untitled European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 European Journal of Chemistry ISSN 2153‐2249 (Print) / ISSN 2153‐2257 (Online)  2011 EURJCHEM DOI:10.5155/eurjchem.2.1.25‐35.208 European Journal of Chemistry Journal homepage: www.eurjchem.com Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some novel bis‐pyrazole derivatives containing a hydrophosphoryl unit Salah Abdel‐Ghaffar Abdel‐Aziz, Tarik El‐Sayed Ali*, Kamilia Mohamed El‐Mahdy and Somaia Mohamed Abdel‐Karim Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, EG‐11711, Egypt *Corresponding author at: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, EG‐11711, Egypt.Tel.: +2.010.3730144; Fax: +2022581243. E‐mail address: tarik_elsayed1975@yahoo.com (T.E. Ali). ARTICLE INFORMATION ABSTRACT Received: 15 July 2010 Received in revised form: 10 August 2010 Accepted: 16 August 2010 Online: 31 March 2011 KEYWORDS Vilsmeier‐Haack reaction conditions were applied on some methyl ketone aryl phosphonicdihydrazones to yield some interesting bis‐pyrazole derivatives containing a hydro‐phosphoryl unit. Bis‐{4‐formyl‐3‐aryl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxides (4a,b) were condensed with some nucleophiles such as aniline, phenacyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and 4‐phenylthiosemicarbazide followed by treatment with thioglycolic acid, diethyl phosphite and/or acetic anhydride to yield a novel class of bis‐pyrazoles containing sulfur and phosphorus derivatives. Most of the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activities. Phosphonicdihydrazones Hydro‐phosphoryl Vilsmeier‐Haack reaction Bis‐pyrazoles Sulfur‐phosphorus heterocycles Antimicrobial activity 1. Introduction Pyrazole and its derivatives represent one of the most active classes of compounds possessing a wide spectrum of biological activities including antibacterial [1,2], antifungal [3,4], herbicidal [5], insecticidal [6], and other biological activities [7]. Up till now, a great variety of these kinds of compounds have been synthesized, among which some commercial pesticides have been developed including Fripronil (MB46030) [8], ET‐751 [9], and Pyrazolate (A‐544) [10]. On the other hand, organophosphorus compounds possess insecticidal, pesticidal, acaricidal and antimicrobial properties [11‐15]. These compounds exert their biological action on arthropods by attacking the system of neural transmission and inhibiting the function of acetyl cholinesterase [16,17]. In particular, organophosphorus compounds including hydro‐ phosphoryl group (H−P=O) are widely used in industry, agriculture and medicine. It is interesting that many hydro‐ phosphoryl compounds are also used as complexing and extracting agents, as well as corrosion and saline deposition inhibitors [18,19]. The connection of a heterocyclic moiety with organo‐phosphorus compounds further may enhance their biological activities. In continuation of our research work on the synthesis of bioactive phosphorus containing heterocycles [13,15,20‐22], it was considered valuable to integrate hydrophosphoryl unit and pyrazole rings together in a molecular frame to see the additive effect of these novel frames towards the antimicrobial activity. 2. Experimental 2.1. Instrumentation The melting point was determined in an open capillary tube on a digital Stuart SMP‐3 apparatus. Infrared spectra were measured on Perkin‐Elmer 293 spectrophotometer, using KBr disks. 1H NMR spectra were measured on Gemini‐200 spectro‐ meter (200 MHz), using DMSO‐d6 as a solvent and TMS (δ) as the internal standard. 13C NMR spectra were measured on Mercury‐300BB (75 MHz), using DMSO‐d6 as a solvent and TMS (δ) as the internal standard. 31P NMR spectra were registered on a Varian Inova 500 MHz spectrometer at room temperature using DMSO‐d6 as a solvent and TMS as internal standard and 85% H3PO4 as external reference. Mass spectra recorded on a Gas Chromatographic GCMSqp 1000 ex Shimadzu instrument at 70 eV. Elemental microanalyses were performed at micro‐ analysis center in National Research Center, Giza. The purity of the synthesized compounds was checked by thin layer chromatography (TLC). 2.2. Synthesis 2.2.1. Preparation of phosphonicdihydrazide (1) A mixture of hydrazine hydrate 99% (0.1 mol, 5 cm3) and diethyl phosphite (0.05 mol, 7 cm3) was heated under reflux at 70‐80 oC for two hours. The reaction mixture was cooled in an ice bath for 30 minutes. The formed solid was filtered off and washed with absolute ethanol (10 cm3). The filtrate was concentrated to its third volume under reduced pressure and cooled in an ice bath for one hour. The white solid was filtered off and dried. Total yield: 80%; M.p.: 98‐99 oC (Lit. 92‐94)[23]. 26 Abdel‐Aziz et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 2.2.2. General procedure for preparation of phosphonic dihydrazones (3a‐d) A mixture of phosphonicdihydrazide (1) (0.01 mol, 1.1 g) and acetophenone derivatives namely, acetophenone (2a), 4`‐ acetyl‐biphenyl (2b), 2‐hydroxyacetophenone (2c) and/or 3‐ acetyl‐2‐methylchromone (2d) (0.02 mol) in absolute ethanol (20 cm3) in the presence of few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid, was refluxed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled; the resulting precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from the proper solvent to give the corresponding phosphonic dihydrazones 3a−d, respectively (Scheme 1). 2.2.2.1. N1,N5‐bis{1‐phenylethylidene}phosphonic dihydrazide (3a) Yellow crystals from ethanol in 46% yield. M.p.: 128−130 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3423 (br, NH), 3053 (C−Harom), 2960 (C−Haliph), 2339 (P−H), 1599 (C=N), 1562 (C=C), 1284 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 2.28 (s, 6H, CH3), 7.47−7.93 (m, 10H, Ph−H). 13C NMR (DMSO, δ ppm):14.7 (CH3), 126.4 (C3,5),128.3 (C2,6), 129.6 (C4), 137.8 (C1), 157.2 (C=N). MS (m/e, %): 237 (M+−Ph, 5%), 222 (4.5), 221 (35), 159 (12), 118 (15), 103 (28), 77 (100), 51 (92). Anal. Calcd. for C16H19N4OP C, 61.14; H, 6.09; N, 17.82. Found: C, 60.67; H, 5.82; N, 17.53%. 2.2.2.2. N1,N5‐bis{1‐(4`‐biphenyl)ethylidene}phosphonic dihydrazide (3b) Pale yellow crystals from dilute dimethylsulfoxide in 71% yield. M.p.: 282−284 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3425 (br, NH), 3054, 3032 (C−Harom), 2964 (C−Haliph), 2373 (P−H), 1599 (C=N), 1577 (C=C), 1294 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 2.12 (s, 6H, CH3), 7.38−8.06 (m, 18H, Ar−H). MS (m/e, %): 389 (M+−Ph, 6%), 388 (31), 373 (57), 209 (12), 194 (25), 178 (31), 153 (29), 152 (100), 76 (32), 51 (19). Anal. Calcd. for C28H27N4OP: C, 72.09; H, 5.83; N, 12.01. Found: C, 71.72; H, 5.59; N, 11.79%. 