13143-16-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Searching for small molecules as antibacterials: Non-cytotoxic diarylureas analogues of triclocarban
Catalano, Alessia,Iacopetta, Domenico,Rosato, Antonio,Salvagno, Lara,Ceramella, Jessica,Longo, Francesca,Sinicropi, Maria Stefania,Franchini, Carlo
, p. 1 - 13 (2021/03/15)
Triclocarban (TCC), a broad-spectrum lipophilic antimicrobial agent, is a diarylurea derivative that has been used for more than 60 years as a major ingredient of toys, clothing, food packaging materials, food industry floors, medical supplies and especially of personal care products, such as soaps, toothpaste and shampoo. In September 2016, the U.S. FDA banned nineteen antimicrobial ingredients, including TCC, in over-the-counter consumer antiseptic wash products, due to their toxicity. Withdrawal of TCC has prompted efforts to search for new antimicrobial compounds. In this paper, we present the synthesis and biological evaluation, as antibiotic and non-cytotoxic agents, of a series of diarylureas, analogues of TCC. These compounds are characterized by an intriguingly simple chemistry and can be easily synthesized. Among the synthesized compounds, 1ab and 1bc emerge as the most interesting compounds as they show the same activity of TCC (MIC = 16 μg/mL) against Staphylococcus aureus, and a higher activity than TCC against Enterococcus faecalis (MIC = 32 μg/mL versus MIC = 64 μg/mL). Moreover, 1ab and 1bc show no cytotoxicity towards the human mammary epithelial cells MCF-10A and embryonic kidney epithelial cells Hek-293, in opposition to TCC, which exhibits a marked cytotoxicity on the same cell lines and shows a good antitumor activity on a panel of cell lines tested.
Hydroamination of isocyanates and isothiocyanates by alkaline earth metal initiators supported by a bulky iminopyrrolyl ligand
Bano, Kulsum,Anga, Srinivas,Jain, Archana,Nayek, Hari Pada,Panda, Tarun K.
supporting information, p. 9419 - 9428 (2020/06/17)
A series of new heteroleptic alkaline earth (Ae) metal complexes of general formula [{(Ph2CHN-CH)2C4H2N}AeI(THF)3] {Ae = Ca (2), Sr (3), and Ba (4)} were synthesizedviasalt metathesis by reacting potassium salt of ligand1-K[{(Ph2CHN-CH)2C4H2N}K(THF)2] with anhydrous alkaline earth metal diiodides (AeI2). The homoleptic calcium and barium complexes [{(Ph2CHN-CH)2C4H2N}2Ae] [Ae = Ca (5), Ba (6)] were prepared by treating metal bis-hexamethyldisilazide [Ae{N(SiMe3)2}2(THF)2] with the protic ligand1-H[(Ph2CH-N-CH)2C4H2NH] in a 1:2 molar ratio. Calcium complex5was used as an active pre-catalyst for the addition of N-H bond of arylamines across the heterocumulenes such as phenylisocyanate (PhNCO) and phenylisothiocyanate (PhNCS) under neat conditions, and up to 99% yields of the corresponding urea and thiourea derivatives were obtained.
Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Ureas Using Chromium Hexacarbonyl as a Convenient and Safe Alternative Carbonyl Source
Mozaffari, Mozhdeh,Nowrouzi, Najmeh
supporting information, p. 7541 - 7544 (2019/12/12)
Pd-catalyzed synthesis of urea derivatives from aryl iodides and different aliphatic and aromatic amines using sodium azide and chromium hexacarbonyl is described. In this process, carbonylation of aryl iodides, Curtius rearrangement of aroyl azides, and nucleophilic addition of amines sequentially occur to afford the products in good to excellent yields. This protocol is operationally simple and displays a broad substrates scope.
