Next Article in Journal
Dispersant Molecules with Functional Catechol Groups for Supercapacitor Fabrication
Next Article in Special Issue
Metabolic N-Dealkylation and N-Oxidation as Elucidators of the Role of Alkylamino Moieties in Drugs Acting at Various Receptors
Previous Article in Journal
Petasis vs. Strecker Amino Acid Synthesis: Convergence, Divergence and Opportunities in Organic Synthesis
Previous Article in Special Issue
Chemical Strategies towards the Synthesis of Betulinic Acid and Its More Potent Antiprotozoal Analogues
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Molecules
Volume 26
Issue 6
10.3390/molecules26061708
molecules-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles thumb_up
...
Endorse textsms
...
Comment
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and 3D-QSAR Study of Novel Nopol-Derived 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-Thiourea Compounds

by
Ming Chen
,
Wen-Gui Duan
*,
Gui-Shan Lin
*,
Zhong-Tian Fan
and
Xiu Wang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2021, 26(6), 1708; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061708
Submission received: 25 February 2021 / Revised: 13 March 2021 / Accepted: 17 March 2021 / Published: 18 March 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Organic Synthesis to Bioactive Compounds II)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

:
A series of novel nopol derivatives bearing the 1,3,4-thiadiazole-thiourea moiety were designed and synthesized by multi-step reactions in search of potent natural product-based antifungal agents. Their structures were confirmed by FT-IR, NMR, ESI-MS, and elemental analysis. Antifungal activity of the target compounds was preliminarily evaluated by in vitro methods against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum, Cercospora arachidicola, Physalospora piricola, Alternaria solani, Gibberella zeae, Rhizoeotnia solani, Bipolaris maydis, and Colleterichum orbicalare at 50 µg/mL. All the target compounds exhibited better antifungal activity against P. piricola, C. arachidicola, and A. solani. Compound 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph) showed the best broad-spectrum antifungal activity against all the tested fungi. Compounds 6c (R = m-Me Ph), 6q (R = i-Pr), and 6i (R = p-Cl Ph) had inhibition rates of 86.1%, 86.1%, and 80.2%, respectively, against P. piricola, much better than that of the positive control chlorothalonil. Moreover, compounds 6h (R = m-Cl Ph) and 6n (R = o-CF3 Ph) held inhibition rates of 80.6% and 79.0% against C. arachidicola and G. zeae, respectively, much better than that of the commercial fungicide chlorothalonil. In order to design more effective antifungal compounds against A. solani, analysis of the three-dimensional quantitative structure–activity relationship (3D-QSAR) was carried out using the CoMFA method, and a reasonable and effective 3D-QSAR model (r2 = 0.992, q2 = 0.753) has been established. Furthermore, some intriguing structure–activity relationships were found and are discussed by theoretical calculation.

Graphical Abstract

1. Introduction

Turpentine oil, which was obtained by the steam distillation of the oleoresin exudate from living pine trees, is an extremely abundant natural biomass resource in nature, and is widely used in the synthesis of fine chemicals such as food additives, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and flavors [1]. As one of the major components, β-pinene content can be as high as about 30% in raw turpentine oils [2]. Therefore, it is an important research topic to convert β-pinene into high value-added fine chemicals.
Nopol, with the chemical name of 2-(6,6-dimethyl-2-bicyclo [3.1.1] hept-2-enyl) ethanol, is an optically active bicyclic primary alcohol, and contains three reactive functional groups, including a hydroxyl group, a carbon–carbon double bond, and a four-membered ring. It is usually prepared by a Prins condensation reaction of β-pinene with paraformaldehyde and is generally used in the flavor and fragrance industries, in the agrochemical industry to produce pesticides, as well as in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, polishes, and other household products [3]. Nopol and its derivatives were found to exhibit a broad spectrum of bioactivities, such as insecticidal, antifungal [4], antitumor [5], and repellent [6] characteristics, as well as for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome [7] (see examples in Figure 1).
On the other hand, 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives exhibit various biological properties, such as insecticidal [8], herbicidal [9], antibacterial [10,11,12], antiviral [13], antifungal [14], antitumor [15,16] and plant growth regulation [17] activities (see examples in Figure 1). In addition, thiourea derivatives have considerable applications in agriculture, gold leaching processes, analytical chemistry, and medicine [18,19,20]. Compounds with thiourea scaffolds hold diverse pharmacological properties such as insecticidal [21], antifungal [22], herbicidal [23], antibacterial [24], antitubercular [25], antithyroid [26], and antimicrobial [27] activities (see examples in Figure 1).
In continuation of our long-term focus on natural product-based bioactive compounds [28,29,30,31,32], a series of novel nopol-derived 1,3,4-thiadiazole-thiourea compounds were synthesized by integrating bioactive 1,3,4-thiadiazole and thiourea moieties into the molecular skeleton of nopol. Structural characterization, antifungal evaluation, and structure–activity relationships of the title compounds were determined as well.

2. Results and Discussion

2.1. Synthesis and Characterization

As illustrated in Scheme 1, nopol (2) was prepared by the Prins reaction of β-pinene (1) with paraformaldehyde, and further oxidized to obtain nopol aldehyde (3). Then, nopol-based thiosemicarbazone (4) was prepared by a condensation reaction of compound 3 with thiosemicarbazide, followed by a ring-closing reaction to produce 5-nopyl-2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (5). Lastly, a series of target compounds, 6a–6r, were synthesized by the nucleophilic addition reaction of compound 5 with different isothiocyanates.
The structures of the target compounds were characterized by means of FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, ESI-MS, and elemental analysis. In the FT-IR spectra, the target compounds exhibited moderate absorption bands at 3294–3330 cm−1, which were assigned to the N–H stretching vibration. The weak absorption bands at 1632–1671 cm−1 were attributed to the stretching vibrations of the unsaturated C=C in the nopol moiety. The strong absorption bands at 1524–1586 cm−1 and the moderate absorption bands at 646–660 cm−1 were assigned to the vibrations of C=N and C–S–C in 1,3,4-thiadiazole moiety, respectively. The three strong absorption bands around 1361–1440 cm−1, 1326–1390 cm−1, and 1077–1091 cm−1 confirmed the presence of thiourea groups. In the 1H-NMR spectra, the olefinic protons of nopol scaffolds showed signals at about 5.48–5.54 ppm, and the other protons bonded to the saturated carbons of the nopol moiety displayed signals in the range of 0.75–3.74 ppm. Signals of the N–H protons were located at δ13.27–14.49 ppm and 7.54–10.93 ppm, respectively. The 13C-NMR spectra of the target compounds showed peaks for the olefinic carbons of the nopol moiety at 120.4–121.2 ppm, and the other saturated carbons displayed signals in the region of 21.1–45.3 ppm. For the 1,3,4-thiadiazole moiety, the signals at 157.0–172.0 ppm and 143.7–161.9 ppm were assigned to the carbons of C=N. The carbons of C=S in the thiourea moiety displayed the signals at 177.2–188.0 ppm. Their molecular weights and the C, H, and N element ratios were confirmed by ESI-MS and elemental analysis, respectively (see Supplementary Materials).