2.2.2.3. N1,N5‐bis{1‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)ethylidene} phosphonicdihydrazide (3c) Yellow crystals from dimethylformamide in 70% yield. M.p.: 202−204oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3150 (br, OH, NH), 3050 (C−Harom), 2924 (C−Haliph), 2441 (br, P−H), 1604 (C=N), 1559 (C=C), 1245 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 2.08 (s, 6H, CH3), 6.97 (d, 4H, J=8.2 Hz, Ar−H), 7.40 (t, 2H, J=7.4 Hz, Ar−H), 7.76 (d, 2H, J=7.6 Hz, Ar−H), 12.90 (s, 2H, OH exchangeable with D2O).31P NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 18.4. MS (m/e, %): 348 (M+2, 12%), 302 (9), 301 (12), 119 (14), 80 (44), 77 (14), 64 (100), 52 (42). Anal. Calcd. for C16H19N4O3P: C, 55.49; H, 5.53; N, 16.18. Found: C, 55.14; H, 5.24; N, 15.68 %. 2.2.2.4. N1,N5‐bis{1‐(2‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐4H‐chromen‐3‐ yl)ethylidene}phosphonic dihydrazide (3d) Pale yellow crystals from dimethylformamide in 69% yield. M.p.: 266−268 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3241 (NH), 3023 (C−Harom), 2920 (C−Haliph), 2599 (P−H), 1665 (C=O), 1609 (C=N), 1528 (C=C), 1256 (P=O), 1011 (C−O−C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 2.07 (s, 6H, CH3), 2.34 (s, 6H, CH3), 6.88−7.74 (m, 8H, Ar−H). MS (m/e, %): 515 (M+2H2O, 18%), 286 (30), 200 (30), 99 (30), 77 (70), 55 (100), 51 (26). Anal. Calcd. for C24H23N4O5P: C, 60.25; H, 4.85; N, 11.71. Found: C, 59.81; H, 4.51; N, 11.29%. 2.2.3. Synthesis of compounds 4a, 4b, 6 and 8: General procedure for Vilsmeier‐Haack reaction of phosphonic‐ dihydrazones (3a‐d) The Vilsmeier reagent was prepared by adding dimethylformamide (0.05 mol, 3.88 cm3) in an ice‐cold condition (0‐5 oC) under constant stirring. To this, phosphorus oxychloride (0.025 mol, 2.34 cm3) was added dropwise over a period of half hour and the resulting mixture was stirred for a further half hour. Each one of phosphonicdihydrazones 3a‐d (0.005 mol) was added to the Vilsmeier reagent and stirred for 5 hours at 50‐60 oC. The reaction mixture was cooled and poured into crushed ice and 2 g of sodium acetate was added under constant manual stirring. The reaction mixture was kept a side overnight. The resulting precipitate was filtered off, washed with water several times and crystallized from the proper solvent to give the corresponding products 4a, 4b, 6 and 8, respectively. 2.2.3.1. Bis{4‐formyl‐3‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (4a) Beige crystals from ethanol in 61% yield. M.p.: 193−195 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3014 (C−Harom), 2771 (P−H), 1678 (C=O), 1620 (C=N), 1535 (C=C), 1284 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.45 (d, 1H, JPH=682 Hz, P−H), 7.45–7.93 (m, 10H, Ph−H), 8.69 (s, 2H, C5−Hpyrazole), 9.95 (s, 2H, CHO). 13C NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 121.1 (C4pyrazole), 127.5–138.2 (Phenyl carbons), 144.5 (C5pyrazole), 152.1 (C3pyrazole), 184.6 (CHO).MS (m/e, %): 389 (M+– H, 15%), 388 (M+–2H, 30), 286 (18), 274 (22), 184 (18), 144 (52), 103 (81), 77 (85), 51 (100). Anal. Calcd. for C20H15N4O3P (390.34): C, 61.54; H, 3.87; N, 14.35. Found: C, 61.27; H, 3.67; N, 13.96 %. 2.2.3.2. Bis{3‐(4`‐biphenyl)‐4‐formyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl} phosphine oxide (4b) Orange crystals from ethanol in 62% yield. M.p.: 149–150 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3054, 3029 (C–Harom), 2363 (P–H), 1671 (C=O), 1643 (C=N), 1601 (C=C), 1241 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.54 (d, 1H, JPH=733 Hz, P–H), 7.47–8.14 (m, 18H, Ar−H), 8.84 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole), 10.00 (s, 2H, CHO). 31P NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.71. MS (m/e, %): 390 (M+–C12H8, 32%), 351 (21), 223 (33), 152 (6), 139 (51), 99 (100), 77 (35), 60 (89), 55 (68). Anal. Calcd. for C32H23N4O3P (542.54): C, 70.84; H, 4.27; N, 10.33. Found: C, 70.53; H, 3.86; N, 9.90%. 2.2.3.3. Bis{2,4‐dihydrochromeno[4,3‐c]pyrazol‐4‐hydroxy‐ 2‐yl}phosphine oxide (6) Red crystals from ethanol in 82% yield. M.p.: 279–282 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3135 (br, OH), 3070 (C–Harom), 2930 (C– Haliph), 2500 (P–H), 1656 (C=N), 1615 (C=C), 1246 (P=O), 1104 (C–O–C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 3.72 (br, 2H, OH exchangeable with D2O), 6.53 (s, 2H, C2–Hpyran),6.95–7.78 (m, 8H, Ar−H),7.44 (d, 1H, JPH=423 Hz, P–H), 7.96 (s, 2H, C5– Hpyrazole). Anal. Calcd. for C20H15N4O5P (422.34): C, 56.88; H, 3.58; N, 13.27. Found: C, 56.56; H, 3.29; N, 12.89%. 2.2.3.4. Bis{chromeno[2,3‐g]indazol‐11‐oxo‐2‐yl}phosphine oxide (8) Yellow crystals from dilute dimethylformamide in 39% yield. M.p.: 296–297 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3050 (C–Harom), 2642 (P–H), 1646 (C=O), 1596 (C=N), 1569 (C=C), 1246 (P=O), 1041 (C–O–C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm):6.50 (d, 1H, JPH=556 Hz, P–H), 7.05–7.80 (m, 12H, Ar−H), 7.89 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole). MS (m/e, %): 518 (M+, 2%), 458 (3), 384 (100), 369 (83), 284 (2), 192 (74), 165 (6), 120 (10), 117 (2), 92 (7), 77 (30), 69 (35), 53 (19). Anal. Calcd. forC28H15N4O5P (518.43): C, 64.87; H, 2.92; N, 10.81. Found: C, 64.63; H, 2.71; N, 10.52%. 2.2.4. Synthesis of bis(4‐carboxypyrazolyl)phosphine oxides (5a, 5b): General procedure for oxidation of bis‐(4‐formyl pyrazolyl)phosphine oxides (4a, 4b) Abdel‐Aziz et al./ European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 27 Scheme 1 A solution of potassium permanganate (0.002 mol, 0.32 g) in water (10 cm3) was added with stirring to a suspension of bis‐(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxides 4a,b (0.001 mol) in pyridine (10 cm3) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h, a solution of NaOH (1%, 10 cm3) was added, and stirring continued for 2 h at 50 °C. After cooling, the inorganic precipitate was filtered off and washed with water. The filtrate was acidified with hydrochloric acid to pH = 4. The formed precipitate was filtered off, washed with water, dried, and crystallized from dilute ethanol. 2.2.4.1. Bis{4‐carboxy‐3‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (5a) Grey crystals from dilute ethanol in 80% yield. M.p.: >300 °C. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3243 (OH), 2362 (P–H), 1713 (C=O), 1550 (C=N), 1237 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.64 (d, 1H, JPH=517 Hz, P–H), 7.60–8.17(m, 10H, Ph−H), 8.92 (s, 2H, C5– Hpyrazole), 12.14 (s, 2H, COOH). Anal. Calcd. for C20H15N4O5P (422.34): C, 56.88; H, 3.58; N, 13.27. Found: C, 56.61; H, 3.43; N, 12.97%. 