An improved synthesis of methyl p-hydroxyphenylalkanoates

Friedel-Crafts reaction of isopropoxybenzene with methyl α-chloro-α-(methylthio)acetate1 afforded methyl α-methylthio-p-isopropoxyphenylacetate2d, which was readily converted into methyl p-isopropoxyphenylacetate3 by reductive desulfurization with zinc dust in acetic acid. Methylation of3 with sodium hydride and methyl iodide gave methyl α-(p-isopropoxyphenyl)propionate5. Methyl p-hydroxyphenylalkanoates (4, 6), useful intermediates for some medicines, were easily prepared by treatment of3 and5 with titanium tetrachloride, respectively.     

Synthesis of some new indolo[2,3-c]isoquinolinyl pyrazoles, -1,3,4-oxadiazoles and their biological activities

A new series of novel compounds [10-substituted 6H, 7H-indolo[2,3-c]isoquinolin-5-one-6-yl]carbohydrazides (3a–c), 1-[10-substituted 6H, 7H-indolo[2,3-c]isoquinolin-5-one-6-yl]fomyl-, -3′,5′-dimethylpyrazoles (4a–c), -3′,5′-diphenylpyrazoles (5a–c), -3′-methylpyrazol-5′-ones (6a–c) and -1′,3′,4′-oxidiazole-2′-thiones (7a–c) linked to indoloisoquinoline at position-6 through formyl bridge was prepared. The structures of these newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by their spectral studies and elemental analysis. These compounds have been screened for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Compounds 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 5c, 6b, 7a, and 7c exhibited the maximum zone of inhibition against A. niger, A. flavus, and A. fumigatus. Compounds 4a, 5a, 5c, 6b, 6c, 7a, and 7b showed good antibacterial activity. Compounds 4b, 4c, 5b, 5c, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, and 7c showed good radical scavenging activity compared with standards.     

Synthesis of hexaprofen [2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) propionic acid]

A novel preparative method for hexaprofen, which is a potent antiinflammatory agent, is described. Friedel-Crafts reaction of cyclohexylbenzene with ethyl α-chloro-α-(methylthio) acetate1 and α-chloro-α-(methylthio) acetonitrile2 afforded ethyl 2-(methylthio)-2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) acetate7 and 2-methylthio-2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) acetonitrile8, respectively. Compounds7 and8 were converted into the corresponding ethyl 2-methylthio-2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) propionate9 and 2-methylthio-2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) propionitrile10 by methylation with sodium hydride and methyl iodide. Hexaprofen13 was prepared by hydrolysis of ethyl 2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) propionate11 and of 2-(4-cyclohexylphenyl) propionitrile12 followed by desulfurization of compounds9 and10.     

Synthesis of 4-(2-thiazolyloxy)phenylalkanoic acids as an antiinflammatory agent

The efficient synthesis of 4-(2-thiazolyloxy)phenylalkanoic acids (10a-c), which are a potent antiinflammatory agent, was achieved in 5～6 steps starting from isopropoxybenzene and methyl α-chloro-α-(methylthio)acetate (1). The key intermediate (4) was prepared by Friedel-Crafts reaction of isopropoxybenzene with (1) followed by desulfurization and the removal of isopropyl protector. Methyl 4-hydroxyphenylalkanoates (6,8) were similarly obtained from alkylation of (3) and deprotection.     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of new pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives

New series of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines such as; 5-(4-aryl-5-sulfanyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl) 1H,3H,8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4,7-triones 6, 7; S-[3-(2,4,7-trioxo-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-(4-substituted phenyl)-4H-[1,2,4]triazol-5-yl]-2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)ethanethioates 10, 11; 2,4,7-trioxo-N′-[(4-substituted piperazin-1-yl)acetyl]-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbohydrazides 13–16 and N′-arylidene-2,4,7-trioxo-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbohydrazides 17–19 was synthesized through the reaction of the key intermediate 2,4,7-trioxo-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbohydrazide 3 with different reagents. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were elucidated through microanalysis, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectroscopy. These compounds have been subjected to in vitro antitumor evaluation by bleomycin-dependant DNA damage assay. The most active antitumor compound 6 was selected for further in vivo evaluation of antineoplastic activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice. It was observed that our target compound has a potent antitumor activity.     

Synthesis, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of some new indole derivatives containing pyridopyrimidine and pyrazolopyridine moieties

New indole analogues containing pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-(3H)-ones (3a–i), pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-amines (4a–i) and pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amines (5a–i) were synthesized using appropriate synthetic routes. These newly synthesized compounds were screened for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Compounds 3a, 3g, 4c, 4h, 4i, 5a, 5c and 5f exhibited good antibacterial and antifungal activities. The compounds 3b, 3c, 3g, 4a, 4h, 4i and 5a exhibited good radical scavenging activity. Compounds 3a and 4d exhibited good metal chelating activity compare with standards.     

