Facile Novel Synthesis and Reactions of Thiazolidin-4-one Derivatives for Antimicrobial Agents

A facile and fast procedure for synthesis of 3-phenyl-cyclohexane(1′-2)thiazolidin-4-one (1), which underwent condensation with glucose and p-chlorobenzaldehyde to afford 2 and 3, respectively. Compound 3 was used as precursor for the preparation of some fused heterocyclic compounds 4–7. Compound 4 was alkylated using dichloroacetone and chloroacetic acid to afford 8 and 9, respectively. Also, it reacted with acrylonitrile and hydrazine hydrate to afford 10 and 11, respectively. Compound 9 was condensed with p-chlorobenzaldehyde and glucose to afford 12 and 13, respectively. Selected members of the synthesized compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity.     

Facile Synthesis,Pure DFT Calculations,and PM3 Semiempirical MO Method Validation of Regiospecificity of Novel 1,4-Dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine Derivatives

Reaction of 6-aminothiouracil (or uracil) with equimolar amounts of different ketones or diketones and the appropriate aromatic aldehydes afforded di- and tricyclic linear pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives 4, 6–12, 14, 16–18, 20, and 21, and pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline derivatives 15 and 19 in good yields. The regiospecificity, which led to the formation of compound 4 not 5, was validated using ab initio at the HF/6–31 G⁺(d,p) level and pure density functional theory (DFT) calculations using BLYP energy functional and the basis set DNP via studying the thermodynamics of their possible conformers and regioisomers. In addition, the total energy of the transition state was calculated for compounds 12 and 13 to determine whether the reaction products were thermodynamically or kinetically controlled. Hence, the linear structures and the regiospecificities of the reactions for the structures reported in this article were established by elemental analysis, spectral data, ab initio calculations, pure DFT, and PM3 parameters.     

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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Poly(butyl methacrylate)-grafted alginate/Fe3O4 nanocomposite: Synthesis and its application for removal of dyes

This study involved the utilization of a free radical-graft copolymerization reaction for the development of a novel adsorbent, namely, poly(butyl methacrylate)-grafted alginate/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite (PBMA-gft-Alg/Fe₃O₄). Transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction patterns analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were carried out for the characterization of Fe₃O₄ NPs and PBMA-gft-Alg/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites. The capability of nanocomposites and nanoparticles to adsorb dyes such as MG and MB, resulting in their removal from aqueous media, was evaluated under different conditions such as pH, temperature, contact time, and dose of adsorbent. Optimum parameters for adsorption of dyes were found to be pH of 10, 50°C, contact time of 180 min, and 0.2 g of adsorbent. Efficiency of the PBMA-gft-Alg/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite was found to be significantly greater than that of Fe₃O₄ NPs for eliminating the desired dye. Langmuir, Freundlich, Sips, and Temkin models were used for testing the experimental data. Freundlich model was the one that best described the adsorption.     

Domino synthesis of pyrimido and imidazoquinazolinones

A simple method for the synthesis of N-alkyl-2-arylquinazolin-4-amines, methyl 4-((2-arylquinazolin-4-yl)amino) butanoates, 6-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyrimido[1,2-c]quinazolin-4-ones, and 5-arylimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-3(2H)-ones has been described. It involves a simple reaction of N-(2-cyanophenyl)-substitutedbenzimidoyl chlorides with alkylamine, γ-aminobutyric acid, β-alanine, l -alanine, and glycine methyl esters hydrochloride in acetonitrile to afford the desired compounds after a series of instantaneous reactions that include Dimroth rearrangement. The reaction involves reflux for 12 hours, simple addition of reagents to an in situ generated benzimidoyl chloride, and simple workup, to form 21 examples of pure compounds in high yields. The active intermediate N-(2-cyanophenyl)-substitutedbenzimidoyl chlorides were formed by the reaction of N-(2-cyanophenyl)-substitutedbenzamides with thionyl chloride in a one-pot strategy. The alternative method described for this preparation deals with an exhausting multistep reactions starting from anthranilic acid.     

