Synthesis, anticonvulsant activity and 3D-QSAR study of some prop-2-eneamido and 1-acetyl-pyrazolin derivatives of aminobenzothiazole

One-pot synthesis of 2'-aminobenzothiazolo-arylmethyl-2-naphthols catalyzed by NBS under solvent-free conditions

To develop a new facile protocol for the synthesis of 2′-aminobenzothiazolo-arylmethyl-2-naphthol derivatives, N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) was used as an efficient catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 2′-aminobenzothiazolo-arylmethyl-2-naphthols in excellent yields from β-naphthol (1 mmol), aromatic aldehydes (1 mmol), and 2-aminobenzothiazole (1 mmol) at 60°C under solvent-free conditions.

Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure and optical properties of novel 1,3,5-triarylpyrazoline derivatives and the fluorescent sensor for Cu2+

A series of novel 1,3,5-triarylpyrazoline derivatives was synthesized by the reaction of chalcone and 5-aryl-2-hydrazinyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole in 43.3-84.7% yields. The structures of compounds were characterized using IR, (1)H NMR and HRMS spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The absorption and fluorescence characteristics of the compounds were investigated in dichloromethane, toluene, acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran. The results showed that the absorption maxima of the compounds vary from 366 to 370nm depending on the group bound to benzene rings. The maximum emission spectra of the compounds in dichloromethane were dependent on nature of groups in benzene ring. Furthermore, the compound 3b can be used to determine Cu(2+) ion with high selectivity and a low detection limit in the DMF:H2O=1:1 (v/v) solution.

Biological Aspects of Emerging Benzothiazoles: A Short Review

In recent years heterocyclic compounds analogues and derivatives have attracted wide attention due to their useful biological and pharmacological properties. Benzothiazole is among the usually occurring heterocyclic nuclei in many marine as well as natural plant products. Benzothiazole is a privileged bicyclic ring system with multiple applications. It is known to exhibit a wide range of biological properties including anticancer, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antitubercular activities. A large number of therapeutic agents are synthesized with the help of benzothiazole nucleus. During recent years there have been some interesting developments in the biological activities of benzothiazole derivatives. These compounds have special significance in the field of medicinal chemistry due to their remarkable pharmacological potentialities. This review is mainly an attempt to present the research work reported in the recent scientific literature on different biological activities of benzothiazole compounds.

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of a New Series ofN-1,3-Benzothiazol-2-ylbenzamides

Enterococcus faecalisis a Gram-positive commensal inhabitant of the intestinal tract of humans, animals, and insects. However, it is also an opportunistic pathogen and has emerged as a leading cause of hospital-acquired extraintestinal infections. Fluoroquinolones have been frequently used to treatE. faecalisinfections, and the emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistantE. faecalisstrains has recently been reported in several countries. Thus, the identifications of new antibiotics specifically directed toE. faecalismay be envisaged. In this paper, a new series ofN-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylbenzamides have been designed, synthesized, and evaluated for theirin vitroantimicrobial activities. Among the tested compounds,3iwas active againstE. faecalis.

Medicinal significance of benzothiazole scaffold: an insight view

Heterocycles bearing nitrogen, sulphur and thiazole moieties constitute the core structure of a number of biologically interesting compounds. Benzothiazole, a group of xenobiotic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a thiazole ring, are used worldwide for a variety of therapeutic applications. Benzothiazole and their heterocyclic derivatives represent an important class of compounds possessing a wide spectrum of biological activities. The myriad spectrum of medicinal properties associated with benzothiazole related drugs has encouraged the medicinal chemists to synthesize a large number of novel therapeutic agents. Several analogues containing benzothiazole ring system exhibit significant antitumour, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, antiviral, antioxidant, antitubercular, antimalarial, antiasthmatic, anthelmintic, photosensitizing, diuretic, analgesic and other activities. This article is an attempt to present the research work reported in recent scientific literature on different pharmacological activities of benzothiazole compounds.

Recent advances on structural modifications of benzothiazoles and their conjugate systems as potential chemotherapeutics

INTRODUCTION

Benzothiazole scaffold comprises a bicyclic ring system and is known to exhibit a wide range of biological properties including antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Benzothiazole derivatives have long been therapeutically used for the treatment of various diseases. However, in recent years, 2-arylbenzothiazoles have emerged as an important pharmacophore in the development of antitumor agents. The promising biological profile and synthetic accessibility have been attractive in the design and development of new benzothiazoles and their conjugate systems as potential chemotherapeutics.

AREAS COVERED

This review mainly focuses on the structural modifications of benzothiazole scaffold, development of various series of benzothiazoles and their conjugates as new antitumor agents. Furthermore, heterocyclic derivatives bearing benzothiazole moiety and their in vitro as well as in vivo screening, structure-activity relationships (SAR), mechanism, pharmacokinetics, clinical use and their future therapeutic applications are discussed here.