In-vitro cytotoxicity,antioxidant, bleomycin-dependent DNA damage and immunomodulatory evaluation of 1-(4-acetylphenyl)-3-aryloxypyrrolidine-2, 5-dione based derivatives

A one pot, economical, and efficient synthesis of 1-(4-acetylphenyl)-3-aryloxypyrrolidine-2,5-diones-based derivatives 5a-l have been accomplished in single steps and in satisfactory yields from 1-(4-acetylphenyl)-pyrrole-2,5-diones 3 and phenols 4a–l. All the compounds were characterized by physical, spectroscopic, and elemental analysis. The selection of the bioassays was based on proving the drug receptor binding concept. Compounds 5g, 5k, 5h, 5i, 5a, and 5f showed the highest inhibitory antioxidant activity using ABTS methods. Compounds 5k, 5g, 5c, 5h, 5b, 5d, 5f, and 5j manifested the best protective effect against DNA damage induced by bleomycin. Moreover, an in-vitro cytotoxic activity evaluation of all synthesized compounds was against four cancer cell lines using 5-Fluorouracil as a standard anticancer drug.     

Synthesis of some novel C-5 and N-3 substituted 2-(2-hydroxyphenylimino)thiazolidin-4-one derivatives with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity

In the present article, compounds 5-((substituted-2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-2-(2-hydroxyphenylimino)thiazolidin-4-ones (3a–k), 1-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyphenylimino)-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)-2-oxoethyl)pyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione (6) and 1-(2-(5-((substituted-2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-2-(2-hydroxyphenylimino)-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)-2-oxoethyl)pyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-triones (8a–k) have been synthesized by substituting C-5 and N-3 position of parent compound 2-(2-hydroxyphenylimino)thiazolidin-4-one (1). Structures of the newly synthesized compounds were assigned on the basis of elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectra. In vitro antimicrobial activity of target compounds (3a–k, 6 and 8a–k) was investigated against two Gram-positive, two Gram-negative bacteria and three fungal strains. Among the tested compounds (3e), (3f), and (3h) showed very good antifungal activity, while compound (6) showed very good antibacterial activity. Compounds (8e), (8f), and (8h) showed excellent antifungal and antibacterial activities.     

Ingenane-type diterpenes with a modulatory effect on IFN-γ production from the roots of Euphorbia kansui

A new ingenane-type diterpene, (3S,5R)5-O-(2,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-13-O-dodecanoyl-20-O-deoxyingenol (1), and six known compounds,3-O-(2,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-13-O-dodecanoyl-20-O-deoxyingenol (2), 20-O-decanoylingenol (3), 20-O-acetylingenol-3-O-(2??E,4??Z) decadienoate (4), kansuiphorin A (5), 3-O-(2,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-13-O-dodecanoylingenol (6), and kansuinin F (7) were isolated and evaluated for their effect on IFN-?? production in NK92 cells. Interestingly, subjection to compounds 4 and 6 (10 nM) displayed the most significant response in IFN-?? production, comparable to that produced by the same dose of phorbol 12-myistate 13-acetate (PMA). High doses of compounds 3 (100 nM), 1 (1. 25 ??M) and 5 (5.0 ??M) have also been shown to activate the IFN-?? production.     

Novel 1-(4-substituted benzylidene)-4-(1-(substituted methyl)-2,3-dioxoindolin-5-yl)semicarbazide derivatives for use against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294) and MDR-TB strain

A series of eighteen new 1-(4-substituted benzylidene)-4-(1-(substituted methyl)-2,3-dioxoindolin-5-yl)semicarbazide derivatives were designed, synthesized and characterized by spectral and elemental analyses. The derivatives were screened in vitro for antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294) and MDR-TB strains. The activity was expressed as the minimum inhibitory concentration in μg/mL. Among the tested compounds 7j, 7m, 7o and 7q possesses equipotent activity as standard drug Isoniazid against MTB while 7m and 7q exhibited higher activity against MDR-TB strain when compared with both the reference drugs isoniazid and rifampicin. Basic structure activity relationships are presented.     

