A new pyrimidine based Schiff base ligand (HL) and its four complexes of type [MLOAc]⋅ H 2 O (Cu(II), 1; Zn(II), 2; Co(II), 3; and Ni(II), 4) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, MS, 1 H-NMR, FT-IR, UV-visible, and ESR techniques. The electronic and ESR spectral data suggested that complexes 1-4 possess square planar geometry. Antimicrobial activities of HL and complexes 1-4 were tested against four bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus pneumonia, Salmonella enterica typhi, and Haemophilus influenzae) and two fungal strains (Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger). These results show that complexes 1-4 have good antimicrobial activity compared to HL. The DNA cleavage activity of HL and complexes 1-4 was monitored by the agarose gel electrophoresis method. The antioxidant property of the prepared compounds was assessed by using 2,2 -diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging method. DNA binding properties of HL and complexes 1-4 have been investigated by electronic absorption technique and viscometric measurements.
Purpose: To sequentially synthesize piperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester-appended 1,3,4-oxadiazole hybrids and to evaluate them as anticancer agents. Methods: Ethyl 1-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-4-piperidinecarboxylate (1) was synthesized from 4methylbenzenesulfonylchloride (a) and ethyl 4-piperidinecarboxylate (b). Compound (1) was converted into ethyl 1-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-4-piperidine carbohydrazides (2) and 5-{1-[(4methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-4-piperidinyl}-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (3) respectively. A variety of aryl amine (4a-l) were treated with 2-bromopropionylbromide to synthesize an array of propanamide (5a-l). Finally, 5-{1-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-4-piperidinyl}-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (3) and propanamides (5a-l) were reacted to synthesize target compounds (6a-l). Purity compounds 6a-l was confirmed by spectroscopic techniques like (1 H-NMR), (13 C-NMR) and EI-MS. To determine their anticancer potential, the change in absorbance of mixture and cell line before and after incubation was determined. Results: All the compounds 6a-l were successfully synthesized in 73-85 % yield. Compounds 6h, 6j and 6e have low IC50 (±SD) values of 20.12 ± 6.20, 10.84 ± 4.2 and 24.57 ± 1.62 µM to act as strong anticancer agents relative to doxorubicin (0.92 ± 0.1 µM) used as a reference. Conclusion: The synthesized propanamide derivatives bearing 4-piperidinyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole are potential anticancer agents, but further studies, especially in vivo, are required to ascertain their therapeutic usefulness.
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