Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of some pyrazole derivatives

Reaction of a series of (E)-3-phenyl-4-(p-substituted phenyl)-3-buten-2-ones with p-sulfamylphenyl hydrazine in glacial acetic acid gave the corresponding hydrazones, subsequent treatment of which with 30% HCl afforded pyrazole-1-sulphonamides. On the other hand, refluxing of chalcones with either thiosemicarbazide or isonicotinic acid hydrazide in ethanol containing a few drops of acetic acid gave pyrazoline-1-thiocarboxamides and isonicotinoyl pyrazolines, respectively. The structures of the synthesized compounds were determined on the basis of their elemental analyses and spectroscopic data. The antimicrobial activity of the newly isolated heterocyclic compounds was evaluated against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Most of the compounds showed a moderate degree of potent antimicrobial activity.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel chalcone derivatives

A series of novel 3-[N, N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-amino]-chalcone derivatives 3a–3j were synthesized by the aldol condensation of [N, N-bis(2-hydroethyl)-3-amino]-acetophenone 2 with aromatic aldehydes. Their structures were further confirmed by ESI-HRMS, ¹H NMR, IR and elemental analysis. X-ray analysis reveals crystal 3b is a monoclinic system with P2₁/n space group. The antimicrobial activities of the newly synthesized chalcones in vitro were evaluated and the results indicated that most compounds presented moderate to good antimicrobial activities, especially the antifungal capability. Compounds 3a, 3d, 3f and 3g revealed obvious potency against Candida albicans with MIC values of 32 μg/mL, which were better compared with others.     

Synthesis of some acylated 2-pyrazoline and chalcone derivatives

α-Haloesters containing the chalcone structure and α-haloamides containing the pyrazoline ring have been synthesized by reaction of substituted hydroxy chalcones and pyrazoline derivatives (prepared as reported elsewhere; J Chem 8(4):1574–1581, 2011) with chloroacetyl chloride in dry THF in the presence of Et₃N. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, and (for some compounds) ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

Synthesis of some heterocyclic derivatives of adamantane

The reaction of bromomethyt(1-adarnantyl)ketone with urea, thiourea, ammonium formate, and thiosemicarbazide gave a series of new imidazolin-2-ones, imidazolin-2-thiones and 2-aminothiazoles in the adamantane series.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 249–252, February, 1994. Original article submitted October 5, 1993.     

Synthesis and evaluation of some novel tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives as antimicrobial and cytotoxic agents

Starting from the reaction of ethyl cyanoacetate with thiourea and the appropriate aldehydes, a series of new thiopyrimidine derivatives were prepared. Antibacterial evaluation results revealed that compounds 12b, 4c and 11b gave the highest antibacterial activity against all tested bacterial strains. Also, some of the novel compounds were evaluated as cytotoxic agents against liver cancer (HEPG2) cell line. It was noticed that some of the derivatives induced significant growth inhibition with IC₅₀ values (ranged from 6.35 to 9.38 μg/mL) in comparison to 5-Fluorouracil after treatment (IC₅₀: 5 μg/mL).     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydroxylated chalcone derivatives with variable chain length

A series of (E)-1-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxyphenyl)-prop-2-en-1-one have been successfully synthesised via Claisen-Schmidt condensation. The synthesised chalcone derivatives consisted of hydroxyl groups at either ortho, meta or para position and differed in the length of the alkyl groups, C (n) H(2) (n) (+1,) where n?=?6, 10, 12 and 14. The structures of all compounds were defined by elemental analysis, IR, (1)H- and (13)C-NMR. The antimicrobial studies were carried out against wild-type Escherichia coli American Type Culture Collection 8739 to evaluate the effect of the hydroxyl and the alkyl groups of the synthesised chalcones. All the synthesised compounds have shown significant antimicrobial activities. The optimum inhibition was dependent on the position of the hydroxyl group as well as the length of the alkyl chains.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of tricyclic macrocycles containing a chalcone moiety

A series of new tricyclic macrocycles containing a chalcone moiety were synthesized from chalcones through alkylation using different dibromoalkanes. All the synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral data and evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activity.     