Synthesis and pharmacological activities of some novel 5-chloro-N-(4-(1,5-(disubstituted)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methoxybenzamide derivatives

A series of substituted pyrazole derivatives were prepared from N1-[4-(cinnamoyl) phenyl]-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamides 2a–c, which were prepared from N-(4-acetylphenyl)-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamide as starting material. Treating of compound 2a–c with methylhydrazine or phenylhydrazine afforded the corresponding N-substituted pyrazoline derivatives 3a–c and 4a–c, respectively. The acryloyl derivatives 2a–c were reacted with hydrazine hydrate in dioxane afforded a pyrazoline 5a–c, which was acetylated with acetyl chloride in dioxane to yield the N-acetyl analogue 6a–c. In addition, pyrazoline 5c was reacted with morpholine in the presence of paraformaldehyde to give the corresponding N-substituted pyrazoline derivative 7. The structure assignments of the new compounds are based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have less toxicity and good anti-inflammatory activities.     

Synthesis of 1-(4-aminosulfonylphenyl)-3,5-diarylpyrazoline derivatives as potent antiinflammatory and antimicrobial agents

A new series of 1-(4-aminosulfonylphenyl)-3,5-diaryl pyrazolines (5) was synthesized by the reaction of appropriate chalcones 3 with 4-hydrazinobenzenesulfonamide hydrochloride (4) in ethanol in the presence of catalytic amount of acetic acid. All newly synthesized compounds were in vivo evaluated for their antiinflammatory activity using carrageenan-induced rat paw edema assay. Five of the newly synthesized compounds, 5d, 5g, 5h, 5i, and 5m displayed significant antiinflammatory activity, greater than 55% inhibition 3?h after the carrageenan injection. All the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against two Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis); two Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and two yeast (Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Some of the newly synthesized compounds 5a, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5j, and 5k showed excellent antifungal activity, greater than the reference drug amphotericin B, against Saccharomyces cerevisiae.     

Dimeric 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-quinazolin-4-ones as potential antimicrobial agents

3-(Aryl)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-{2-[2-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-oxo(3-hydroquinazolin-3yl)]ethyl}-3-hydroquinazolin-4-ones had been selected as target bio-active molecules. Several quinazoline derivatives were prepared by using anthranilic acid, acid chloride, 2-amino-ethanol, and different amines. Newly synthesized compounds were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus pyogenes, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus clavatus. The compounds 5e, 5g, and 5h are shown to have excellent activity, while 5c, 5d, 5i, 5k, 5l are shown to have very good activity against several strains of bacteria. The structures of the synthesized compounds were firmly established by well-defined spectral analysis techniques like IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and Mass spectra.     

Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling studies of novel heterocyclic compounds as anti-proliferative agents

Two novel series of heterocyclic compounds have been synthesized. In first series, isatin was allowed to react with substituted aromatic/cyclic carbonyl compounds to get desired mannich bases (2a–e). In second series, 4,5-disubstituted oxazoles (6a–p) were synthesized. Eight compounds (2c, 6a, 6e, 6f, 6i, 6j, 6m, and 6n) were screened for anticancer activity in 60 cell lines. Compound 2c, 1-[(4,7,7-trimethyl-3-oxobicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl)methyl]indoline-2,3-dione, showed maximum activity and thus, selected for further evaluation at five dose level screening. Furthermore, molecular docking studies of compounds 2c into the colchicine-binding site of tubulin, revealed possible mode of inhibition by the compound.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel series of thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives as anticancer and antimicrobial agents

The present study is concerned with the synthesis, anticancer and antimicrobial screening of several new 3-substituted or 2,3-disubstituted-5-methyl-4-oxo-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxamide derivatives. Three compounds (4b, 8c, and 11b) were selected by the National Cancer Institute and were first evaluated at a single-dose primary anticancer assay against 60 human cancer cell lines for their in vitro anticancer activity. Compound 8c which passed the criteria for activity in this assay was evaluated against the full panel of 60 human cancer cell lines at five concentrations at tenfold dilutions where it showed non-selective broad-spectrum activity against all cancer cell lines. Furthermore, compounds 4b, 6, 8c, 8d, and 16 showed pronounced antibacterial activities comparable to ampicillin against P. aeruginosa. Therefore, it was concluded that compound 8c may serve as a useful lead compound in search for powerful dual anticancer-antimicrobial agents.     