2.2.4.2. Bis{3‐(4`‐biphenyl)‐4‐carboxy‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl} phosphine oxide (5b) Beige crystals from ethanol in 77% yield. M.p.: >300 °C. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3243 (br, OH), 2360 (P–H), 1711 (C=O), 1239 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.32 (d, 1H, JPH=468 Hz, P–H), 6.67–7.82 (m, 18H, Ar−H), 8.13 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole), 11.80 (s, 2H, COOH). Anal. Calcd. for C32H23N4O5P (574.54): C, 66.90; H, 4.04; N, 9.75. Found: C, 66.61; H, 3.87; N, 9.52%. 2.2.5. Bis{chromeno[4,3‐c]pyrazol‐4‐oxo‐2‐yl}phosphine oxide (7) A mixture of 6 (0.001 mol, 0.422 g)and selenium dioxide (0.002 mol, 0.22 g) in dry dioxane (15 cm3) was refluxed for 5 h. The reaction mixture was filtered off while hot. Some water (20 cm3) was added to the filtrate, and then left for complete precipitation. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from dilute dimethylformamide to give deep red crystals in 75% yield. M.p.: >300 °C. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3054 (C–Harom), 2360 (P–H), 1652 (C=O), 1624 (C=N), 1592 (C=C), 1277 (P=O), 1080 (C–O–C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.21 (d, 1H, JPH=425 Hz, P–H), 7.32 (t, 2H, J=8.8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.46 (t, 2H, J=8.0 Hz,Ar–H), 7.58 (d, 2H, J=8.2 Hz, Ar–H), 7.94 (d, 2H, J=7.8 Hz,Ar–H),8.64 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole). Anal. Calcd. for C20H11N4O5P (418.31): C, 57.43; H, 2.65; N, 13.39. Found: C, 57.09; H, 2.43; N, 13.04%. 2.2.6. Bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐[(phenylimino)methyl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐ yl}phosphine oxide(9) A mixture of bis‐(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4a (0.001 mol, 0.39 g) and freshly distillated aniline (0.002 mol, 0.186 g) in absolute ethanol (10 cm3) was refluxed for 4 h. The solvent was concentrated to half its volume and left for two days for complete precipitation. The formed solid was filtered off and crystallized from dilute ethanol to give yellow crystals in 66% yield. M.p.: 148‐150 °C. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3050 (C– Harom), 2498 (P–H), 1631 (C=Nexocyclic), 1540 (C=C), 1230 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.69 (d, 1H, JPH=608 Hz, P–H), 7.11– 8.10 (m, 20H, Ph−H), 8.56 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole), 9.36 (s, 2H, CH=Nexocyclic). MS (m/e, %): 520 (M+–H2O,–H2, 1%), 423 (1), 260 (42), 246 (24), 130 (12), 77 (100), 51 (48). Anal. Calcd for C32H25N4OP (540.57): C, 71.10; H, 4.66; N, 15.55. Found: C, 70.83; H, 4.34; N, 15.23%. 2.2.7. Bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐[3‐phenyl‐4‐oxo‐1,3‐thiazolidin‐2‐yl]‐ 1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (10) Method A: A mixture of bis‐Schiff's base 9 (0.001 mol, 0.54 g) and thioglycolic acid (0.0025 mol, 0.23 g) in dry dimethylformamide (20 cm3) in the presence of anhydrous zinc chloride (1 g), was refluxed for 8 h. The mixture was cooled, and poured into crushed ice. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from dry benzene to give beige crystals in 45% yield. M.p.: 278–280 °C (Dec.). Method B: A mixture of bis‐(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4a (0.001 mol, 0.39 g), freshly distillated aniline (0.002 mol, 0.186 g), thioglycolic acid (0.0025 mol, 0.23 g) and anhydrous zinc chloride (1 g), was heated on water bath for 4 h. The mixture was cooled, and poured into crushed ice. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from dry benzene to give beige crystals in 66% yield. M.p.: 277–279 °C (Dec.). IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3059 (C–Harom), 2877 (C–Haliph), 2500 (br, P–H), 1658 (C=O), 1595 (C=N), 1308 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 4.46 (s, 4H, CH2), 5.91 (s, 2H, C2–Hthiazolidine), 7.28(d, 1H, JPH=454 Hz, P–H), 7.07–8.23 (m, 20H, Ph−H), 8.64, 8.53 (ss, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole). Anal. Calcd. for C36H29N6O3PS2 (688.77): C, 62.78; H, 4.24; N, 12.20; S, 9.31. Found: C, 62.38; H, 3.94; N, 11.84; S, 9.03%. 2.2.8. Bis{diethyl[phenylamino(3‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐ yl)methyl]phosphonate}phosphine oxide (11) Method A: A mixture of bis‐Schiff's base 9 (0.001 mol, 0.54 g) and diethyl phosphite (5 cm3) in the presence of boron trifluorideetherate (0.2 cm3), was heated on water bath for 4 h. The excess of diethyl phosphite was removed under reduced pressure. Some water (5 cm3) was added to the residue to give yellow precipitate which was filtered off and crystallized from dilute ethanol to give pale yellow crystals in 68% yield. M.p.: 99–100 °C. 28 Abdel‐Aziz et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 Method B: A mixture of bis‐(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4a (0.001 mol, 0.39 g), freshly distillated aniline (0.002 mol, 0.186 g), diethyl phosphite (5 cm3), and boron trifluorideetherate (0.2 cm3), was heated on water bath for 4 h. The excess of diethyl phosphite was removed under reduced pressure. Some water (5 cm3) was added to the residue to give yellow precipitate which was filtered off and crystallized from dilute ethanol to give pale yellow crystals in 72% yield. M.p.: 100–101 °C. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3300 (NH), 3057 (C–Harom), 2983, 2906 (C–Haliph), 2583 (P–H), 1599 (C=N), 1536 (C=C), 1287, 1233 (2 P=O), 1049 (P–O–C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 1.07 (t, 12H, J=6.8 Hz,CH3CH2O), 3.96 (q, 8H, J=6.8 Hz,CH3CH2O), 4.91 (d, 2H, JPCH=18.4 Hz, CH–P), 6.60–7.97 (m, 20H, Ph−H), 7.40 (d, 1H, JPH=498 Hz, P–H), 8.25 (s, 2H, NH exchangeable with D2O), 8.65 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole). 13C NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 16.0 (J=6.9 Hz, CH3CH2O), 46.1 (d, JPC=161 Hz, CH–P), 62.7 (J=6.9 Hz, CH3CH2O), 118.0 (C4 pyrazole), 126.5–139.0 (Phenyl carbons), 146.7 (C5pyrazole), 151.2 (C3pyrazole). 31P NMR(DMSO, δ ppm): 8.2 (O=P–H), 21.5 (EtO–P=O). Anal. Calcd. for C40H47N6O7P3 (816.78): C, 58.82; H, 5.80; N, 10.29. Found: C, 58.61; H, 5.42; N, 9.79%. 