含N-烷基哌嗪取代呋喃查尔酮类化合物的合成及其 生物活性评价

为了寻找结构新颖的生物活性分子,采用活性亚结构拼接原理设计合成了12个哌嗪取代呋喃查尔酮衍生物(3a~3l),其结构经~1H NMR、~(13)C NMR和HRMS确证。分别采用MTT法和小鼠巨噬细胞Raw264.7炎症模型对目标化合物的体外细胞毒活性和抗炎活性进行测试,结果表明,哌嗪环上的取代基对化合物的生物活性有明显的影响。特别是化合物3j和3k对肿瘤细胞株Hela和A549均表现出良好的体外抑制活性,而且化合物3d能有效抑制NO的生成,值得进一步研究。     

Synthesis,characterization, and antimicrobial evaluation of some novel anthracene heterocycles derivatives

A series of novel heterocyclic compounds containing anthracene moiety was synthesized. Reaction of (11R,15S)-9,10-dihydro-9,10-[3,4]furanoanthracene-12,14-dione with 2-cyanoacetohydrazide gave 2-cyano-pyrroloanthracen acetamide (1) , which acts as an adaptable material for the synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds. The synthesized compounds were examined for their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus via p-iodonitrotetrazolium violet formazon assay. The results exhibited great activity against the tested strains with a minimum bactericidal concentration range from 0.636 to 3.8 mg/mL) and 0.159 to 3.6 mg/mL for E coli and S aureus, respectively. Interestingly, the highest activity was recorded for chromene derivative (6) against both strains.     

Synthesis of some heterocyclic derivatives of 3,5-dinitro-o-toluic acid

The synthesis of a series of heterocyclic derivatives of 3,5-dinitro-o-toluic acid is described.     

Synthesis,antimicrobial evaluation,and docking studies of some novel benzofuran based analogues of chalcone and 1,4-benzodiazepine

A series of novel {5-[4-hydroxy-3-(4-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-yl)benzyl]- benzofuran-2-yl}(phenyl)methanones (5a–5g) were prepared by the condensation of (E)-3-{5-[(2- benzoylbenzofuran-5-yl)methyl]-2-hydroxyphenyl}-1-phenylprop-2-en-1-one (chalcone) (4a) with various substituted o-phenylene diamines in the presence of oxalic acid as catalyst. The structures of all compounds were characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and MS. The representative examples were screened in vitro for antimicrobial activity. Among all compounds 4g and 5g showed potent antibacterial activity, 4b and 5g showed good antifungal activity. The data was further compared with structure based investigations using docking studies with the crystal structure of adenosine-5'-(β,γ-imido)triphosphate (2ONJ) from Staphylococcus aureus for antibacterial activity and trypsin (1FY5) protein from Fusarium oxysporum for the antifungal activity. The score values estimated by genetic algorithm were found to have a good correlation with the experimental inhibitory potencies.     

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of some heterocyclic chalcone analogues alone and in combination with antibiotics

A series of simple heterocyclic chalcone analogues have been synthesized by Claisen Schmidt condensation reactions between substituted benzaldehydes and heteroaryl methyl ketones and evaluated for their antibacterial activity. The structures of the synthesized chalcones were established by IR and 1H-NMR analysis. The biological data shows that compounds p?, f? and t? had strong activities against both susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, but not activity against a vancomycin and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a human sample. The structure and activity relationships confirmed that compounds f?, f? and t? are potential candidates for future drug discovery and development.     

Synthesis,characterization and antimicrobial study via new heterocyclic derivatives of trimethoprim

New compounds of trimethoprim heterocyclic derivatives were synthesized. These compounds were synthesized through the condensation reaction between trimethoprim with bromoacetic acid to yield compound 1. Several Schiff bases 2–7 have been synthesized by the condensation different aromatic aldehydes with compound 1. Compound 8 were formed from the reaction of sodium nitrite and acetyl acetone in presence of conc. hydrogen chloride to obtain the hydrazono derivative; then, Cyclocondensation of compound 8 with hydrazine hydrate, phenyl hydrazine and dinitrophenyl hydrazine respectively to yield compounds 9–11 in ethanol affording the pyrazoline derivatives. This work involves the synthesis of some 1,2,3-Triazoles derived from compound 1 by the action of sodium azide on the diazonium chloride salt to yield 5-azido-8-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidin-3(2H)-one 12. Finally, by reaction of 12 with acetyl acetone and ethyacetoacetate; respectively in sodium ethoxide/ethanol as a solvent to form compounds 13, 14. The structures of the compounds 1–14 were characterized by elemental analysis, spectral data and antimicrobial evaluation of the some newly synthesized compounds and found that the synthesized compounds are active against tested Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Proteus.     

