Substituted pyrazinecarboxamides: Synthesis and biological evaluation

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Condensation of the corresponding chlorides of some substituted pyrazine-2-carboxylic acids (pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, 6-chloropyrazine-2- carboxylic acid, 5-tertbutylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid or 5-tert-butyl-6- chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid) with various ring-substituted aminothiazoles or anilines yielded a series of amides. The syntheses, analytical and spectroscopic data of thirty newly prepared compounds are presented. Structure-activity relationships between the chemical structures and the antimycobacterial, antifungal and photosynthesis-inhibiting activity of the evaluated compounds are discussed. 3,5-Bromo-4-hydroxyphenyl derivatives of substituted pyrazinecarboxylic acid, 16-18, have shown the highest activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H₃₇Rv (54-72% inhibition). The highest antifungal effect against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, the most susceptible fungal strain tested, was found for 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(4- methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (8, MIC = 31.25 μmol·mL^-1). The most active inhibitors of oxygen evolution rate in spinach chloroplasts were the compounds 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(5- bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-pyrazine-2-carboxamide (27, IC₅₀ = 41.9 μmol·L^-1) and 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)- pyrazine-2-carboxamide (4, IC₅₀ = 49.5 μmol·L ^-1).

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Substituted Pyrazinecarboxamides: Synthesis and Biological
Evaluation†
Martin Dolezal 1,*, Lukas Palek 1, Jarmila Vinsova 1, Vladimir Buchta 1, Josef Jampilek 2 and
Katarina Kralova 3
1
Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Heyrovskeho 1203, 500 05
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2
Zentiva, a.s. U Kabelovny 130, 102 37 Prague 10, Czech Republic
3 Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska Dolina, 842 15
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
† Preliminary results were presented at the Seventh Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic
Chemistry (ECSOC-7, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-7), November 1-30, 2003 (paper C001).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: martin.dolezal@faf.cuni.cz; Tel.:
(+420) 49-5067272; Fax: (+420) 49-5512423.
Received: 20 July 2005; in revised form: 19 March 2006 / Accepted: 20 March 2006 / Published: 29
March 2006
Abstract: Condensation of the corresponding chlorides of some substituted pyrazine-2-
carboxylic acids (pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, 6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, 5-tert-
butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid or 5-tert-butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid) with
various ring-substituted aminothiazoles or anilines yielded a series of amides. The
syntheses, analytical and spectroscopic data of thirty newly prepared compounds are
presented. Structure-activity relationships between the chemical structures and the anti-
mycobacterial, antifungal and photosynthesis-inhibiting activity of the evaluated
compounds are discussed. 3,5-Bromo-4-hydroxyphenyl derivatives of substituted
pyrazinecarboxylic acid, 16-18, have shown the highest activity against Mycobacterium
tuberculosis H37Rv (54-72% inhibition). The highest antifungal effect against
Trichophyton mentagrophytes, the most susceptible fungal strain tested, was found for
5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (8, MIC =
31.25 µmol·mL-1). The most active inhibitors of oxygen evolution rate in spinach

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pyrazine-2-carboxamide (27, IC50 = 41.9 µmol·L-1) and 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(1,3-
thiazol-2-yl)-pyrazine-2-carboxamide (4, IC50 = 49.5 µmol·L-1).
Keywords: Pyrazinecarboxamides; in vitro antimycobacterial, antifungal and photo-
synthesis inhibition activity; lipophilicity determination.
Introduction
One third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB), therefore today TB still
represents one of the major worldwide public health problems. The current recommended strategy is
facing two problems: multidrug resistance and HIV/AIDS pandemic [1]. There is an urgent need for
new antimycobacterial drugs, especially for treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB),
a growing problem among HIV-infected patients [2]. Additionally, in patients with impaired cellular
immunity, mycobacterial and fungal (Aspergillus, Histoplasma, etc.) infections predominate and may
coexist [3]. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important sterilising tuberculosis drug that helps to shorten the
duration of current chemotherapy regimens for tuberculosis. PZA enters Mycobacterium tuberculosis
by passive diffusion, is converted to pyrazinoic acid by nicotinamidase (pyrazinamidase) and is then
excreted by a weak efflux pump [4].
In connection with our research into antimycobacterial pyrazine derivatives [5] we were interested
in binuclear analogues containing -CONH- bridges [6-9]. Various compounds possessing -CONH-
groups were found to inhibit photosynthetic electron transport [10-13]. Amides of 2-alkylpyridine-4-
carboxylic acid and 2-alkylsulfanylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid inhibited oxygen evolution rates in
Chlorella vulgaris and their inhibitory activity depended on the lipophilicity of the compounds [6,7].
This paper is the continuation of our studies of antimycobacterial active pyrazinecarboxylic acid
derivatives, especially binuclear compounds connected by -CONH- bridges [5]. Previous studies [7–
9,14] showed that alkylation, amidation, aroylation of the pyrazine ring or substitution of the pyrazine
with chlorine increased antituberculotic and/or antifungal activity in series of functional pyrazine-
carboxylic acid derivatives. We have recently reported the synthesis of a series of amides prepared
from the substituted pyrazinecarboxylic acids and some aminophenols, halogenated and alkylated
anilines. All these amides possess some antimycobacterial, antifungal and antialgal properties [7-9,15].
The present study is concerned with the synthesis of the series of heterocyclic amides prepared
from substituted pyrazine-2-carboxylic acids and 2-aminothiazole, 2-amino-4-methyl- or 2-amino-5-
methylthiazole, and 2-bromoaniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-aminophenol, 3-methoxyaniline, 3,5-dimethoxy-
aniline, 5-bromo-2-hydroxyaniline or 3,4-dichloroaniline, respectively. One of the derivatives
synthesized, the N-thiazol-2-yl amide of pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (1) was originally prepared by
Kushner and its antimycobacterial activity was tested, too [16].
One of the major goals for the physico-chemical characterisation of drugs is the prediction and/or
measurement of their lipophilicity. The logarithm of the octanol-water partition coefficient (log P) has
become the most widely used parameter for defining lipophilicity and various in silico calculation
software packages have made possible the use of log P values in predictive models for absorption,
distribution, excretion and metabolism properties of drugs [17,18]. Reversed phase high-performance

