 16 , and 17 depending on the type of hydrazine derivative and reaction conditions. Compound 19 was synthesized by refluxing of compound 14 _j with hydroxylamine hydrochloride to afford the corresponding oxime derivative 18 followed by treatment with thenoyl chloride.     

N,S-, S-, S,S-, <S═O-, and < SO2-Substituted Dienes from Halo-1,3-Butadienes

Mono(thio)substituted dienes 1 gave 3a–g , 5 , and 7 with piperazine derivatives in dichloromethane. Hexachlorobutadiene 14 in a water-ethanol mixture in the presence of sodium hydroxide reacted with thiol 15 to give the mono(thio)substituted thioether 16 and di(thio)substituted thioether 17 . 18 was obtained from the reaction of 16 with m-CPBA in chloroform. 9 was obtained from the reaction of l,2,3,4,4-pentachloro-(1-2-hydroxyethylthio)-1,3- butadiene 8 with 47% HI, and 11 was synthesized from the reaction of 8 with concentrated H₂SO₄ and KBr. Compounds 9 and 11 gave in the reaction with m-CPBA in chloroform 10 , 12 , and 13 , respectively.     

Synthesis of Some Pyridothienopyrazolopyrimidopyrimidine and Mercaptomethylpyrazolopyrimidine Derivatives

Mercaptomethylpyrazolopyrimidine (2) was synthesized and reacted with ethyl chloroacetate to afford ethyl pyrazolpyrimidinylmethylmercapto acetate ( 3) , which in turn was converted into the corresponding carbohydrazide 4 . Carbohydrazide 4 reacts with a variety of reagents to give different pyrazolopyrimidines ( 5–12 ). Chloromethyl-pyrazolopyrimidine (1) reacts with chloropyridine to give compound 13 , which was subjected in a series of reactions to give new compounds 14–20 .     

Nouvelle Synthese Des 2-Thioxoethylphosphonates, 2- mercaptovinylphosphonates, 2-Phosphoryl-3-thioxopropanoates, 2-Thiomethylvinylphosphonates, 2-Thioethoxycarbonylmethylvinylphosphonates

The cyanomethylphosphonates 1 and the ethyl phosphoacetates 2 were reacted with some fluorophenylisothiocyanates to give the 2-thioxoethylphosphonates 3 in tautomeric equilibrium with the corresponding 2-mercaptovinylphosphonates 3 ′ and the 2-phosphoryl-3-thioxopropanoates 4 , respectively. Reaction of the cyanomethylphosphonates 1 with fluorophenylisothiocyanates in presence of methyliodide furnished the 2- thiometylvinylphosphonates 5 . The 2-mercaptovinylphosphonates 3 ′ reacted with ethyl chloroacetate in refluxing ethanol in the presence of triethylamine to give S-substitued derivatives 6 .     

Stereoselective epoxidation of 2-arylidene-1-indanones and 2-arylidene-1-benzosuberones

Summary Oxidation of the (E) and (Z) isomers of 2-arylidene-1-indanones (1) and 2-arylidene-1-benzosuberones (4) by alkaline hydrogen peroxide (methodi) afforded the spiroepoxidestrans-2a–g andtrans-5a–g from both isomers as sole products in high yields. On the other hand, dimethyldioxirane epoxidation(methodii) of the (E) isomers1a–g and4a–g gave the correspondingtrans spiroepoxides in good yields, whereas the (Z) isomers1a,c,e and4a,c,e led to thecis spiroepoxides in moderate yields. Dimethyldioxirane oxidation (methodii) of (Z)-1c and (Z)-4c,e gave diones3c and6c,e as by-products as well. Epoxidation of (Z)-1a,c,e and (Z)-4a,c,e bym-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (methodiii) resulted inca. 6:1 mixtures ofcis-2a,c,e andtrans-2a,c,e orcis-5a,c,e andtrans-5a,c,e spiroepoxides.Dedicated to Prof.W. Fleischhacker on the occasion of his 65^th birthday     

Structural Study and Biological Evaluation of Some Novel 1,2,4-Triazole,Thiazole, and Bisthiazole Derivatives Bearing a Sulfonamide Moiety

The starting material 1,2,4-triazole derivative ( 3 ) was used to synthesize some novel condensed triazoles. Thus, treatment of compound ( 3 ) with phenyl isocyanate in refluxing pyridine furnished the novel [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4]triazole derivative ( 5 ). Also, cyclization of compound ( 3 ) with phenyl isothiocyanate afforded the [1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivative ( 7 ). Hydrazone derivative ( 9d ) was allowed to react with some halogenated reagents such as chloroacetone, ethyl chloroacetate, and chloroacetonitrile to furnish thiazole derivatives ( 12 ), ( 13 ), and ( 15 ), respectively. In a similar manner, bishydrazone ( 17 ) was used to prepare the novel bisthiazoles ( 18 ) and ( 19 ). Some of the synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial activity.     

