Vankayala Ramesh Babu , V. D. N. Kumar Abbaraju , Reddymasu Sreenivasulu , Dasari Sravani , Singamsetty Rangaswamy , Ravi Kumar Kapavarapu , Deva H.Puranam , Farha Farahim
{"title":"Design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking studies of different aryl derivatives of azaindole-pyrimidine-1,3,4-oxadiazoles","authors":"Vankayala Ramesh Babu , V. D. N. Kumar Abbaraju , Reddymasu Sreenivasulu , Dasari Sravani , Singamsetty Rangaswamy , Ravi Kumar Kapavarapu , Deva H.Puranam , Farha Farahim","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2457440","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2457440","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aryl-azaindole-pyrimidine-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives (<strong>12a–j</strong>) were synthesized by Suzuki coupling reaction between bromo-azaindole-1,3,4-oxadiaole intermediate <strong>10</strong> and various aryl boronic acids (<strong>11a–j</strong>) by using of Pd(dppf)Cl<sub>2</sub> and K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> in 1,4-dioxane/H<sub>2</sub>O. Here, the Suzuki coupling mechanism starts with the oxidative addition followed by transmetallation and ends with reductive elimination. These derivatives were screened in vitro anticancer applications against four human cancer cell lines including MCF-7, A549, Colo-205, and A2780 by employing of MTT method, the well-known chemotherapeutic agent as etoposide used as positive control. Among them, compound <strong>12a</strong> bearing 3,4,5-trimethoxy substituent on the aryl moiety displayed good activity as compared with positive control against MCF-7, A549, Colo-205, and A2780 cell lines with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 1.10 ± 0.84 µM, 1.07 ± 0.067 µM, 1.20 ± 0.95 µM, and 1.34 ± 0.66 µM respectively. Compounds <strong>12a</strong> and <strong>12b</strong> primarily engage in hydrophobic interactions such as pi-pi stacked, amide-pi stacked, pi-alkyl, and alkyl interactions. Specifically, nucleotides DG13, DA12, and arg503 display pi-pi stacked and amide-pi stacked interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 5","pages":"Pages 405-421"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facile one-pot green synthesis, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of 7-(substituted phenyl)-7,11-dihydro-6H,8H-chromeno[3′,4′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,8,10(9H)-trione derivatives","authors":"Omkar Reddy Vanukuri , Mohan Gundluru , Poojitha Bellala , Rama Sekhara Reddy Dachuru , Suresh Reddy Cirandur","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2455521","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2455521","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The work aims to develop a simple and efficient protocol for one-pot three-component synthesis to produce a series of poly functionalized 7-(substituted phenyl)-7,11-dihydro-6H,8H-chromeno[3′,4′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,8,10(9H)-trione derivatives using Sulfonated reduced graphene oxide (rGO-SO<sub>3</sub>H) as an efficient catalyst <em>via</em> one-pot multicomponent reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, aromatic aldehydes and barbituric acid under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions in good to excellent yields. The reported protocol is metal-free, highly atom-economic, better yielding in quick reaction time, simple to operate and eco-friendly with reaction conditions comparatively milder. Use of low-cost acidic catalyst under neat conditions makes the reaction an environmentally benign protocol. Additionally, the compounds were screened for their free radical scavenging, antibacterial and antifungal activities which showed good activities when compared than that of standard drugs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 4","pages":"Pages 325-337"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A practical synthesis of functionalized pyrazoles promoted by a polyoxomolybdate-based iron catalyst","authors":"Lianji Zhang , Yujuan Wu , Cuiping Wang , Wanguo Wei , Zhiqiang Zhang","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2455529","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2455529","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An efficient synthesis of pyrazole scaffolds from arylsulfonylhydrazines and diketones promoted by a molecular molybdenum oxide catalyst (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>[FeMo<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub>(OH)<sub>6</sub>] is described. The iron-based polyoxometalate catalyst is heterogeneous, reusable with stable recyclability. Using this method, a wide range of arylsulfonylhydrazines and diketones can undergo smoothly condensation cyclization to produce functionalized pyrazoles in high yields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 5","pages":"Pages 