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liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) provides an easy, reliable and accurate way to determine the
concentration of a compound in solvents used for the measurement of partition coefficients. The
chromatographic retention time directly relates to the compound’s distribution between the mobile and
the stationary phases. The retention factor (K) determined from the retention time (TR) and death time
(TD) as (TR - TD) is equal to the ratio of the average number of analyte molecules in the stationary
phase to the average number of molecules in the mobile phase (cf. Eq. 1) during the elution process.
Log K, calculated from the capacity factor K, is used as the lipophilicity index converted to log P scale
[19].
TR −TD
K =
(Eq. 1)
TD
The aim of this work was to establish the structure-activity relationships in the mentioned series,
i.e. to continue in studying of the substituent variability influence on the biological effect, and to
determine the importance of increased hydrophobic properties for antimycobacterial, antifungal and
photosynthesis-inhibiting activity of newly prepared substituted pyrazinecarboxamides.
Results and Discussion
The synthesis of amides is shown in Scheme 1. Condensation of chlorides of pyrazine-2-carboxylic
acid [20], 6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid [21], 5-tert-butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid [7] or 6-
chloro-5-tert-butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic [7] acid with 2-aminothiazoles and ring-substituted anilines
yielded a series of amides of mentioned pyrazine-2-carboxylic acids 1-30. The melting points, yields,
elemental analyses, IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data for the all compounds prepared are given in the
Experimental. Calculated log P values and measured log K values of all derivatives studied are shown
in Table 1.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of some substituted pyrazine-2-carboxamides 1-30.
NH2
N
S
X
N
N
COOH
S
X
N
N
CONH
X
N
N
COCl
R2
SOCl2
R2
N
1
R
R1
1
R
NH2
1-12
R3
R1 = H, tert-butyl
R2 = H, 4-CH3, 5-CH3
X
N
CONH
R3 = 2-Br, 3,5-Br-4-OH, 3-OCH3, 3,5-OCH3, 5-Br-2-OH, 3,4-Cl
1
R
X = H, Cl
R3
N
13-30
All compounds prepared were evaluated for their in vitro antimycobacterial activity. Both the
highest activity (72% inhibition) against M. tuberculosis and the highest lipophilicity (log P = 6.00) of

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all compounds studied was found for 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)-
pyrazine-2-carboxamide (18). Two other compounds, 16, 17, with the identical substitution on the
aromatic part of the molecule, exert a comparable activity. The majority of compounds exhibited only
modest antimycobacterial activity (see Table 1 and Figure 1). In the Tuberculosis Antimicrobial
Acquisition and Coordinating Facility (TAACF) program compounds effecting <90% inhibition in this
primary screen (i.e. MIC > 6.25 mg mL-1) are generally not evaluated further [22]. On the other hand,
such “inactive” compounds may still have significant inhibitory activity and this data should not be
ignored; analogues, derivatives, and alterations in physical properties may confer some positive
changes in biological effects. Therefore synthesis and evaluation of other pyrazinecarboxylic acid
derivatives is necessary to round out the structure-activity data.
Table 1: Calculated lipophilicity (log P), logarithm of capacity factors (log K),
antimycobaterial evaluation (% of inhibition), antifungal susceptibility (MIC)
and OER inhibition in spinach chloroplasts (IC50) of compounds 1-30 in
comparison with standards: pyrazinamide (PZA), fluconazole and atrazine.
% Inhibition
MICb
IC50
Compound
X
R1
R2 / R3
log P
log K
at 6.25 µg mL-1 (µmol mL-1) (µmol.L-1)
1
2
H
Cl
H
H
H
H
H
0.31
1.21
2.44
3.34
1.01
1.91
3.14
4.04
0.65
1.55
2.77
3.67
2.94
3.51
4.63
4.31
4.88
6.00
2.42
2.98
4.10
2.46
3.02
0.5565
0.6064
0.8987
1.2282
0.6112
0.7068
1.0446
1.4174
0.6193
0.7213
1.0670
1.4425
1.0014
1.4057
1.6873
1.0450
1.3158
1.8895
0.6671
0.9146
1.1148
0.7701
1.0286
0
>500/>500
>500/>500
125/125
b
32
47
42
0
1589.0
b
3
(CH3)3C
H
4
Cl (CH3)3C
H
125/125
49.5
5
H
Cl
H
H
H
4-CH3
4-CH3
4-CH3
4-CH3
5-CH3
5-CH3
5-CH3
5-CH3
2-Br
>500/>500
250/500
582.8
485.5
180.6
88.8
6
21
35
52
10
15
65
61
28
22
25
69
54
72
2
7
(CH3)3C
125/250
8
Cl (CH3)3C
31.25/31.25
1000/1000
125/250
9
H
Cl
H
H
H
862.2
453.7
311.4
219.0
333.8
170.7
315.4
995.2
404.3
590.3
499.8
799.5
644.0
533.0
317.2
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
(CH3)3C
125/125
Cl (CH3)3C
31.25/62.5
>500/>500
500/500
Cl
H
H
(CH3)3C
2-Br
Cl (CH3)3C
2-Br
250/250
Cl
H
H
3,5-Br-4-OH
>500/>500
>500/>500
125/125
(CH3)3C 3,5-Br-4-OH
Cl (CH3)3C 3,5-Br-4-OH
Cl
H
H
3-OCH3
3-OCH3
>500/>500
>500/>500
250/250
(CH3)3C
53
23
11
5
Cl (CH3)3C
3-OCH3
Cl
H
H
3,5-OCH3
3,5-OCH3
1000/1000
500/500
(CH3)3C