2.2.9. Bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐(1‐oxo‐1‐phenylprop‐2‐en‐3‐yl)‐1H‐ pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (12) A mixture of bis‐(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4a (0.001 mol, 0.39 g) and phenacyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (0.002 mol, 0.92 g) in dry dioxane (20 cm3) in the presence of few drops of triethylamine was refluxed for 6 h. The reaction mixture was cooled; the resulting precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from dilute dimethylformamide to give pale yellow crystals in 71% yield. M.p.: 128−130 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3052 (C–Harom), 2500 (br, P–H), 1687 (C=O), 1599 (CH=CH), 1562 (C=N), 1529 (C=C), 1215 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.41–7.73 (m, 16H, Ph−H), 7.78 (d, 2H, J=13.8 Hz, CH=CH–C=O), 7.83–7.96 (m, 4H, Ph−H), 8.09 (d, 2H, J=13.8 Hz, CH=CH–C=O), 8.36 (d, 1H, JPH=638 Hz, P–H), 8.62 (s, 2H, C5– Hpyrazole). 13C NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 118.7 (CH=CH–C=O), 121.6 (C4pyrazole), 127.9–137.0 (phenyl carbons), 138.0 (CH=CH–C=O), 139.0 (C5pyrazole), 153.0 (C3pyrazole), 188.0 (C=O). MS (m/e, %): 414 (M+–2Ph, –CO, 0.1%), 363 (0.3), 293 (14), 231 (3), 168 (14), 149 (86), 94 (35), 85 (71), 77 (2), 71 (55), 57 (100). Anal. Calcd. for C36H27N4O3P (594.59): C, 72.72; H, 4.58; N, 9.42. Found: C, 72.35; H, 4.12; N, 9.53%. 2.2.10. Bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐(4‐phenyl‐2‐thienyl)‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐ yl}phosphine oxide (14) A mixture of bis‐chalcone 12 (0.001 mol, 0.59 g) and thioglycolic acid (0.0025 mol, 0.23 g) in dry dioxane (20 cm3) in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate (1 g), was refluxed for 8 h. The reaction mixture was cooled; the resulting precipitate was filtered off, washed with water several times and crystallized from ethanol to give pale yellow crystals in 67% yield. M.p.: 228–230 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3057 (C– Harom), 2363 (br, P–H), 1614 (C=Cthiophene), 1597 (C=N), 1533 (C=C), 1209 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 6.60 (t, 2H, J=9.2 Hz, C3–Hthiophene), 7.08 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz, C5–Hthiophene), 7.64 (d, 1H, JPH= 594 Hz,P–H), 8.53, 8.68 (ss, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole), 7.75 (d, 2H, J=6.2 Hz, Ph–H), 8.25 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz, Ph–H), 8.02 (d, 2H, J=7.8 Hz, Ph–H), 7.36–7.49 (m, 14H,Ph–H), 7.53 (d, 1H, J=6.6 Hz, Ph– H). Anal. Calcd. for C38H27N4OPS2 (650.75): C, 70.14; H, 4.18; N, 8.61; S, 9.85. Found: C, 70.32; H, 3.93; N, 8.42; S, 9.48 %. 2.2.11. Bis{4‐[(2‐ethoxy‐2‐oxido‐5‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,2‐ oxaphosphol‐3‐yl]‐3‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (16) A mixture of bis‐chalcone 12 (0.001 mol, 0.59 g) and diethyl phosphite (5 cm3) in the presence of boron trifluorideetherate (0.2 cm3), was heated on water bath for 8 h. The excess of diethyl phosphite was removed under reduced pressure. The formed precipitate was filtered off and crystallized from ethanol to give yellow crystals in 82% yield. M.p.: 189−191 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3059 (C−Harom), 2916, 2895 (C−Haliph), 2613 (br, P–H), 1592 (C=N), 1531(C=C), 1286, 1211 (P=O), 1064, 1015 (P–O–C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 1.34 (t, 6H, J=7.2 Hz, CH3CH2O), 4.35 (q, 4H, J=7.2 Hz, CH3CH2O), 6.70 (d, 2H, J=28 Hz, CH–P), 7.15 (d, 2H, J=5 Hz, C4–Hoxaphosphole), 7.73 (d, 1H, JPH=612 Hz, P–H), 7.43–8.33 (m, 20H, Ph−H), 8.60 (s, 2H, C5−Hpyrazole).13C NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 13.9 (CH3CH2O), 54.5 (d, J=168 Hz, C3oxaphosphole), 62.0 (CH3CH2O), 119.6 (C4oxaphosphole), 120.6 (C4pyrazole), 126.6–139.1 (phenyl carbons), 145.4 (C5pyrazole), 154.6 (C3 pyrazole), 161.8 (C5oxaphosphole). MS (m/e, %): 778.66 (M+, not detected), 431 (0.1), 311 (2), 245 (3), 149 (72), 97 (9), 71 (19), 57 (100). Anal. Calcd. for C40H37N4O7P3 (778.66): C, 61.70; H, 4.79; N, 7.20. Found: C, 61.29; H, 4.44; N, 6.79%. 2.2.11. Bis{3‐(4`‐biphenyl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carboxaldehyde N4‐phenylthiosemicarbazone}phosphine oxide (18) A mixture of bis(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4b (0.001 mol, 0.54 g) and 4‐phenylthiosemicarbazide (17) (0.002 mol, 0.33 g) in absolute ethanol (10 cm3) was refluxed for 4 h. The product was precipitated on heating, filtered off and crystallized from dimethylformamide to give orange yellow crystals in 45% yield. M.p.: 214–216 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3303, 3127 (2NH), 3055, 3029 (C–Harom), 2359 (br, P–H), 1621 (C=Nexocyclic), 1596 (C=Nendocyclic), 1539 (C=C), 1260 (P=O), 1193 (C=S). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 7.02 (d, 1H, JPH=532 Hz, P–H), 6.97–7.79 (m, 28H, Ar−H), 8.40 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole), 8.80 (s, 2H, CH=N), 9.85 (s, 2H, NH exchangeable with D2O), 11.71 (s, 2H, NH exchangeable with D2O). MS (m/e, %): 840 (M+, not detected), 761 (M+−Ph, −2H, 5%), 701 (5), 570 (5), 413 (5), 259 (5), 153 (10), 135 (36), 93 (97), 77 (76), 66 (56), 51 (100). Anal. Calcd. for C46H37N10OPS2 (840.98): C, 65.70; H, 4.43; N, 16.66; S, 7.63. Found: C, 65.32; H, 4.21; N, 16.31; S, 7.30%. 2.2.12. Bis{3‐(4`‐biphenyl)‐4‐[(4‐acetyl‐2‐(N‐phenyl acetamido)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐5‐yl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐ yl}phosphine oxide (20) A solution of bis‐thiosemicarbazone 18 (0.001 mol, 0.84 g) in acetic anhydride (10 cm3) was heated under reflux for 4 h. The excess of solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was poured on ice and stirred for 10 minutes. The separated solid was filtered off and crystallized from ethanol to give deep green crystals in 56% yield. M.p.: 124–126 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3056, 3028 (C–Harom), 2930 (C–Haliph), 2361 (P–H), 1688 (C=O), 1667 (C=O), 1597 (C=N), 1540 (C=C), 1297 (P=O). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 1.81 (s, 6H, CH3), 1.88 (s, 6H, CH3), 6.30 (d, 1H, JPH=327 Hz, P–H), 6.54 (brs, 2H, C5– Hthiadiazole), 7.35–7.90 (m, 28H, Ar−H), 8.18 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole). 13C NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 21.0 (CH3), 23.1 (CH3), 60.4 (C5thiadiazole), 121.3 (C4pyrazole), 126.4–140.8 (aromatic carbons), 144.5 (C5pyrazole), 148.0 (C3pyrazole), 153.0 (C2thiadiazole), 168.0 (C=O), 170.1 (C=O). Anal. Calcd. for C54H45N10O5PS2 (1009.13): C, 64.27; H, 4.49; N, 13.88; S, 6.36. Found: C, 64.22; H, 4.31; N, 13.28; S, 6.01 %. 