373-380"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical regioselective methylthiolation of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles with DMSO","authors":"Meng Xiao , Liyu Yi , Wenjie Liu , Gao Cao","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2453872","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2453872","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With DMSO both as the source of -SMe unit and solvent, an efficient and green electrochemical methylthiolation reaction of imidazo[2,1-<em>b</em>]thiazoles was developed. The transformation was performed at room temperature in 8 h under external transition metal- and oxidant-free condition. Moreover, the 2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-<em>b</em>]thiazoles and 2-phenylbenzo[d]imidazo[2,1-<em>b</em>]thiazole also proceeded smoothly. This strategy provides C-5 methylthiolation products with broad scope in 73–91% yields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 4","pages":"Pages 338-349"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Umar B. Suleiman , Mansur B. Ibrahim , Aminu Muhammad , Sani. A. Zarewa
{"title":"Synthesis of Felbinac acid and Felbinac ester via PEPPSI palladium N-heterocyclic carbene catalytic system","authors":"Umar B. Suleiman , Mansur B. Ibrahim , Aminu Muhammad , Sani. A. Zarewa","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2453977","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2453977","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ethyl-4-biphenylacetate (Felbinac ester) and 4-biphenylacetic acid (Felbinac acid) are common active metabolites of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and are frequently used in the treatment of muscle inflammation and arthritis. The current studies synthesized Felbinacs via a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction mediated through PEPPSI-palladium N-heterocyclic carbene as a catalyst. The catalyst was synthesized through <em>N</em>-benzylation of benzimidazole followed by <em>N</em>-butylation of the resulting <em>N</em>-benzylbenzimidazole to yield the <em>N</em>-benzyl-<em>N</em>-butylbenzimidazolium bromide (the pre-carbene). The pre-carbene was then reacted with palladium bromide (PdBr<sub>2</sub>) in 3-methylpyridine, to produce the pre-catalyst (Pd-NHC-Py-Br<sub>2</sub>). The intermediates and the pre-catalyst were characterized using <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR, FT-IR, and elemental analyses. The pre-catalyst was used to mediate the synthesis of 4-biphenylacetic acid (Felbinac acid) and 4-biphenylacetate (Felbinac ester) from the coupling reaction of Ethyl-4-bromophenyl acetate with phenylboronic acid. The Pd-NHC-Py-Br2 pre-catalyst demonstrated excellent air and moisture stability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 4","pages":"Pages 315-324"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organocatalysis in tetrasubstituted imidazole synthesis: A critical review of recent progress","authors":"Saptadwipa Bhattacharjee , Puja Basak , Pranab Ghosh","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2451416","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2025.2451416","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tetrasubstituted imidazoles are a class of privileged heterocycles with diverse applications in medicinal chemistry, materials science, and catalysis. Organocatalysis has emerged as a powerful tool for the synthesis of these complex molecules. This review provides a critical overview of recent progress in organocatalytic approaches to tetrasubstituted imidazole synthesis, highlighting key advances, challenges, and opportunities in this rapidly evolving field. We discuss the scope of various organocatalytic strategies, and provide insights into the outcomes of these reactions. This review aims to provide a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the current state of the art in organocatalytic tetrasubstituted imidazole synthesis, and to identify future directions for research in this exciting area.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 7","pages":"Pages 521-535"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143609230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sangita Yadav , Rohit Kumar , Vishal Srivastava , Praveen P. Singh , Pravin K. Singh
