Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of new pyrazole, thiophene, thiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives incorporating pyrimidine ring

Article abstract of DOI:10.3987/COM-09-11682

The utility of 3-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (1) in the synthesis of some new pyrazole, thiophene, thiazole, and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives pendant to a pyrimidine ring is reported. Antimicrobial evaluation of some selected examples from the synth

Full text of DOI:10.3987/COM-09-11682

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Received, 16th February, 2009, Accepted, 12th March, 2009, Published online, 13th March, 2009
DOI: 10.3987/COM-09-11682
SYNTHESIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL EVALUATION OF NEW
PYRAZOLE, THIOPHENE, THIAZOLE AND 1,3,4-THIADIAZOLE
DERIVATIVES INCORPORATING PYRIMIDINE RING
Ahmad M. Farag,1 ,* Nabila A. Kheder,1 and Yahia N. Mabkhot2
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613,
2
Egypt. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University,
2455, Riyadh 11751, Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding author: E-mail: afarag49@yahoo.com
Abstract – The utility of 3-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (1) in the synthesis
of some new pyrazole, thiophene, thiazole, and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives
pendant to a pyrimidine ring is reported. Antimicrobial evaluation of some
selected examples from the synthesized products was carried out and showed
moderate activity.
INTRODUCTION
Pyrimidines are of considerable chemical and biological importance1,2 because of their association to the
nucleic acids. In medicinal chemistry, pyrimidine derivatives have been very well known for their
therapeutic applications. Compounds containing the pyrimidine ring system have been shown to possess
antitumor, antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial and anticonvulsant activities.1–5 Some are valuable
drugs for the treatment of hyperthyroidism, acute leukemia in children and adult granulocytic leukemia.5
Furthermore, several pyrimidines are used in polymer and supramolecular chemistry.6,7 In view of these
reports and in continuation of our recent research on the synthesis of a variety heterocyclic ring systems
which could be adapted for establishing small libraries,8-25 we report here on a convenient access to new
pyrazole, thiophene, thiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives incorporating a pyrimidine moiety.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
As a part of ongoing program aiming at the synthesis of heterocyclic ring systems containing pyrimidine
moiety for biological screening,11,12,15,23 the reaction of 3-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (1)26 with
the hydrazonoyl halides 2a-c27 was investigated as a convenient route to the target compounds. Thus,
treatment of the butanamide 1 with the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 2a-c, in ethanolic sodium

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ethoxide solution, furnished, in each case, one isolable product. The isolated products were assigned the
pyrazole structures 6a-c according to their elemental analyses and spectral data (Scheme 1). The other
possible structure 9a-c was ruled out on the basis of the IR and 1H NMR spectra of the isolated products.
The IR spectrum of compound 6a, taken as a typical example of the prepared series, exhibited absorption
bands at 1655, 1686, 3155 and 3292 cm-1 corresponding to two carbonyl and two imino functions,
1
respectively. Its H NMR spectrum showed signals at δ 2.49, due to CH3 and two D2O-exchangeable
signals at δ 11.19 and 13.90 corresponding to two NH protons, in addition to an aromatic multiplet in the
region δ 7.13-7.80. In addition, its mass spectrum gave molecular ion peak at m/z 398.
O
O
N
Me
N
N
H
1
NaOEt
H
X
N
N
O
H
N
NHPh
Ar
N
N
Me
+
O
3
2
O
N
O
Me
O
NHPh
Ar
MeOC
N
N
O
H
N
H
N
N
H
H
PhHN
N
N
Ar
N
N
H
7
O
O
4
N
O
Me
N
H
OH
N
N
N
NH
N
H
N
H
Ar
N
HO
COMe
O
PhHN
O
Ar
N
5
8
NHPh
-H2O
-H2O
N
N
N
O
Me
N
NH
N
N
H
Ar
N
N
Ar
COMe
O
PhHN
N
O
6a-c
PhHN
9
6a
6b
6c
, 68%; , 63%; , 72%
2-9 a
b
c
: , Ar = C6H5; , Ar = 4-MeC6H4; , Ar = 4-ClC6H4
Scheme 1