Investigation of the Addition of Benzenethiol to p-Chlorophenylphenylacetylene

The addition of benzenethiol to p-chlorophenylphenylacetylene results in the formation of a mixture of two pairs of diastereomeric (E)- and (Z)-1-p-chlorophenyl-2-phenyl-1-phenylthioethylenes (1 and 2) and (E)- and (Z)-1-p-chlorophenyl-2-phenyl-2-phenylthioethylenes (3 and 4). The configurations of these compounds have been established by ¹ H NMR studies, by their preparation from benzyl p-chlorophenyl ketone and p-chloro-benzylphenyl ketone, and by the oxidation of the thioethylenes 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the corresponding sulphonylethylenes 5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively.     

Synthesis and Tuberculostatic Activity of Some 1,1-Bis-methylthio-2-nitro-ethene Derivatives

1,1-bis-methylthio-2-nitro-ethene was used as a substrate to the syntheses of new heterocyclic compounds. In the reactions, with 1-phenylpiperazine—the corresponding diaminonitroethane 1 , 1,3-diaminonitropropane, and 1,3-diaminonitropropanol—the nitromethylenotetrahydropyrimidine derivatives 2 and 3 were prepared, whereas, with o-phenylenediamine—2-nitromethyleno-benzimidazole 4 were obtained. In the condensation reactions of compounds 2 , 3 , and 4 with benzoyl isothiocyanate, the products 5 , 6 , and 7 were obtained, and afterwards two of them, 5 and 6 , were transformed into the isothiazolines 8 and 9 .

1,1-bis-(4-phenylpiperazino)-2-nitroethane ( 1 ) was exposed to the action of phenyl isothiocyanate and the derivative obtained ( 10 ) was transformed, in the reaction with phenacylbromide, in to benzoylonitrothiophene 11 . The diazo compounds 12 , 13 , and 14 were obtained in the reactions of nitromethylenotetrahydropyrimidines 2 and 3 and of 2-nitromethylenobenzimidazole 4 with benzenediazonium chloride. The derivatives obtained were tested in vitro for their tuberculostatic activity. The compounds 7 (MIC 8–32 μg/mL) and 14 (MIC 16–63 μg/mL) appeared to be the most active compounds.     

A criterion for the confluence of two seams of conical intersection in triatomic molecules

It is shown that the cross product t ^{I J} (R _x )≡g ^{I J} (R _x )×h ^{I J} (R _x ), where g _τ ^{I J} (R)=(c ^I (R _x )−c ^J (c ^I (R _x )+c ^J (R _x )), h _τ ^{I J} (R)=c ^I (R _x )^† c ^J (R _x ), τ is an internal nuclear coordinate, the c ^I (R) satisfy [H(R)−E _I (R)]c ^I (R)=0 and H(R) is the electronic Hamiltonian matrix, is a unique property of a conical intersection at R _x . t ^{I J} (R _x )=0 when R _x is located at the intersection of two (or more) seams of conical intersection. This criterion for an intersection of two seams of conical intersection has important implications for algorithms that seek to locate such points. Here it␣is␣used to analyze the trifurcation of a generic C_2v ^2S+1 A−^2S+1 B seam of conical intersection, analogous to those recently found in AlH₂ and CH₂. Received: 31 July 1997 / Accepted: 27 August 1997     

Identification of in vitro metabolites of JWH-015, an aminoalkylindole agonist for the peripheral cannabinoid receptor (CB2) by HPLC-MS/MS

The in vitro microsomal metabolism of JWH-015, a ligand that exhibits a high binding affinity at the peripheral cannabinoid receptor CB₂, has been studied. A total of 22 metabolites were identified and structurally characterized. The metabolites are products of: 1) monohydroxylation on the naphthalene ring (m/z 344, M20 and M21), indole ring (m/z 344, M17 and M18), or the N-alkyl group (m/z 344, M14); 2) arene oxidation leading to dihydrodiols (m/z 362, M12 and M15); 3) dihydroxylation on the naphthalene ring (m/z 360, M7) or indole ring (m/z 360, M13), resulting from a combination of monohydroxylations on both the naphthalene and indole rings (m/z 360, M16), or a combination of monohydroxylations on the naphthalene ring and on the N-propyl group (m/z 360, M9); 4) trihydroxylation (m/z 378, M1, M3, M4, M6, and M10); 5) N-dealkylation (m/z 286, M19); 6) N-dealkylation and monohydroxylation on the naphthalene ring (m/z 302, M11); 7) N-dealkylation and dihydrodiol formation from arene oxidation (m/z 320, M2 and M5); 8) dehydrogenation after monohydroxylation on the N-alkyl group (m/z 326, M22); 9) dehydrogenation and monohydroxylation on the indole ring (m/z 342, M8).     