2.2.13. Bis{3‐(4`‐biphenyl)‐4‐[2‐ethoxy‐6‐phenylamino‐2‐ oxido‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,4,5,2‐thiadiazaphosphinin‐3‐yl]‐1H‐ pyrazol‐1‐yl ]}phosphine oxide (22) A mixture of bis–thiosemicarbazone 18 (0.001 mol, 0.84 g) and diethyl phosphite (8 cm3) in the presence of boron trifluorideetherate (0.2 cm3), was heated on water bath for 10 h. The excess of diethyl phosphite was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was treated with ethyl acetate to give solid which was filtered off and crystallized from ethyl acetate to give beige crystals in 51% yield. M.p.: 158–160 oC. IR (KBr, max, cm‐1): 3404, 3276 (br, 2NH), 3058 (C–Harom), 2978, 2850 Abdel‐Aziz et al./ European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 29 (C–Haliph), 2493 (P–H), 1600 (C=N), 1543 (C=C), 1228, 1248 (2P=O), 1046 (P–O–C). 1H NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 1.16 (t, 6H, J=8.2 Hz, CH3CH2O), 3.96 (q, 4H, J=8.2 Hz, CH3CH2O), 4.90 (d, 2H, J=20.4 Hz, C3–Hthiadiazaphosphinine), 6.59–7.79 (m, 28H, Ar−H), 7.08 (d, 1H, JPH=532.4 Hz, P–H), 8.65 (s, 2H, C5–Hpyrazole), 9.83 (s, 2H, NH exchangeable with D2O), 11.69 (s, 2H, NH exchangeable with D2O). 31P NMR (DMSO, δ ppm): 6.6 (O=P–H), 28.0 (EtO– P=O). Anal. Calcd. for C50H47N10O5P3S2 (1025.05): C, 58.59; H, 4.62; N, 13.66; S, 6.26. Found: C, 58.32; H, 4.34; N, 13.44; S, 5.94%. 3. Results and discussion 3.1. Synthesis The key intermediate in the present work is phosphonicdihydrazide (1), which was obtained from fusion of diethyl phosphite with two equivalent amounts of hydrazine hydrate at 70−80 oC [23] (Scheme 1). Condensation of phosphonicdihydrazide (1) with acetophenone derivatives 2a‐ d gave the corresponding phosphonicdihydrazones 3a‐d (Scheme 1). These reactions were carried out in absolute ethanol under mild conditions, and the products were isolated as yellow crystalline substances in 46‐71% yields. Structures of 3a‐d were deduced from their spectroscopic measurements. The 1H NMR spectra of compounds 3a‐d recorded signals of methyl protons in the region  2.07−2.28 ppm. Also, the signals of NH and H−P=O protons were displaced, presumably as a result of rapid protons exchange in two types of tautomeric equilibriums. The first type is tautomeric amide‐imide equilibrium (i, ii, iii), while in the second type, hydrophosphoryl unit in solutions easily undergoes the tautomeric transition, providing it a unique combination of properties of pentavalent (λ5, σ4 form) and trivalent (λ3, σ3 form) phosphorus atom (phosphonate–phosphite i and iv) (Scheme 2) [24‐27]. Also, the 13C NMR spectrum of compound 3a displayed the carbon atoms of methyl and C=N groups at  14.7 and 157.2 ppm, respectively. Furthermore, compound 3c exhibited a signal in its 31P NMR spectrum at  18.4 ppm due to the presence of a hydro‐phosphoryl unit [28]. The mass spectral data of 3a‐d were in accordance with their molecular formulas. Scheme 2 A convenient procedure for the synthesis of 4‐formyl‐ pyrazole derivatives is based on the Vilsmeier‐Haack reactions with methyl ketone aryl hydrazones [29‐32]. Thus, application of Vilsmeier‐Haack reaction on phosphonic‐ dihydrazones 3a,b afforded bis{4‐formyl‐3‐aryl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxides (4a,b) (Scheme 3). The proposed mechanism for the formation of 4a,b involved double formylation at each methyl group of phosphonicdihydrazones 3a,b, followed by self‐cyclization then hydrolysis in basic medium (Scheme 4) [33]. The IR spectra of compounds 4a,b showed two strong absorption bands at 1678‐ 1671 and 1284‐1241 cm‐1 assignable to CHO and P=O functional groups, respectively. The 1H NMR spectra of compounds 4a,b exhibited singlet signals at  9.95−10.00 ppm for the formyl protons and the protons of the pyrazole rings in position 5 resonated at  8.69−8.84 ppm. In addition, doublet signals were present at  7.45−7.54 ppm (JPH= 682–733 Hz) corresponding to proton of H−P=O units. Furthermore, the 13C NMR spectrum of 4a displayed two characteristic signals at  184.6 and 144.5 ppm corresponding to aldehydic carbon atom and C−5 of the pyrazole rings, respectively. Also, the 31P NMR spectrum of 4b showed a signal at  7.71 ppm. Mass spectra of 4a,b revealed the molecular ion peaks at m/e 389 (M−H) and 390 (M−C12H8), respectively. N H N P H N O H N Ar CH3 Ar CH3 3a,b 4a,b i) POCl3-DMF ii) Hydrolysis N N P N N H O Ar Ar CHOOHC Scheme 3 N H N P H N O H N Ar CH3 Ar CH3 N CH3 CH3H Cl P N N Ar H N CH3 CH3 H N N Ar HN CH3 CH3 H ON CH3 CH3 H N CH3 CH3 + + Hydrolysis - 2(CH3)2NH 3a,b 4a,b + N Ar N H N Ar N H P H O N CH3CH3 N CH3 CH3 N CH3 CH3 N CH3 CH3 N Ar N H N Ar N H P H O N CH3 CH3 N CH3 CH3 2 N CH3 CH3H Cl + 2 aq. CH3COONa ++ + + N CH3 CH3 O H + POCl3 N CH3 CH3 OPOCl2 H Cl N CH3 CH3 H Cl OPOCl2+ (Vilsmeier reagent) OPOCl2 OPOCl2 + + P N N Ar N N Ar H ON CH3 CH3 N CH3 CH3 + + P N N Ar N N Ar H O CHOOHC Scheme 4 Bis(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxides 4a,b were oxidized in basic medium by potassium permanganate to give the corresponding bis(4‐carboxypyrazolyl)phosphine oxides 5a,b, respectively (Scheme 5). The oxidation reaction took place only on the formyl groups. This may be due to the phosphorus centres in 4a,b are less susceptible to electrophiles, and ultimately more stable and resistant to spontaneous oxidation. Structures of products 5a,b were established on the basis of their elemental and spectral data (See Experimental section). The present work was also extended to apply the Vilsmeier‐Haack reaction on phosphonicdihydrazones 3c,d which contain active functional groups in ortho positions that led to new fused pyrazole systems. Thus, when phosphonicdihydrazone 3c was treated with Vilsmeier reagent afforded a red crystalline product namely, bis{2,4‐ dihydrochromeno[4,3‐c]pyrazol‐4‐hydroxy‐2‐yl}phosphine oxide (6). Formation of compound 6 involved double formylation at the methyl groups of 3c, followed by 30 Abdel‐Aziz et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 nucleophilic attack of NH groups at –CH=N+(CH3)2 moieties to eliminate two molecules of dimethylamine. Another nucleo‐ philic attack took place by phenolic OH groups at –CH=N+(CH3)2 moieties, followed by hydrolysis to give the final product (Scheme 6). The spectral data of 6 recommended the cyclic structure as its 1H NMR spectrum displayed a broad singlet (D2O exchangeable) at  3.72 ppm due to alcoholic OH protons and singlet signal at  6.53 ppm indicated to H–2 proton of hydrochromene moieties. The protons of the formed pyrazole rings were also observed in 1H NMR spectrum at  7.96 ppm while proton of hydrophosphoryl unit at  7.44 ppm (JPH = 423 Hz), respectively. Also, its IR spectrum