Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Novel [4‐(1,2,3‐thiadiazol‐4‐yl)phenoxy]methylene anchored 1,3,4‐triazoles and 1,3,4‐thiadiazoles

A series of novel [4‐(1,2,3‐thiadiazol‐4‐yl)phenoxy]methylene anchored 1,3,4‐triazoles ( 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d , 8e , 8f , 8g , 8h ) and 1,3,4‐thiadiazoles ( 9a , 9b , 9c , 9d , 9e , 9f , 9g , 9h , 9i ) were synthesized from thiosemicarbazide ( 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , 7e , 7f , 7g , 7h , 7i , 7j ). The structures of these newly synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of IR, ¹H‐NMR, mass spectral techniques, and elemental analysis. The in vitro antimicrobial screenings of the synthesized compounds were carried out against four bacterial pathogens, namely Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and three fungal pathogens Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus clavatus, using broth microdilution minimum inhibitory concentration method. The compounds 7d , 7j , 8a , 9a , 9b , and 9i exhibited promising antibacterial activity against the tested strains, whereas some compounds were found to be active against one of the tested bacterial strains.     

Synthesis of 3,4‐Dialkyl‐5‐(1‐oxo‐ethyl)‐3H‐thiazole‐2‐thiones Derivatives and Their Pesticidal Activity

By interaction of N‐methyl(ethyl)‐dithiocarbamate sodium salt with 3‐chloro‐pentane‐2,4‐dion the 1‐(3‐alkyl‐4‐methyl‐2‐thioxo‐2,3‐dihydro‐thiazol‐5‐yl)‐ethanones 1 , 2 and corresponding oximes 7 , 8 were synthesized. On the basis of the mentioned compounds hydrazono ( 3 , 4 ), ureayl and thioureayl ( 5 , 6 ) derivatives, substituted oximes ( 9 , 10 ) and azinyl oximes ( 11 , 12 ) were obtained. The structures of synthesized compounds were confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The pesticidal activities of synthesized compounds were studied. Some of the synthesized compounds simultaneously have shown growth stimulant and fungicidal activity.     

Synthesis and Antibacterial Screening of 1,3,4‐Thiadiazoles, 1,2,4‐Triazoles,and 1,3,4‐Oxadiazoles Containing Piperazine Nucleus

A series of novel 1,3,4‐thiadiazoles, 1,2,4‐triazoles, and 1,3,4‐oxadiazoles were synthesized by cyclization of substituted 1‐(2‐(2‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐(4‐(2,3‐dichlorophenyl)piperazin‐1‐yl)acetyl)thiosemicarbazide. The structures of all newly synthesized compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral studies. Some of them were screened for their antibacterial activity. The compounds 6b , 6c , 8e , 9a , and 9b have shown moderate activity towards Bacillus Subtilis and Escherichia Coli .     

Synthesis,Docking, ADME‐Tox Study of 2‐(2‐(2‐Chlorophenyl)quinoline‐4‐carbonyl)‐N‐substituted hydrazinecarbothioamide Derivatives and Their Biological Evaluation

A series of 2‐(2‐(2‐chlorophenyl)quinoline‐4‐carbonyl)‐N‐substituted hydrazinecarbothioamide derivatives were synthesized by facile and efficient conventional method. The structures of the compounds were elucidated with the aid of an elemental analysis, IR, ESI‐MS, ¹H‐NMR, and ¹³C‐NMR spectral data. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, and antituberculosis activity against standard drugs. The bacterial studies were determined against gram‐positive and negative bacteria. These compounds were found to a broad spectrum of activity against the screened bacteria, but poor activity was observed against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. Compounds 8d , 8f , 8i , 8l , and 8n showed the potent activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Compounds 8d , 8g , 8k , 8l , and 8q show the potent activity against antimalarial as compared with the standard drugs Chloroquine, Quinine and compounds 8h , 8n , and 8o shows mild activity against H37Rv strain. Molecular docking revealed that synthesized derivatives and target proteins were actively involved in a binding pattern and had a significant corelation with biological activity. We have also performed a molecular dynamics and ADME‐Tox parameters for the synthesized compounds.     