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Substituted Thiosemicarbazides and of 1,3,4-Thiadiazole or 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives

The synthesized series of new thiosemicarbazide derivatives ( 1 , 6–10 ) in reactions with carbon disulphide produced, according to the reaction conditions, the dithioacids ( 4 , 30 ) or the 5-substituted 1,3,4-thiadiazolo-2-thiol derivatives ( 2 , 27 ). The dithioacids were cyclized, in the reaction with hydrazine, into the 4-ami-no-1,2,4-triazolo-2-thiol derivatives ( 5 , 31 ). One of these compounds ( 31 ) was transformed into the 1,2,4-triazolo-1,3,4-thiadiazine derivative ( 33 ). The compo-unds 6–9 were also exposed to the condensation with aldehydes. 4-phenylpipera-zinocarbothiohydrazide ( 6 ) was exposed to the action of isothiocyanates, which gave the compounds 16–20 , and these cyclized to the 1,3,4-thiadiazoloamino derivatives ( 21–23 ).

The susceptibility of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to some of the new derivatives were tested. The anaerobes were the most susceptible at concentrations in ranges less than 6.2 to 100 μg/mL to derivative: 9 (64% were susceptible), 1 , 13 (for 60%), and 7 (for 56%).     

Zur Kenntnis organischerLewis-Säuren, 36.Cis—trans-Gleichgewichte und Konformationen von 2,(x)-Dialkyl-1-dicyanomethylencyclohexanen. Wahlweise einfache Darstellung dercis- odertrans-Formen

Knoevenagel condensation of malononitrile withcis- andtrans-2,5-dimethylcyclohexanone (1 c and1 t, respectively) leads to2 c and2 t, respectively, and withtrans-1-decalone to4 t. The equilibria2 c2 t and4 c4 t have been determined as well as, by means of 270-MHz-¹H-NMR, the conformations of these four compounds. The dicyanomethylene group is found to induce axial positions of neighbouring alkyl residues on the cyclohexane ring (or when this is impossible, as in the case of4 t, the twist form of the cyclohexane ring). This results in a strong predominance of thecis isomers in the equilibria2 c2 t and4 c4 t whereas thetrans isomers strongly predominate in the equilibria among the starting ketones. This situation allows the optional preparation of2 c or2 t, and of4 c or4 t, from the more stable starting ketone (or ketone mixture). The free conformational energy of the distorted twist form of4 t amounts to 17 kJ/mol.

Herrn Prof. Dr.E. Ziegler, Graz, zum 70. Geburtstag in aufrichtiger Verbundenheit gewidmet.     

Phenolic compounds from the aerial parts of Clematis viticella L. and their in vitro anti-inflammatory activities*

Phytochemical investigations on the EtOH extract of Clematis viticella led to the isolation of six flavonoid glycosides, isoorientin (1), isoorientin 3′-O-methyl ether (2), quercetin 7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (3), quercetin 3,7-di-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (4), manghaslin (5) and chrysoeriol 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), one phenylethanol derivative, hydroxytyrosol (7), along with three phenolic acids, caffeic acid (8), (E)-p-coumaric acid (9) and p-hydroxybenzoic acid (10). The structures of the isolates were elucidated on the basis of NMR and HR-MS data. All compounds were isolated from C. viticella for the first time. Compounds 7 and 8 showed significant anti-inflammatory activity at 100 μM by reducing the release of NO in LPS-stimulated macrophages comparable to positive control indomethacin. Compounds 3 and 7 exhibited anti-inflammatory activity through lowering the levels of TNF-α while 1, 3 and 5 decreased the levels of neopterin better than the positive controls.     