showed a broad band at 3135 cm‐1 due to alcoholic OH group. The oxidation reaction of compound 6 with selenium dioxide in dry dioxane yielded bis{chromeno[4,3‐c]pyrazol‐4‐oxo‐2‐yl}phosphine oxide (7) (Scheme 7). The absorption band of carbonyl groupappeared at 1652 cm‐1 [34,35] in the IR spectrum of 7. Also, its structure was confirmed from 1H NMR spectrum by disappearance of OH and C2–H protons of compound 6. Scheme 5 Scheme 6 Scheme 7 Consequently, the effect of Vilsmeier reagent on the phosphonicdihydrazone 3d afforded bis{chromeno[2,3‐g] indazol‐11‐oxo‐2‐yl}phosphine oxide (8) in moderate yield (Scheme 8). This transformation involved monoformylation at each methyl group of 3d, followed by two steps of cyclization process. The first step is nucleophilic attack of NH groups at –CH=N+(CH3)2 to eliminate two molecules of dimethylamine. The second step is nucleophilic attack of the C–4 of formed pyrazole rings at –CH=N+(CH3)2 of chromone moieties to cyclize into benzoid system (Scheme 8) [36]. The IR spectrum of product 8 showed three characteristic absorption bands at 1646, 1596 and 1569 cm‐1 assignable to C=O, C=N and C=C functional groups, respectively. Moreover, its 1H NMR spectrum revealed a singlet signal of C5–H of pyrazole rings at  7.89 ppm while the aromatic protons at  7.05–7.80 ppm as multiplet signals. The mass spectrum of 8 showed a molecular ion peak at m/e 518 with a base peak at m/e 384. Scheme 8 Sulfur and phosphorus containing heterocyclic compounds play an important role in organic chemistry and attract strong interest due to diversity of their chemical transformations and broad spectrum of biological activity [37,38]. In this research, bis(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxides 4a,b turned out to be fairly reactive compounds, and they readily condensed with nitrogen and carbon nucleophiles to give the corresponding condensation products. The reactivity of these condensation products towards sulfur and phosphorus reagents was investigated. Thus, treatment of compound 4a with aniline, in refluxing ethanol, afforded yellow crystals of bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐ [(phenylimino)methyl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (9) (Scheme 9). The structure of bis‐Schiff's base 9 was confirmed by both spectral and elemental analysis (See Experimental section). When bis‐Schiff's base 9 was treated with thioglycolic acid, in refluxing dry DMF containing anhydrous zinc chloride as a catalyst, afforded a single product identified as bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐ [3‐phenyl‐4‐oxo‐1,3‐thiazolidin‐2‐yl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl}phos‐ phine oxide (10). The latter compound was also obtained authentically in one‐pot (four components) from the direct reaction of 4a with aniline and thioglycolic acid in the presence of anhydrous zinc chloride (Scheme 9). The IR spectrum of 10 showed the carbonyl groups of thiazolidinone moieties at 1658 cm‐1. Also, its 1H NMR spectrum exhibited two singlet signals at  5.91 and 4.46 ppm due to C2–H and CH2 of thiazolidinone protons, respectively, while the proton of H–P=O appeared as a doublet signal at  7.28 ppm (JPH= 454 Hz). Abdel‐Aziz et al./ European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 31 Scheme 9 Also, when bis‐Schiff's base 9 was treated with diethyl phosphite in the presence of BF3.Et2O as a catalyst at 80 oC under Pudovik reaction condition [39], produced a novel type of bis(‐aminophosphonate) structure 11, which was also obtainedauthenticallyin high yield in one‐pot (four compo‐ nents) from the direct reaction of 4a with aniline and diethyl phosphite in the presence of BF3.Et2O at 80 oC under Kabachnik‐Fields reaction conditions [40] (Scheme 9). The absorption bands of NH and two P=O groups in IR spectrum appeared at 3300, 1287 and 1233 cm‐1, respectively. Also, the 1H NMR spectrum of 11 exhibited triplet and quartet at  1.07 and 3.96 (J= 6.8 Hz) corresponding to ethoxy protons. Because of coupling with phosphorus atom, the proton of CH–P exhibited a doublet signal at  4.91 ppm (JPCH= 18.4 Hz). Moreover, its 13C NMR spectrum displayed the ethoxy carbon atoms at  16.0 and 62.7 ppm, while the carbon atom of CH–P at  46.1 ppm (JPC= 161 Hz). The presence of only one signal observed for CH–P and OCH2CH3 groups indicated that only one of the two possible diastereomers (meso and racemic forms) is formed stereospecifically. These observations were further confirmed by analysis of the 31P NMR spectrum of 11, in which only one sharp phosphorus signal is observed at  21.56 ppm for ‐aminophosphonate groups indicating that only one diastereomer contributes to the structure [41]. Recently, chalcones have been reported to exhibit a wide variety of pharmacological effects [42,43]. Thus, when bis(4‐ formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4a was allowed to react with phenacyltriphenylphosphonium bromide in dry dioxane containing drops of triethylamine as basic catalyst under Wittig reaction conditions [44], afforded a product identified as bis{3‐ phenyl‐4‐(1‐oxo‐1‐phenylprop‐2‐en‐3‐yl)‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl} phosphine oxide (12) (Scheme10). The IR spectrum of 12 showed one characteristic absorption band at 1687 cm‐1 assignable to carbonyl groups. Also, its 1H NMR spectrum exhibited two doublet signals at  7.78 and 8.09 ppm (J= 13.8 Hz) due to olefinic protons H and H, respectively, while the carbon atoms C and Cappeared at  118.7 and 138.0 ppm in its 13C NMR spectrum [45]. Moreover, the mass spectrum of 12 recorded a highest ion peak at m/e 414 after losing diphenyl moieties and carbon monoxide with a base peak at m/e 57. Bis‐chalcone 12 is seemed to be a logical starting material for synthesis of sulfur and phosphorus heterocyclesvia its reaction with sulfur and phosphorus nucleophiles. Thus, reaction of bis‐chalcone 12 with thioglycolic acid in dry dioxane containing anhydrous potassium carbonate furnished exclusively and reasonable good yield a product that could be formulated as bis{3‐phenyl‐4‐(4‐phenyl‐2‐thienyl)‐1H‐pyrazol‐ 1‐yl}phosphine oxide (14) (Scheme 11). A plausible mechanism involved an initial Michael type addition of the thiol group of thioglycolic acid to the activated double bond in compound 12, followed by cyclocondensation between active methylene and carbonyl group to give the nonisolable intermediate 13. Decarboxylation and auto‐oxidation of the intermediate 13 produced the final product 14 (Scheme 11). The chemical structure of 14 was elucidated