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Table 1. Cont.
24
Cl (CH3)3C
3,5-OCH3
4.14
3.34
3.91
5.03
4.15
4.72
5.84
0.37
0.99
1.03
1.3407
0.8105
1.1070
1.5181
0.9950
1.3395
1.7563
-
0
0
125/250
>500/>500
>500/>500
125/125
125/250
125/125
62.5/62.5
-
435.1
146.2
80.3
41.9
104.8
1525.1
130.1
-
25
Cl
H
H
5-Br-2-OH
26
27
(CH3)3C 5-Br-2-OH
0
Cl (CH3)3C 5-Br-2-OH
30
61
15
0
28
Cl
H
H
3,4-Cl
29
(CH3)3C
3,4-Cl
30
Cl (CH3)3C
3,4-Cl
PZA
fluconazole
atrazine
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100a
-
-
1.95/3.91
-
-
-
-
1.0
a MIC = 12.5 µg mL-1, data from [27]; b against T. mentagrophytes after 72 h / 120 h; c not tested
due to their low solubility in DMSO.
Figure 1: Quasi-parabolic dependence between logarithm of retention factor (log K) and
photosynthesis-inhibiting activity {log (1/IC50 [mol/L])} of studied
compounds 1-30.
5
27
4
4,5
4
26
8
28
30
25
7
14
24
15
12
19
10
11
3,5
3
13
18
5
17
23
16
21
6
22
9
20
29
2
2,5
2
1,5
1
0,5
0
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2
log K value
1.10
1.55
compounds 1-12
compounds 13-30
The evaluation of in vitro antifungal activity of the synthesized compounds was performed against
eight fungal strains. The results revealed no interesting activity against the majority of strains tested.
Only the compounds 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(5-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (12)
and especially 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (8) showed
some promising in vitro antifungal activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, the most susceptible
fungal strain evaluated, (MIC = 31.25 – 62.5 µmol·mL-1), although this activity is only modest in

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comparison with fluconazole, the standard (MIC = 3.91 µmol·mL-1 after 120 h, see Table 1). The
negative antifungal screening results do not allow us to draw detailed conclusions on potential
structure–activity relationships. On the other hand, the influence of an increasing lipophilicity
parameter on the increasing in vitro antifungal activity in the series of compounds evaluated is
remarkable.
The majority of the thirty compounds studied inhibited photosynthetic electron transport in spinach
chloroplasts (see Table 1 and Figure 1; compounds 1 and 3 were not tested for their photosynthesis-
inhibition activity due to their low solubility in DMSO). The IC50 values varied in the range 41.9 to
1589 µmol·L-1. The inhibitory activity of the studied compounds was relatively low, the most efficient
inhibitors were compounds 8 (IC50 = 88.8 µmol·L-1), 4 (IC50 = 49.5 µmol·L-1), and mainly 5-tert-butyl-
6-chloro-N-(5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (27, IC50 = 41.9 µmol·L-1). For the
series of compounds 5-8 and 9-12 the biological activity showed a linear increase with increasing
lipophilicity of the compounds within these series. In both series of anilides 13-15 and 16-18, in the
case of the lipophilic compounds 15 (log P = 4.63) and/or 18 (log P = 5.28) a significant activity
decrease was observed. Results from previous observations have exposed the importance of the
phenolic moiety for the photosynthesis-inhibiting activity in the previously studied series of
substituted pyrazine-2-carboxamides [7, 8]. However, the biological activity of compounds 16-18 was
lower than that of compounds 13-15. We assume that this activity decrease was connected with the
increased lipophilicity of the compounds due to the presence of two bromine atoms.
Hydrophobicity parameters (log P values) of compounds 1-30 were calculated and measured by
means of RP-HPLC determination of capacity factor K and subsequently calculated log K. The values
of calculated lipophilicity (log P) of compounds ranged from 0.31 to 6.00. It can be assumed that the
computed log P values and the calculated log K values correspond relatively with expected
lipophilicity increases within individual series of compounds (pyrazine < 6-chloropyrazine < 5-tert-
butylpyrazine < 6-chloro-5-tert-butylpyrazine). Capacity factor K/calculated log K values specify
lipophilicity within individual series of compounds. Results are shown in Table 1.
The lower antimycobacterial activities of the compounds presented do not allow us to draw final
conclusions on structure–activity relationships (SAR). Better SAR results are expressed in Figure 1,
where the quasi-parabolic dependence between the logarithm of the retention factors (log K) and
photosynthesis-inhibiting activity {log (1/IC50 [mol/L])} of all studied compounds is shown.
Lipophilicity expressed as log K values ranged from 1.10 to 1.55.
From the point of view of the chemical structure, all compounds can be divided into two groups: (i)
compounds with an aminothiazole moiety (1-12, triangles in Figure 1) and (ii) compounds with an
aniline moiety (13-30, lozenges in Figure 1). The optimal substitution for the first group of compounds
was found to be the methyl group on C(5) of the thiazole ring. The optimal substitution in the second
group was found, in agreement with our previous results [7], to be the phenol and halogen (bromine)
moieties. The compound 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide
(8) was identified as the most active one in the three different biological assays. However, there is no
general trend in the SAR of the compounds evaluated.