4,6-Diacetylresorcinol in Heterocyclic Synthesis,Part I: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some New Linearly and Angularly Substituted Pyrano[3,2-g] Chromenes via Vilsmeier–Haack Formylation of 4,6-Diacetylresorcinol,Its Schiff Bases,and Hydrazones

Application of Vilsmeier–Haack reaction on 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (1) led to the formation of 4,6-dioxo-4H,6H-pyrano[3,2-g]chromene-3,7-dicarboxaldehyde (2) in good yield. The dicarboxaldehyde 2 was condensed with some carbon and nitrogen nucleophiles. Some aliphatic and aromatic Schiff bases of 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (1) were subjected to Vilsmeier–Haack formylation reaction to afford 4,6-bis(alkyl/arylimino)-4H,6H-pyrano[3,2-g]chromene-3,7-dicarbaldehydes 10, 14, and 15. Also, treatment of some bis-hydrazones of 4,6-diacetylresorcinol 16–19 with Vilsmeier–Haack reagent afforded the corresponding 4,6-bis(4-formylpyrazol-3-yl)resorcinols 20 and 21, which underwent oxidation with iodine to yield the pyrano[3,2-g]chromeno[4,3-c:7,6-c]dipyrazole-4,8-diones 22 and 23, respectively. Most of the synthesized compounds revealed weak antimicrobial activities. It was noticed that the dicarboxaldehydes 2, 10, 14, and 15 exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, yeast, and fungus.

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Synthetic Utility of Enaminonitrile Moiety in Heterocyclic Synthesis: Synthesis of Some New Thienopyrimidines

The hitherto unknown 3-amino-5-bromo-4, 6-dimethylthieno [2, 3-b] pyridine-2-carbonitrile ( 4 ) was condensed with p-anisaldehyde affording the Schiff base ( 5 ). Acylation of the thienopyridine derivative ( 4 ) using freshly distilled acetic anhydride gave a mixture of mono and diacetyl derivatives ( 6 ) and ( 7 ). Condensation of ( 4 ) with triethylorthoformate yielded the ethoxymethyleneamino derivative ( 8 ), which was treated with hydrazine hydrate to give the hydrazide derivative ( 9 ), which in turn was converted to a triazolopyrimidine derivative ( 10 ) upon treatment with freshly distilled acetic anhydride. Thiation of ( 4 ) with carbon disulfide afforded the pyrimidine dithione derivative ( 11 ), which was alkylated with ethyl iodide to give the di-s-ethylpyrimidine derivative ( 12 ).On the other hand, treatment of ( 4 ) with formamide yielded the aminopyrimidine derivative ( 13 ), whereas its treatment by formic acid produced the thienopyrimidinone derivative (1 4 ). Chlorination of (1 4 ) with a mixture of phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorus oxychloride gave the chloropyrimidine derivative ( 15 ), which in turn afforded the hydrazide derivative ( 9 ) upon treatment with hydrazine hydrate. Hydrazinolysis of ethyl-3-amino-5-bromo-4,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate ( 17 ) gave the hydrazino derivative ( 18 ), which in turn was converted to 8-bromo-7,9-dimethyl-3-formylaminopyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one ( 19 ) and 8-bromo-3-diacetylamino-2,7,9-trimethylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one ( 20 ) upon treatment with formic acid and freshly distilled acetic anhydride, respectively.     

Chemical and biological studies on Bridelia ferruginea grown in Nigeria

Phytochemical investigation of the methanolic extract of dried leaves of Bridelia ferruginea led to the isolation and identification of fourteen compounds (1–14): compound 1 [mixture of palmitic, stearic and oleic acids], stearyl monoester of 2-O-β-?-glucosylglycerol (2), 6β-hydroxy-(20R)-24-ethylcholest-4-en-3-one (3a), 6β-hydroxy-(20R)-24-ethylcholest-4,22-dien-3-one (3b), lutein (4), vomifoliol (5), corilagin (6), kaempferide-3-O-β-?-glucoside (7), myricetin (8), isomericitrin (9), isoquercetin (10), myricitrin (11), quercitrin (12), rutin (13), and β-sitosterol glucoside (14). The total extract exhibited moderate activity towards CB2 receptor and 90% inhibition against leishmanial pathogen Trypanosoma brucei. Compound 4 exhibited 73% displacement in CB2 receptor with IC₅₀ 56.47 μM, and 93% inhibition towards T. brucei with IC₅₀ 4.16 μM. Compound 11 showed 99% inhibition towards Escherichia coli with IC₅₀ 1.123 μM.     