on the basis of spectral techniques. Its IR spectrum did not record any carbonyl or hydroxyl groups which confirmed the decarboxylation process. Also, its 1HNMR spectrum displayed resonated signals at  6.60 and 7.08 ppm due to the two protons C3–H and C5–H of thiophene moieties, respectively, in addition to a doublet signal at  7.64 ppm (JPH=594 Hz) correspond to proton of H–P=O unit. Scheme 10 Scheme 11 Moreover, it has been found that the one‐pot reaction of bis‐chalcone 12 with diethyl phosphite in the presence of BF3.Et2O at 80 oC for 8 hours, afforded bis{[2‐ethoxy‐2‐oxo‐5‐ phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,2‐oxaphosphol‐3‐yl]‐3‐phenyl‐1H‐pyra‐ zol‐1‐yl}phosphine oxide (16) (Scheme 12). The proposed mechanism involved an initial Michael type addition of phosphorus atom of diethyl phosphite to the activated double bond in compound 12 to give the nonisolable intermediate 15, which underwent cyclization by elimination of ethanol molecules to give 16 (Scheme 12) [46]. The 1H NMR spectrum of 16 displayed two doublet signals at  6.70 ppm (J= 28 Hz) and 7.15 ppm (J= 5 Hz) assignable to protons of CH–P and C4–H, respectively, of oxaphosphole rings, in addition to the presence of the ethoxy protons as triplet and quartet at  1.34 and 4.35 ppm (J= 7.2 Hz), respectively. Also, its IR spectrum confirmed 32 Abdel‐Aziz et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 the disappearance of carbonyl group of compound 12 which support the cyclized state. N N P N N H O PhPh O O Ph Ph 12 H-P(O)(OEt)2 BF3.Et2O O P H OPh OEt O P H O Ph OEt N N P N N H O PhPh 16 N N P N N H O PhPh P O H P O H OEt EtOOEtEtO HO OH PhPh 15 - 2 EtOH82% Scheme 12 Reaction of bis(4‐formylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 4b with 4‐phenylthiosemicarbazide (17) in refluxing ethanol produced the corresponding bis‐thiosemicarbazone 18 in moderate yield (Scheme 13). The structure of 18 was established on the basis of its elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR and mass spectral data (See Experimental section). Scheme 13 It is known that thiosemicarbazones could be used as a precursor for the synthesis of a variety of bioactive sulfur‐ nitrogen heterocyclic systems [47,48]. Thus, refluxing of bis‐ thiosemicarbazone 18 in acetic anhydride for 4 hours produced the corresponding bis(thiadiazolylpyrazolyl)phosphine oxide 20 in 56 % yield (Scheme 14). The formation of 20 may be occurred via acetylation of NHPh moieties and the azomethine‐ nitrogen atoms which favor the development of a positive charge on the carbon atoms of these groups to give the intermediate 19, which underwent ring closure by attack of sulfur atom to eliminate two molecules of acetic acid to give the final product 20 (Scheme 14) [49]. The structure of 20 was established on the basis of spectral data. Its IR spectrum confirmed the presence of C=O of acetyl groups at 1688 and 1667 cm‐1, while its 1H NMR spectrum revealed two singlet signals at  1.81 and 1.88 ppm assigned to protons of methyl groups, in addition to singlet signal at  6.54 ppm due to C5–H of thiadiazole moieties. The 13C NMR spectrum of 20 was also good support for the proposed structure which exhibited characteristic signals at  21.0, 23.1, 60.4 and 153.0 ppm corresponding to carbon atoms of two methyl groups, C–5 and C–2 of thiadiazole moieties, respectively. Also, the carbon atoms of carbonyl groups appeared at  168.0 and 170.1 ppm. Scheme 14 Finally, heterocyclization of bis‐thiosemicarbazone 18 with diethyl phosphite at 80 oC in the presence of BF3.Et2O for 10 hours, afforded an interesting type of phosphorus heterocycle, namely bis{3‐(4`‐biphenyl)‐4‐[2‐ethoxy‐6‐phenylamino‐2‐oxo‐ 3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,4,5,2‐thiadiazaphosphinin‐3‐yl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐ 1‐yl}phosphine oxide (22) (Scheme 15). The proposed mechanism for formation of 22 may occur via addition of phosphorus atom of diethyl phosphite to CH=Nexocyclic groups to give the nonisolable intermediate 21, which underwent cyclization by nucleophilic attack of SH groups at phosphonate groups to eliminate two molecules of ethanol (Scheme 15). The IR spectrum of 22 displayed characteristic absorption bands for NH and P=O groups at 3404–3276 and 1248–1228 cm‐1, respectively. Also, its 1H NMR spectrum clearly indicated the presence of one ethyl ester group at each 1,4,5,2‐thiadiaza‐ phosphinine moiety as a triplet and quartet signals at  1.16 and 3.96 ppm (J= 8.2 Hz), respectively, in addition to one doublet and two singlet signals at  4.90 (JPH= 20.4 Hz), 9.83 and 11.69 ppm assigned to CH–P and each two NHprotons, respectively. Moreover, its 31P NMR spectrum exhibited two signals at  6.62 and 28.08 ppm corresponding to H–P=O and EtO–P=O groups, respectively [15]. 3.2. In vitro antimicrobial activity All the synthesized compounds were evaluated in vitro for their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) and Streptococcus pyogenes (ATCC 19615) as examples of Gram positive bacteria and Pseudomonas fluorescens (S 97) and Pseudomonas phaseolicola (GSPB 2828) as examples of Gram negative bacteria. They were also evaluated in vitro for their antifungal activity against Fusariumoxysporum and Aspergillusfumigatus fungal strains. Agar‐diffusion technique was used for the determination of the preliminary antibacterial and antifungal activity [50]. The test was performed on medium potato dextrose agars (PDA) which contain infusion of 200 g potatoes, 6 g dextrose and 15 g agar [51]. Uniform size filter paper disks (3 disks per compound) were impregnated by equal volume (10 µL) from the concentrations of 1 and 2 mg/cm3 dissolved compounds in dimethylformamide (DMF) and carefully placed on inoculated agar surface. After incubation for 36 h at 27 °C in the case of bacteria and for 48 h at 24 °C in the case of fungi. Cephalothin, Chloramphenicol and Cycloheximide were used as reference drugs at 30 µg/cm3 for Gram positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria and fungi, respectively. The results were recorded for each tested Abdel‐Aziz et al./ European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 33 compound as average diameter of inhibition zones of bacterial or fungal around the disks in mm at the concentrations 1 and 2 mg/ cm3 (Tables 1‐3). H-P(O)(OEt)2 N N P N N H O ArAr N H N S HN N H NS NH Ph Ph N N P N N H O ArAr N H N SH HN N H NHS NH Ph Ph P H O P H O OEt EtOOEtEtO N N P N N H O ArAr N H N N H N P H O P H O S EtOOEtS H NH N Ph Ph -2 EtOH 18 21 22 BF3.Et2O 51% Scheme 15 Table 1. Antibacterial activity (Gram positive bacteria) of the synthesized compounds 3‐22 at 1 and 2 mg/cm3 by disc diffusion assay*. Compound Diameter of zone of inhibition in mm Gram‐positive bacteria S. aureus (ATCC 25923) S. pyogenes (ATCC 19615) 2 mg/cm3 1 mg/cm3 2 mg/cm3 1 mg/cm3 3a − − − − 3b − − − − 3c − − − − 3d − − − − 4a 10 8 7 − 4b 10 8 8 5 6 10 8 7 6 8 10 7 8 5 9 8 5 5 − 10 14 8 18 14 11 21 12 17 14 12 8 6 7 − 14 10 7 11 9 16 24 17 19 13 18 11 7 8 5 20 16 11 20 15 22 30 24 26 20 Cephalothin 28 30 *Less active: 6‐12 mm; moderately active: 13‐19 mm; highly active: 20‐30 mm; –: No inhibition or inhibition less than 5 mm. 1) The investigation of antibacterial and antifungal screening data in Tables 1‐3 revealed that most of the synthesized compounds were found to possess various antimicrobial activities towards all the microorganisms. 