A series of 1,3,4-thiadiazole himachalene hybrids were prepared from the treatment of a himachalen-4-one thiosemicarbazone derivative with N-aryl-C-ethoxycarbonyl-nitrilimines and diarylnitrilimines via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. The structures were confirmed by NMR, IR and high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS). The newly synthesized hybrid compounds were tested for their antitumor activities against a panel of cancer cell lines including fibrosarcoma (HT-1080), lung carcinoma (A-549) and breast carcinoma (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF3-Acetylisoxazolines were synthesized by the reaction of natural (R)-limonene and (R)-carvone with acetone in the presence of iron (III) nitrate. The reaction showed to be highly peri- and regioselective. Next, using a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction, the mono-3-acylisoxazolines derived from these monoterpenes were evaluated for their reactivity with nitrilimines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiscovery of novel antibacterial agents with new structures, which combat pathogens is an urgent task. In this study, a new library of (+)-neoisopulegol-based -benzyl derivatives of aminodiols and aminotriols was designed and synthesized, and their antimicrobial activity against different bacterial and fungal strains were evaluated. The results showed that this new series of synthetic -benzyl compounds exhibit potent antimicrobial activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA library of 1,2-aminoalcohol derivatives with a neoisopulegol-based octahydrobenzofuran core was developed and applied as chiral catalysts in the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde. The allylic chlorination of (+)-neoisopulegol, derived from natural (-)-isopulegol followed by cyclization, gave the key methyleneoctahydrobenzofuran intermediate. The stereoselective epoxidation of the key intermediate and subsequent oxirane ring opening with primary amines afforded the required 1,2-aminoalcohols.
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