Ethyl naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-carboxylate (2) on reaction with hydrazine hydrate in presence of acid catalyst in ethanol medium affords naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-carbohydrazide (3). The reaction of substituted acetophenones (4a-c) with aromatic aldehydes (5a-e) produces chalcones (6a-o) via the Claisen condensation. The reaction of naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-carbohydrazide (3) with chalcones (6a-6o) in presence of acetic acid as catalyst in dioxane produces 1-(naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-yl-carbonyl)-3,5-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles (7a-o). The structures of newly synthesized compounds have been established by elemental analysis and spectral studies. The compounds 7a-o have been evaluated for their antimicrobial activity and some selected compounds evaluated for antiinflammatory, analgesic, anthelmintic, diuretic and antipyretic activities.
Twenty title compounds such as (V), (IX), or (XI) are screened for their antimicrobial and antifungal effects. Some derivatives of type (IX), e.g. derivative (IXb), show significant activities. -(KUMAR, D. B. A.; PRAKASH, G. K.; KUMARASWAMY, M. N.; NANDESHWARAPPA, B. P.; SHERIGARA, B. S.; MAHADEVAN*, K. M.; Indian
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