2.2. Antifungal Activity

The antifungal activity of the target compounds 6a–6r was evaluated by in vitro method against fusarium wilt on cucumber (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum), speckle on peanut (Cercospora arachidicola), apple ring rot (Physalospora piricola), tomato early blight (Alternaria solani), wheat scab (Gibberella zeae), rice sheath blight (Rhizoeotnia solani), corn southern leaf blight (Bipolaris maydis), and watermelon anthracnose (Colleterichum orbicalare) at concentrations of 50 μg/mL, using the commercial antifungal agent chlorothalonil as positive control. The results are listed in Table 1.
It was found that, at 50 µg/mL, the target compounds showed certain antifungal activity against the eight tested fungi. On the whole, all the target compounds exhibited better antifungal activity against P. piricola, C. arachidicola, and A. solani, with average inhibition rates of 65.7%, 64.3%, and 64.2%, respectively. Compound 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph) showed the best and broad-spectrum antifungal activity against all the tested fungi, with an average inhibition activity of 51.9%. Compounds 6c (R = m-Me Ph), 6q (R = i-Pr), and 6i (R = p-Cl Ph) had inhibition rates of 86.1%, 86.1%, and 80.2%, respectively, against P. piricola, much better than the of the positive control chlorothalonil. Besides, compounds 6h (R = m-Cl Ph) and 6n (R = o-CF3 Ph) held inhibition rates of 80.6% and 79.0% against C. arachidicola and G. zeae, respectively, much better than that of the positive control chlorothalonil. In order to investigate the structure–activity relationship, 3D-QSAR studies and theoretical calculations were subsequently performed.

2.3. CoMFA Analysis

The 3D-QSAR analysis of the antifungal activity against A. solani of the target compounds was carried out by the CoMFA method. In this work, fifteen target compounds in the training set and one compound in the test set are presented in Table 2. A predictive 3D-QSAR model with the value of non-validated correlational coefficient (r2 = 0.992), the Fischer ratio (F = 294.200), standard error of estimate (S = 0.021) and the cross-validated correlational coefficient (q2 = 0.753) was established (Table 3). As shown in Figure 2, the Scatter plot of predicted ED values vs experimental ED values is presented, and all data were concentrated near the X = Y line, indicating that the 3D-QSAR model was reasonable and effective.
The electrostatic and steric contribution maps of CoMFA are shown in Figure 3. The contribution rate of the electrostatic field was 47.1% while the steric field was 52.9%, which revealed that the steric field was the major contributor to the increase in the antifungal activity against A. Solani. In Figure 3a, there were some green regions located around the 2-position and 3-position of the benzene ring; the green area indicated that the introduction of large groups was beneficial to increasing the antifungal activity. For example, compounds 6c (R = m-Me Ph), 6h (R = m-Cl Ph), 6l (R = m-Br Ph), 6n (R = o-CF3 Ph) and 6o (R = m-NO2 Ph) displayed higher antifungal activity than compound 6a (R = Ph). In Figure 3b, the electrostatic field contours were displayed in two distinguishing colors. The blue area indicated that the introduction of electron-donating groups was beneficial to improving activity, and the red area indicated that the introduction of electron-withdrawing groups was beneficial to improving activity. Therefore, the introduction of electron-donating groups at the 2-position and electron-withdrawing groups at the 4-position of benzene rings were both favorable for antifungal activity. For instance, compound 6b (R = o-Me Ph) exhibited better antifungal activity than that of 6k (R = o-Br Ph), compounds 6g (R = p-F Ph), and 6i (R = p-Cl Ph), and 6m (R = p-Br Ph) possessed a higher inhibitory rate than 6d (R = p-Me Ph) and 6f (R = p-OMe Ph).
The established CoMFA model could be used to predict the activity of new candidate compounds prior to their synthesis. Herein, based on 3D-QSAR analysis above, two novel unsynthesized compounds (Figure 4) were designed and the predicted ED values were calculated by the established CoMFA model. As a result, the designed compounds A (ED[a] = −1.790) and B (ED[a] = −1.806) showed potential excellent antifungal activities with inhibition rates of 87.9% and 88.2%, respectively, which deserved further study.

2.4. Theoretical Calculation and Analysis

Among the title compounds, disubstituted compound 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph) showed the best broad-spectrum antifungal activity with an average inhibition activity of 51.9% against all the tested fungi. Its corresponding unsubstituted compound 6a (R = Ph), and monosubstituted compounds 6h (R = m-Cl Ph) and 6i (R = p-Cl Ph) showed lower activity, with average inhibition rates of 46.4%, 47.8%, 48.5%, respectively. According to the frontier molecular orbital theory, HOMO can provide electrons, while LUMO readily accepts electrons; thus, these two frontier orbitals can affect the bioactivity of compounds [33]. Meanwhile, the properties of molecule such as electrostatic potentials (ESPs) and dipole moments can also affect the bioactivity of compounds. Therefore, the frontier molecular orbitals, ESPs, and dipole moments for compounds 6a (R = Ph), 6h (R = m-Cl Ph), 6i (R = p-Cl Ph), and 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph) were calculated by means of DFT/B3LYP/6-31G (d, p) in the Gaussian 09 package on the Supercomputing Platform at Guangxi University, and the result was viewed using the GaussView 5 software [34]. The result is showed in Figure 5.
As shown in Figure 5a,d,g,j, a large portion of the HOMO was located on the thiourea group and the substituted benzene ring, with similar distribution and phase for the four compounds. The LUMO for these compounds was located on the 1,3,4-thiadiazole ring, the thiourea group and the substituted benzene ring, and shared the same case (Figure 5b,e,h,k). The dipole moments for the compounds 6a (R = Ph), 6h (R = m-Cl Ph), 6i (R = p-Cl Ph) and 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph) were 5.7380 D, 6.5806 D, 7.6854 D and 8.2789 D, respectively, which showed corresponding correlation with the rank of their antifungal activity. The dipole moment had a correlation with the ESP of molecules. The ESPs for these compounds are shown in Figure 5c,f,i,l. The chlorine atoms of these molecules displayed a negative electrostatic potential. The chlorine atoms at meta and para positions of the benzene ring could increase the dipole moment value, resulting in the improvement of antifungal activity. These results would be useful for further investigating in these compounds.

3. Experimental Section

3.1. General Information

HPLC analysis was conducted on Waters 1525 HPLC instrument (Waters Co., Ltd., Milford, MA, USA) equipped with Waters 2998 PDA detector and column C18 5 μm (4.6 mm × 150 mm). GC analysis was conducted on Agilent 6890 GC (Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA) equipped with column HP-1 (30 m, 0.530 mm, 0.88 μm) and FID. Melting points were recorded using an MP420 automatic melting point apparatus (Hanon Instruments Co., Ltd., Jinan, China) and were not corrected. IR spectra were recorded on a Nicolet iS50 FT-IR spectrometer (Thermo Scientific Co., Ltd., Madison, WI, USA) by the KBr pellet method. NMR spectra were determined in a CDCl3 or DMSO-d6 solvent on a Bruker Avance III HD 500 MHz/600 MHz spectrometer (Switzerland Bruker Co., Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland), and chemical shifts are expressed in (δ) ppm downfield relative to TMS as an internal standard. MS spectra were obtained by means of the electrospray ionization (ESI) method on the TSQ Quantum Access MAX HPLC-MS instrument (Thermo Scientific Co., Ltd., Waltham, MA, USA). Elemental analyses were measured using a PE 2400 II elemental analyzer (Perkin-Elmer Instruments Co., Ltd., Waltham, MA, USA). β-Pinene (GC purity 98%) was provided by Jiangxi Cedar Natural Medicinal Oil Co., Ltd., Jian, China. Other reagents were purchased from commercial suppliers and used as received.