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Conclusions
In summary, the synthesis and biological evaluation of thirty new substituted amides of
pyrazinecarboxylic acid are described. In the first series, among the compounds with substituted 2-
aminothiazoles, the highest antifungal effect was found for 5-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N-(4-methyl-1,3-
thiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (8). In the second series, among the compounds bearing ring-
substituted anilines, the bromohydroxyphenyl derivatives of substituted pyrazinecarboxylic acid (16-
18, 27) have shown the highest biological activity, i.e. against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and
inhibition of oxygen evolution rate in spinach chloroplasts, respectively.
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (No. 1A8238-3), by the
Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (MSM 0021620822), and by the Slovak Scientific Grant
Agency VEGA (No. 1/0089/03). Antimycobacterial data were provided by the Tuberculosis
Antimicrobial Acquisition and Coordinating Facility (TAACF) through a research and development
contract with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Experimental
General
All organic solvents used for the synthesis were of analytical grade. The solvents were dried and
freshly distilled under argon atmosphere. TLC was performed on Silufol UV 254 plates (Kavalier,
Votice, Czech Republic) in the following solvent systems: acetone-toluene (1:1) and petroleum ether-
ethyl acetate (9:1). The plates were detected in UV (254 nm). Melting points were determined on
Boetius PHMK 05 (VEB Kombinat Nagema, Radebeul, Germany). Infrared spectra were recorded
using KBr pellets on an Nicolet Impact 400 IR-spectrometer. 1H and 13C-NMR Spectra were recorded
on a Varian Mercury – Vx BB 300 (Varian, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 299.95 MHz for 1H and 75.43 MHz
for 13C). Chemical shifts are given relative to the internal Si(CH3)4. Log P values were computed using
the CS ChemOffice Ultra ver. 7.0 program (CambridgeSoft, Cambridge, MA, USA) and are
summarized in Table 1.
Lipophilicity HPLC determination (capacity factor K/calculated log K)
The HPLC separation module Waters Alliance 2695 XE and Waters Photodiode Array Detector
2996 (Waters Corp., Milford, MA, U.S.A.) were used. The chromatographic column Symmetry® C18 5
µm, 4.6 × 250 mm, Part No. WAT054275, (Waters Corp., Milford, MA, U.S.A.) was used. The
mixture of MeOH p.a. (70.0%) and H2O-HPLC – Mili-Q Grade (30.0%) was used as a mobile phase.
The total flow of the column was 1.0 mL/min, injection 30 µL, column temperature 30 °C and sample
temperature 10 °C. The detection wavelength 223 nm was chosen. The retention time (dead time) of
the KI methanol solution was TD = 2.382 min. Retention times (TR) was measured in minutes, capacity
factors were calculated (K). The HPLC separation process was monitored using Millennium32®

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Chromatography Manager Software, Waters 2004 (Waters Corp., Milford, MA, U.S.A.). The
calculated log K values of all compounds are shown in Table 1.
Synthesis of amides 2a-r
A mixture of acid, i.e. pyrazine-2-carboxylic [20], 6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic [21],
5-tert-butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic [7] or 5-tert-butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic [7] acids,
respectively, (50.0 mmol) and thionyl chloride (5.5 mL, 75.0 mmol) was refluxed in dry toluene (20
mL) for about 1 h. Excess thionyl chloride was removed by repeated evaporation in vacuo with fresh
dry toluene. The crude acyl chloride dissolved in dry acetone (50 mL) was added dropwise to a stirred
solution of the corresponding substituted amine (50.0 mmol) in dry pyridine (50 mL) kept at room
temperature. After the addition was complete, stirring continued for another 30 min. The reaction
mixture was then poured into cold water (100 mL) and the crude amide was collected and
recrystallized from aqueous ethanol.
Pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide (1). Yield: 88%; m.p. 187-188 °C (Ref. [16]: m.p. 187-
189 °C); For C8H6N4OS (206.2) calculated: 46.59% C, 2.93% H, 27.17% N; found: 46.55% C, 2.91%
H, 26.98% N; RF = 0.43; IR cm-1: 3432 (N-H), 1668 (C=O); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 11.14 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.52 (d, 1H, J=1.79 Hz, H3), 8.86 (d, 1H, J=1.79 Hz, H6), 8.65-8.63 (m, 1H, H5), 7.55 (d, 1H, J=3.57
13
Hz, H4´), and 7.09 (d, 1H, J=3.57 Hz, H5´); C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 160.7, 157.3, 148.3, 144.9, 143.0,
142.7, 138.2, and 114.3.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide (2). Yield: 98%; m.p. 153-155 °C; For
C8H5ClN4OS (240.7) calculated: 39.92% C, 2.09% H, 23.28% N; found: 40.03% C, 1.92% H, 23.33%
N; RF = 0.65; IR cm-1: 3435 (N-H), 1675 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 10.91 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.17 (s,
1H, H3), 7.59 (d, 1H, J=3.57 Hz, H4´), 7.36 (d, 1H, J=3.57 Hz, H5´), and 1.50 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-NMR
(DMSO-d6), δ: 163.6, 161.5, 158.2, 145.8, 141.7, 140.9, 137.7, 114.8, 38.8, and 28.2.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide (3). Yield: 45%; m.p. 131-132 °C; For
C12H14N4OS (262.3) calculated: 54.94% C, 5.38% H, 21.36% N; found: 55.06% C, 5.43% H, 21.38%
N. RF = 0.63; IR cm-1: 3432 (N-H), 1676 (C=O); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 11.02 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.39 (d, 1H,
J=1.37 Hz, H3), 8.66 (d, 1H, J=1.38 Hz, H6), 7.54 (d, 1H, J=3.58 Hz, H4´), 7.07 (d, 1H, J=3.57 Hz,
13
H5´), and 1.45 (s, 9H, CH3); C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 168.8, 161.0, 157.4, 143.2, 139.7, 139.7, 138.1,
114.2, 37.2, and 29.7.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid thiazol-2-ylamide (4). Yield: 97%; m.p. 148-150 °C;
For C12H13ClN4OS (296.8) calculated: 48.56% C, 4.42% H, 18.88% N; found: 48.46% C, 4.65% H,
18.80% N; RF = 0.88; IR cm-1: 3448 (N-H), 1675 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.49 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.17 (s, 1H, H3), 7.59 (d, 1H, J=3.6 Hz, H4´), 7.36 (d, 1H, J=3.6 Hz, H5´), and 1.50 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-
NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 163.6, 161.5, 158.2, 145.8, 141.7, 140.9, 137.7, 114.8, 38.8, and 28.2.
Pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (4-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (5). Yield: 67%; m.p. 144-145 °C; For
C9H8N4OS (220.3) calculated: 49.08% C, 3.66% H, 25.44% N; found: 48.93% C, 3.78% H, 25.63% N;

