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Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2019) | Viewed by 18590

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Dr. Carmela Saturnino

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Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: heterocyclic compounds synthesis; medicinal chemistry; medicinal compounds synthesis
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Dear colleagues,

Heterocyclic compounds, also called heterocycles, are part of a major class of organic chemical compounds characterized by the fact that some or all of the atoms in their molecules are joined in rings containing at least one atom of an element other than carbon (C). Organometallic chemistry plays an important role in modern approaches for the synthesis of heterocycles. Heterocyclic compounds include many of the biochemical materials that are essential to life. Modern society is dependent on synthetic heterocycles for use as drugs with anticancer agents and antibiotics.

This Special Issue of Molecules welcomes submissions of research articles and reviews that concern the design, synthesis and docking studies of new families with potential antitumor and/or antimicrobial activity.

Dr. Carmela Saturnino
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • heterocyclic compound/heterocycle
  • cancer
  • organo-metallics
  • antitumor
  • antibacterial
  • antibiotics
  • molecular docking

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Synthesis of Pyridine-Dicarboxamide-Cyclohexanone Derivatives: Anticancer and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities and In Silico Study
by Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Saleh Atef, Fardous F. El-Senduny, Farid A. Badria, Yaseen A. M. M. Elshaier, M. Ali, Assem Barakat and A. F. M. Motiur Rahman
Molecules 2019, 24(7), 1332; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24071332 - 4 Apr 2019
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An efficient and practical method for the synthesis of 2,6-diaryl-4-oxo-N,N′-di(pyridin-2-yl)cyclohexane-1,1-dicarboxamide is described in this present study, which occurs through a double Michael addition reaction between diamide and various dibenzalacetones. The reaction was carried out in dichloromethane (DCM) in the [...] Read more.
An efficient and practical method for the synthesis of 2,6-diaryl-4-oxo-N,N′-di(pyridin-2-yl)cyclohexane-1,1-dicarboxamide is described in this present study, which occurs through a double Michael addition reaction between diamide and various dibenzalacetones. The reaction was carried out in dichloromethane (DCM) in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU). The anticancer activities of the synthesized compounds were evaluated in several cancer cell lines, including MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, SAS, PC-3, HCT-116, HuH-7 and HepG2 cells. From these experiments, we determined that MDA-MB-231 was the most sensitive cancer cell line to the compounds 3c, 3e, 3d, 3j and 3l, which exhibited variable anticancer activities (3l [IC50 = 5 ± 0.25 µM] > 3e [IC50 = 5 ± 0.5 µM] > 3c [IC50 = 7 ± 1.12 µM] > 3d [IC50 = 18 ± 0.87 µM] > 3j [IC50 = 45 ± 3 µM]). Of these, 3l (substituted p-trifluoromethylphenyl and chloropyridine) showed good potency (IC50 = 6 ± 0.78 µM) against HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells and exhibited high toxicity against HuH-7 liver cancer cells (IC50 = 4.5 ± 0.3 µM). These values were three times higher than the values reported for cisplatin (IC50 of 8 ± 0.76 and 14.7 ± 0.5 µM against HCT-116 and HuH-7 cells, respectively). The highest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity was detected for the 3d, 3i and 3j compounds. The details of the binding mode of the active compounds were clarified by molecular docking studies. Full article
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Synthesis of 1-(5-Chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic Acid Derivatives and Their Antioxidant Activity
by Ingrida Tumosienė, Kristina Kantminienė, Ilona Jonuškienė, Artūras Peleckis, Sergey Belyakov and Vytautas Mickevičius
Molecules 2019, 24(5), 971; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24050971 - 9 Mar 2019
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A series of novel 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives containing chloro, hydroxyl, isopropyl, nitro, nitroso, and amino substituents at benzene ring and 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carbohydrazide derivatives bearing heterocyclic moieties were synthesized. Antioxidant activity of the synthesized compounds was screened by DPPH radical scavenging method and reducing power [...] Read more.
A series of novel 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives containing chloro, hydroxyl, isopropyl, nitro, nitroso, and amino substituents at benzene ring and 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carbohydrazide derivatives bearing heterocyclic moieties were synthesized. Antioxidant activity of the synthesized compounds was screened by DPPH radical scavenging method and reducing power assay. A number of compounds were identified as potent antioxidants. Antioxidant activity of 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one has been tested to be 1.5 times higher than that of a well-known antioxidant ascorbic acid. 1-(5-Chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(4-methyl-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one has shown 1.35 times higher antioxidant activity than that of vitamin C by DPPH radical scavenging method and optical density value of 1.149 in reducing power assay. The structure of 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-N-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxamide was unambiguously assigned by means of X-ray diffraction analysis data. Full article
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some Novel Thiazole-Based Heterocycles as Potential Anticancer and Antimicrobial Agents
by Sraa Abu-Melha, Mastoura M. Edrees, Heba H. Salem, Nabila A. Kheder, Sobhi M. Gomha and Mohamad R. Abdelaziz
Molecules 2019, 24(3), 539; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24030539 - 1 Feb 2019
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A novel series of thiazole-based heterocycles was synthesized using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions in the presence of chitosan-grafted-poly(vinylpyridine) as an eco-friendly biopolymeric basic catalyst. The molecular structure of the synthesized compounds was illustrated by spectroscopic and elemental analysis. Various in vitro biological assays were [...] Read more.
A novel series of thiazole-based heterocycles was synthesized using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions in the presence of chitosan-grafted-poly(vinylpyridine) as an eco-friendly biopolymeric basic catalyst. The molecular structure of the synthesized compounds was illustrated by spectroscopic and elemental analysis. Various in vitro biological assays were performed to explore the potential antitumor, antimicrobial and hepatoprotective activities of the newly synthesized compounds. The cytotoxic activities were assessed against human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG-2), colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines and results revealed that all compounds displayed antitumor activities with the chlorine-containing derivatives, 11c and 6g, being the most potent. The majority of the tested thiazole derivatives exhibited satisfactory antibacterial activity towards the used gram positive and gram-negative bacterial species. Moreover, many derivatives showed weak hepatoprotective activity against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity. Full article
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