3.2. Synthesis of Nopol (2)

β-Pinene 1 (133.50 g, 980 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (42.84 g, 476 mmol) were mixed and stirred at 75 °C. Then, ZnCl2 (1.50 g, 11.0 mmol) was slowly added and stirred for 1 h. Afterwards, the reaction mixture was stirred at 110 °C for 12 h. The reaction process was monitored by TLC. When the reaction was completed, the mixture was cooled to room temperature. The organic layer was separated, washed three times with water, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and distilled in a vacuum to give compound 2 as a colorless transparent liquid. Yield 60%; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3369 (–OH), 3030 (=CH), 1471 (CH2), 1386, 1368 (C(CH3)2), 1048 (C–O); 1H-NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3): δ 5.33 (dt, J = 4.2, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 3.60 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 2.38 (dt, J = 8.6, 5.6 Hz, 1H), 2.28 (d, J = 17.5 Hz, 1H), 2.24–2.19 (m, 3H), 2.12–2.08 (m, 1H), 2.03 (td, J = 5.6, 1.4 Hz), 1.49 (s, 1H), 1.27 (s, 3H), 1.14 (d, J = 8.6 Hz), 0.84 (s, 3H); 13C-NMR (151 MHz, CDCl3): δ 144.7, 119.4, 60.0, 45.6, 40.7, 40.2, 37.9, 31.8, 31.4, 26.3, 21.2.

3.3. Synthesis of Nopol Aldehyde (3)

Compound 3 was prepared according to a method described in the literature [35]. Nopol 2 (1.66 g, 10 mmol), Dess–Martin periodinane (5.51g, 13 mmol) and NaHCO3 (2.18 g, 26 mmol) were dissolved in CH2Cl2 (40 mL) and stirred at 0 °C for 4 h. Upon completion, the filtrate was collected by filtration and washed three times with 5% Na2S2O3 (3 × 20 mL), then dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and evaporated in vacuo to give compound 3 as a colorless transparent liquid. Yield 75%; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3030 (C=C–H), 2768, 2733 (O=C–H), 1671 (C=O), 1623 (C=C); ESI-MS m/z: 165.08 ([M + H+]).

3.4. Synthesis of Nopol-Based Thiosemicarbazone (4)

Compound 4 was prepared by the method presented in our previous work [36]. To a stirred solution of thiosemicarbazide (0.91 g, 10 mmol) in distilled water (20.0 mL), a solution of nopol aldehyde 3 (1.64 g, 10 mmol) in anhydrous ethanol (20.0 mL) was added dropwise at 65 °C in 15 min. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtrated. The resulting filter cake was washed several times with a mixture of distilled water and ethanol (distilled water–ethanol = 1:1, v/v) to give the crude product, which was purified by recrystallization in ethanol to obtain compound 4 as a white solid. Yield 85%; m.p.154.2–156.8 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3412, 3257, 3158 (N–H), 3030 (C=C–H), 1603 (C=C), 1535 (C=N), 1462, 1366, 1070 (N–C=S); 1H-NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ 10.02 (s, 1H), 7.23 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (s, 1H), 6.49 (s, 1H), 5.32 (s, 1H), 2.89 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.5, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 2.23 (d, J = 25.7 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (s, 1H), 1.99 (t, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 1.25 (s, 3H), 1.15 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 0.81 (s, 3H); 13C-NMR (151 MHz, CDCl3) δ 178.1, 146.3, 142.5, 120.2, 45.5, 40.6, 39.8, 38.1, 31.6, 31.4, 26.2, 21.2; ESI-MS m/z: 238.13 ([M + H+]).

3.5. Synthesis of 5-Nopyl-2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (5)

As described in the literature [37], compound 4 (0.71 g, 3 mmol), iodine (0.91 g, 3.6 mmol), and potassium carbonate (1.24 g, 9 mmol) were added into dioxane (25 mL) at 80 °C and stirred for 6 h. The reaction process was monitored by TLC. Upon completion, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, reacted with 5% Na2S2O3 (20 mL), and extracted with EtOAc. The upper layer with the desired organic compound was collected, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and evaporated in vacuo to obtain compound 5 as a brown solid. Yield 65%; m.p.167.9–169.1 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3297, 3101 (N–H), 3006 (=C–H), 1642 (C=C), 1520 (C=N); 1H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO) δ 7.00 (s, 2H), 5.42 (s, 1H), 3.46 (q, J = 14.9 Hz, 2H), 2.35 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H), 2.21 (dd, J = 52.9, 17.7 Hz, 2H), 2.05 (s, 1H), 2.02 (t, J = 5.2 Hz, 1H), 1.21 (s, 3H), 1.07 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 0.75 (s, 3H); 13C- NMR (151 MHz, DMSO) δ 169.1, 156.7, 144.6, 119.6, 45.0, 40.4, 37.9, 37.5, 32.0, 31.3, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 236.10 ([M + H+]).

3.6. General Procedure for Synthesis of Nopol-Based 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-thiourea Compiunds (6a–6r)