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RF = 0.50; IR cm-1: 3433 (N-H), 1670 (C=O); H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.27 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.20 (d,
1H, J=1.0 Hz, H3), 8.95 (d, 1H, J=1.0 Hz, H6), 7.88 (m, 1H, H5), 6.90 (d, 1H, J=1.0 Hz, H5´), and
2.40 (s, 3H, J=1.0 Hz, CH3); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 164.0, 163.6, 148.0, 147.8, 147.5, 145.6, 139.7,
111.2, and 17.7.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (4-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (6). Yield: 97%; m.p. 192-194 °C;
For C9H7ClN4OS (254.7) calculated: 42.44% C, 2.77% H, 22.00% N; found: 42.37% C, 2.70% H,
22.13% N; RF = 0.74; IR cm-1: 3434 (N-H), 1675 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.54 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.23 (s, 1H, H3), 9.04 (s, 1H, H5), 6.90 (d, 1H, J=1.0 Hz, H5´), and 2.30 (d, 3H, J=1.0 Hz, CH3); 13C-
NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 162.0, 158.3, 147.9, 147.5, 145.9, 144.5, 142.8, 109.0, and 16.7.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (4-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (7). Yield: 33%; m.p. 84-85 °C;
For C13H16N4OS (276.4) calculated: 56.50% C, 5.84% H, 20.27% N; found: 56.44% C, 5.96% H,
20.18% N; RF = 0.69; IR cm-1: 3434 (N-H), 1676 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.22 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.20 (d, 1H, J=1.5 Hz, H3), 8.89 (d, 1H, J=1.5 Hz, H6), 6.90 (d, 1H, J=1.0 Hz, H5´), 2.30 (d, 3H,
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J=1.0 Hz, CH3), and 1.39 (s, 9H, CH3); C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 167.5, 162.3, 157.0, 147.1, 142.9,
141.4, 140.7, 109.0, 37.1, 29.6, and 17.0.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (4-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (8). Yield: 97%; m.p.
118-120 °C; For C13H15ClN4OS (310.8) calculated: 50.24% C, 4.86% H, 18.03% N; found: 50.17% C,
4.99% H, 18.09% N; RF = 0.91; IR cm-1: 3451 (N-H), 1675 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.47 (bs,
1H, NH), 9.15 (s, 1H, H3), 6.89 (d, 1H, J=1.0 Hz, H5´), 2.30 (d, 3H, J=1.0 Hz, CH3), and 1.49 (s, 9H,
CH3); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 163.5, 161.7, 146.2, 145.8, 142.1, 141.8, 140.8, 108.9, 38.7, 28.2, and
16.8.
Pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (9). Yield: 66%; m.p. 247-248 °C; For
C9H8N4OS (220.3) calculated: 49.08% C, 3.66% H, 25.44% N; found: 49.03% C, 3.51% H, 25.32% N;
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RF = 0.42; IR cm-1: 3435 (N-H), 1672 (C=O); H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.46 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.20 (d,
1H, J=1.65 Hz, H3), 8.91 (d, 1H, J=1.65 Hz, H6), 8.73-8.70 (m, 1H, H5), 7.28 (s, 1H, H4´), and 2.38
(s, 3H, CH3); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 163.0, 158.3, 148.0, 147.8, 147.5, 143.9, 136.8, 127.4, and
11.5.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (10). Yield: 98%; m.p. 214-215 °C;
For C9H7ClN4OS (254.7) calculated: 42.44% C, 2.77% H, 22.00% N; found: 42.53% C, 2.70% H,
21.95% N; RF = 0.79; IR cm-1: 3436 (N-H), 1672 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.56 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.24 (s, 1H, H3), 9.05 (s, 1H, H5), 7.27 (s, 1H, H4´), and 2.39 (s, 3H, CH3); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ:
161.7, 157.1, 147.9, 147.5, 144.5, 142.8, 134.1, 127.4, and 11.5.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (11). Yield: 33%; m.p. 114-116 °C;
For C13H16N4OS (276.4) calculated: 56.50% C, 5.84% H, 20.27% N; found: 56.59% C, 5.80% H,
20.36% N; RF = 0.80; IR cm-1: 3435 (N-H), 1677 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.12 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.20 (s, 1H, H3), 8.88 (s, 1H, H6), 7.24 (s, 1H, H4´), 2.38 (s, 3H, J=1.0 Hz, CH3), and 1.39 (s, 9H,

