Synthesis of novel substituted purine derivatives and identification of the cell death mechanism.

Novel 9-(substituted amino/piperazinoethyl)adenines (4-12), 6-(substituted piperazino/amino)purines (15-27), 9-(p-toluenesulfonyl/cyclopentyl/ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-6-(substituted amino/piperazino)purines (28-34, 36, 37, 38-41) were synthesized and evaluated initially for their cytotoxic activities on liver Huh7, breast T47D and colon HCT116 carcinoma cells. N(6)-(4-Trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine derivative (17) and its 9-(p-toluene-sulfonyl)/9-cyclopentyl analogues (28, 36) had promising cytotoxic activities. Compounds 17, 28 and 36 were further analysed for their cytotoxicity in a panel of a liver cancer cell lines.

2-(4-Bromo-phen-yl)-4-(4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)-6,7,8,9-tetra-hydro-5H-cyclo-hepta-[b]pyridine.

In the title compound, C23H22BrNO, the cyclo-heptane ring adopts a chair conformation. The pyridine ring makes dihedral angles of 58.63 (15) and 8.

(E)-N-[(2-Eth-oxy-naphthalen-1-yl)methyl-idene]-2-ethyl-aniline.

In the title compound, C(21)H(21)NO, the dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring is 64.61 (6)°. The mol-ecular structure is stabilized by an intra-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bond.

Synthesis and antidiabetic activity of 2,4-thiazolidindione, imidazolidinedione and 2-thioxo-imidazolidine-4-one derivatives bearing 6-methyl chromonyl pharmacophore.

Numerous compounds have been prepared in order to improve the pharmacological profile of insulinotropic activities. In the present paper, we report the synthesis and the in vitro insulin releasing activity of the 6-methyl-chromonyl-2,4-thiazolidinediones (IIIa-c, IVa-c, Va-c). Compounds IIIb, IIIc, IVa-c, Va and Vc (at lower concentration; 0.

(E)-4-Hy-droxy-N'-(2-hy-droxy-5-iodo-benzyl-idene)benzohydrazide methanol monosolvate.

In the title compound, C(14)H(11)IN(2)O(3)·CH(4)O, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 33.2 (3)°. The mol-ecule displays trans and anti conformations about the C=N and N-N bonds, respectively.

2-(2-Fluoro-4-hy-droxy-benz-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione.

In the title compound, C(15)H(10)FNO(3), the dihedral angle between the isoindoline-1,3-dione and 3-fluoro-4-methyl-phenol groups is 86.88 (8)°. The isoindoline-1,3-dione fragment is almost planar, with an r.

(E)-3-chloro-N-((5-nitrothiophen-2-yl)methylene)aniline: a combined crystallographic, theoretical and antimicrobial activity investigation.

The title molecule, (E)-3-chloro-N-((5-nitrothiophen-2-yl)methylene)aniline, (C(11)H(7)ClN(2)O(2)S), was synthesized and characterized by IR and single-crystal X-ray structure determination. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c. In addition, the molecular geometry, vibrational frequencies and frontier molecular orbitals analysis of the title compound in the ground state have been calculated by using the PM3 semi-empirical, HF/6-31G(d) and B3LYP/6-31G(d) ab initio methods.

5-Diethyl-amino-2-{(E)-[(3-iodo-phen-yl)imino]-meth-yl}phenol.

The title Schiff base, C(17)H(19)IN(2)O, is not planar, displaying a dihedral angle of 34.9 (2)° between the two aromatic rings. The mol-ecular conformation allows the formation of a strong intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond with graph-set motif S(6) between the hy-droxy group and the imine N atom.

2,4-Dibromo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl acetate.

In the title compound, C(11)H(10)Br(2)O(2), the cyclo-pentene ring fused to the benzene ring adopts an envelope conformation, with the C atom attached to the Br atom as the flap. The crystal structure does not exhibit any classical hydrogen bonds. The mol-ecular packing is stabilized by van der Waals forces and π-π stacking inter-actions with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.

(E,E)-N'-{4-[(2-Benzoyl-hydrazin-1-yl-idene)meth-yl]benzyl-idene}benzo-hydrazide.

In the title compound, C(22)H(18)N(4)O(2), the mol-ecules lie across an inversion centre. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the central and terminal benzene rings is 66.03 (2)°.

Design and one-pot and microwave-assisted synthesis of 2-amino/5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles bearing a benzimidazole moiety as antioxidants.

In this study, two new series of 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles carrying a benzimidazole moiety were synthesized. The antioxidant properties of these compounds were investigated in vitro by the determination of the microsomal NADPH-dependent inhibition of lipid peroxidation levels (LP), the microsomal ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity (EROD), and DPPH radical scavenger effects. Among the tested compounds, 2-[(2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-yl)methyl]-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (9) was found to be the most active compound in all three in vitro systems.

N-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-N'-(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-1H-3(2H)-pyrazolyl)-thiourea hydrate: synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, X-ray structure and DFT studies.