Heterocycles Derived from 5‐(2‐Aminothiazol‐4‐yl)‐8‐hydroxyquinoline: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity

5‐(2‐Aminothiazol‐4‐yl)‐8‐hydroxyquinoline 2 has been synthesized by treating thiourea with 5‐chloroacetyl‐8‐hydroxyquinoline 1 . The amine 2 was treated with aromatic aldehydes to furnish schiff bases 6a‐c which on treatment with phenyl isothiocyanate gave the corresponding thiazolo‐s‐triazines 7a‐c . Reaction of 2 with phenyl isothiocyanate gave the corresponding aminocarbothiamide derivative 8 which on reaction with malonic acid in acetyl chloride afforded thiobarbituric acid derivative 9 . Coupling of 9 with diazonium salt gave the phenyl hydrazono derivative 10 . However, reaction of 2 with carbon disulphide and methyl iodide afforded dithiocarbamidate 12 which on treatment with ethylenediamine, o‐aminophenol and/or phenylenediamine gave the aminoazolo derivatives 13–15 , respectively. Other substituted fused thiazolopyrimidines 16–20 have been also prepared by the reaction of 2 with some selected dicarbonyl reagents. The characterisation of synthesized compounds has been done on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, ¹H‐NMR and mass spectral data. All the newly synthesized compounds have been screened for their antimicrobial activities.     

Synthesis of 10‐substituted 3,6‐Diphenyl‐9‐aryl‐3,4,6,7,9,10‐hexahydro‐acridine‐1,8(2H,5H)‐dione Derivatives and Biological Activities

A series of novel 10‐substituted 3,6‐diphenyl‐9‐aryl‐3,4,6,7,9,10‐hexahydroacridine‐1,8(2H,5H)‐dione derivatives 2 were synthesized by condensation of compounds 1 with amines, which the compounds 1 were synthesized by 5‐phenylcyclohexane‐1,3‐dione and aromatic aldehydes according to Knoevenagel, Michael, and cyclization reactions in the presence of a very small amount of l‐proline as catalyzed at room temperature. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, and MS. In addition, the molecular structures of compound 1a have been determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Novel (1H‐Benzo[d]imidazole‐2‐yl)‐6‐(diethylamino)‐3H‐one‐xanthene,Phenoxazine, and Oxazine

A series of novel (1H‐benzo[d]imidazole‐2‐yl)‐6‐(diethylamino)‐3H‐one‐xanthene, phenoxazine, and oxazine derivatives have been synthesized from 2‐(2′,4′‐dihydroxyphenyl) benzimidazole intermediate. Synthesized compounds 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d are fluorescent in solution, photophysical properties of compounds were studied and results revealed that compounds absorb and emit in UV–visible region with good fluorescence quantum yield. Synthesized compounds are thermally stable up to 300°C. The antibacterial activities of the synthesized compounds were studied by the well‐diffusion method. Escherichia coli (ATTC‐25922), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC‐25923), Micrococcus (ATCC‐4698), and Bacillus subtilis (ATCC‐55422) were used to investigate the antibacterial activities.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Polyfunctionally Substituted Heterocyclic Compounds Derived from 5‐Cinnamoylamino‐2‐Cyanomethyl‐1,3,4‐Thiadiazole