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of novel tetralin-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine hybrids as potential anticancer agents

New hybrids of tetralin-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine were synthesized in good yields. The structures of newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, NMR, MS, and elemental analyses. Some of the new compounds were in vitro evaluated as antiproliferative candidates against two human cancer cell lines (HCT116 and MCF-7). Most of the examined derivatives showed promising anticancer activity.     

New azoloazine derivatives as antimicrobial agents: Synthesis under microwave irradiations,structure elucidation,and antimicrobial activity

With aiding of microwave radiation, new series of fused-thiazolopyrimidines and fused-triazolopyrimidines each with cycloheptane have been synthesized through the reaction of cycloheptane-thione with α-haloketones or hydrazonoyl chlorides in short-time intervals as well as high yield. Moreover, reaction of 2,7-bis(2-chlorobenzylidene)cycloheptan-1-one with o-aminothiophenol and heterocyclic amines afforded benzo[b]cyclohepta[e][1,4]thiazepine derivative and cycloheptapyrimidines fused with different azoles, respectively. The structure for all products was discussed and proved based on the results of spectral data and elemental analysis. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of selected products indicated that most of derivatives showed their potent activity exceeds the reference antibiotic in some cases.     

Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation of some novel hexahydroquinoline derivatives containing benzofuran moiety

A series of new ethyl 4-(2-(benzofuran-2-yl)-4-substituted-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinolin-1-yl)-benzoate 3a–c was synthesized by Michael condensation of benzofuran chalcones 1a–c and cyclohexanone to give 2-(2-benzofuranyl)-4-substituted-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-H -chromene 2a–c, followed by reaction of the latter with ethyl 4-aminobenzoate. Condensation of 3a–c with different amines afforded the corresponding amides 4a–e. On the other hand, upon treatment compounds 3a–c with hydrazine hydrate gave the benzohydrazide derivatives 5a–c. The reaction of compounds 5a–c with different thio/isocyanate gave the corresponding thiosemicarbazide and semicarbazide derivatives 6a–c. Meanwhile compounds 5a–c were reacted with ethyl cyanoacetate and different β-dicarbonyl compounds such as acetyl acetone, ethyl acetoacetate, and diethyl malonate to afford pyrazolyl derivatives 7a, b; 8a, b; 9a, b; and 10a–c, respectively. Moreover, 5a–c were reacted with carbon disulfide to synthesize the corresponding oxadiazolyl derivatives 11a–c, while their condensation with different aromatic aldehydes gave the corresponding Schiff bases 12a–d. Cytotoxic evaluation of some of the newly synthesized compounds against human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (HepG-2) revealed that the tested compounds produce promising inhibitory effect against the growth of HepG-2 cells with IC₅₀ values ranged from 11.9 to 19.3 µg/mL.     

Validated chiral chromatographic methods for Clopidogrel bisulphate and its related substances in bulk drug and pharmaceutical dosage forms

Two validated chromatographic methods developed for the analysis of S Clopidogrel bisulphate in the presence of its related substances listed in the United States and British Pharmacopoeias including its inactive R enantiomer are described. The first method is a simple thin layer chromatographic (TLC) method where separation is performed on pre-coated silica gel 60 F254 plates using methanol/diethylamine/heptanes/water containing 20 mg vancomycin hydrochloride (7 : 7 : 1.5 : 0.5 vol. %) as a mobile phase. R_f values were found to be 0.69, 0.74, 0.78, 0.84 and 0.88 for R clopidogrel, S clopidogrel, related substances A, B1 and B2, respectively. The second method depends on the separation by HPLC on a Lux polysaccharide chiral column with UV detection at 220 nm using 0.1 vol. % diethyl amine in methanol pumped at a rate of 1 mL min^?1. Retention times were found to be 1.90 min, 2.82 min, 3.00 min, 3.27 min and 3.71 min for the related substances A, B1, C which are clopidogrel R enantiomer, B2, and S clopidogrel, respectively. The proposed methods were validated in accordance with the ICH guidelines and successfully applied to the determination of S clopidogrel bisulphate in pure powder and dosage forms without interference from the excipients and to affirm the dosage form to be pure S clopidogrel and devoid of the R enantiomer, which is inactive.