The title molecule (C19H17N5O4S·H2O) was synthesized and characterized by IR-NMR spectroscopy, MS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The molecular geometry, vibrational frequencies and gauge-independent atomic orbital (GIAO) 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift values of the compound in the ground state have been calculated by using the density functional theory (DFT) method with 6-31G(d) basis set, and compared with the experimental data. All the assignments of the theoretical frequencies were performed by potential energy distributions using VEDA 4 program.

3-Amino-4-[4-(dimethyl-amino)-phen-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2,5-thia-diazole 1,1-dioxide.

The title compound, C(10)H(14)N(4)O(2)S, exists in the amine tautomeric form. The dihedral angle between the benzene and thia-diazo-lidine rings is 66.54 (19)°.

(E)-1-{2-Hy-droxy-5-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)diazen-yl]phen-yl}ethanone.

The structure of the title compound, C(15)H(14)N(2)O(2), an azo dye, displays a trans configuration with respect to the N=N bridge. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 5.06 (8)°.

(2Z,N'E)-N'-[(2-Hy-droxy-1-naphth-yl)methyl-idene]furan-2-carbohydrazonic acid.

In the title compound, C(16)H(12)N(2)O(3), the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the naphthalene ring system and the furan ring is 21.3 (6)°. The mol-ecular structure is stabilized by an intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond, which generates an S(6) graph-set motif.

(E)-N'-(2-Hy-droxy-benzyl-idene)furan-2-carbohydrazide.

In the title compound, C(12)H(10)N(2)O(3), the dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the furan ring is 16.12 (13)°. The conformation is stabilized by an intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond.

Diaqua-bis(ethyl-enediamine-κN,N')copper(II) 2,2'-dithio-dinicotinate sesquihydrate.

In the title compound, [Cu(C(2)H(8)N(2))(2)](C(12)H(6)N(2)O(4)S(2))·1.5H(2)O, there are two half-molecules of the cationic complex in the asymmetric unit. The Cu(2+) ions lie on inversion centres and are octa-hedrally coordinated by two ethyl-enediamine (en) and two aqua ligands in a typical Jahn-Teller distorted environment with the water O atoms in the axial positions.

1,3-Dimethyl-2,6-diphenyl-piperidin-4-one.

In the title moleclue, C(19)H(21)NO, the 4-piperidone ring adopts a chair conformation in which the two benzene rings and the methyl group attached to C atoms all have equatorial orientations. In the crystal structure, centrosymmetric dimers are formed through weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds [the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 58.51 (5)°].

Methyl 1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxyl-ate.

The title compound, C(4)H(5)N(3)O(2), features an essentially planar mol-ecule (r.m.s.

Structural characterization and EPR spectral studies on mononuclear copper(II) complex of saccharin with ethylnicotinate.

Mononuclear copper(II) saccharinate (sac) complex containing ethylnicotinate (enc), [Cu(enc)(2)(sac)(2)(H(2)O)].1.4H(2)O has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic (IR, UV-vis, EPR), X-ray diffraction technique and electrochemical methods.

trans-Bis[2-(piperazin-1-yl)-ethan-amine]-bis-(saccharinato)cobalt(II).

In the centrosymmetric title complex, [Co(C(7)H(4)NO(3)S)(2)(C(6)H(15)N(3))(2)], the Co(II) ion is coordinated by two saccharinate (sac) anions and two neutral 2-piperazin-1-ylethanamine (ppzea) ligands, showing a distorted octa-hedral coordination. Sac is O-bonded via the carbonyl group, while ppzea acts as an N,N'-bidentate chelating ligand. The mol-ecules are connected by N-H⋯N and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a linear chain running parallel to the crystallographic a axis.

A bicapped trigonal-prismatic lead complex: catena-poly[[[aquabis(1,10-phenanthroline-kappa2N,N')lead(II)]-mu-squarato-kappaO1:kappa2O2,O3] dihydrate].

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {[Pb(C4O4)(C12H8N2)2(H2O)].2H2O}n, contains one squarate dianion, two phenanthroline (phen) ligands and one aqua ligand all coordinated to Pb, and two solvent water molecules. The eight-coordinate Pb metal ion displays a distorted bicapped trigonal-prismatic coordination environment, defined by three squarate O atoms, four N atoms from two chelating phen ligands and one O atom from the coordinated water molecule.

C-H...O, C-H...pi and pi-pi interactions in three benzofuran-2-yl ketone derivatives.

The molecules of 2-benzoyl-1-benzofuran, C15H10O2, (I), interact through double C-H...

1,3-Dibenzoylimidazolidine-2-thione and 1,3-dibenzoyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione.

The title compounds, 1,3-dibenzoylimidazolidine-2-thione, C17H14N2O2S, (I), and 1,3-dibenzoyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione, C18H16N2O2S, (II), were obtained from the reactions of imidazolidine-2-thione and 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-2-thiol, respectively, with benzoyl chloride. Compounds (I) and (II) contain, respectively, imidazolidinethione [C=S = 1.6509 (14) A] and pyrimidinethione [C=S = 1.