Cinnamoyl isothiocyanate 1 was reacted with 2‐cyanoethanoic acid hydrazide 2 to afford 1‐cyanoacetyl‐4‐substituted thiosemicarbazide 3, which on treatment with a mixture of glacial acetic acid and acetic anhydride gave the desired 5‐cinnamoylamino‐2‐cyanomethyl‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole 4 . Compound 4 was subjected to react with aromatic aldehydes, phenylisothiocyanate, carbon disulphide, and arylidene malononitrile to give coumarin 5 , thiazolidines 8 , 9, and 1,3,4‐thiadiazolo[3,2‐a]pyridine 13 derivatives. The structures of all synthesized compounds were ascertained by spectral and analytical data. Antimicrobial activity of some of prepared compounds was investigated, and compounds 7, 8 were found to exhibit the highest strength.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Antimicrobial Screening of 4″‐methyl‐2,2″‐diaryl‐4,2′:4′,5″‐terthiazole Derivatives

A series of novel 4″‐methyl‐2,2″‐diaryl‐4,2′:4′,5″‐terthiazole ( 8a‐p ) derivatives has been synthesized and screened for antibacterial activity against four pathogenic bacteria, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas flurescence, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis. Among them, compounds 8a and 8j exhibited excellent antibacterial activity with minimum inhibitory concentration range of 1.0 to 5.3 μg/mL and compounds 8m and 8p exhibited moderate to good antibacterial activity with minimum inhibitory concentration range of 16.9 to 29.7 μg/mL against all tested strains. All the synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro antifungal activity against Cocinida candida. Most of the compounds reported moderate antifungal activity. This study provides valuable directions to our ongoing endeavor of rationally designing more potent antimicrobial agent.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Series of 1,2,4‐Triazolo‐[3,4‐b]‐1,3,4‐thiadiazines Containing an Amide Linkage

Two series of combinatorial library of 3,6‐disubstituted‐7H‐1,2,4‐triazolo‐[3,4‐b]‐1,3,4‐thiadiazines bearing an amide linkage were synthesized. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by spectral analyses. The newly synthesized compounds were screened for their cytotoxicity, anti‐inflammatory, and analgesic activities. Among the tested compounds, the compound 9g (Ar = 4‐(methoxybenzyl)piperazine) is the most promising molecule with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) value of 14.24 μM in (MCF‐7) cells. Compounds 9f (Ar = 4‐(chlorobenzyl)piperazine), 9g , and 9k (Ar = 2‐(fluorophenyl)piperazine) exhibited excellent anti‐inflammatory activity at a dose level of 50 mg/kg, almost comparable with the standard drug. In case of analgesic activity among the tested compounds, the compounds 9f , 9g , and 9k showed more potent and consistent activity in both 100 and 200 mg/kg/po doses with less ulcerogenic risk.     

Synthesis,PM3‐Semiempirical,and Biological Evaluation of Pyrazolo[4,3‐c]quinolinones

A series of α,β‐unsaturated ketones containing quinolone moieties 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 were synthesized by condensation of 7‐methoxyquinoline‐2,4(1H,3H)‐dione ( 1 ) with different aryl aldehydes. Pyrazole derivatives 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 were also synthesized via refluxing of α,β‐unsaturated ketones 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 with hydrazine derivatives. Newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, spectral data, and screened for their antioxidant and antitumor activities. Geometrical optimizations of the molecular structures for different synthesized compounds were studied.     

Synthesis of N‐(substituted phenylcarbonylamino)‐4‐ethyl‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyridines as potential nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory agents

Fourteen novel N‐(substituted phenylcarbonylamino)‐4‐ethyl‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyridines 9 were synthesized in fair to good yields. 4‐Ethylpyridine 5 reacted with O‐mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine (O‐MSH) 4 to furnish N‐amino‐4‐ethylpyridinium mesitylenesulfonate 6 . The reaction of 6 with substituted acid chlorides 7 gave the stable crystalline pyridinium ylides 8a‐8n . A sodium borohydride reduction of 8 in absolute ethanol furnished the target compounds N‐(substituted phenylcarbonylamino)‐4‐ethyl‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyridines 9a‐9n .     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of Novel Series of 3‐(4‐(2‐substituted thiazol‐4‐yl)phenyl)‐2‐(4‐methyl‐2‐substituted thiazol‐5‐yl)thiazolidin‐4‐one Derivatives

