Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumour Activity Evaluation of 1H-thieno[2,3-c]chromen-4(2H)-one Derivatives

Microwave-assisted synthesis, antioxidant activity, docking simulation, and DFT analysis of different heterocyclic compounds

In this investigation, pressure microwave irradiation was used to clarify the activity of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (3) towards several active methylene derivatives utilized the pressurized microwave irradiation as green energy resource . Chalcone 3 was allowed to react with ethyl cyanoacetate, acetylacetone, and thioglycolic acid; respectively, at 70 °C with pressure under microwave reaction condition to afford the corresponding 2-hydroxyphenylcyanopyridone, 2-hydroxyphenyl acetylcyclohexanone, and thieno[2,3-c]chromen-4-one derivatives respectively. Moreover, the reaction of chalcone 3 with hydrogen peroxide with stirring affords the corresponding chromen-4-one derivative. All the synthesized compounds were confirmed through spectral tools such as FT-IR, ¹HNMR, ¹³CNMR, and mass spectrum. Furthermore, the synthesized heterocycles were exhibited excellent antioxidant activity and comparable with vitamin C, where the presence of the OH group increases the scavenger radical inhibition. Furthermore, the biological activity of compound 12 was demonstrated through molecular docking stimulation using two proteins, PDBID: 1DH2 and PDBID: 3RP8, which showed that compound 12 possesses greater binding energy and a shorter bond length comparable with ascorbic acid. Also, the compounds were optimized through DFT/B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) basis set and identification of their physical descriptors, whereas the compound 12 was confirmed through X-Ray single structure with Hirsh field analysis of the compound to know the hydrogen electrostatic bond interaction, and correlated with the optimized structure by comparing their bond length, bond angle, FT-IR, and NMR, which gave excellent correlation.

Thienochromene derivatives inhibit pSTAT1 and pSTAT5 signaling induced by cytokines

Furanocoumarins, particularly furo[3,2-c]coumarins, are found in many natural products. However, coumarins annulated to a thiophene ring have received scarce attention to date in the literature. Therefore, we synthesized 4-oxo-4H-thieno[3,2-c]chromene derivatives and tested in vitro their anti-inflammatory activity. Anti-inflammatory potential of the synthesized compounds (1, 2, 6-8, 9a-e and 10a-c) has been evaluated by measuring various pSTAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) inhibition within the JAK (Janus-activated family kinase)/STAT signaling pathway. Ethyl 7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-thieno[3,2-c]chromene-2-carboxylate (7) showed best inhibition properties on pSTAT5 in GM-CSF (Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor)-triggered PBMC assay, with IC₅₀ value of 5.0 µM.