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CH3); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 167.5, 162.0, 155.8, 142.9, 141.4, 140.6, 135.2, 127.6, 37.1, 29.6, and
11.4.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-methylthiazol-2-yl)amide (12). Yield: 98%; m.p.
152-153 °C; For C13H15ClN4OS (310.8) calculated: 50.24% C, 4.86% H, 18.03% N; found: 50.37% C,
4.69% H, 17.79% N; RF = 0.85; IR cm-1: 3453 (N-H), 1678 (C=O); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 12.45 (bs,
1H, NH), 9.15 (d, 1H, J=0.5 Hz, H3), 7.27-7.24 (m, 1H, H4´), and 2.38 (d, 3H, J=0.5 Hz, CH3), 1.49 (s,
9H, CH3); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 163.4, 161.4, 156.7, 145.8, 141.8, 140.8, 134.4, 127.4, 38.7, 28.2,
and 11.4.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (2-bromophenyl)amide (13). Yield: 24%; m.p. 118-119 °C; For
C11H7BrClN3O (312.6) calculated: 42.27% C, 2.26% H, 13.44% N; found: 42.31% C, 2.17% H,
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13.28% N; RF = 0.86; IR cm-1: 3436 (N-H), 1701 (C=O); H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 10.11 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.39 (d, 1H, J=0.55 Hz, H3), 8.83 (d, 1H, J=0.55 Hz, H5), 8.55 (dd, 1H, J=1.65 Hz, H6´), 7.61 (dd, 1H,
J=7.97 Hz, J=1.37 Hz, H3´), 7.43-7.35 (m,1H, H5´); 13C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 159.5, 147.8, 147.6, 143.8,
142.1, 135.0, 132.6, 128.5, 126.0, 121.6, and 114.1.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (2-bromophenyl)amide (14). Yield: 20%; m.p. 83-84 °C. For
C15H16BrN3O (334.2) calculated: 53.91% C, 4.83% H, 12.57% N; found: 54.13% C, 4.91% H, 12.68%
N; RF = 0.94; IR cm-1: 3439 (N-H), 1693 (C=O); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 10.35 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.39 (d, 1H,
J=1.37 Hz, H3), 8.71 (d, 1H, J=1.65 Hz, H6), 8.62 (dd, 1H, J=8.24 Hz, J=1.65 Hz, H6´), 7.59 (dd, 1H,
J=8.25 Hz, J=1.65 Hz, H3´), 7.42-7.34 (m, 1H, H4´), 7.03 (dd, 1H, J=7.42 Hz, J=1.65 Hz, H5´), and
1.45 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 168.0, 161.3, 143.0, 141.3, 139.4, 135.5, 132.5, 128.4, 125.4,
121.4, 113.8, 37.1, and 29.7.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (2-bromophenyl)amide (15). Yield: 17%; m.p. 116-
117 °C; For C15H15BrClN3O (368.7) calculated: 48.87% C, 4.10% H, 11.40% N; found: 48.56% C,
4.21% H, 11.28% N; RF = 0.92; IR cm-1: 3435 (N-H), 1701 (C=O); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 10.11 (bs, 1H,
NH), 9.39 (s, 1H, H3), 8.83 (s, 1H, H5), 8.55 (dd, 1H, J=8.24 Hz, J=1.37 Hz, H6´), 7.61 (dd, 1H,
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J=8.24 Hz, J=1.37 Hz, H3´), 7.43-7.35 (m, 1H, H4´), 7.09-7.03 (m, 1H, H5´); C-NMR (CDCl3), δ:
159.8, 148.0, 147.9, 144.1, 142.3, 135.2, 132.8, 128.7, 126.2, 121.8, 114.4, 37.0, and 29.7.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)amide (16). Yield: 14%; m.p. 191-
193 °C; For C11H6Br2ClN3O2 (407.5) calculated: 32.43% C, 1.48% H, 10.31% N; found: 32.33% C,
1.41% H, 10.27% N; RF = 0.89; IR cm-1: 3432 (N-H), 1685 (C=O); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 10.74 (bs, 1H,
NH), 9.86 (bs, 1H, OH), 9.20 (d, 1H, J=0.55 Hz, H3), 9.05 (d, 1H, J=0.5 Hz, H5), and 8.13 (s, 2H, H2´,
H6´); 13C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 160.8, 147.8, 147.8, 147.1, 144.8, 142.5, 132.4, 124.7, and 111.8.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)amide (17). Yield: 24%; m.p.
206-208 °C; For C15H15Br2N3O2 (429.1) calculated: 41.99% C, 3.52% H, 9.79% N; found: 42.11% C,
3.41% H, 10.02% N; RF = 0.95; IR cm-1: 3432 (N-H), 1695 (C=O); 1H-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 9.38 (d, 1H,
J=0.55 Hz, H3), 9.29 (bs, 1H, NH), 8.83 (d, 1H, J=0.55 Hz, H5), 7.96 (s, 2H, H2´, H6´), 5.84 (s, 1H,