EXPERT OPINION

A large number of benzothiazole derivatives discussed here possess potent anticancer activity and can be further developed as drug candidates. Benzothiazole conjugates could also display synergistic effect and still there is a need to use the drug combinations permitting lower dose and development of new generation of drugs. Despite encouraging results that have been observed for their response to tumor in clinical studies, full characterization of their toxicity is further required for their clinical usage as safe drugs for the treatment of cancer. We believe that this review gives a better understanding and scope for future drug design and development of benzothiazole-based compounds to implicate their use in cancer chemotherapy.

Pharmacophore Modelling and 3D-QSAR Studies on N(3)-Phenylpyrazinones as Corticotropin-Releasing Factor 1 Receptor Antagonists

Pharmacophore modelling-based virtual screening of compound is a ligand-based approach and is useful when the 3D structure of target is not available but a few known active compounds are known. Pharmacophore mapping studies were undertaken for a set of 50 N(3)-phenylpyrazinones possessing Corticotropin-releasing Factor 1 (CRF 1) antagonistic activity. Six point pharmacophores with two hydrogen bond acceptors, one hydrogen bond donor, two hydrophobic regions, and one aromatic ring as pharmacophoric features were developed. Amongst them the pharmacophore hypothesis AADHHR.47 yielded a statistically significant 3D-QSAR model with 0.803 as R (2) value and was considered to be the best pharmacophore hypothesis. The developed pharmacophore model was externally validated by predicting the activity of test set molecules. The squared predictive correlation coefficient of 0.91 was observed between experimental and predicted activity values of test set molecules. The geometry and features of pharmacophore were expected to be useful for the design of selective CRF 1 receptor antagonists.

(2E)-1-(2,4-Dichloro-phen-yl)-3-[3-(4-nitro-phen-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]prop-2-en-1-one

In the title compound, C₂₄H₁₅Cl₂N₃O₃, the C=C double bond is E configured. The 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole moiety is roughly planar (r.m.s. deviation of all fitted non-H atoms = 0.0780 Å), but the mean planes of the two components are inclined at an angle of 9.95 (7)°. The mean plane defined by the non-H atoms of the 1H-pyrazole ring encloses angles of 9.95 (7), 24.54 (6) and 43.02 (6)° with the mean planes of the different benzene rings. In the crystal, C—H⋯O contacts are present and result in the formation of a double-layer two-dimensional network lying parallel to (110). The shortest inter­centroid distance between two aromatic systems is 3.5455 (7) Å and is apparent between two pyrazole systems. Further π–π inter­actions are manifest between a pair of 4-nitro­phenyl rings [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.6443 (7) Å] and a pair of 2,4-dichloro­phenyl rings [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.7797 (7) Å].

1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles

A one-pot synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles from the reaction of 2-aminothiophenol and aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin is reported.

(E)-1-(2,4-Dichloro-phen-yl)-3-(1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-one

In the title mol­ecule, C₂₄H₁₆Cl₂N₂O, the dihedral angles between the pyrazole ring and its N- and C-bonded phenyl rings are 7.06 (10) and 53.15 (10)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the two pendant rings is 52.32 (10)°. The mol­ecule exists in a trans conformation with respect to the acyclic C=C bond. In the crystal, inversion dimers occur in which each mol­ecule is linked to the other by two C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to the same acceptor O atom. There are also short Cl⋯Cl contacts [3.3492 (9) Å] and C—H⋯π inter­actions.

Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of thiourea and N-bis-benzothiazole derivatives: a novel class of cytotoxic agents

Benzothiazolyl thiocarbamides has been achieved using a catalytic amount of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) followed by its chemoselective oxidative cyclization with 1,3-di-n-butylimidazolium tribromide[bbim][Br(3)] to afford the N-bis-benzothiazole derivatives. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against two human monocytic cell lines (U 937, THP-1) and a mouse melanoma cell line (B16-F10). Based on their IC(50) values, the majority of the benzothiazolyl thiocarbamides and N-bis-benzothiazoles had significant antiproliferative activity on U 937 and B16-F10 cells, the compounds 3b, 3e, 3f, 3k, 6c and 6h were found to be the most active. The present findings indicate clearly that the compound 3e exhibited more antiproliferative activity on U 937 cells than the standard molecule, etoposide. Nevertheless, these compounds have shown comparatively less cytotoxicity towards THP-1 cells.

(2E)-3-(1,3-Diphenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-one

In the title compound, C₂₄H₁₈N₂O, the pyrazole ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.004 (1) Å] and makes dihedral angles of 18.07 (4), 48.60 (4) and 9.13 (5)° with the phenyl rings. In the crystal, adjacent mol­ecules are connected via inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers. Furthermore, the crystal structure is stabilized by weak C—H⋯π and π–π inter­actions, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.6808 (5) Å.