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It has been reported that 2-amino-3-functionally substituted thiophene derivatives are useful precursors in
azo-dye industry and are utilized as intermediates for the pharmaceutically important thieno[2,3-d]-
pyrimidines.28,29 Synthesis of 2-amino-3-cyanothiophenes may be readily achieved by condensation of a
ketone with malononitrile and elemental sulfur.30 Therefore, it is worthwhile to investigate the reaction of
the butanamide 1 with elemental sulfur and malononitrile which led to a product identified as 5-amino-4-
cyano-3-methyl-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide (14) (Scheme 2). The IR spectrum of
compound 14 exhibited absorption bands at 1638, 2206, 3206-3165 and 3420 cm-1 due to carbonyl,
1
nitrile, amino and imino functions, respectively. Its H NMR spectrum revealed signal at δ 2.39 due to
CH3 protons and two D2O-exchangeable signals at δ 6.02 and 7.80 corresponding to amino and NH
protons, in addition to an aromatic multiplet in the region δ 7.33-9.96.
O
HN
N
Me
NC
N
1
+
CN
CN
NC
11
S8
TEA
O
Me
CN
NH
O
HN
Me
N
N
N
S
NH
13
N S
CN
Sx C
N
12
Me
CN
O
N
N
S
NH
NH2
14 (90%)
Scheme 2
Acid catalyzed condensation reaction of a ternary mixture of the butanamide 1, urea and 4-
chlorobenzaldehyde in EtOH afforded a product identified as 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-N-
(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide (19a) (Scheme 3). IR spectrum of
compound 19a revealed absorption bands at 1666, 1675, 3069, 3094 and 3200 cm-1 corresponding to two
1
carbonyl and three imino functions, respectively. Its H NMR spectrum showed signals at δ 2.10, 5.34
due to CH3 and CH protons and three D2O-exchangeable signals at δ 9.45, 10.07 and 10.44 corresponding
to three imino functions, in addition to an aromatic multiplet in the region δ 7.13-8.62. In a similar

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manner,
4-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-
carboxamide (19b) was obtained by the acid catalyzed condensation reaction of a ternary mixture of the
1
butanamide 1, thiourea and 4-chlorobenzaldehyde in EtOH (Scheme 3). The H NMR spectrum of 19b
revealed signals at δ 2.25, 5.13 due to CH3 and CH protons and three D2O-exchangeable signals at δ 7.73,
9.2 and 13.1 corresponding to three imino function, in addition to an aromatic multiplet in the region δ
7.23-7.93. Also, its mass spectrum revealed a molecular ion peak at m/z 360.
X
OH
X
ArCHO
H2N
NH2
Ar
N
NH2
H
15
H
-H2O
N
O
Ar
X
NH2
1
X
H
N
N
N
NH2
N
H
H
H
-H
Ar
Me
17
O
16
Ar
Ar
O H
O
NH
NH
-H2O
NH
NH
N
X
N
N
X
NH
NH
N
Me
Me
OH
19a,b
18
19a (55%), 19b (72%)
19a: X= O; 19b: X = S
Ar = 4-ClC6H4
Scheme 3
Reaction of the butanamide 1 with phenyl isothiocyanate in dimethylformamide, in the presence of
potassium hydroxide, followed by addition of an equimolar amount of the appropriate hydrazonoyl
chloride 2a-c, furnished, in each case, only one isolable product (as tested by TLC analysis). The reaction
products were identified as the 5-(1,3-dioxo-1-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)butan-2-ylidene)-N-phenyl-4-aryl-
4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-carboxamide structure 22a-c (Scheme 4) as confirmed by the elemental
1
analyses, IR, H NMR and mass spectra of the isolated products. The IR spectrum of compound 22a,
taken as a typical example, revealed absorption bands at 1638, 1647, 1667, 3283 and 3383 due to three
1
carbonyl groups and two NH functions, respectively. The H NMR spectrum of the same compound
showed signals at δ 2.49 due to CH3 protons, two D2O-exchangeable signals at δ 10.17 and 11.71 due to
two NH protons, in addition to an aromatic multiplet in the region δ 7.01-7.78. The aforementioned
results indicate that the reaction of the potassium salt 20 with the hydrazonoyl chlorides 2a-c proceeds, in
each case, via loss of aniline molecule from the non-isolable intermediates 21a-c (Scheme 4).

