Synthesis and Blood Glucose Lowering Activity of Novel Benzenesulfonyl-Urea Derivatives

Treatment of the pyridazinone derivatives ( 1a, 1b ) with ethyl chloroformate afforded novel carbamates ( 2a, 2b ). Subsequent treatment of 2a, 2b with appropriate amines gave novel benzenesulfonylurea derivatives ( 3a–i ). All these compounds were characterized on the basis of ¹ H NMR, IR, Mass spectral data and elemental analysis results. Preliminary biological testing of urea derivatives revealed that some compounds possess significant blood sugar lowering activity. Four compounds ( 3c, 3f, 3g , and 3h ) were found to have promising blood glucose lowering activity and may be used as lead compounds for developing new antidiabetic drugs.