To a mixture of compound 5 (0.24 g, 1 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (0.04 g, 1 mmol) in dry dioxane (20 mL), substituted isothiocyanate (1.2 mmol) was added slowly with vigorous stirring at room temperature. Then, the reaction mixture was heated to 90 °C and stirred for 8–12 h. After the reaction was completed, the residual sodium hydroxide was removed through filtration. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford the target compounds 6a–6r in yields of 45%–70%.
Compound(6a): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-phenylthiourea. White solid. Yield: 45.0%, m.p. 180.0–181.2 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3315 (N-H), 3024 (=C–H), 1667 (C=C), 1599, 1502 (Ar–C=C), 1553 (C=N), 1440, 1326, 1081 (N–C=S), 658 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 13.99 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.40 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.68 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 7.31 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 7.08 (s, 1H, C17-H), 5.50 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.58–3.50 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.23 (dd, J = 49.3, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 184.6, 170.1, 156.7, 143.6, 140.2, 128.8, 124.3, 122.9, 120.6, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 371.28 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H22N4S2: C, 61.59; H, 5.98; N, 15.12; Found: C, 61.56; H, 5.95; N:15.10.
Compound(6b): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(o-tolyl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 69.0%, m.p. 178.6–179.4 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3325, 3307 (N–H), 3022 (=C–H), 1632 (C=C), 1586, 1500 (Ar–C=C), 1524 (C=N), 1434, 1366, 1081 (N–C=S), 654 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 13.27 (s, 1H, N–H), 9.98 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.32–7.22 (m, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 7.21–7.14 (m, 2H, C19-H, C17-H), 5.48 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.53 (q, J = 15.4 Hz, 2H, C10-H), 2.35 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.30–2.15 (m, 5H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha, C20-CH3), 2.04 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.10 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 185.1, 170.6, 157.2, 143.8, 138.3, 134.8, 130.7, 128.1, 127.0, 126.5, 120.4, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.4, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4, 18.3; ESI-MS m/z: 385.28 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C20H24N4S2: C, 62.47; H, 6.29; N, 14.57; Found: C, 62.46; H, 6.29; N:14.50.
Compound(6c): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(m-tolyl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 50.3%, m.p. 182.6–184.6 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3330 (N-H), 3035 (=C-H), 1663 (C=C), 1611, 1495 (Ar-C=C), 1555 (C=N), 1438, 1359, 1089 (N-C=S), 660 (C-S-C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 13.91 (s, 1H, N-H), 10.33 (s, 1H, N-H), 7.47 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 7.18 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 6.90 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, C17-H), 5.50 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.58–3.50 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.28 (d, J = 15.2 Hz, 4H, C4-Ha, C20-CH3), 2.18 (d, J = 17.6 Hz, 1H, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 184.6, 170.1, 156.7, 143.6, 140.1, 138.0, 128.6, 125.1, 123.6, 112.8, 120.5, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.6, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 385.29 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C20H24N4S2:C, 62.47; H, 6.29; N, 14.57; Found: C, 62.45; H, 6.27; N:14.52.
Compound(6d): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(p-tolyl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 61.2%, m.p. 185.5–187.0 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3321 (N–H), 3035 (=C-H), 1663 (C=C), 1601, 1512 (Ar–C=C), 1545 (C=N), 1436, 1368, 1081 (N–C=S), 652 (C-S-C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.01 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.33 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.52 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 7.11 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 5.50 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.57–3.49 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.5, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.28 (d, J = 15.8 Hz, 4H, C4-Ha, C20-CH3), 2.18 (d, J = 17.7 Hz, 1H, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.10 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 184.6, 170.6, 156.4, 143.6, 137.6, 133.5, 129.2, 123.1, 120.5, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4, 21.0; ESI-MS m/z: 385.29 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C20H24N4S2: C, 62.47; H, 6.29; N, 14.57; Found: C, 62.42; H, 6.28; N:14.51.
Compound(6e): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 64.6%, m.p. 152.0–155.0 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3323 (N–H), 3030 (=C–H), 1652 (C=C), 1599, 1495 (Ar–C=C), 1535 (C=N), 1434, 1359, 1079 (N–C=S), 652 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.18 (s, 1H, N-H), 10.37 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.37 (s, 1H, C15-H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 7.20 (t, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 6.66 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H, C17-H), 5.51 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.74 (s, 3H, C20-OCH3), 3.58–3.50 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.5, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.24 (dd, J = 49.5, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.08–2.03 (m, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 184.7, 170.3, 159.7, 156.7, 143.6, 141.3, 129.5, 120.6, 114.9, 109.6, 108.5, 55.5, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 401.29 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C20H24N4OS2:C, 59.97; H, 6.04; N, 13.99; Found: C, 59.92; H, 6.00; N:13.92.
Compound(6f): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 70.0%, m.p. 185.1–185.8 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3319 (N-H), 3024 (=C-H), 1665 (C=C), 1601, 1510 (Ar-C=C), 1553 (C=N), 1438, 1372, 1077 (N-C=S), 652 (C-S-C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 13.74 (s, 1H, N-H), 10.27 (s, 1H, N-H), 7.51 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 6.89 (dd, J = 8.7, 1.9 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 5.49 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.74 (s, 3H, C20-OCH3), 3.53 (q, J = 15.4 Hz, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.23 (dd, J = 49.5, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 5.1 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.10 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 180.7, 157.0, 156.6, 143.7, 133.0, 132.7, 126.5, 125.8, 120.5, 114.1, 114.0, 55.7, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.5, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 401.31 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C20H24N4OS2: C, 59.97; H, 6.04; N, 13.99; Found: C, 59.93; H, 6.02; N:13.95.
Compound(6g): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 55.5%, m.p. 192.6–193.6 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3323 (N–H), 3012 (=C–H), 1671 (C=C), 1613, 1510 (Ar–C=C), 1561 (C=N), 1436, 1363, 1079 (N–C=S), 652 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.03 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.42 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.68–7.64 (m, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 7.13 (t, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 5.50 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.57–3.50 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.35 (dt, J = 10.4, 5.3 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.23 (dd, J = 49.0, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.04 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.21 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.10 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.75 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 184.8, 170.6, 159.0 (d, J = 259.56 Hz), 156.7, 143.6, 136.6, 124.9, 120.6, 115.4 (d, J = 21.42 Hz), 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 389.26 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21FN4S2: C, 58.74; H, 5.45; N 14.42; Found: C, 58.70; H, 5.43; N:13.41.
Compound(6h): 1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)meth yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 64.8%, m.p. 181.3–183.2 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3323 (N–H), 3022 (=C–H), 1663 (C=C), 1592, 1485 (Ar–C=C), 1547 (C=N), 1434, 1357, 1077 (N–C=S), 656 (C-S-C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.35 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.52 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.86 (s, 1H, C15-H), 7.69 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 7.31 (t, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 7.10 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H, C17-H), 5.52 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.59–3.52 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.37 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.24 (dd, J = 49.7, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.06 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, Hb-4), 0.76 (s, 3H, H-8); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 185.4, 170.6, 156.7, 143.5, 141.7, 138.4, 133.2, 130.4, 123.6, 121.8, 120.7, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 405.22 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21ClN4S2: C, 56.35; H, 5.23; N, 13.83; Found: C, 56.31; H, 5.20; N:13.82.
Compound(6i): 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)meth yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 68.4%, m.p. 193.9–196.3 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3319 (N–H), 3037 (=C–H), 1663 (C=C), 1597, 1495 (Ar–C=C), 1549 (C=N), 1436, 1361, 1091 (N–C=S), 652 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.23 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.50 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 7.34 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 5.51 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.58–3.51 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.37 (dt, J = 8.3, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.24 (dd, J = 49.9, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-H); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 185.0, 170.6, 156.6, 143.5, 139.2, 128.6, 127.7, 124.1, 120.6, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 405.26 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21ClN4S2: C, 56.35; H, 5.23; N, 13.83; Found: C, 56.33; H, 5.21; N:13.80.