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OH), and 1.48 (s, 9H, CH3); C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 168.7, 161.5, 161.1, 143.3, 139.3, 139.1, 137.5,
123.4, 117.8, 37.4, and 29.9.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)amide (18). Yield:
20%; m.p. 216-217 °C; For C15H14Br2ClN3O2 (463.6) calculated: 38.87% C, 3.04% H, 9.06% N; found:
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38.63% C, 2.97% H, 9.28% N; RF = 0.89; IR cm-1: 3432 (N-H), 1685 (C=O); H-NMR (CDCl3), δ:
9.31 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.24 (d, 1H, J=0.55 Hz, H3), 8.03 (s, 2H, H2´, H6´), 5.71 (s, 1H, OH), and 1.49 (s,
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9H, CH3); C-NMR (CDCl3), δ: 161.2, 159.0, 147.8, 144.8, 142.7, 139.8, 132.2, 124.7, 112.1, 31.7,
and 29.7.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3-methoxyphenyl)amide (19). Yield: 74%; m.p. 139-140 °C; For
C12H10ClN3O2 (263.7) calculated: 54.66% C, 3.62% H, 15.94% N; found: 54.72% C, 3.59% H,
16.09% N; RF = 0.88; IR cm-1: 3355 (NH), 2838 (OCH3), 1681 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.39-9.37
(m, 2H, H3, NH), 8.80 (d, 1H, J=0.55 Hz, H5), 7.50 (t, 1H, J=2.20 Hz, H2´), 7.30 (d, 1H, J=7.96 Hz,
H4´), 7.24-7.19 (m, 1H, H5´), 6.74 (ddd, 1H, J=7.96 Hz, J=2.47 Hz, J=1.10 Hz, H6´), and 3.84 (s, 3H,
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OCH3); C-NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 160.2, 159.3, 147.5, 147.4, 143.9, 142.2, 138.0, 129.9, 112.2,
111.1, 105.5, and 55.4.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3-methoxyphenyl)amide (20). Yield: 81%; m.p. 79-80 °C; For
C16H19N3O2 (285.3) calculated: 67.35% C, 6.71% H, 14.73% N; found: 67.48% C, 6.69% H, 14.95%
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N; RF = 0.90; IR cm-1: 3360 (NH), 2841 (OCH3), 1677 (CO); H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.65 (bs, 1H, NH),
9.39 (d, 1H, J=1.37 Hz, H3), 8.62 (d, 1H, J=1.37 Hz, H6), 7.55 (t, 1H, J=2.20 Hz, H2´), 7.28 (t, 1H,
J=7.97 Hz, H5´), 7.22-7.17 (m, 1H, H4´), 6.72 (ddd, 1H, J=7.97 Hz, J=2.47 Hz, J=1.10 Hz, H6´), 3.85
(s, 3H, OCH3), and 1.45 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 167.8, 161.1, 160.2, 142.9, 141.3, 1389.0,
138.6, 129.8, 111.9, 110.7, 105.2, 55.3, 37.0, and 29.7.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3-methoxyphenyl)amide (21). Yield: 78%; m.p. 128-
129 °C; For C16H18ClN3O2 (319.8) calculated: 60.09% C, 5.67% H, 13.14% N; found: 59.88% C,
5.62% H, 13.18% N; RF = 0.86; IR cm-1: 3380 (NH), 2840 (OCH3), 1686 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ
9.65 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.04 (d, 1H, H3), 7.50 (t, 1H, J=2.20 Hz, H2´), 7.30 (d, 1H, J=7.96 Hz, H4´), 7.24-
7.19 (m, 1H, H5´), 6.71 (ddd, 1H, J=7.96 Hz, J=2.47 Hz, J=1.10 Hz, H6´), 3.74 (s, 3H, OCH3 , and
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1.34 (s, 9H, CH3); C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 165.2, 162.2, 160.0, 144.0, 142.7, 141.8, 139.0, 129.8, 112.7,
109.1, 105.5, 31.2, and 25.4.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)amide (22). Yield: 64%; m.p. 211-212 °C;
For C13H12ClN3O3 (293.7) calculated: 53.16% C, 4.12% H, 14.31% N; found: 52.81% C, 4.29% H,
14.02% N; RF = 0.88; IR cm-1: 3370 (NH), 2964, 2838 (OCH3), 1685 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.38
(s, 1H, H3), 9.34 (bs, 1H, NH), 8.81 (s, 1H, H5), 6.98 (d, 2H, J=2.19 Hz, H2´, H6´), 6.33-6.30 (m, 1H,
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H4´), and 3.82 (s, 6H, OCH3); C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 161.2, 159.3, 147.6, 147.4, 143.9, 142.2, 138.5,
98.2, 97.7, and 55.5.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)amide (23). Yield: 82%; m.p. 135-136
°C; For C17H21N3O3 (315.4) calculated: 64.74% C, 6.71% H, 13.32% N; found: 63.85% C, 6.71% H,

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13.23% N; RF = 0.90; IR cm-1: 3360 (NH), 2961, 2838 (OCH3), 1690 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.62
(bs, 1H, NH), 9.38 (d, 1H, J=1.37 Hz, H3), 8.62 (d, 1H, J=1.38 Hz, H6), 7.00 (d, 2H, J=2.20 Hz, H2´,
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H6´), 6.29 (t, 1H, J=2.20 Hz, H4´), 3.82 (s, 6H, OCH3), and 1.44 (s, 9H, CH3); C-NMR (CDCl3) δ
167.8, 161.1, 161.1, 142.9, 141.3, 139.1, 139.0, 97.9, 97.2, 55.4, 37.1, and 29.7.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)amide (24). Yield: 49%; m.p.
123-124 °C; For C17H20ClN3O3 (349.8) calculated: 58.37% C, 5.76% H, 12.01% N; found: 58.57% C,
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5.91% H, 12.05% N; RF = 0.92; IR cm-1: 3376 (NH), 2960, 2839 (OCH3), 1698 (CO); H-NMR
(CDCl3) δ 9.31 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.25 (s, 1H, H3), 6.99 (d, 2H, J=2.20 Hz, H2´, H6´), 6.30 (t, 1H, J=2.20
Hz, H4´), 3.82 (s, 6H, OCH3), and 1.55 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 164.6, 161.1, 159.8, 145.7,
141.0, 140.2, 138.7, 98.1, 97.5, 55.4, 39.0, and 28.3.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-amide (25). Yield: 71%; m.p. 154-
155 °C; For C11H7BrClN3O2 (328.6) calculated: 40.21% C, 2.15% H, 12.79% N; found: 40.51% C,
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1.93% H, 13.05% N; RF = 0.85; IR cm-1: 3370 (NH), 1682 (CO); H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.27 (bs, 1H,
NH), 9.22 (d, 1H, J=1.1 Hz, H3), 8.98 (d, 1H, J=1.1 Hz, H5), 7.74 (d, 1H, J=2.47 Hz, H2´), 7.02 (dd,
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1H, H4´), 6.62 (d, 1H, H5´), and 5.06 (bs, 1H, OH); C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 165.2, 149.4, 142.9, 141.1,
139.0, 131.2, 128.5, 123.6, 120.9, 116.1, and 110.1.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)amide (26). Yield: 86%; m.p. 184-
185 °C; For C15H16BrN3O2 (350.2) calculated: 51.44% C, 4.60% H, 12.00% N; found: 51.39% C,
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5.61% H, 11.94% N; RF = 0.82; IR cm-1: 3368 (NH), 1685 (CO); H NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.55 (bs, 1H,
NH), 9.37 (d, 1H, J=1.1 Hz, H3), 8.60 (d, 1H, J=1.1 Hz, H6), 8.08 (d, 1H, J=2.47 Hz, H3´), 7.47 (dd,
1H, J=8.79 Hz, J=2.47 Hz, H5´), 7.02 (d, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, H6´), 5.66 (bs, 1H, OH), and 1.44 (s, 9H,
CH3); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 167.9, 161.0, 149.4, 142.9, 141.1, 139.0, 131.2, 123.6, 120.9, 116.1, 110.1,
37.1, and 29.7.
5-tert-Butyl-6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)amide (27). Yield: 77%;
m.p. 160-161 °C; For C15H15BrClN3O2 (384.7) calculated: 46.84% C, 3.93% H, 10.92% N; found:
47.09% C, 4.12% H, 11.13% N; RF = 0.86; IR cm-1: 3373 (NH), 1691 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.28
(bs, 1H, NH), 9.25 (s, 1H, H3), 8.06 (d, 1H, J=2.47 Hz, H3´), 7.49 (dd, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, J=2.47 Hz,
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H5´), 7.03 (d, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, H6´), 5.65 (bs, 1H, OH), and 1.55 (s, 9H, CH3); C-NMR (CDCl3) δ
164.7, 159.7, 149.7, 145.8, 140.8, 140.2, 130.8, 123.8, 121.2, 116.1, 110.1, 39.0, and 28.3.
6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,4-dichlorophenyl)amide (28). Yield: 83%; m.p. 132-133 °C;
For C11H6Cl2N3O (302.5) calculated: 43.67% C, 2.00% H, 13.89% N; found: 43.51% C, 1.78% H,
14.11% N; RF = 0.88; IR cm-1: 3370 (NH), 1690 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.41 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.38 (s,
1H, H3), 8.83 (s, 1H, H5), 8.00 (d, 1H, J=2.47 Hz, H2´), 7.59 (dd, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, J=2.47 Hz, H6´),
and 7.45 (d, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, H5´); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 159.3, 147.8, 147.4, 143.2, 142.1, 136.1, 132.9,
130.7, 130.6, 128.3, 121.5, and 119.0.
5-tert-Butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,4-dichlorophenyl)amide (29). Yield: 76%; m.p. 143-144 °C;
For C15H15Cl2N3O (324.2) calculated: 55.57% C, 4.66% H, 12.96% N; found: 55.63% C, 4.71% H,