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Similarly, the potassium salt 20 reacts with 1-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-2-bromoethanone (23)31 under the same
reaction conditions to afford 2-(4-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-3-phenylthiazol-2(3H)-ylidene)-3-oxo-N-
(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (25) (Scheme 5). The structure of the isolated product was inferred from its
elemental analysis and spectral data. For example, its IR spectrum exhibited absorption bands at 1638,
1690 and 3217 m-1 due to two carbonyl groups and NH function, respectively.
-
+
PhHN
SK
O
H
N
N
Ar
N
Me
PhNCS
KOH
HN
N
1
H
Ph Cl
N
O
O
2a-c
20
-KCl
O
N
O
O
Me
S
O
Me
S
N
N
N
-PhNH2
NH
Ar
NH
O
H
N
N
PhHN
ArHN N
21a-c
Ph
N
HN Ph
O
22a-c
22a (77%), 22b (71%), 22c (80%)
2,22 a
b
c
: , Ar = C6H5; , Ar = 4-MeC6H4; , Ar = 4-ClC6H4
Scheme 4
Its 1H NMR spectrum revealed signals at δ 2.49 due to CH3 protons, D2O-exchangeable signal at δ 10.87
due to NH proton, in addition to an aromatic multiplet in the region δ 7.14-9.85.
-
+
PhHN
SK
O
S
N
H
N
N
Me
+
Br
N
O
O
23
20
- KBr
N
O
O
S
N
O
O
N
N
Me
N
N
Me
S
H
H
Ph
-H2O
N
S
N
PhHN
S
O
N
24
25 (86%)
Scheme 5