Compound(6j): 1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl) methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 70.0%, m.p. 203.6–205.1 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3311 (N–H), 3024 (=C–H), 1663 (C=C), 1588, 1475 (Ar–C=C), 1539 (C=N), 1434, 1355, 1083 (N–C=S), 646 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.39 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.59 (s, 1H, N–H), 8.09 (s, 1H, C15-H), 7.73 (dd, J = 8.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 7.52 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 5.52 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.60–3.52 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.24 (dd, J = 49.7, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 5.1 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 185.4, 170.9, 156.8, 143.5, 140.4, 131.1, 130.6, 125.3, 123.3, 122.2, 120.7, 45.1, 40.3, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 439.19 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H20Cl2N4S2: C, 51.93; H, 4.59; N, 12.75; Found: C, 51.92; H, 4.56; N:12.75.
Compound(6k): 1-(2-Bromophenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)meth yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 61.8%, m.p.162.9–164.4 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3294 (N–H), 3030 (=C–H), 1640 (C=C), 1578, 1438 (Ar–C=C), 1528 (C=N), 1361, 1330, 1081 (N–C=S), 652 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 14.21 (s, 1H, N–H), 9.01 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.88 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, C16-H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 7.38 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 7.20–7.15 (m, 1H, C17-H), 5.48 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.65–3.58 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36–2.32 (m, 1H, C1-H), 2.31–2.20 (m, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.07 (d, J = 5.1 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.16 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.80 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C- NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) δ 179.6, 165.5, 161.5, 143.1, 136.7, 133.0, 129.0, 128.2, 127.6, 121.1, 120.0, 45.3, 40.4, 38.1, 37.4, 31.9, 31.3, 26.1, 21.1; ESI-MS m/z: 449.18 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21BrN4S2: C, 50.78; H, 4.71; N, 12.47; Found: C, 50.75; H, 4.66; N:12.43.
Compound(6l): 1-(3-Bromophenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)meth yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 54.2%, m.p.178.1–179.3 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3330 (N–H), 3026 (=C–H), 1663 (C=C), 1588, 1481 (Ar–C=C), 1545 (C=N), 1434, 1357, 1081 (N–C=S), 652 (C-S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 14.49 (s, 1H, N–H), 9.31 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.99 (s, 1H, C15-H), 7.79 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, C17-H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 7.26 (dd, J = 10.4, 5.5 Hz, C18-H), 5.54 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.71–3.61 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.38 (dt, J = 8.7, 5.7 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.35–2.22 (m, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.10 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.24 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.19 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.81 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) δ 177.2, 164.7, 161.9, 143.1, 139.8, 130.0, 128.7, 126.1, 122.2, 121.6, 121.2, 45.3, 40.4, 38.1, 37.3, 31.9, 31.3, 26.1, 21.1; ESI-MS m/z: 449.22 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21BrN4S2: C, 50.78; H, 4.71; N, 12.47; Found: C, 50.77; H, 4.69; N:12.46.
Compound(6m): 1-(4-Bromophenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)meth yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 60.4%, m.p. 205.3–206.7 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3319 (N–H), 3037 (=C–H), 1663 (C=C), 1603, 1590, 1489 (Ar–C=C), 1547 (C=N), 1436, 1361, 1077 (N–C=S), 656 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.21 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.49 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.69 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 5.51 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.58–3.50 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.23 (dd, J = 49.7, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.06–2.03 (m, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.75 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 184.8, 170.9, 156.6, 143.5, 139.6, 131.5, 124.4, 120.6, 115.8, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 449.20 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21BrN4S2: C, 50.78; H, 4.71; N, 12.47; Found: C, 50.74; H, 4.68; N:12.42.
Compound(6n): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(2-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl) thiourea. Yellow solid. Yield: 45.5%, m.p. 159.7–161.3 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3305 (N-H), 3039 (=C–H), 1634 (C=C), 1609, 1526 (Ar–C=C), 1586 (C=N), 1436, 1357, 1081 (N–C=S), 656 (C-S-C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 13.82 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.04 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.74 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, C16-H), 7.69 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, C17-H), 7.55 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 7.49 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 5.50–5.48 (m, 1H, C3-H), 3.58–3.50 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.36 (dt, J = 8.5, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.23 (d, J = 32.0 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.05–2.03 (m, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.10 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 188.0, 172.0, 143.7, 133.3, 132.2, 127.5 (d, J = 63.9 Hz), 126.7 (q, J = 31.2, 30.7 Hz),126.4, 126.1 (q, J = 4.9 Hz) 125.7, 124.0 (d, J = 273.5 Hz), 120.5, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.4, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 439.29 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C20H21F3N4S2: C, 54.78; H, 4.83; N, 12.78; Found: C, 54.77; H, 4.80; N:12.76.
Compound(6o): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(3-nitrophenyl) thiourea. Yellow solid. Yield: 68.7%, m.p. 184.8–188.3 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3319 (N–H), 3024 (=C–H), 1665 (C=C), 1599, 1533 (Ar–C=C), 1557 (C=N), 1432, 1357, 1079 (N–C=S), 652 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.25 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.79 (s, 1H, N–H), 8.61 (s, 1H, C15-H), 8.21 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H, C17-H), 7.89 (d, J = 7.1 Hz, 1H, C19-H), 7.58 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, C18-H), 5.51 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.60–3.52 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.38–2.34 (m, 1H, C1-H), 2.23 (dd, J = 49.4, 17.6 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.05 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.21 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.75 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 185.5, 170.1, 156.8, 148.2, 143.4, 141.4, 130.1, 128.4, 120.7, 118.2, 116.5, 45.1, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 416.21 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21N5O2S2:C, 54.92; H, 5.09; N, 16.85; Found: C, 54.90; H, 5.05; N:16.84.
Compound(6p): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl) thiourea. Yellow solid. Yield: 54.9%, m.p. 212.6–214.3 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3315 (N–H), 3030 (=C–H), 1665 (C=C), 1599, 1508 (Ar–C=C), 1564 (C=N), 1434, 1355, 1081 (N–C=S), 646 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 14.49 (s, 1H, N–H), 10.93 (s, 1H, N–H), 8.16 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H, C16-H, C18-H), 8.07 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H, C15-H, C19-H), 5.52 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.58 (q, J = 15.5 Hz, 2H, C10-H), 2.37 (dt, J = 8.2, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.24 (dd, J = 49.6, 17.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.06 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.22 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.11 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.76 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 185.5, 170.7, 157.1, 146.4, 143.4, 142.1, 124.9, 121.1, 120.8, 45.2, 40.4, 38.0, 37.6, 31.9, 31.4, 26.4, 21.4; ESI-MS m/z: 416.28 ([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C19H21N5O2S2: C, 54.92; H, 5.09; N, 16.85; Found: C, 54.89; H, 5.05; N:16.81.
Compound(6q): 1-(5-((6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl)-3-isopropylthiourea. White solid. Yield: 48.9%, m.p. 188.5–190.5 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1): 3315 (N–H), 3037 (=C–H), 1636 (C=C), 1535 (C=N), 1434, 1380, 1081 (N–C=S), 652 (C–S–C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 14.14 (s, 1H, N-H), 7.54 (s, 1H, N-H), 5.48 (s, 1H, C3-H), 4.53 (dq, J = 13.1, 6.4 Hz, 1H, C14-H), 3.65–3.53 (m, 2H, C10-H), 2.38 (dt, J = 8.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.34–2.20 (m, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 2.08 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.33 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 6H, C15-H, C16-H), 1.24 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.19 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.80 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) δ 177.4, 164.6, 161.2, 143.4, 120.8, 100,0 47.2, 45.3, 40.5, 38.1, 37.3, 31.9, 31.3, 26.1, 22.1, 21.1; ESI-MS m/z:337.27([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C16H24N4S2: C, 57.11; H, 7.19; N, 16.65; Found: C, 57.10; H, 7.16; N:16.60.
Compound(6r): 1-Butyl-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thi adiazol-2-yl) thiourea. White solid. Yield: 64.0%, m.p. 152.8–153.8 °C; FT-IR (KBr, cm−1):3325 (N-H), 3041 (=C-H), 1636 (C=C), 1537 (C=N), 1436, 1390, 1079 (N-C=S), 652 (C-S-C); 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 14.28 (s, 1H, N–H), 7.61 (s, 1H, N–H), 5.49 (s, 1H, C3-H), 3.69 (dd, J = 12.1, 6.4 Hz, 2H, C14-H), 3.60 (q, J = 15.5 Hz, 2H, C10-H), 2.38 (dt, J = 8.6, 5.6 Hz, 1H, C1-H), 2.34–2.22 (m, 2H, C15-H), 2.08 (dd, J = 11.4, 5.7 Hz, 2H, C4-Ha, C7-Ha), 1.72–1.68 (m, 2H, C7-Hb, C5-H), 1.48 (dd, J = 14.9, 7.4 Hz, 2H, C16-H), 1.24 (s, 3H, C9-CH3), 1.19 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H, C4-Hb), 0.97 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H, C17-H), 0.81 (s, 3H, C8-CH3); 13C-NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) δ 178.6, 164.7, 161.3, 143.4, 120.8, 45.2, 40.5, 38.1, 37.3, 31.9, 31.3, 30.6, 26.1, 21.1, 20.1, 13.8; ESI-MS m/z: 351.31([M + H+]). Anal. calcd. for C17H26N4S2:C, 58.25; H, 7.48; N, 15.98; Found: C, 58.20; H, 7.46; N:15.95.