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13.08% N; RF = 0.92; IR cm-1: 3365 (NH), 1685 (CO); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.67 (bs, 1H, NH), 9.37 (d,
1H, J=1.37 Hz, H3), 8.61 (d, 1H, J=1.37 Hz, H6), 8.01 (d, 1H, J=2.48 Hz, H2´), 7.58 (dd, 1H, J=8.79
Hz, J=2.47 Hz, H6´), 7.43 (d, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, H5´), and 1.45 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 168.2,
161.2, 143.0, 140.7, 139.0, 136.9, 133.0, 130.6, 127.7, 121.3, 118.9, 37.1, and 29.7.
5-tert-Butyl-6-Chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3,4-dichlorophenyl)amide (30). Yield: 83%, m.p.
113-114 °C For C15H14Cl3N3O (358.7) calculated: 50.23% C, 3.93% H, 11.72% N; found: 55.63% C,
1
4.71% H, 13.08% N; RF = 0.95; IR cm-1: 3390 (NH), 1685 (CO); H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.38 (bs, 1H,
NH), 9.25 (s, 1H, H3), 8.01 (d, 1H, J=2.47 Hz, H2´), 7.59 (dd, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, J=2.48 Hz, H6´), and
7.44 (d, 1H, J=8.79 Hz, H5´), 1.55 (s, 9H, CH3); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 165.1, 159.9, 145.8, 140.5,
140.3, 136.5, 133.0, 130.7, 128.2, 121.6, 119.1, 39.1, and 28.2.
Antimycobacterial assay
Antimycobacterial evaluation was carried out at the Tuberculosis Antimicrobial Acquisition and
Coordinating Facility (TAACF), Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL, USA, which is a part
of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Primary screening of all compounds was conducted at 6.25
µg·mL-1 against Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37Rv in BACTEC 12B medium using the
BACTEC 460 radiometric system [22,23]. The results are presented in Table 1.
In vitro antifungal susceptibility testing
The broth microdilution test [24,14] was used for the assessment of in vitro antifungal activity of
the synthesized compounds against Candida albicans ATCC 44859 (CA), Candida tropicalis 156
(CT), Candida krusei E28 (CK), Candida glabrata 20/I (CG), Trichosporon beigelii 1188 (TB),
Aspergillus fumigatus 231 (AF), Absidia corymbifera 272 (AC), and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
445 (TM). Fluconazole was used as a reference drug. The procedure was performed with twofold
dilution of the compounds in RPMI 1640 medium (Sevapharma) buffered to pH 7.0 with 0.165 mol of
3-morpholinopropane-1-sulfonic acid. The final concentrations of the compounds ranged from 500 to
0.975 µmol·L-1. Drug–free controls were included. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were
determined after 24 h and 48 h of static incubation at 35 °C. With T. mentagrophytes, the final MICs
were determined after 72 h and 120 h of incubation. The results of all compounds in vitro tested
against T. mentagrophytes, the most susceptible fungal strain, are summarized in Table 1.
Study of inhibition of oxygen evolution rate in spinach chloroplasts
The inhibition of oxygen evolution rate (OER) in spinach chloroplasts by the studied compounds
was investigated spectrophotometrically (Specord UV VIS, Zeiss, Jena) in the presence of an electron
acceptor 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol, using method described in Ref. [25]. The compounds were
dissolved in DMSO because of their low water solubility. The used DMSO volume fractions (up to 5
vol. %) did not affect the oxygen evolution. The inhibitory efficiency of the studied compounds has
been expressed by IC50 values, i.e. by molar concentration of the compounds causing 50% decrease in

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the oxygen evolution relative to the untreated control. Comparable IC50 value for a selective herbicide
atrazine [26] is about 1.0 µmol·L-1, the result are summarized in Table 1.
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