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Treatment of 2-aminopyrimidine (26) with ethyl cyanoacetate led to the formation of 4-amino-2-H-
pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-one (28) via intramolecular cyclization of the none isolable intermediate 2-
cyano-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)acetamide (27) (Scheme 6). The IR spectrum of the pyrimidopyrimidine 28
showed absorption bands at 1651, 3200 and 3329 cm-1 due to carbonyl and NH2 groups, respectively. Its
1H NMR spectrum revealed D2O-exchangeable signal at δ 5.23 due to NH2 protons, in addition to
pyrimidine protons at δ 5.72-6.56. Whereas, its mass spectrum gave a molecular ion peak at m/z 162. All
attempts to isolate the intermediate 2-cyano-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)acetamide (27) were unsuccessful.
NH2
N
N
N
N
N
NH
O
CN
NH2
NC
CO2Et
+
N
N
O
26
27
28 (85%)
Scheme 6
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the reactivity of 3-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (1) was investigated as a versatile
and readily accessible building block for the synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds incorporating a
pyrimidine moiety of biological and pharmaceutical importance.
EXPERIMENTAL
All melting points were measured on a Gallenkamp melting point apparatus. The infrared spectra were
recorded in potassium bromide disks on a pye Unicam SP 3300 and Shimadzu FT IR 8101 PC infrared
spectrophotometers. The NMR spectra were recorded on a Varian Mercury VX-300 NMR spectrometer.
1H spectra were run at 300 MHz in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO-d6). Chemical shifts were related to that
of the solvent. Mass spectra were recorded on a Shimadzu GCMS-QP 1000 EX mass spectrometer at 70
e.V Elemental analyses and the biological evaluation of the selected newly synthesized heterocyclic
compounds were carried out at the Microanalytical Center of Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
3-Oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamid (1),26 2-oxo-2-phenylamino-N-arylethanehydrazonoyl chlorides
2a-c,27 and 2-bromo-1-(benzothiazol-2-yl)ethanone (23)31 were prepared according to the reported
literature procedures.
Reaction of the butanamide 1 with 2-oxo-2-phenylamino-N-arylethanehydrazonoyl chlorides (2a-c).
General procedure
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sodium metal (0.23 g, 10 mmol) and absolute EtOH (20 mL)]. After stirring for 15 min, the appropriate
hydrazonoyl halide 2a-c (10 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture left to stir at rt for further 12 h.
The solid product that formed was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried. Recrystallization
from the proper solvent afforded the pyrazole derivatives 6a-c.
5-Methyl-N3,1-diphenyl-N4-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3,4-dicarboxamide (6a). Yield (68%), mp
o
1
238-240 C (DMF/EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3292 (NH), 3155 (NH), 1686 (C=O), 1655 (C=O) cm-1; H NMR
(DMSO-d6) δ 2.49 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.13-7.80 (m, 13H, ArH’s), 11.19 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH),
13.90 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH); MS, m/z (%) 400 (5.0), 399 (14.8), 398 (M+, 15.5), 122 (21.4).
Anal. Calcd for C22H18N6O2: C, 66.32; H, 4.55; N, 21.09. Found: C, 66.28; H, 4.49; N, 21.03%.
5-Methyl-N3-phenyl-N4-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazole-3,4-dicarboxamide (6b). Yield (63%),
mp 250-1 oC (DMF/EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3356 (NH), 3020 (NH), 1674 (C=O), 1655 (C=O) cm-1; 1H NMR
(DMSO-d6) δ 2.26 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.49 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.15-7.56 (m, 13H, ArH’s and NH), 11.05 (s, br., 1H,
D2O-exchangeable, NH). Anal. Calcd for C23H20N6O2: C, 66.98; H, 4.89; N, 20.38. Found: C, 66.92; H,
4.85; N, 20.40%.
1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-N3-phenyl-N4-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3,4-dicarboxamide
(6c).
o
Yield (72%), mp 260-1 C (DMF/EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3356 (NH), 3155 (NH), 1692 (C=O), 1674 (C=O)
1
cm-1; H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.49 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.12-7.57 (m, 13H, ArH’s and NH), 11.12 (s, br., 1H,
D2O-exchangeable, NH). Anal. Calcd for C22H17N6O2Cl: C, 61.04; H, 3.96; N, 19.41; Cl, 8.19. Found: C,
61.09; H, 3.98; N, 19.49; Cl, 8.13%.
5-Amino-4-cyano-3-methyl-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide (14).
To a solution of butanamide 1 (3.58 g, 20 mmol) in EtOH (20 mL), elemental sulfur (0.64 g, 20 mmol),
malononitrile (1.32 g, 20 mmol), and a catalytic amount of triethylamine was added. The reaction mixture
was heated at 60-65 oC for 30 min, then allowed to cool. The precepitated solid was filtered off, washed
with EtOH and recrystallized from DMF/EtOH mixture to give brown solid of the thiophene derivative
14 in 90% yield, mp 250-1 oC (DMF/ EtOH ); IR (KBr) ν 3420 (NH), 3165 and 3206 (NH2), 2206 (C≡N),
1638 (C=O) cm-1; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.39 (s, 3H, CH3), 6.20 (s, 2H, D2O-exchangeable, NH2), 7.33
(m, 1H), 7.8 (s, 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 8.53 (d, 1H), 9.96 (d, 1H); MS m/z (%) 263 (9.5), 122 (0.8),
94 (1.6), 79 (26.8). Anal. Calcd for C11H9N5OS: C, 50.95; H, 3.50; N, 27.01; S, 12.37. Found: C, 50.89;
H, 3.41; N, 26.93; S, 12.36%.
Reaction of 3-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (1) with p-chlorobenzaldehyde and urea or thiourea.
General procedure
To a solution of the butanamide 1 (0.358 g, 2 mmol), 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (0.255 g, 2 mmol) in EtOH
(20 mL), acetic acid (1 mL), urea (0.12 g, 2 mmol) or thiourea (0.152 g, 2 mmol) were added. The
reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then allowed to cool. The solid product so formed was filtered off,