In vitro cytotoxic evaluation of some new heterocyclic sulfonamide derivatives

Sulfonamide‐bearing compounds posses many types of biological activities and have been recently reported to show substantial antitumor activity in vitro and/or in vivo. There are a variety of mechanisms for the anticancer activity, and the most prominent mechanism is the inhibition of carbonic anhydrase isozymes. This work reports the synthesis of some new quinoline, pyrimido[4,5‐b]quinoline and 3,1‐oxazinoquinoline derivatives bearing a sulfonamide moiety. All the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells. Compounds 10 , 13 , and 26 were the most active compounds with IC₅₀ values of 6.1 μM, 6.8 μM, and 6.4 μM, respectively, and exhibited better activities than the reference drug doxorubicin (IC₅₀ = 68.1 μM). J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2011.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of some new N-pyridinium,quinolinium, and isoquinolinium sulfonate derivatives

1,3-propane- and/or 1,4-butane sultone (sultones are internal esters of hydroxyl sulfonic acid) are used as a chemical intermediate to introduce sulfopropyl and/or sulfobutyl groups into heterocyclic molecules and to confer water solubility and anionic character to the molecules. Therefore, the synthesis of three novel functionalized N-sulfonates is described. These sulfonates contain pyridyl (2a–f), quinolyl (4a–m), and isoquinolyl (6a,b) functional groups with potential biological activity. The synthesized quaternary ammonium salts, 3-(2 or 4-arylpyridinium-1-yl)propane or butane-1-sulfonate (2a–f), 3-(alkylquinolinium-1-yl)propane or butane-1-sulfonate (4a–m), and 3-(alkylisoquinolinium-1-yl)propane or butane-1-sulfonate (6a,b), were screened for their antimicrobial and antifungal activities. Among all tested compounds, it was found that compound 4-(4-carboxypyridinium-1-yl)butane-1-sulfonate (2f) showed high activity against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and tested fungi. Most of the compounds showed a moderate degree of antimicrobial activity. The structures of these compounds were confirmed on the basis of their analytical and spectral data (infrared, ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectral data).     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activities evaluation of some new thiadiazinone and thiadiazepinone derivatives bearing sulfonamide moiety

A new series of novel functionalized 1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-ones and 1,3,4-thiadi-azepin-5-ones bearing sulfonamide moieties were synthesized via 1,3-dipolar cyclocondensation reaction of nitrilimines with α-mercaptoesters and mercaptosuccinic acid respectively. The structures of the prepared compounds were confirmed by spectral methods (IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and MS spectroscopy) and elemental analysis. The newly synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activity. Some of titled compounds exhibited significant antimicrobial activity on several strains of microbes.     

Synthesis of some heterocyclic compounds derived from indole as antimicrobial agents

Recently, indoles are considered interesting heterocyclic compounds due to their wide range of biological activities such as antimicrobial activity. Herein, some new indole derivatives containing heterocyclic moieties were synthesized using 3-chloro-1H-Indole-2-carbaldehyde (1) as a starting material, then allowed to react with compounds containing active methylene under Knoevenagel condensation and afforded the corresponding compounds (2, 3, 9). Also, the compound (1) when allowed to react with hydrazine derivatives gave the corresponding thiosemiccarbazone, semicarbazone, and hydrazone derivatives (4, 5, 6). Reaction of thiosemicarbazone derivatives with α-halognated carbonyl compounds gave the thiazolyl indole derivatives (10, 12a–b). Cyclic chalcones (11a–c) were obtained when compound (10) reacted with different aromatic aldehydes. The structures of all new synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of spectral analysis, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and MS spectroscopy. All synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Compounds (2, 5, 7, 8, 11a, 12a) showed high antibacterial activity and compounds (3, 6, 9, 10, 11a, 12a) showed high antifungal activity.     

Synthesis and spectrophotometric study of some amino derivatives of thiophene analogs of chalcone

Eight amino derivatives of thiophene analogs of chalcone were obtained by reduction of the corresponding nitro derivatives with stannous chloride in concentrated hydrochloric acid, and their UV absorption spectra in dioxane were measured. The long-wave band was assigned to the corresponding fragments of the molecule on the basis of a comparison of the absorption curves of the investigated compounds with the curves of simpler compounds — aminoacetophenone, aminobenzalacetone, acetothienone, etc.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 198–203, February, 1977.     

Synthesis of some novel heterocyclic dyes derived from pyrazole derivatives

Diazotized aryl amines were coupled with 3-substituted 5-amino pyrazoles to produce a series of novel 3-substituted 5-amino-4-arylazopyrazoles. Also, 3-substituted 5-amino-pyrazoles were diazotized and coupled with different phenols to give the corresponding novel 3-substituted 5-aryl azo pyrazoles. These dyes were characterized by elemental analysis and spectral data, applied to different types of fibres (wool, polyester and a blend of wool/polyester as disperse dyes) and their fastness properties were evaluated.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some isocoumarin and dihydroisocoumarin derivatives

A new series of the isocoumarin derivatives of ibuprofen, fluribiprofen, naproxen, valproic acid and 1-naphthoic acid have been synthesized via condensation of homophthalic acid with their respective acid chlorides. The conversion of the latter two isocoumarins into (dl)-3,4-dihydroisocoumarins has also been achieved. Most of the synthesized compounds showed antifungal and antibacterial activities.