Synthesis and characterization of flurbiprofen hydrazide derivatives as potential anti-HCV, anticancer and antimicrobial agents

A novel series of new flurbiprofen hydrazide derivatives 2-(2-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-N′-[(substituted phenyl/5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]propanehydrazide (3a–k), 2-(2-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-N-(2-substituted-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidine-3-yl)propanamide (4a–b, 4d–k), 2-[2-(2-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl) propanoyl]-N-substituted hydrazinecarbothioamide (5a–h) and 2-(2-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-N′-[(3-methyl-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidin-2-ylidene]propanehydrazide (6a–b, 6e and 6g) has been synthesized in this study. All synthesized compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity against various bacterial and fungal strains. Additionally, compounds were evaluated for the ability to inhibit Hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase. The most active 4-thiazolidinone compound was 4k (SGK119) with 67.0 % and thiosemicarbazide compound was 5d (SGK123) with 69.50 % inhibition at 200 μM against hepatitis C virus NS5B RNA polymerase. Anticancer activity of the selected compounds (3i, 3j, 3h, 4d, 4i and 6b) was determined at a single dose towards the full panel of 60 human cancer cell lines by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). 2-(2-Fluoro-4-biphenylyl)-N-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidine-3-yl]propanamide 4d, containing thiazolidinone ring, demonstrated the most marked effect with 20.80 % growth percent on leukaemia cancer cell line SR at 10^?5 M. The results demonstrated that none of the compounds tested have anticandidal and antifungal activities, but two of them (4a and 4i) showed antibacterial inhibition against Micrococcus luteus, and Staphylococcus cohnii and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively.     

Synthesis andin vitro antitumor activity of isoazamitosene and isoiminoazamitosene derivatives

Seven isoazamitosene derivatives, mitomycin analogues, were synthesized and tested for cytotoxicities against leukemia and gastric cancer cell lines. Preparation of a pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzimidazole (3) (azamitosene ring system) was completed by utilizing the Lewis acid-catalized cyclization, witho-chloronitrotoluene as the starting material. Nitration of3 produced a mixture of two isomers (5-nitro isomer (4) and 7-nitro isomer (5)) in product ratio of 36∶52.4 was directly converted into quinone (7) by reduction and Fremy oxidaton. Finally, quinone derivatives (8, 9, 10, and11) were synthesized by 1,4-addition of7 with cyclic secondary amines. From above-mentioned5, 8-nitro compound (15) was prepared in 4 steps. At pH 3, Fremy oxidation of15 produced quinone (16), whereas iminoquinone derivatives (17a and17b) at pH 7. Isoazamitosene derivatives (8, 9, 10, and11), containing cyclic amino groups at the 7-position, showed potent cytotoxicity on P388, SNU-1, and KHH tumor cell lines. Among them,8 had stronger cytotoxicity against SNU-1 cell line than mitomycin and adriamycin. Considering these results, isoazamitosene derivatives may had unique cytotoxicity profiles. However, isoiminoazamitosene derivatives (17a and17b) revealed very weak cytotoxicity.     

Regioselective synthesis of [1]benzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazol-4-(1H)-one and [1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrazol-4(3H)-one derivatives

The cycloaddition reaction of N-phenyl-C-cinnamonitrilimine4 to coumarin leads to the formation of 3-styrylbenzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazole derivative6, whereas 3-phenylsulfonylcoumarin 0163 0181 V 39 or 3-bromocoumarin10 or 3-cyanocoumarin11 gives 1-styrylbenzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrazole derivative7. Also, the cycloaddition of4 to 3-acetylcoumarin15 and 3-benzoylcoumarin16 gives the corresponding dihydropyrano[3,4-c]pyrazole adducts17 and18 respectively. Oxidation of17 and18 gives7.     

Synthesis and cytotoxicity of novel 4-(4-(substituted)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-N-phenethylbenzenesulfonamides

A new series of 4-(4-(substituted)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-N-phenethylbenzenesulfonamide derivatives 5 were synthesized through the Click approach and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against four cancer cell lines (HuCCA-1, HepG2, A549, and MOLT-3). Most of the synthesized triazoles 5 displayed cytotoxicity against MOLT-3 cell line, except for analogs 5a–c and 5e. Significantly, 4-phenyltriazoles (5a and 5n), 4-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)methyltriazole 5d, as well as 4-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)methyltriazole 5l showed higher cytotoxic activity against HepG2 cells than the reference drug, etoposide. Interestingly, the 4-phenyltriazole 5a was the most potent and promising compound with IC₅₀ value of 9.07 μM against HepG2 cell line. The analog 5a also exerted the highest cytotoxic activity against HuCCA-1 cells. This finding provides the novel lead molecules for further development.     

Antitumor activity ofPsoralea corylifolia

The activity-oriented fractionation ofPsoralea corylifolia led to an isolation of a (+)-bakuchiol1 as an active principle of its antitumoral propertyin vitro.1 was observed to exhibit a mild cytotoxicity against five kinds of cultured human cancer cell lines,i.e. the A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF498 and HCT15. The synthesized 2,3-epoxide of (+)-bakuchiol3 showed the similar activity as the (+)-bakuchiol1, whereas the other oxidation derivatives4 and5 including the acetyl-(+)-bakuchiol2 showed a decreased activity.