Synthesis of Two Tetrasaccharides Related to the O-Antigen from Azospirillum brasilense S17 and Azospirillum lipoferum SR65

Synthesis of two isomeric tetrasaccharides, β-D-Glup-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L- Rhap-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap (I) and β-D-Glup-(1→3)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L-Rhap (II), the repeating units from the lipopolysaccharides of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azospirillum brasilense S17 and Azospirillum lipoferum SR65, was achieved via assembly of the building blocks 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (2), p-methoxyphenyl 3,4-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (3), 3-O-allyloxycarbonyl-2,4-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (6), 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (8), and p-methoxy phenyl 2,4-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (14). Condensation of 3 with 6 or 8 provided the disaccharides 9 or 11, respectively. Deallyloxycarbonylation of 11 gave the disaccharide aceptor 12, while removal of the p-methoxyphenyl group in 9 followed by trichloroacetimidation of the anomeric hydroxyl group afforded the disaccharide donor 10. Meanwhile, disaccharide donor 16 and acceptor 18 were prepared from 6, 8, and 14 similarly. Finally, condensation of 10 with 12 or 16 with 18, followed by deprotection, gave the target tetrasaccharides I or II, respectively.     

The Novel N,S-Substituted Halonitrodienes from the Reactions of Thiosubstituted Nitrodiene with Piperazine and Morpholine

The substituted 1,2-dibromomethanethio nitrodiene 2 was obtained from the addition of bromine to S-substituted nitrodien 1 in carbon tetrachloride. N, S-substituted compounds 4a–h were synthesized from the reactions of compound 2 with several substituted piperazine derivatives 3a–h in dichloromethane. N, S-substituted compounds 6 and 8 were synthesized from the reaction of 2 with morpholine ( 5 ) and thiomorpholine ( 7 ) in dichloromethane, respectively. Dibutadienyl piperazines 10 , 12 , and 14 were synthesized from the reactions of 2 with homopiperazine ( 9 ), piperazine ( 11 ), and 2,5-dimethylpiperazine ( 13 ), respectively.     

The Synthesis of Some New Quinazolone Derivatives of Potential Biological Activity

The refluxing of 3-amino-6,8-dibromo-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-quinazolin-4-one (5) with ethyl chloroformate and/or ethyl chloroacetate afforded compounds 6 and 7 . The reaction of 5 with ethyl bromobutyrate, chloroacetyl chloride, phenacyl chloride, and phenyl isocyanate yielded compounds 8 , 9 , 11 , and 12 . The coupling of 5 with (2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α -D-gluopyranosyl)bromide( ABG ) in DMF at r.t. gave 3-amino-6,8-dibromo-2-(2′,3′,4′,6′-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)thioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-quinazolin-4-one ( 14 ). The deblocking of 14 in sodium methoxide gave 5 . 3-Amino-6,8-dibromo-2-methylthio-3H-quinazolin-4-one ( 16 ) was prepared by stirring 5 with methyl iodide in methanol. The treatment of 16 with hydrazine hydrate afforded 4 . The condensation of 4 with aldehydes furnished 3,5-dibromo-2-arylaminobenzoic acid hydrazide ( 18a–c ). The refluxing of 18a with acetic anhydride gave 3-(benzylideneamino)-6,8-dibromo-2-methyl-3H-quinazolin-4-one ( 19 ). Hydrazones 20a–f were prepared by the condensation of 4 with pentoses and/or hexoses. The acetylation of ( 20a–f ) with acetic anhydride gave the acetyl derivatives 21a–f .     

A bioactive cycloartane triterpene from Garcinia hombroniana

The dichloromethane bark extract of Garcinia hombroniana yielded one new cycloartane triterpene; (22Z,24E)-3β-hydroxycycloart-14,22,24-trien-26-oic acid (1) together with five known compounds: garcihombronane G (2), garcihombronane J (3), 3β acetoxy-9α-hydroxy-17,14-friedolanostan-14,24-dien-26-oic acid (4), (22Z, 24E)-3β, 9α-dihydroxy-17,14-friedolanostan-14,22,24-trien-26-oic acid (5) and 3β, 23α-dihydroxy-17,14-friedolanostan-8,14,24-trien-26-oic acid (6). Their structures were established by the spectral techniques of NMR and ESI-MS. These compounds together with some previously isolated compounds; garcihombronane B (7), garcihombronane D (8) 2,3’,4,5’-tetrahydroxy-6-methoxybenzophenone (9), volkensiflavone (10), 4’’-O-methyll-volkensiflavone (11), volkensiflavone-7-O-glucopyranoside (12), volkensiflavone-7-O-rhamnopyranoside (13), Morelloflavone (14), 3’’-O-methyl-morelloflavone (15) and morelloflavone-7-O-glucopyranoside (16) were evaluated for cholinesterase enzymes inhibitory activities using acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. In these activities, compounds 1–9 showed good dual inhibition on both the enzymes while compounds 10–16 did not reasonably contribute to both the cholinesterases inhibitory effects.