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washed with EtOH and dried. Recrystallization from EtOH afforded the corresponding
tetrahydropyrimidine 19a,b, respectively.
4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide
(19a). Yield (55%), mp 160-61 oC (EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3200 (NH), 3094 (NH), 3069 (NH), 1675 (C=O),
1666 (C=O) cm-1; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.10 (s, 3H, CH3), 5.34 (d, 1H, CH, J = 2.7 Hz), 7.13-8.62 (m,
7H, ArH’s), 9.45 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 10.07 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 10.44 (s,
br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH). Anal. Calcd for C16H14N5O2Cl: C, 55.90; H, 4.10; N, 20.37; Cl, 10.31.
Found: C, 55.89; H, 4.15; N, 20.42; Cl, 10.28%.
4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide
(19b). Yield (72%), mp 165-66 oC (EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3431 (NH), 3193 (NH), 1682 (C=O) cm-1; 1H
NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.25 (s, 3H, CH3), 5.13 (d, 1H, CH, J = 3.3 Hz), 7.23 (d, 1H, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.38 (d, 1H,
J = 8.4 Hz), 7.55 (m, 2H), 7.93 (m, 3H), 7.73 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 9.2 (s, br., 1H,
D2O-exchangeable, NH), 13.1 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH); MS m/z 361 (1.6), 360 (M+, 1.4), 359
(5.5), 237 (M+-123, 57.1). Anal. Calcd. for C16H14N5OSCl: C, 53.41; H, 3.92; N, 19.46; S, 8.91; Cl, 9.85.
Found: C, 53.36; H, 3.91; N, 19.43; S, 8.88; Cl, 9.83%.
5-(1,3-Dioxo-1-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)butan-2-ylidene)-N-phenyl-4-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole-
2-carboxamide 22a-c.
General Procedure
To a stirred solution of potassium hydroxide (0.11 g, 2 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added the
butanamide 1 (0.358 g, 2 mmol). After stirring for 30 min, phenyl isothiocyanate (0.27 g, 2 mmol) was
added to the resulting mixture. Stirring was continued for 6 h, and then the appropriate hydrazonoyl
chloride 2 (2 mmol) was added portionwise over a period of 30 min. After the addition was complete, the
reaction mixture was stirred for additional 12 h, during which the hydrazonoyl chloride went into solution
and a yellowish colored product precipitated. The solid product was filtered off, washed with EtOH and
dried. Recrystallization from EtOH/DMF afforded yellow crystals of the corresponding products 22a-c.
5-(1,3-Dioxo-1-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)butan-2-ylidene)-N,4-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-
carboxamide (22a). Yield (77%), mp 215-6 oC (DMF/EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3383 (NH), 3283 (NH), 1667
1
(C=O), 1647 (C=O), 1638 (C=O) cm-1; H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.49 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.01-7.78 (m, 13H,
ArH’s), 10.17 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 11.71 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH). Anal.
Calcd for C23H18N6O3S: C, 60.25; H, 3.96; N, 18.33; S, 6.99. Found: C, 60.20; H, 3.92; N, 18.38; S,
7.01%.
5-(1,3-Dioxo-1-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)butan-2-ylidene)-N-phenyl-4-p-tolyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thia-
o
diazole-2-carboxamide (22b). Yield (71%), mp 265-266 C (DMF/EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3389 (NH), 3200
(NH), 1674 (C=O), 1647 (C=O), 1631 (C=O) cm-1; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.26 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.29 (s, 3H,

