Article Type : Research Article
Authors : Bhosale MT, Dighe PR and Deshmukh AS
Keywords : Heterocyclic compounds; Chalcones; Pyrimidine; Anti-bacterial activity
In an effort to create novel heterocyclic
compounds and investigate their biological potential, new chalcone and
pyrimidine derivative series 4-(2-hydroxy-5-(aryl- diazenyl)phenyl)-6-(aryl)
pyrimidin derivatives were synthesized by using various aromatic amines and
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. The newly synthesized compounds and their structures
were confirmed using IR spectroscopic technique. The in vitro antibacterial
properties of the recently synthesized pyrimidine derivatives were examined.
Several recently synthesized compounds were found to exhibit promising action
against certain bacterial stains. According to research on antibacterial
action, pyrimidine derivatives with nitro groups in their chemical structure
have higher activity.
Pyrimidines are the heterocyclic aromatic compounds
contain two nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3 of the six membered ring.
Heterocycles containing pyrimidine moiety are very useful because they consist
of an important class of natural and non-natural products, many of which
exhibit useful biological activities and clinical applications. Pyrimidine is
essential to numerous biological activities [1]. The ring system is seen in
derivatives of nucleic acids. Primary components include vitamins (Vit B1),
Alkaloids (Heteromines, Crambescins, Manzacidins, Variolins, Bleomycin),
Toxins, Co-enzymes, Uric acid, and Purines [2-4]. Pyrimidines consists of
important group of antibacterial drugs, which have made a great impact on the
field of antibacterial chemotherapy predominantly from last few years.
Pyrimidine nucleus act as chemotherapeutic agents and exhibit anticancer
activities [5]. The nucleosides Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil, Thiamine
(vitamin B1), and Alloxan are among the many compounds and derivatives in
nature that contain the pyrimidine ring system as substituted and ring fused
compounds [6]. Numerous synthetic substances, including barbiturates and the
HIV medication Zidovudine, also consist of pyrimidine moieties [7]. The
presence of pyrimidine base in Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil, which are the
essential building blocks of nucleic acids DNA and RNA, is one important reason
for their broad therapeutic applications [8]. Because of their tremendous
practical value and broad range of biological functions, fused pyrimidines are
still attracting a lot of study [9]. Pyrimidines and their derivatives are
regarded as crucial elements in pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.
There is a lot of evidence that several pyrimidine derivatives have
anti-mycobacterial [10], anti-tumour [11], anti-viral [12], anti-cancer [13],
anti-inflammatory [14], cytotoxic [15], anti-microbial [16], anti-fungal and
anti-oxidant [17] properties. Because these compounds exhibit a wide spectrum
of pharmacological effects, our goal was to develop novel series of pyrimidine
derivatives. Consequently, we outline the synthesis of several pyrimidine
derivatives in this work.
General procedure for
the synthesis (1a-b)
The para-chloro aniline and the substituted
derivatives of benzaldehyde (Aromatic amines (0.01moL) were added in conc. HCl
(5 mL) and the mixture is then boiled for 10 minutes. The resulting solution
was allowed to cool to 0–5?C
in ice bath. This solution was mixed with a dropwise addition of a cold,
aqueous sodium nitrite (NaNO2) (0.01 moL, 10 mL) solution. Next, a vigorous
stir was given to the reaction mixture. To obtain diazonium chloride solution,
the reaction mixture's temperature has to be kept between 0 and 5 °C for at
least an hour. The resultant diazonium solution was then gradually added to an
alkaline suspension (10 mL, 0.01 moL) of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde in water while
stirring continuously to maintain a temperature range of 0–5?C. The reaction
mixture's pH was kept between 8 and 10 by concurrently adding 10% aqueous
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution. The resulting reaction mixture was kept as it
is for overnight. The obtained solid precipitate was filtered using Whatman
filter paper and recrystallized using ethanol [18].
General procedure for
the synthesis of chalcones (2a-f)
Ethanol (30 mL) was combined with compound (1a-b) and
substituted aromatic ketones. The mixture was then thoroughly mixed at room
temperature. 10 mL of a 20% aqueous NaOH solution was gradually added to this
combination. For a minimum of 12 hours, the reaction mixture was swirled over
the magnetic stirrer. The reaction mixture was then kept for overnight. It was
then poured into beaker containing crushed ice. After neutralizing the excess alkali
in the reaction mixture, a diluted hydrochloric acid solution was added
dropwise to the reaction mixture, slightly acidifying it. The man filter paper
was used to filter the chalcone derivative after it precipitated out. Using
ethanol, the crude chalcone product was recrystallized [19].