In the present investigation, a novel series of 3‐(4‐(2‐substituted thiazol‐4‐yl)phenyl)‐2‐(4‐methyl‐2‐substituted thiazol‐5‐yl)thiazolidin‐4‐one derivatives were synthesized by condensation of 2‐substituted‐4‐methylthiazole‐5‐carbaldehyde with 4‐(2‐substituted thiazol‐4‐yl)benzenamine followed by cyclo‐condensation with thioglycolic acid in toluene. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by spectral (IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and Mass) methods. The title compounds were screened for quantitative antibacterial activity (minimal inhibitory concentration). All compounds 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , 7e , 7f , 7g , 7h and 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d , 8e , 8f , 8g , 8h show moderate to good antimicrobial activity, whereas compounds ( 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , 7e , 7f , 7g , 7h ) also show moderate antifungal activity.     

Synthesis and Reactions of 1‐Amino‐5‐morpholin‐4‐yl‐6,7,8,9‐tetrahydrothieno[2,3‐c]isoquinoline

The pyrazolone derivative 4 was synthesized by reaction of carbohydrazide 2 with ethyl benzoylacetate in ethanol and p‐toluene sulphonic acid followed by cyclization upon heating in acetic acid. Chloroacylation of amino ester and amino benzoyl compounds 1 , 19 gave the chloro acetylamino derivatives 5 and 20 respectively which both of them react with different amines to afford compounds 6 , 23a‐d . Hydrolysis and decarboxlation of compound 1 yielded the aminothienotetrahydroisoquinoline 8 which was used as versatile material for synthesizing other heterocyclic compounds 9‐18 . Compound 20 react with hexamethylenetetramine and malononitrile yielded thediazepino and pyrrolo derivatives 21 , 22 respectively.     

Novel Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of 5‐Halo‐4‐Sulfur‐Substituted 5,6‐Dihydro‐2‐Pyridones

The title compounds ( 3 , 8 , 9 and 10 ) were efficiently synthesized, and their substitution reactions with various nucleophiles were carried out. The effects of leaving group, sulfur‐substituent, solvent, reaction temperature, and the nature of the nucleophiles on the reactivity and S_N2/S_N2′ regioselectivity were studied and rationalized with semi‐empirical calculations.     

Palladium Catalyzed Tricyclohexylphosphine Ligand Associated Synthesis of N‐(2‐(pyridine‐4‐yl)‐1H‐pyrrolo[3,2‐c]‐pyridin‐6‐yl‐(substituted)‐sulfonamide Derivatives as Antiproliferative Agents

A series of novel N‐(2‐(pyridine‐4‐yl)‐1H‐pyrrolo[3,2‐c]‐pyridin‐6‐yl‐(substituted)‐sulfonamide derivatives were synthesized from 2‐bromo‐6‐nitro‐1H‐pyrrolo[3,2‐c]pyridine through a series of reactions including Suzuki reaction, reduction, protection, and sulfonamide coupling. All the synthesized compounds were screened for anticancer activity against MCF‐7, HeLa, A‐549, and Du‐145 cancer cell lines by the MTT assay. The preliminary bioassay suggests that most of the compounds show antiproliferation with different degrees. Doxorubicin was used as a positive control. Among the synthesized compounds, 8d and 8h were most active compared with the standard in cell line data. The synthesized compounds 8d and 8h show IC₅₀ values in the range of 1.88–5.16 μM for all the cell lines. Compounds 8d and 8h were further studied for a panel of eight human kinase at 10 μM concentrations and the result shows 64% to 70% inhibitions for both Aurora‐A and Aurora‐B kinase.     