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CH3), 7.10-7.87 (m, 12H, ArH’s), 10.69 (s, 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 11.0, (s, 1H, D2O-exchangeable,
NH). Anal. Calcd for C24H20N6O3S: C, 61.00; H, 4.27; N, 17.79; S, 6.79. Found: C, 60.97; H, 4.30; N,
17.77; S, 6.73%.
4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-5-(1,3-dioxo-1-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)butan-2-ylidene)-N-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-
thiadiazole-2-carboxamide (22c). Yield (80%), mp 215-216 oC (DMF/EtOH); IR (KBr) ν 3395 (NH),
3165 (NH), 1663 (C=O), 1632 (C=O) cm-1; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.49 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.13-7.74 (m, 12H,
ArH’s), 10.16 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH), 11.59 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH). Anal.
Calcd for C23H17N6O3SCl: C, 56.04; H, 3.48; N, 17.05; S, 6.50; Cl, 7.19. Found: C, 56.09; H, 3.52; N,
17.09; S, 6.55; Cl, 7.15%.
2-(4-(Benzothiazol-2-yl)-3-phenylthiazol-2(3H)-ylidene)-3-oxo-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)butanamide (25).To a
stirred solution of potassium hydroxide (0.11 g, 2 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added the butanamide 1
(0.358 g, 2 mmol). After stirring for 30 min, phenyl isothiocyanate (0.27 g, 2 mmol) was added to the
resulting mixture. Stirring was continued for 6 h, then 1-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-2- bromoethanone (23)
(0.512 g, 2 mmol) was added portionwise over a period of 30 min. After the addition was complete, the
reaction mixture was stirred for additional 12 h, during which the reactant dissolved and a yellowish
colored product precipitated. The solid product was filtered off, washed with water and dried.
o
Recrystallization from EtOH/DMF afforded orange crystals of 25. Yield (68%), mp 245-246 C
(DMF/EtOH): IR (KBr) υ 3217 (NH), 1690 (C=O), 1638 (C=O) cm-1; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.49 (s, 3H,
CH3), 7.14-9.85 (m, 13H, ArH’s), 10.87 (s, br., 1H, D2O-exchangeable, NH). Anal. Calcd for
C24H17N5O2S2: C, 61.13; H, 3.63; N, 14.85; S, 13.60. Found: C, 61.18; H, 3.60; N, 14.89; S, 13.57%.
4-Amino-2-H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-one (28).
In a 250 mL three necked round–bottomed flask, fitted with air condenser and thermometer were placed
o
ethyl cyanoacetate (1.13 g, 10 mmol). The flask was immersed in an oil bath heated to 100-110 C then
2-aminopyrimidine (0.95 g, 10 mmol) was added portionwise over a period of 30 min. and heating was
continued for an additional 15 min. The reaction flask was removed from the oil bath, then left to cool
and triturated with EtOH. The solid product was filtered off washed with EtOH and dried.
o
Recrystallization from DMF afforded the pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin 28 in 85% yield, mp 300-1 C
1
(DMF); IR (KBr) ν 3200-3329 (NH2), 1651 (C=O) cm-1; H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 5.23 (s, 2H,
D2O-exchangeable NH2), 5.72 (s, 1H, CH), 6.51-6.56 (m, 3H, ArH’s); MS m/z (%) 165 (16.2), 163 (65.4),
162 (M+, 100), 122 (35.3). Anal. Calcd for C7H6N4O: C, 51.85; H, 3.73; N, 34.55. Found: C, 51.89; H,
3.65; N, 34.53%.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
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namely Aspergillus fumigatus (AF) and Candida albicans (CA). Also, two bacteria species namely,
Escherichia coli (EC) and Staphylcoccus aureus (SA), were used for antimicrobial screening. The
organisms were tested against the activity of solutions of concentration of 5 mg/mL of each compound
using an inhibition zone diameter in cm (IZD) as criterion for the antimicrobial activity. The fungicide
Amphotricine and the bactericide Tetracycline were used as references to evaluate the potency of the
tested compounds under the same conditions. The results are summarized in Table 1.
IZD = 2-10 mm beyond control = + (low activity).
IZD = 11-24 mm beyond control = ++ (moderate activity).
IZD = 25-35 mm beyond control = +++ (high activity).
Table 1. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Selected Examples of the Synthesized Compounds
Compound
Inhibition Zone Diameter (IZD)
(mm/mg Compound Tested)
No.
(EC)
0.0
11
(SA)
0.0
11
(CA)
0.0
(AF)
0.0
Control
6a
0.0
0.0
++
0.0
11
++
0.0
11
6b
6c
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
++
17
++
16
14
19a
14
++
0.0
15
++
0.0
++
13
++
14
++
14
++
15
19b
0.0
0.0
++
32
++
34
_
_
Tetracycline
Amphotricine
+++
_
+++
_
20
16
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The test results revealed that all compounds exhibited moderate activity against two bacterial species,
except compound 6b showed no activity. All compounds exhibited almost no activity against Aspergillus
fumigatus (AF), Candida albicans (CA) except compound 14 which showed moderate activity.
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