Synthesis and screening of some novel substituted indoles contained 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-triazole moiety

A series of novel 3-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl-methyl)-2-oxo-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]propionitrile (5), 3-[4-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl-methyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl]propionitrile (6), 3-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl-methyl)-2-thioxo-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]propionitrile (7) and 3-[4-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl]propionitrile (8) were synthesized in good yields from the intermediate (1H-indol-3-yl)-acetic acid N'-(2-cyanoethyl)hydrazide (4). The chemical structures of the newly synthesized compounds were elucidated by their IR, 1H NMR and MS. Further, all the compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and also tested their ability toward anti-inflammatory activity.