{"title":"Recent applications of phenyl hydrazine in photoinduced chemical transformations","authors":"Sangita Yadav , Rohit Kumar , Vishal Srivastava , Praveen P. Singh , Pravin K. Singh","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2434044","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2434044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phenyl hydrazine has attracted attention in photoredox catalytic synthetic strategies for the formation of carbon-carbon (C-C) bond and Carbon-Heteroatom (C-N, C = N, C-P, C-S, S-N) bonds, because of low cost and ease of availability make it a promising alternative method for typical transition metal complex-based photocatalyzed synthesis. In this review, we have focused on the recent radical coupling reactions of phenyl hydrazine <em>via</em> photochemical strategies to form carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom (N, P, S) bonds along with mechanism involved in their reaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 2","pages":"Pages 93-115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aakansha Negi , Anup A. Gupta , Chichanbemo E. Kikon , Swathilakshmi S. , Santosh Kumar Guru , Venkata Rao Kaki
{"title":"The reactivity of indole-[3,4-b]-azepin-1,5-dione for halogenations and synthesis of alkylamine substituted indole-[3,4-b]-azepine derivatives","authors":"Aakansha Negi , Anup A. Gupta , Chichanbemo E. Kikon , Swathilakshmi S. , Santosh Kumar Guru , Venkata Rao Kaki","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2438716","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2438716","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel method is developed for the synthesis of amine-substituted indole [3,4-<em>b</em>] azepine derivatives. <em>In-situ</em> chlorination, followed by nucleophilic substitution of 1,5-dichloro azepino[3,4-<em>b</em>] indole with respective amines yields the desired compounds. The reactivity of the azepinone ring toward chlorination reactions is intriguing and gives either rearranged or hydrolyzed products under aqueous work up conditions. In brominated azepinones, elimination is favored over nucleophilic substitution reaction. The synthesized compounds displayed <em>in vitro</em> cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 2","pages":"Pages 166-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and biological evaluation of aryl derivatives of indole-1,3,4-thiadiazole as anticancer agents","authors":"Sudhakar Kalagara , Sudhakar Reddy Baddam , Srinivas Ganta , Balaraju Vudari , Sreenivas Enaganti , Anil Damarancha , Laxminarayana Eppakayala","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2431034","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2431034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A library of aryl substituted indole-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives (<strong>10a–j</strong>) is synthesized. The in vitro anticancer properties of newly developed compounds <strong>10a–j</strong> were investigated against four human cancer cell lines like MCF-7 (breast cancer), A549 (lung cancer), Colo-205 (colon cancer) and A2780 (ovarian cancer) by employing of MTT assay. The obtained IC<sub>50</sub> value was compared with etoposide which was used as positive control. The promising IC<sub>50</sub> values of compounds 11.6 ± 8.54 µM, 3.34 ± 0.152 µM. Among the synthesized compounds, three compounds <strong>10a, 10b</strong> and <strong>10c</strong> displayed more cytotoxic activity than positive control.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 2","pages":"Pages 138-145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of novel benzimidazole-based retrochalcones and their anticancer activity against breast and colon cancer","authors":"Aboudramane Koné , Coulibaly Souleymane , Mabintou Kalo , Camara Tchambaga Etienne , Sylvain Collet , Drissa Sissouma","doi":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2440026","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00397911.2024.2440026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A series of novel 3-benzimidazolyl retrochalcones (<strong>6a–g</strong>) was synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activities against breast (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7) and human colon (Caco-2, HCT-116) cancer cell lines. The compounds demonstrated significant anticancer potential, with compound <strong>6d</strong> exhibiting the most potent activity (IC<sub>50</sub> < 1.56 μM) across all tested cell lines. Most compounds were more active than Roscovitine but less potent than Paclitaxel (Taxol<sup>®</sup>). Notably, compound <strong>6e</strong> was inactive against both Caco-2 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. The presence of electron-donating methoxy groups enhanced anticancer efficacy, while electron-withdrawing nitro groups had a detrimental effect. The high amplitude values (70%–98%) observed for the compounds indicate effective targeting of cancer cells, while lower amplitudes in fibroblasts (27%–49%) suggest selective antimitotic effects. These findings highlight the potential of benzimidazole-supported retrochalcones as promising candidates for further development as broad anticancer agents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22119,"journal":{"name":"Synthetic Communications","volume":"55 2","pages":"Pages 175-182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}