Synthesis,anti‐proliferative activity,SAR, and kinase inhibition studies of thiazol‐2‐yl‐ substituted sulfonamide derivatives

A series of novel thiazol‐2‐yl substituted‐1‐sulfonamide derivatives were synthesized from anilines. This involved the coupling of sulfonyl chlorides with thiazol amine to obtain the final compounds 7a – 7j and 8a – 8j . All synthesized compounds were screened for anticancer activity against MCF‐7, HeLa, A‐549, and Du‐145 cancer cell lines by 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Preliminary bioassay suggests that most of the compounds show anti‐proliferation to different degrees, with doxorubicin used as positive control. The synthesized compounds show IC₅₀ values in the range 2.74–8.17 μM in the different cell lines. The compounds 7d , 7e , 8a , 8d , and 8e were active compared to doxorubicin. The compounds having butyl and pantyl chains were more active than their lower and higher carbon chains and also their ring counterparts.     

An Expedient Method for the Synthesis of 1,2,4‐Triazolo‐fused 1,5‐Benzodiazepine, 1,5‐Benzoxazepine,and 1,5‐Benzothiazepine Scaffolds: A Novel Seven‐membered Ring System of Biological Interest

New heterocyclic compounds 1‐(3‐methyl‐9H‐dibenzo[b,f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐d][1,4]diazepin‐6‐yl)ethanone 8a , 1‐(3‐methyldibenzo[b,f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐d][1,4]oxazepin‐6‐yl)ethanone 8b , and 1‐(3‐methyldibenzo[b,f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐d][1,4]thiazepin‐6‐yl)ethanone 8c are synthesized from benzodiazepinone, benzoxazepinone, and benzothiazepinone derivatives. These heterocyclic scaffolds have wide medicinal importance. Best results were obtained in antibacterial screening against Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and Staphylococcus aureus and antifungal screening against Candida albicans and Fusarium oxysporum. 1,1‐Diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activities of compounds 6c , 7c , and 8c were tested in doses 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 μg/mL and were expressed as IC₅₀ values and percent of inhibition with means ± standard deviation of three different concentrations of synthesized compounds. The assignment of the structures of synthesized compounds was made by thin‐layer chromatography, elemental analysis, IR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Biological Activities of 10‐Substituted 3,3,6,6‐Tetramethyl‐9‐Aryl‐3,4, 6,7,9,10‐hexahydroacridine‐1,8(2H,5H)‐dione Derivatives

A series of 10‐substituted‐3,3,6,6‐tetramethyl‐9‐aryl‐3,4,6,7,9,10‐hexahydroacridine‐1,8(2H ,5 H )‐dione derivatives 2 were synthesized by reaction of compounds 1 with amines. The compounds 1 were effectively prepared by 5,5‐dimethylcyclohexane‐1,3‐dione and aldehydes in the presence of a little amount of L‐proline as catalyst at room temperature. All the compounds were characterized by IR, MS, and ¹H NMR. The crystal data of 1b and 2d were collected by X‐ray single‐crystal diffraction, and compounds 2b and 2d exhibited better inhibitory activity against HepG2 cells.     

Synthesis and In vitro Antitumor Screening of Novel 2,7‐Naphthyridine‐3‐carboxylic Acid Derivatives

New derivatives of 2,7‐naphthyridine‐3‐carboxylic acid were synthesized. We report the hydrolysis, chlorination, alkylation, and amination of the 2,7‐naphthyridine esters 1 , 2 . A series of Schiff's bases 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d , 8e , 8f , 8g , 8h , 8i , 8j , 9a , 9b , 9b' , 9c , 9d , 9e were produced by treating the obtained hydrazides 6 and 7 with aromatic aldehydes. The anticancer activities of the obtained derivatives were examined. Eighteen of the 24 newly synthesized compounds were qualified by the National Cancer Institute NCI (Bethesda, MD, USA) for in vitro screening against 60 different human tumor cell lines. The most active compound 8i was evaluated against a 60‐cell panel at five concentration levels and proved to be most sensitive towards central nervous system cancer (SF‐539), with GI₅₀ = 0.70 µmol, total growth inhibition = 5.41 µmol, and LC₅₀ = 53.7 µmol.