3.7. Antifungal Activity Test

Testing of the primary biological activity was performed in an isolated culture. Under sterile conditions, the tested compound was dissolved in acetone. Sorporl-144 (200 µg/mL) emulsifier was added to dilute the solution to 500 µg/mL. Then, 1 mL solution of the tested compound was poured into a culture plate, followed by the addition of 9 mL PSA culture medium. The final mass concentration of the title compound was 50 µg/mL. A bacterium tray of 5 mm in diameter cut along the external edge of the mycelium was transferred to the flat surface containing the tested compound and arranged in an equilateral triangular style in duplicate. The culture plates were cultivated at 24 ± 1 °C and the extended diameters of the circles of mycelium were measured after 48 h. The relative inhibition of the circle of mycelium compared with the blank assay was calculated by use of the equation:
Relative inhibitory rate (%) = (CK − PT)/CK × 100%
where CK is the extended diameter of the circle of mycelium during the blank assay and PT is the extended diameter of the circle of mycelium during testing.

3.8. 3D-QSAR Analysis

Molecular modeling was performed using SYBYL-X 2.1.1 software (Tripos, Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA). According to a report in the literature [38], the antifungal activity against A. solani was expressed in terms of activity factor (ED) by the formula:
ED = log {I/[(100 − I) × MW]}
where I is the percent inhibition at 50 µg/mL and MW was the molecular weight of the tested compounds.
Complete conformational optimization of each structure was performed using a conjugate gradient procedure based on the Tripos force field and Gasteiger–Hückel charges. Compound 6g (R = p-F Ph) was used as a template to build the other molecular structures. According to the common skeleton marked with an asterisk shown in Figure 6, fifteen optimized molecules containing benzene ring were superimposed (Figure 7). The values of the CoMFA field were automatically calculated by the SYBYL/CoMFA routine. A predictive 3D-QSAR model was established using CoMFA descriptors as independent variables and ED values as dependent variables. The cross-validation with the leave-one-out mothed was carried out to obtain the cross-validated q2 and the optimal number of components. Then, a non-cross-validation analysis under the optimal number of components was performed. The modeling capability was indicated by the correlation coefficient squared r2, and the prediction capability was judged by the r2 and q2.

4. Conclusions

Eighteen novel nopol-derived 1,3,4-thiadiazole-thiourea compounds were synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for their antifungal activity. As a result, at 50 µg/mL, all the target compounds exhibited better antifungal activity against P. piricola, C. arachidicola, and A. solani. Compound 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph) showed the best broad-spectrum antifungal activity against all the tested fungi. Compounds 6c (R = m-Me Ph), 6q (R = i-Pr), and 6i (R = p-Cl Ph) had inhibition rates of 86.1%, 86.1%, and 80.2%, respectively, against P. piricola, much better than that of the positive control chlorothalonil. Besides, compounds 6h (R = m-Cl Ph) and 6n (R = o-CF3 Ph) held inhibition rates of 80.6% and 79.0% against C. arachidicola and G. zeae, respectively, much better than that of the commercial fungicide chlorothalonil. Therefore, these new analogs can serve as starting points for additional antifungal studies. In order to design more effective antifungal compounds, a reasonable and effective 3D-QSAR model had been established, and two new molecules with modification on phenyl groups were proposed. Furthermore, some intriguing structure–activity relationships were found and discussed by theoretical calculations.

Supplementary Materials

Supplementary materials are available online. Figures S1–S85: FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and ESI-MS spectra of compounds 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6a–6r.

Author Contributions

M.C. carried out the experimental work, participated in the discussion of biological activities, and wrote the paper; W.-G.D. and G.-S.L. constructed the target compound structure, designed the experimental scheme, directed and supervised the whole experimentation, 3D-QSAR study and theoretical calculation, discussed the biological activities, and revised the paper; Z.-T.F. and X.W. participated in the synthesis of target compounds and the discussion of biological activities. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31870556).

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Data is contained within the article or the supplementary data file.

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, China, for the bioassay test.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Sample Availability

Samples of the compounds are available from the authors.