2) In general, most of the synthesized compounds exhibited antibacterial activity better than antifungal activity. 3) Most of the synthesized compounds showed inhibitions against Gram‐positive bacteria more than Gram‐negative bacteria except 12 which showed also high activity against P. phaseolicola. 4) Most of the synthesized compounds showed low activity at 1 mg/cm3 and moderate inhibition at 2 mg/cm3. 5) Phosphonicdihydrazones 3a‐d did not exhibit any effects against all microbial strains. Only compound 3b showed a lower inhibition against Gram‐negative bacteria at 2 mg/cm3. Table 2. Antibacterial activity (Gram negative bacteria) of the synthesized compounds 3−22 at 1 and 2 mg/cm3 by disc diffusion assay*. Compound Diameter of zone of inhibition in mm Gram‐negative bacteria P. phaseolicola (GSPB 2828) P. fluorescens (S 97) 2 mg/cm3 1 mg/cm3 2 mg/cm3 1 mg/cm3 3a − − − − 3b 6 − 7 − 3c − − − − 3d − − − − 4a 10 8 8 6 4b − − 6 − 6 5 − 7 − 8 9 5 9 7 9 5 − 6 − 10 6 − 8 − 11 7 6 10 7 12 10 7 8 6 14 13 10 9 6 16 12 10 12 9 18 6 − 7 − 20 27 22 20 12 22 20 14 24 18 Chloramphenicol 25 30 *Less active: 6‐12 mm; moderately active: 13‐19 mm; highly active: 20‐30 mm; –: No inhibition or inhibition less than 5 mm. Table 3. Antifungal activity of the synthesized compounds 3−22 at 1 and 2 mg/cm3 by disc diffusion assay*. Compound Diameter of zone of inhibition in mm Fungi F. oxysporum A. fumigatus 2 mg/cm3 1 mg/cm3 2 mg/cm3 1 mg/cm3 3a − − − − 3b − − − − 3c − − − − 3d − − − − 4a − − − 6 4b − − − − 6 − − − − 8 − − − 7 9 − − − − 10 − − − − 11 17 10 14 7 12 − − − 6 14 8 − − 6 16 11 9 7 9 18 − − − − 20 − − − 12 22 35 29 33 18 Cycloheximide 28 31 *Less active: 6‐12 mm; moderately active: 13‐19 mm; highly active: 20‐30 mm; –: No inhibition or inhibition less than 5 mm. 6) The products 4a, b, 6 and 8 revealed better activities against bacterial strains in comparison with the corresponding phosphonicdihydrazones 3a‐d. This activity may be attributed to the presence of the formed bioactive pyrazole rings by Vilsmeier‐Haack reaction. 7) Compounds 9, 12 and 18 did not show noticeable activity in comparison with their corresponding bis(4‐ formylpyrazolyl) phosphine oxides 4a and 4b (Figures 1‐3). 8) Compounds 10, 14 and 20 showed slightly activity more than their corresponding starting material 9, 12 and 18, respectively, as result of sulfur atoms effects to their structures, which may cause enhanced activity (Figures 1‐3). 9) Compounds 11, 16 and 22 showed comparatively good activity more than their corresponding starting material 9, 12 and 18, respectively, which may due to addition phosphorus atoms to their structures which may cause enhanced activity (Figures 1‐3). 10) Compounds 11, 16 and 22 (including extra phosphorus atom) showed good inhibitions against all bacterial and fungal strains, while compounds 10, 14 and 20 (including sulfur atom) showed a degree of inhibition against only bacterial strains (Tables 1 and 2). This may be due to a combination 34 Abdel‐Aziz et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 25‐35 between the extra phosphorus atoms withcompounds 9, 12 and 18 leading to a biocidal effects activity more that sulfur atom moieties. 11) Compounds 11, 16 and 22 exhibited good inhibitions against all microbial strains, which may be due to presence of acyclic or cyclic ‐aminophosphonate and ethyl phosphonate moieties, previously noted for their impact on biological systems [17] (Figure 4). 12) In conclusion, compounds 11, 16 and 22 are nearly as active as reference drugs against some microbial strains. However none of the test compounds show superior activity than the reference drugs. 0 5 10 15 20 25 S. aureus S. pyogenes P. phaseolicola P.fluorescens Bacterial strains In h ib it io n z o n e s ( m m ) a t 2 m g /m l compound 4a compound 9 compound 10 compound 11 Figure 1. Relationship between inhibition zones at 2 mg/mL and bacterial strains for compounds 10 and 11 which refers to an increase in activity via addition sulfur and phosphorus atoms to starting materials 4a and 9. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 S. aureus S. pyogenes P. phaseolicola P. fluorescens Bacterial strains In h ib it io n z o n e s ( m m ) a t 2 m g /m l compound 4a compound 12 compound 14 compound 16 Figure 2. Relationship between inhibition zones at 2 mg/mL and bacterial strains for compounds 14 and 16 which refers to an increase in activity via addition sulfur and phosphorus atoms to starting materials 4a and 12. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 S. aureus S. pyogenes P. phaseolicola P. fluorescens Bacterial strains In h ib it io n z o n e s ( m m ) a t 2 m g /m l compound 4b compound 18 compound 20 compound 22 Figure 3. Relationship between inhibition zones at 2 mg/mL and bacterial strains for compounds 20 and 22 which refers to a clear increase in activity via addition sulfur and phosphorus atoms to starting materials 4b and 18. Acknowledgement We thank Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al‐Azhar University for Girls, Nasr‐City, Cairo, Egypt, for evaluation of antimicrobial activities for the prepared compounds. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 S. aureus S. pyogenes P. phaseolicola P. fluorescens F. oxysporum A. fumigatus Microbial strains In h ib it io n z o n e s ( m m ) a t 2 m g /m l compound 11 compound 16 compound 22 Figure 4. Relationship between inhibition zones at 2 mg/mL and microbial strains for compounds 11, 16 and 22 (including extra phosphorus atoms in shape acyclic ‐aminophosphonate, ethyl phosphonate and cyclic ‐amino‐ phosphonate moieties, respectively) which showed good inhibitions against all microbial strains. 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