General procedure for
the synthesis (3a-f)
In 30 mL of ethanol, a solution of 2a-f (0.01moL) and urea (0.01moL) was made. Ten milliliters of a 20% aqueous NaOH solution were added to this mixture. After that, the mixture was refluxed for at least 16 hours on a water bath. After the mixture had reached room temperature, it was transferred into the beaker with the crushed ice. Pyrimidine derivatives precipitate out their solid byproduct. Whatman filter paper was used to filter the resultant solid, and ethanol was used to recrystallize it [18].
The structures and IUPAC names of synthesized
compounds are as shown below in (Table 1).
Comp. 3a (Str.) - 3252.1817 cm-1 OH, 3051.4695 cm-1 Sp2CH, 814.87 cm-1C-Cl, 1088.82 cm-1 C-N, 1636.92 cm-1 C=N, 1583,1488.53 cm-1 Ar C=C
Comp.
3b (Str.) – 3659.97 cm-1 O-H, 3137.48 cm-1 Sp2
CH, 2850.75 cm-1 Sp3 CH, 809.27 cm-1 C-Cl, 1087.81 cm-1 C-N, 1684.71 cm-1 C=N,
1588.43, 1487 cm-1 Ar C=C
Comp.
3c (Str.) – 3631.30 cm-1 O-H, 3040.53 cm-1
Sp2CH, 810.25 cm-1 C-Cl, 1088.44 cm-1 C-N, 1584.80 cm-1 , 1487 cm-1 Ar C=C,
607.87 cm-1 C-Br
Comp.
3d (Str.) –3390.87 cm-1 O-H, 3076.95 cm-1 Sp2CH,
2825.27 cm-1 Sp3CH, 822.48 cm-1 C-Cl, 1267.36 cm-1 C-N, 1632.43 cm-1,
1434.64cm-1 Ar C=C
Comp.
3e (Str.) –3647.23 cm-1 O-H, 3051.46 cm-1 Sp2CH,
2901.73cm-1 Sp3CH, 814.70 cm-1 C-Cl, 1090.97 cm-1 C-N, 1694.27 cm-1 C=N,
1583.26 cm-1,1529.26cm-1 Ar C=C
The newly synthesized compounds were tested using the well diffusion method against a panel of several gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains to determine their antibacterial activity. Bacterial strains used for the screening were S. aureus (gram Positive) and E. coli (gram Negative). For the study, stock solutions of conventional drugs or pyrimidine derivatives in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at a concentration of 100 ????g/mL were created. In this work, agar medium and sanitized petri plates were used. Zone of inhibition measurements on nutrient agar plates were used to assess the antibacterial activity of several substances. After thoroughly mixing the nutrient agar medium, it was autoclaved for at least 15 minutes at 120°C and 15 pounds of pressure. The bacterial cultures were introduced to 10 mL of sterilized agar media. Bacterial suspensions were employed for additional testing following a 36-hour incubation period. Petri plates were filled with this material, which was then left to set.
A 5 mm cork borer was used to drill two wells. 0.1 mL
of test sample and standards were placed in this well. For a whole day, every
nutrient agar plate was incubated at 37°C in order to evaluate the effects of
microorganisms. We observed petri plates for a distinct zone of inhibition on
the plates. The zones of inhibition for these substances were then measured in
diameter. The biological activities were tested for the compounds against
microorganisms and average value has been reported here [20,21]. The results of
antimicrobial activity of the test compounds have been collected in (Table
2,3).
A new series of chalcones (2a-f), and pyrimidines
derivatives (3a–f), were synthesized as depicted in Scheme. The first stage was
the equimolar reaction of aromatic amines with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde to produce
various azo-aldehydes (1a-b). The typical process used in this work to synthesize
chalcones (2a–f) is reacting equimolar amounts of different substituted
azo-aldehydes with p-hydroxyacetophenone, p-methylacetophenone, and
p-bromoacetophenone in an ethanolic alkaline medium. The process of refluxing
freshly synthesized substituted chalcones and urea in ethanol in the presence
of an aqueous NaOH solution yielded pyrimidine derivatives (3a–f). The reaction
mixture was then cooled in crushed ice. The newly created chemicals were
described using infrared spectroscopy. The in vitro antibacterial efficacy of
the recently synthesized pyrimidines and chalcones against both gram-positive
and gram-negative bacteria was assessed. A conventional medication called
ciprofloxacin was utilized to compare with newly created substances. The pyrimidine
compound (3a-f) showed a variable range zone of inhibition, according to the
values survey. The majority of the substances have demonstrated well to
moderate biological activity against the strains of bacteria. Compounds 3e have
shown excellent activity against both gram positive and gram-negative bacterial
strains as compared with the standard drug Ciprofloxacin.
A series of chalcones, and pyrimidines derivatives
were synthesized. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized spectroscopically
using analytical techniques i.e., IR. Anti-bacterial studies reveal that
compounds 3e have shown the highest activity among all newly synthesized
compounds when compared with standard drug.
Authors are thankful to Principal and management of
SMBT COP and IVM’s KBIPER for providing necessary facilities to carry out this
research work.