References

  1. Unnikrishnan, R.P.; Endalkachew, S.D. Mesoporous iron phosphate as an active, selective and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of nopol by Prins condensation. Chem. Commun. 2004, 7, 826–827. [Google Scholar]
  2. Neuenschwander, U.; Meier, E.; Hermans, I. Peculiarities of β-pinene autoxidation. ChemSusChem 2011, 4, 1613–1621. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  3. Wang, J.; Jaenicke, S.; Chuah, G.K.; Hua, W.; Yue, Y.; Gao, Z. Acidity and porosity modulation of MWW type zeolites for nopol production by Prins condensation. Catal. Commun. 2011, 12, 1131–1135. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  4. Xu, L.F.; Xiao, Z.Q.; Wang, P.; Fan, G.R.; Chen, J.Z.; Chen, S.X.; Wang, Z.D. The synthesis and antifungal activity of cyclic acetal hydronopic aldehyde derivatives. J. Jiangxi Norm. Univ. 2014, 38, 472–475. [Google Scholar]
  5. Jin, L.L.; Xiao, Z.Q.; Chen, J.Z.; Fan, G.R.; Wang, P.; Wang, Z.D.; Chen, S.X. The synthesis and structural analysis for hydronopyl tri-alkyl ammonium halides. J. Jiangxi Norm. Univ. 2015, 39, 484–487. [Google Scholar]
  6. Wang, Z.D.; Song, J.; Chen, J.Z.; Song, Z.Q.; Shang, S.B.; Jiang, Z.K.; Han, Z.J. QSAR study of mosquito repellents from terpenoid with a six-member-ring. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2008, 18, 2854–2859. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  7. Baronnet, R. Terpene Derivatives. U.S. Patent 3,845,048, 14 November 1972. [Google Scholar]
  8. Behrouzi, F.M.; Poorrajab, F.; Ardestani, S.K.; Emami, S.; Shafiree, A.; Foroumadi, A. Synthesis and in vitro anti-leishmanial activity of 1-[5-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]- and 1-[5-(5-nitrothiophen-2-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-4-aroylpiperazines. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 4509–4515. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  9. Li, Z.S.; Wang, W.M.; Lu, W.; Niu, C.W.; Li, Y.H.; Li, Z.M.; Wang, J.G. Synthesis and biological evaluation of nonsymmetrical aromatic disulfides as novel inhibitors of acetohydroxyacid synthase. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2013, 23, 3723–3727. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  10. Banday, M.R.; Rauf, A. Synthesis and evaluation of in vitro antibacterial activity of novel 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazoles from fatty acids. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2008, 19, 1427–1430. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  11. Padmavathi, V.; Reddy, G.S.; Padmaja, A.; Kondaiah, P.; Ali-Shazia. Synthesis, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 1,2,4-triazoles. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2009, 44, 2106–2112. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  12. Bansode, S.; Kamble, R. Synthesis of novel 2-(3’-aryl-sydnon-4’-ylidene)-5’-substituted-[1,3,4]-thiadiazolylamines and [1,3,4] -thiadiazol-2’-yl-3-oxo- [1,2,4]-triazoles as antimicrobial agents. Med. Chem. Res. 2012, 21, 867–873. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  13. Hamad, N.S.; Al-Haidery, N.H.; Al-Masoudi, I.A.; Sabri, M.; Sabri, L.; Al-Masoudi, N.A. Amino Acid Derivatives, Part 4: Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of new naphthalene derivatives. Arch. Pharm. Chem. Life Sci. 2010, 343, 397–403. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  14. Sipkina, N.Y.; Polyakova, M.V.; Yakovlev, I.P. Development and Validation of a new HPLC Method for quantifcation of a novel antifungal drug based on 1,3,4-thiadiazole and its impurities. Chromatographia 2019, 82, 1633–1639. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  15. Hamama, W.S.; Gouda, M.A.; Badr, M.H.; Zoorob, H.H. Synthesis, antioxidant, and antitumor evaluation of certain new N-substituted-2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles. Med. Chem. Res. 2013, 22, 3556–3565. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  16. Zhu, H.M.; Qin, J.H.; Ouyang, G.P. Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel 4-(5-N-substituted-1,3,4-thiadiazole- 2-thiol)benzo[4,5] furo [3,2-d] pyrimidine derivatives. Chin. J. Syn. Chem. 2012, 20, 156–160. [Google Scholar]
  17. Tan, X.H.; Song, X.J.; Wang, Y.G. Synthesis and biological activity of N-[5-(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-y1]-N’-(substituted phenyl)ureas. J. Cent. Chin. Norm. Univ. 2008, 42, 62–64. [Google Scholar]
  18. Wahid, A.; Basra, S.M.A.; Farooq, M. Thiourea: A molecule with immense biological significance for plants. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 2017, 19, 911–920. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  19. Rizki, I.N.; Tanaka, Y.; Okibe, N. Thiourea bioleaching for gold recycling from e-waste. Waste Manag. 2019, 84, 158–165. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  20. Shakeel, A.; Altaf, A.A.; Qureshi, A.M.; Badshah, A. Thiourea derivatives in drug design and medicinal chemistry: A short review. J. Drug Des. Med. Chem. 2016, 2, 10–20. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
  21. Xu, X.Y.; Qian, X.H.; Li, Z.; Huang, Q.C.; Chen, G. Synthesis and insecticidal activity of new substituted N-aryl-N’-benzoylthiourea compounds. J. Fluorine. Chem. 2003, 121, 51–54. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  22. Keche, A.P.; Hatnapure, G.D.; Tale, R.H.; Rodge, A.H.; Birajdar, S.S.; Kamble, V.M. A novel pyrimidine derivatives with aryl urea, thiourea and sulfonamide moieties: Synthesis, anti-inflam matory and antimicrobial evaluation. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22, 3445–3448. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  23. Ma, S.J.; Wu, L.L.; Liu, M.; Huang, Y.D.; Wang, Y.M. Asymmetric aza-Michael additions of 4-nitrophthalimide to nitroalkenes and preliminary study of the products for herbicidal activities. Tetrahedron 2013, 69, 2613–2618. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  24. Abbas, S.Y.; El-Sharief, M.A.M.S.; Basyouni, W.M.; Fakhr, I.M.I.; El-Gammal, E.W. Thiourea derivatives incorporating a hippuric acid moiety: Synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activities. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2013, 64, 111–120. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  25. Rajesh, S.M.; Kumar, R.S.; Libertsen, L.A.; Perumal, S.; Yogeeswari, P.; Sriram, D. A green expedient synthesis of pyridopyrimidine-2-thiones and their antitubercular activity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 3012–3016. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  26. Bhabak, K.P.; Bhowmick, D. Synthesis and structural characterization of some trisulfide analoges of thiouracil-based antithyroid drugs. J. Mol. Struct. 2012, 1022, 16–24. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  27. Suhas, R.; Chandrashekar, S.; Gowda, D.C. Synthesis of uriedo and thiouriedo derivatives of peptide conjugated heterocycles—A new class of promising antimicrobials. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2012, 48, 179–191. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  28. Hu, Q.; Lin, G.S.; Duan, W.G.; Huang, M.; Lei, F.H. Synthesis and biological activity of novel (Z)- and (E)-verbenone oxime esters. Molecules 2017, 22, 1678. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
  29. Kang, G.Q.; Duan, W.G.; Lin, G.S.; Yu, Y.P.; Wang, X.Y.; Lu, S.Z. Synthesis of bioactive compounds from 3-carene (II): Synthesis, antifungal activity and 3D-QSAR study of (Z)- and (E)-3-caren-5-one oxime sulfonates. Molecules 2019, 24, 477. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
  30. Yu, Y.P.; Duan, W.G.; Lin, G.S.; Kang, G.Q.; Wang, X.Y.; Lei, F.H. Synthesis, biological activity and three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) study of novel 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazole-thioethers containing gem- dimethylcyclopropane ring. Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 40, 1647–1657. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  31. Chen, N.Y.; Duan, W.G.; Lin, G.S.; Liu, L.Z.; Zhang, R.; Li, D.P. Synthesis and antifungal activity of dehydroabietic acid-based 1,3,4-thiadiazole-thiazolidinone compounds. Mol. Divers. 2016, 20, 897–905. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  32. Lin, G.S.; Bai, X.; Duan, W.G.; Cen, B.; Huang, M.; Lu, Z.S. High value-added application of sustainable natural forest product α-pinene: Synthesis of myrtenal oxime esters as potential KARI inhibitors. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 7862–7868. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  33. Wang, B.L.; Shi, Y.X.; Zhang, S.J.; Ma, Y.; Wang, H.X.; Zhang, L.Y.; Wei, W.; Liu, X.H.; Li, Y.H.; Li, Z.M.; et al. Syntheses, biological activities and SAR studies of novel carboxamide compounds containing piperazine and arylsulfonyl moieties. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2016, 117, 167–178. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  34. Zhu, X.P.; Lin, G.S.; Duan, W.G.; Li, Q.M.; Li, F.Y.; Lu, S.Z. Synthesis and antiproliferative evaluation of novel longifolene-derived tetralone derivatives bearing 1,2,4-triazole moiety. Molecules 2020, 25, 986. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
  35. Ghorai, P.; Dussault, P.H.; Hu, C.H. Synthesis of spiro-bisperoxyketals. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2401–2404. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  36. Lin, G.S.; Duan, W.G.; Li, Z.S.; Bai, X.; Hu, Q.; Lei, F.H. Synthesis and properties of myrtenal-based thiadiazole-amide compounds. Fine. Chem. 2017, 34, 588–595. [Google Scholar]
  37. Javid, M.T.; Rahim, F.; Taha, M.; Rehman, H.U.; Nawaz, M.; Wadood, A.; Imran, S.; Uddin, I.; Mosaddik, A.; Khan, K.M. Synthesis, in vitro alpha-glucosidase inhibitory potential and molecular docking study of thiadiazole analogs. Bioorg. Chem. 2018, 78, 201–209. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  38. Liu, X.H.; Shi, Y.X.; Ma, Y.; Zhang, C.Y.; Dong, W.L.; Pan, L.; Wang, B.L.; Li, B.J.; Li, Z.M. Synthesis, antifungal activities and 3D-QSAR study of N-(5-substituted-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)cyclopropane- carboxamides. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2009, 44, 2782–2786. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
Molecules 26 01708 g001 550
Figure 1. Bioactive molecules containing nopol, 1,3,4-thiadiazole and thiourea moieties.
Figure 1. Bioactive molecules containing nopol, 1,3,4-thiadiazole and thiourea moieties.
Molecules 26 01708 g001
Molecules 26 01708 sch001 550
Scheme 1. Synthesis of nopol-derived 1,3,4-thiadiazole-thiourea compounds 6a–6r. Reagents and conditions: (a) (CH2O)n, ZnCl2, 75 °C, 1 h; 110 °C, 12 h; (b) Dess–Martin periodinane, NaHCO3, 0 °C, 4 h; (c) thiosemicarbazide, H2O, EtOH, 65 °C, 15 min; (d) I2, K2CO3, 1,4-dioxane, 80 °C, 6 h; (e) RNCS, NaOH, 1,4-dioxane, 90 °C, 8–12 h.
Scheme 1. Synthesis of nopol-derived 1,3,4-thiadiazole-thiourea compounds 6a–6r. Reagents and conditions: (a) (CH2O)n, ZnCl2, 75 °C, 1 h; 110 °C, 12 h; (b) Dess–Martin periodinane, NaHCO3, 0 °C, 4 h; (c) thiosemicarbazide, H2O, EtOH, 65 °C, 15 min; (d) I2, K2CO3, 1,4-dioxane, 80 °C, 6 h; (e) RNCS, NaOH, 1,4-dioxane, 90 °C, 8–12 h.
Molecules 26 01708 sch001
Molecules 26 01708 g002 550
Figure 2. Predicted ED values of CoMFA model vs experimental ED value.
Figure 2. Predicted ED values of CoMFA model vs experimental ED value.
Molecules 26 01708 g002
Molecules 26 01708 g003 550
Figure 3. Contours of CoMFA analysis: (a) contours of steric contribution are represented in yellow and green; (b) contours of electrostatic contribution are represented in red and blue.
Figure 3. Contours of CoMFA analysis: (a) contours of steric contribution are represented in yellow and green; (b) contours of electrostatic contribution are represented in red and blue.
Molecules 26 01708 g003
Molecules 26 01708 g004 550
Figure 4. The proposed new molecules based on the established CoMFA model: 1-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-3-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-3-nitrophenyl) thiourea (A); 1-(3-bromo-4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea (B).
Figure 4. The proposed new molecules based on the established CoMFA model: 1-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-3-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-3-nitrophenyl) thiourea (A); 1-(3-bromo-4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)-3-(5-((6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiourea (B).
Molecules 26 01708 g004
Molecules 26 01708 g005 550
Figure 5. Frontier molecular orbitals and electrostatic potentials (ESPs) of compounds 6a (R = Ph): HOMO (a), LUMO (b), and ESP (c); 6h (R = m-Cl Ph): HOMO (d), LUMO (e), and ESP (f); 6i (R = p-Cl Ph): HOMO (g), LUMO (h), and ESP (i); 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph): HOMO (j), LUMO (k), and ESP (l).
Figure 5. Frontier molecular orbitals and electrostatic potentials (ESPs) of compounds 6a (R = Ph): HOMO (a), LUMO (b), and ESP (c); 6h (R = m-Cl Ph): HOMO (d), LUMO (e), and ESP (f); 6i (R = p-Cl Ph): HOMO (g), LUMO (h), and ESP (i); 6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph): HOMO (j), LUMO (k), and ESP (l).
Molecules 26 01708 g005
Molecules 26 01708 g006 550
Figure 6. The asterisk skeleton of title compounds.
Figure 6. The asterisk skeleton of title compounds.
Molecules 26 01708 g006
Molecules 26 01708 g007 550
Figure 7. Superposition modes of compounds.
Figure 7. Superposition modes of compounds.
Molecules 26 01708 g007
Table
Table 1. Antifungal activity of the target compounds 6a–6r at 50 µg/mL.
Table 1. Antifungal activity of the target compounds 6a–6r at 50 µg/mL.
CompoundsInhibition Rate (%) against the Tested Fungi
F. oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinumC. arachidicolaP. piricolaA. solaniG. zeaeR. solaniB. myadisC. orbicalareAverage (I)
6a (R = Ph)34.164.364.360.654.819.837.735.546.4
6b (R = o-Me Ph)37.867.175.272.347.919.829.135.548.1
6c (R = m-Me Ph)28.552.986.161.356.617.333.425.745.2
6d (R = p-Me Ph)30.450.066.533.147.953.924.929.642.0
6e (R = m-OMe Ph)28.564.355.765.058.314.924.927.642.4
6f (R = p-OMe Ph)21.150.068.750.939.317.322.825.737.0
6g (R = p-F Ph)21.170.064.377.356.617.327.027.645.2
6h (R = m-Cl Ph)30.580.655.569.756.819.336.533.647.8
6i (R = p-Cl Ph)29.869.380.261.358.122.338.428.748.5
6j (R = m, p-Cl Ph)36.166.366.370.365.421.839.749.351.9
6k (R = o-Br Ph)32.264.375.269.047.914.935.533.546.6
6l (R = m-Br Ph)26.752.951.371.030.719.835.529.639.7
6m (R = p-Br Ph)34.167.164.361.327.217.329.131.641.5
6n (R = o-CF3 Ph)34.161.457.872.879.016.131.337.548.8
6o (R = m-NO2 Ph)26.772.953.570.956.617.329.125.744.1
6p (R = p-NO2 Ph)35.972.936.163.851.417.335.537.543.8
6q (R = i-Pr)34.170.086.160.658.317.322.829.647.4
6r (R = n-Bu)28.561.475.263.851.414.924.927.643.5
Average (II)30.664.365.764.252.519.931.031.7-
Chlorothalonil10073.375.073.973.196.190.491.3-
Table
Table 2. The ED values of experimental and predicted activities.
Table 2. The ED values of experimental and predicted activities.
CompoundsMWEDED[a]Residue
6a370.13−2.381−2.368−0.013
6b384.14−2.168−2.1970.029
6c384.14−2.385−2.4010.016
6d384.14−2.890−2.9070.017
6e400.14−2.333−2.317−0.016
6f400.14−2.587−2.578−0.009
6g388.12−2.057−2.0790.022
6h404.09−2.245−2.2460.001
6i404.09−2.407−2.400−0.007
6j438.05−2.267−2.2820.015
6k448.04−2.304−2.264−0.040
6l448.04−2.262−2.260−0.002
6m448.04−2.452−2.443−0.009
6n438.12−2.214−2.2250.011
6o415.11−2.231−2.218−0.013
6p *415.11−2.372−2.360−0.012
ED: experimental value; ED[a]: predictive value; *: test-set compound.
Table
Table 3. Summary of CoMFA analysis.
Table 3. Summary of CoMFA analysis.
Contribution (%)
q2r2SFStericElectrostatic
CoMFA0.7530.9920.021294.20052.947.1
q2: cross-validated correlational coefficient; r2: non-validated correlational coefficient; S: standard error of estimate; F: the Fischer ratio.
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Chen, M.; Duan, W.-G.; Lin, G.-S.; Fan, Z.-T.; Wang, X. Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and 3D-QSAR Study of Novel Nopol-Derived 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-Thiourea Compounds. Molecules 2021, 26, 1708. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061708

AMA Style

Chen M, Duan W-G, Lin G-S, Fan Z-T, Wang X. Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and 3D-QSAR Study of Novel Nopol-Derived 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-Thiourea Compounds. Molecules. 2021; 26(6):1708. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061708

Chicago/Turabian Style

Chen, Ming, Wen-Gui Duan, Gui-Shan Lin, Zhong-Tian Fan, and Xiu Wang. 2021. "Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and 3D-QSAR Study of Novel Nopol-Derived 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-Thiourea Compounds" Molecules 26, no. 6: 1708. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061708

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop