untitled European Journal of Chemistry 3 (4) (2012) 455‐460 European Journal of Chemistry ISSN 2153‐2249 (Print) / ISSN 2153‐2257 (Online)  2012 EURJCHEM DOI:10.5155/eurjchem.3.4.455‐460.683 European Journal of Chemistry Journal homepage: www.eurjchem.com Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine, pyridotriazolopyrimidine, triazolopyrimidine, and pyrido[2,3‐d:6,5d']dipyrimidine derivatives Anhar Abdel‐Aziem a, Marwa Sayed El‐Gendy a and Abdou Osman Abdelhamid b,* a Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science (Girls), Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11754, Egypt b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt *Corresponding author at: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. Tel.: +20.2.1005205750; Fax: +20.2.35676573. E‐mail address: abdelhamid45@gmail.com (A.O. Abdelhamid). ARTICLE INFORMATION ABSTRACT Received: 25 September 2012 Received in revised form: 25 October 2012 Accepted: 30 October 2012 Online: 31 December 2012 KEYWORDS A new series of pyridotriazolopyrimidines were synthesized via reaction of hydrazonoyl halides with pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were established by elemental analysis, spectral data and alternative synthetic routes whenever possible. Some of synthesized compounds were also screened in vitro for their antimicrobial activity against a variety of bacterial and fungal samples. Nitrile imines 6‐Aminothiouracil Pyridopyrimidines Hydrazonoyl halides Pyridotriazolopyrimidines Pyrido[2,3‐d:6,5d']dipyrimidine 1. Introduction Previously, it was reported that pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines possess abroad spectrum of biological activity. They are used as antiallergic [1], antiasmatic agents [2], antihypertensive [3], anti‐inflammatory [4], anticancer and antiviral [5‐8], diuretic [9] and anticancer agents [10,11]. Other than their biological importance, they are valuable for synthesis of polyfunctional heterocyclic compounds. As an extension of our study [12‐18] and our program aiming at the synthesis of different heterocyclic derivatives, we report herein the convenient synthesis of some new triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(H)‐one, pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5‐one and 1,2,4‐ triazolino[4,5‐a]‐1,2,4‐triazolino[4'',5''‐1',2']pyrimidino[5',4'‐5, 6]pyridino[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4,6‐dione derivatives. 2. Experimental 2.1. Instrumentation All melting points were determined on an electrothermal apparatus and are uncorrected. IR spectra were recorded (KBr discs) on a Shimadzu FT‐IR 8201 PC spectrophotometer. 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded in CDCl3 and (CD3)2SO solutions on a Varian Gemini 300 MHz and JNM‐LA 400 FT‐ NMR system spectrometer and chemical shifts are expressed in  ppm units using TMS as an internal reference. Mass spectra were recorded on a GC‐MS QP1000 EX Shimadzu. Elemental analyses were carried out at the Micro analytical Center of Cairo University. Hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐e [19‐23] were prepared as previously reported. 2.2. Synthesis 2.2.1. Synthesis of pyrido[2,3‐d] pyrimidines (4a‐c) A mixture of equimolecular amounts of 6‐amino‐2‐thioxo‐ 2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrimidin‐4‐one [24] (1) (5 mmol) and the appropriate of 2‐benzylidenemalononitrile (2a), 2‐(benzo[d] thiazol‐2‐yl)3‐phenylacrylonitrile (2b) and 3‐phenyl‐2‐(4‐ phenylthiazol‐2‐yl) acrylonitrile (2c) (5 mmol) in absolute ethanol (10 mL) containing triethylamine (3 drops) was heated under reflux for 3 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated and cooled. The solid obtained was filtered off, washed with ethanol and recrystallized from N,N‐dimethylformamide to give 4a‐c, respectively (Scheme 1). Scheme 1 456 Abdel‐Aziem et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 3 (4) (2012) 455‐460 7‐Amino‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐4‐oxo‐5‐phenyl‐2‐thioxopyrido [2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐6‐carbonitrile (4a) [25]: Color: Pale yellow (from N,N‐dimethylformamide). Yield: 80%. M.p.: >300 oC. FT‐ IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3439, 3320 (NH2, NH), 3058 (CH, aromatic), 2214 (CN), 1639 (CO), 1616 (C=N), 1527 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, δ, ppm): 7.72 (s., br., 2H, NH2), 7.42‐7.40 (m, 7H, ArH's and NH). Anal. calcd. for C14H9N5OS: C, 56.94; H, 3.07; N, 23.71; S, 10.86. Found: C, 57.11; H, 3.14; N, 23.85; S, 11.00%. 7‐Amino‐4‐oxo‐5‐phenyl‐6‐(benzo[d]thiazol‐2‐yl)‐2‐thioxo‐1, 2,3,4‐tetrahydro pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine (4b): Color: Pale yellow (from N,N‐dimethylformamide). Yield: 80%. M.p.: >300 oC. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3250 (brs, NH), 3058 (CH, aromatic), 1639 (C=O), 1616 (C=N), 1527 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, δ, ppm): 5.78 (s, br, 2H, NH2), 6.74‐7.13 (m, 10H, ArH's, NH), 12.01 (s, 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C20H13N5OS2: C, 59.54; H, 3.25; N, 17.36; S, 15.89. Found: C, 59.49; H, 3.30; N, 17.40 S, 15.95%. 7‐Amino‐4‐oxo‐5‐phenyl‐6‐(phenylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2‐thioxo‐1,2, 3,4‐tetrahydro pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine (4c): Color: Orange (from N,N‐dimethylformamide). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 230‐232 oC. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3301, 3224, 3136 (NH, NH2), 3070 (CH, aromatic), 1697 (C=O), 1627 (C=N), 1593 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, δ, ppm): 6.88‐6.91 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.22‐7.81 (m, 12H, ArH's, thiazole H‐5, NH and NH2), 13.00 (s, 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C22H15N5OS2: C, 61.52; H, 3.52; N, 16.31; S, 14.93. Found: C, 61.45; H, 3.47; N, 16.26; S, 15.00%. 2.2.2. Synthesis of compounds 10a‐e, 11a‐e and 12a‐d Method A: A mixture of the appropriate 4a‐c (5 mmol), the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐e (5 mmol) and triethylamine (5 mmol) in chloroform were heated under reflux for 10 hrs. The excess solvent was evaporated and the residue was triturated with ethanol (10 mL). The solid formed was filtered off and crystallized from a proper solvent to give 10‐12, respectively (Scheme 2). Method B: Equimolar amounts of the appropriate 4a‐c (5 mmol), the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐e (5 mmol) and sodium ethoxide (5 mmol) in ethanol (20 mL) were refluxed for 3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled; the resulting solid was collected and recrystallized from a proper solvent to give products identical in all aspects (M.p., mixed m.p., and spectra) with the corresponding products obtained by method A (Scheme 2). 8‐Amino‐3‐(benzofuran‐2‐yl‐carbonyl)‐7‐cyano‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐di‐ phenyl‐1,5‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidine (10a): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yiled: 82%. M.p.: 148‐150 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3300, 3197 (NH2), 3055 (CH, aromatic), 2214 (CN), 1650 (C=O), 1612 (C=N), 1531 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 6.28 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.15‐8.21 (m, 15H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C30H17N7O3: C, 68.83; H, 3.27; N, 18.73. Found: C, 68.73; H, 3.20; N, 18.60%. Ethyl 8‐amino‐7‐cyano‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl‐1,5‐dihydropyrido [2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidine‐3‐carboxylate (10b): Color: White (from acetic acid). Yield: 75%. M.p.: > 300 °C. FT‐ IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3295, 3190 (NH2), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 2221 (CN) 1751, 1716 (C=O), 1620 (C=N), 1546 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 1.21 (t, 3H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH3), 4.37 (q, 2H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH2), 7.33‐8.14 (m, 12H, ArH's+NH2). Anal. calcd. for C24H17N7O3: C, 63.85; H, 3.80; N, 21.72. Found: C, 63.78; H, 3.88; N, 21.65%. 8‐Amino‐3‐acetyl‐7‐cyano‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl‐1,5‐dihydro pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo‐[4,3‐a]pyrimidine (10c): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 75%. M.p.: 180‐182 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐ 1): 3336, 3205 (NH2), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 2214 (CN) 1665, 1650 (C=O), 1612 (C=N), 1531 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 2.73 (s, 3H, COCH3), 7.12‐7.48 (m, 12H, ArH's and NH2). Anal. calcd. for C23H15N7O2: C, 65.55; H, 3.59; N, 23.27. Found: C, 65.61; H, 3.51; N, 23.20%. 8‐Amino‐3‐benzoyl‐7‐cyano‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl‐1,5‐dihydro pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo‐[4,3‐a]pyrimidine (10d): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 78%. M.p.: 189‐190 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐ 1): 3332, 3182 (NH2), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 2218 (CN), 1640 (C=O), 1624 (C=N), 1546 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 4.44 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.25‐8.06 (m, 15H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C28H17N7O2: C, 69.56; H, 3.54; N, 20.28. Found: C, 69.49; H, 3.60; N, 20.20%. 8‐Amino‐3‐phenylcarbamoyl‐7‐cyano‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl‐1, 5‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidine (10e): Color: yellow (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 238‐240 °C. FT‐ IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3382, 3163, 3109 (NH, NH2), 3058 (CH, aromatic), 2221(CN) 1705,1643 (C=O), 1600 (C=N), 1527 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 7.01‐8.22 (m, 17H, ArH's), 11.71 (s, br, 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C28H18N8O2: C, 67.46; H, 3.64; N, 22.48. Found: C, 67.39; H, 3.59; N, 22.41%. 8‐Amino‐3‐(2‐benzofuroyl)‐7‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,6‐di‐ phenylpyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (11a): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 158‐160 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3200,3110 (NH2), 3050 (CH, aromatic), 1631 (C=O). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 5.19 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 6.92‐8.05 (m, 19H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C36H21N7O3S: C, 68.45; H, 3.35; N, 15.52; S, 5.08. Found: C, 68.33; H, 3.46; N, 15.40; S, 4.98%. Ethyl 8‐amino‐7‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐3‐carboxylate (11b): Color: Orange (from N,N‐dimethylformamide). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 280‐281 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3332, 3224 (NH2), 3035 (CH, aromatic), 1732, 1635 (CO's). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 1.20 (t, 3H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH3), 4.20 (q, 2H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH2), 6.76 (br., 2H, NH2), 7.13‐8.96 (m, 14H, ArH's). MS (EI, m/z (%)): 561 (M+2, 4.3), 559 (M+, 3.3), 558 (M‐, 11.5), 486 (24.9), 371 (13.4), 174 (5.7), 134 (10.0, 77 (100.0). Anal. calcd. for C30H21N7O3S: C, 64.39; H, 3.78; N, 17.52; S, 5.73. Found: C, 64.46; H, 3.70; N, 17.61; S, 5.65%. 8‐Amino‐3‐acetyl‐7‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,6‐diphenylpyrido [2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (11c): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 83%. M.p.: 180‐181 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3330, 3222 (NH2), 3038 (CH, aromatic), 11682, 1640 (CO's). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 2.31 (s, 3H, COCH3), 7.12‐7.48 (m, 16H, ArH's and NH2). MS (EI, m/z (%)): 529 (M+, 12.2), 252 (12.2), 240 (6.1), 174 (16.3), 134 (18.4), 57 (100.0). Anal. calcd. for C29H19N7O2S: C, 65.77; H, 3.62; N, 18.51; S, 6.05. Found: C, 65.69; H, 3.71; N, 18.43; S, 6.12%. 8‐Amino‐3‐benzoyl‐7‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,6‐diphenylpyrido [2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (11d): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 75%. M.p.: 90‐92 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3479, 3394 (NH2), 3050 (CH, aromatic), 1689 (CO), 1593 (C=N). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 5.22 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.12‐8.11 (m, 19H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C34H21N7O2S: C, 69.02; H, 3.58; N, 16.57; S, 5.42. Found: C, 69.11; H, 3.50; N, 16.65; S, 5.50%. 8‐Amino‐N‐phenyl‐7‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐3‐carboxamide (11e): Color: Yellow (from ethanol). Yield: 75%. M.p.: 180‐182 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3382, 3159, 3109 (NH, NH2), 3020 (CH, aromatic), 1647 (CO), 1600 (C=C), 1531 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 6.45 (s, br., 3H, NH, NH2), 7.12‐8.11 (m, 19H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C34H22N8O2S: C, 67.31; H, 3.66; N, 18.47; S, 5.29. Found: C, 67.21; H, 3.60; N, 18.40; S, 5.20%. 8‐Amino‐3‐(2‐benzofuroyl)‐7‐(4‐phenylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,6‐di‐ phenylpyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (12a): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 185‐187 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3425, 3363 (NH2), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 1660 (CO). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 4.92 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.00‐8.18 (m, 21H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C38H23N7O3S: C, 69.39; H, 3.52; N, 14.91; S, 4.88. Found: C, 69.29; H, 3.61; N, 14.78; S, 4.93%. Abdel‐Aziem et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 3 (4) (2012) 455‐460 457 Scheme 2 Ethyl 8‐amino‐7‐(4‐phenylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐3‐carboxylate (12b): Color: Yellow (from N,N‐dimethylformamide). Yield: 85%. M.p.: 290‐292 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3471, 3394 (NH2), 3043 (CH, aromatic), 1743, 1697 (C=O), 1600 (C=N), 1546 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 1.21 (t, 3H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH3), 4.35 (q, 2H, J= 7.5 Hz, CH2), 7.22‐8.20 (m, 18H, ArH's and NH2). Anal. calcd. for C32H23N7O3S: C, 65.63; H, 3.96; N, 16.74; S, 5.48. Found: C, 65.70; H, 3.88; N, 16.82; S, 5.57%. 8‐Amino‐3‐acetyl‐7‐(4‐phenylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,6‐diphenyl pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (12c): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 180‐182 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3471, 3394 (NH2), 3043 (CH, aromatic), 1697 (C=O), 1600 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 2.10 (s, 3H, COCH3), 4.21 (brs, 2H, NH2), 7.24‐8.02 (m, 16H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C31H21N7O2S: C, 67.01; H, 3.81; N, 17.65; S, 5.77. Found: C, 67.10; H, 3.89; N, 17.57; S, 5.67%. 8‐Amino‐3‐benzoyl‐7‐(4‐phenylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,6‐diphenyl pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (12d): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 110‐112 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3425, 3386 (NH2), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 1708 (C=O), 1596 (C=N), 1554 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 4.88 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.27‐8.30 (m, 21H, ArH's and 458 Abdel‐Aziem et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 3 (4) (2012) 455‐460 thiazole H‐5). Anal. calcd. for C36H23N7O2S: C, 70.00; H, 3.75; N, 15.87; S, 5.19. Found: C, 70.10; H, 3.65; N, 15.77; S, 5.27%. 2.2.3. 7‐amino‐3‐(2‐benzofuroyl)‐1‐phenyl‐[1,2,4]triazolo [4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (13) A mixture of compound 1 (5 mmol), the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5a (5 mmol) and triethylamine (5 mmol) in chloroform were heated under reflux for 10 hrs. The excess solvent was evaporated and the residue was triturated with ethanol (10 mL). The solid formed was filtered off and crystallized from ethanol to give compound 13 (Scheme 2). Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 150‐152 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3421, 3379 (NH2), 3055 (CH, aromatic), 1631 (C=O). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 4.94 (s, 1H, H‐6), 6.21 (s, br., 2H, NH2), 7.39‐8.51 (m, 10H, ArH's). Anal. calcd. for C20H13N5O3: C, 64.69; H, 3.53; N, 18.86. Found: C, 64.60; H, 3.47; N, 18.78%. 2.2.4. Alternative synthesis of compounds 10‐12 A mixture of the appropriate 13a‐e 7‐amino‐1‐phenyl‐5‐ oxo‐1,2,4‐triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidine [26] 13 (5 mmol) and the appropriate of arylidene 2a‐c (5 mmol) in absolute ethanol (10 mL) containing triethylamine was heated under reflux for 3 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated and cooled. The solid obtained was filtered off, washed with ethanol and recrystallized from a proper solvent to give products identical in all aspects (M.p., mixed m.p. and spectra) with the corresponding products obtained by method A (Scheme 2). 2.2.5. 10‐(1,3‐Diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)‐2,7‐dithioxo‐ 2,3,7,8,9,10‐hexahydro‐1H,6H‐1,3,6,8,9‐pentaaza‐ anthracene‐4,5‐dione (15) To a solution of 6‐amino thiouracil (1), (5 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (0.4 mL), compound 14 was added and stirred at room temperature for 4 h, the solid that obtained was collected by filtration and crystallized from N,N‐dimethylformamide to give compound 15 (Scheme 3). Color: Orange. Yield: 75%. M.p.: >300 °C. FT‐IR (KBr,, cm‐1): 3444, 3321, 3200 (NH), 3058 (CH, aromatic), 1654 (C=O). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 4.76 (s, 1H, CH), 7.24‐7.82 (m, 11H, ArH's and pyrazole H‐5)), 11.95 (s, 2H, 2NH), 14.07 (s, br., 3H, 3NH). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 21.65, 100.11, 115.21, 122.64, 124.23, 125.85, 127.35, 127.89, 129.42, 136.472, 137.54, 138.29, 145.11, 155.20, 172.98. Anal. calcd. for C24H17N7O2S2: C, 57.70; H, 3.43; N, 19.63; S, 12.84. Found: C, 57.62; H, 3.34; N, 19.53; S, 12.93%. Scheme 3 2.2.6. Synthesis of compounds 16a‐c A mixture of compound 15 (5 mmol), the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐c (5 mmol) and triethylamine (5 mmol) in chloroform were heated under reflux for 10 hrs. The excess solvent was evaporated and the residue was triturated with ethanol (10 mL). The solid formed was filtered off and crystallized from a proper solvent to give 16a‐c, respectively (Scheme 3). 3,7‐Bis‐(benzofuran‐2‐carbonyl)‐5‐(1,3‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐ 4‐yl)‐1,9‐diphenyl‐5,11‐dihydro‐1H,9H‐1,2,3a,6a,8,9,10,11,12‐ nonaaza‐dicyclopenta[b,i]anthracene‐4,6‐dione (16a): Color: Red (from ethanol). Yield: 75%. M.p.: 202‐204 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3328 (NH), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 1662 (CO). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 4.45 (s, 1H, CH), 7.01‐8.23 (m, 31H, ArH's), 11.88 (s, br., 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C56H33N11O6: C, 70.36; H, 3.48; N, 16.12. Found: C, 70.26; H, 3.39; N, 16.03%. 5‐(1,3‐Diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)‐4,6‐dioxo‐1,9‐diphenyl‐ 5,6,9,11‐tetrahydro‐1H,4H‐1,2,3a,6a,8,9,10,11,12‐nonaaza‐ dicyclopenta[b,i]anthracene‐3,7‐dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester (16b): Color: Orange (from ethanol). Yield: 80%. M.p.: 180‐182 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3328 (NH), 3062 (CH, aromatic), 1735, 1674 (CO's), 1647 (C=N), 1600 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 1.07 (t, 6H, J = 7Hz, 2CH3), 4.40 (q, 4H, J = 7Hz, 2CH2), 6.20 (s, 1H, CH‐9), 6.88‐8.08 (m, 21H, ArH's), 11.27 (s, 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C44H33N11O6: C, 65.10; H, 4.10; N, 18.98. Found: C, 65.19; H, 4.00; N, 18.89%. 3,7‐Diacetyl‐5‐(1,3‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)‐1,9‐diphenyl‐ 5,11‐dihydro‐1H,9H‐1,2,3a,6a,8,9,10,11,12‐nonaaza‐dicyclo penta[b,i]anthracene‐4,6‐dione (16c): Color: Orange (from ethanol). Yield: 83%. M.p.: 268‐270 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3394 (NH), 3058 (CH, aromatic), 1631 (CO). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 2.72 (s, 6H, 2CH3CO), 5.12 (s, 1H, CH), 7.12‐ 8.11 (m, 21H, ArH's), 11.87 (s, br., 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C42H29N11O4: C, 67.10; H, 3.89; N, 20.50. Found: C, 67.19; H, 3.80; N, 20.42%. 2.2.7. Synthesis of compound 18a‐c A mixture of compound 17 [27] (5 mmol), the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐c (5 mmol) and triethylamine (5 mmol) in chloroform were heated under reflux for 10 hrs. The excess solvent was evaporated and the residue was triturated with ethanol (10 mL). The solid formed was filtered off and crystallized from a proper solvent to give compound 18a‐c, respectively (Scheme 4). 3,7‐Bis‐(benzofuran‐2‐carbonyl)‐1,9‐diphenyl‐5,11‐dihydro‐ 1H,9H‐1,2,3a,6a,8,9,10,11,12‐nonaaza‐dicyclopenta[b,i]anthrax‐ cene‐4,6‐dione (18a): Color: White (from ethanol). Yield: 70%. M.p.: 158‐160 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3120 (NH) 1724, 1681(C=O), 1604 (C=C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 3.66 (s, 2H, CH2), 7.17‐8.12 (m, 20H, ArH's), 11.87 (s, br., 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C41H23N9O6: C, 66.76; H, 3.14; N, 17.09. Found: C, 66.68; H, 3.24; N, 17.12%. 4,6‐Dioxo‐1,9‐diphenyl‐5,6,9,11‐tetrahydro‐1H,4H‐1,2,3a,6a, 8,9,10,11,12‐nonaaza‐dicyclopenta[b,i]‐anthracene‐3,7‐dicar‐ boxylic acid diethyl ester (18b): Color: Yellow (from ethanol). Yield: 70%. M.p.: 138‐140 °C. FT‐IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3386 (NH), 1747 (C=O ester), 1681 (C=O), 1600 (C=N). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 1.14 (t, 6H, J = 7 Hz, 2CH3), 3.56 (s, 2H, CH2), 4.13 (q, 4H, J = 7 Hz, 2CH2), 6.99‐7.35 (m, 10H, ArH's), 10.8 (s, 1H, NH). Anal. calcd. for C29H23N9O6: C, 58.68; H, 3.91; N, 21.24. Found: C, 58.78; H, 4.00; N, 21.31%. 3,7‐Diacetyl‐1,9‐diphenyl‐5,11‐dihydro‐1H,9H‐1,2,3a,6a,8,9, 10,11,12‐nonaaza‐dicyclopenta[b,i]anthracene‐4,6‐dione (18c): Color: White (from ethanol). Yield: 68%. M.p.: 200‐202 °C. FT‐ IR (KBr, , cm‐1): 3120 (NH), 1724, 1681(C=O), 1604 (C=N). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO‐d6, δ, ppm): 2.35 (s, 6H, 2CH3), 3.65 (s, 2H, CH2), 7.02‐7.54 (m, 10H, ArH's), 12.08 (s, 1H, NH). Abdel‐Aziem et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 3 (4) (2012) 455‐460 459 Table 1. The antimicrobial activity of the newly synthesized compounds *. Sample No Microorganism / Mean of zone diameter, nearest whole mm Gram‐positive bacteria Gram‐negative bacteria Fungi Bacillus Subtilis (ATCC 6635) Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) Candida Albicans (ATCC 10231) Aspergillus Fumigatus 1 mg/mL 0.5 mg/mL 1 mg/mL 0.5 mg/mL 1 mg/mL 1 mg/mL 1 mg/mL 0.5 mg/mL 4a 11 (L) 7 (L) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 4b 13 (L) 7 (L) ‐ ‐ 13 (I) 10 (I) 12 (I) 8 (I) 4c 10 (L) 8 (L) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 10b ‐ ‐ 12 (I) 7 (I) ‐ ‐ 11 (L) 7 (L) 10c ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 11a ‐ ‐ 14 (I) 11 (I) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 11c ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 12a 11 (L) 8 (L) ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 12c ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 18a ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 18b 10 (L) 7 (L) ‐ ‐ 11 (L) 7 (L) ‐ ‐ Control # 35 38 38 27 35 35 37 26 * Identified on the basis of routine culture, morphological and microscopical characteristics: ‐ = No effect, L: Low activity (Mean of zone diameter ≤1/3 of mean zone diameter of control), I: intermediate activity = (Mean of zone diameter ≤2/3 of mean zone diameter of control), H: High activity = (Mean of zone diameter >2/3 of mean zone diameter of control). # Chloramphencol in the case of Gram‐positive bacteria, Cephalothin in the case of Gram‐negative bacteria and Cycloheximide in the case of fungi. Anal. calcd. for C27H19N9O4: C, 60.79; H, 3.59; N, 23.63. Found: C, 60.70; H, 3.50; N, 23.54%. NNHPh X O R N N N H N N N N N N O O PhPh ROC COR 18 17 N H HN N H N H NH OO SS 5a, R = benzofuran-2-yl b, R = OC2H5 c, R = CH3 N N H2N N N O Ph COR CH2O, HCl 5a-c 13 Scheme 4 2.3. Antimicrobial activity The tested compounds were dissolved in DMF and prepared in two concentrations; 50 and 100 mg/mL and then 10 μL of each preparation was dropped on disk of 6 mm in diameter and the concentrations became 0.5 and 1.0 mg/mL, respectively. Uniform size filter paper disks (6 mm in diameter) were impregnated by volume (10 μL) from the specific concentration of dissolved compounds and carefully placed on inoculated agar surface. After incubation for 36 hrs at 27 °C in the case of bacteria and for 48 hrs at 24 °C in the case of fungi, inhibition of the organisms which evidenced by clear zone surround each disk was measured and used to calculate mean of inhibition zone [28]. 3. Results and discussion 3.1. Synthesis Condensation of 6‐aminothiouracil (1) with the appropriate amount of benzylidene malononitril (2a), 2‐(benzo[d]thiazol‐2‐ yl)‐3‐phenylacrylonitrile (2b) and 3‐phenyl‐2‐(4‐phenyl‐ thiazol‐2‐yl)acrylonitrile (2c) in ethanol containing triethyl‐ amine under reflux gave 7‐amino‐6‐substituted 5‐phenyl‐2,3‐ dihydro‐2‐thioxo‐pyrido[2,3‐d] pyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one, 4a‐c, respectively (Scheme 1). Structures 4a‐c were confirmed by elemental analyses, spectral data and chemical transformation. Thus, treatment of pyrido[2,3‐d] pyrimidine derivative 4a with C‐benzofuran‐2oyl‐N‐phenylhydrazonoyl bromide 5a in boiling chloroform containing triethylamine afforded 8‐Amino‐ 3‐(benzofuran‐2‐yl‐carbonyl)‐7‐cyano‐5‐oxo‐1,6‐diphenyl‐1,5‐ dihydropyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidine (10a). Structure of compound 10a was elucidated via elemental analysis, spectral data and alternative synthesis. Thus, reaction of compound 2a with 7‐amino‐3‐(1‐benzofuran‐2‐yl‐carbonyl)‐ 1‐phenyl[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidin‐5(1H)‐one (13a), which was prepared via reaction of compound 1 with compound 5a, in boiling ethanolic triethylamine gave product identical in all aspects (M.p., mixed m.p., and spectra) with compound 10a. The mechanism outlined in Scheme 2 seems to be the most plausible pathway for the formation of compound 10a from the reaction of compound 4a with compound 5a or nitrile imine 6a, which was prepared in situ by treatment of compound 5a with triethylamine, the reaction involves the initial formation of thiohydrazonate 7a, which undergoes intermolecular cyclization as soon as it is formed to yield the intermediate 8a or via 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of nitrilimine 6a to C=S double bond of 4a to give final product compound 10a via elimination of hydrogen sulphide. Analogously, the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5b‐e reacted with the appropriate 4a‐c in boiling chloroform in presence of catalytical amount of triethylamine gave compound 10b‐e, 11a‐e and 12a‐d, respectively (Scheme 2). Also, reaction of compound 1 with 1,3‐diphenyl‐1H‐ pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde (14) in methanol containing few drops of hydrochloric acid led to the formation of 10‐(1,3‐ Diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)‐2,7‐dithioxo‐2,3,7,8,9,10‐hexa‐ hydro‐1H,6H‐1,3,6,8,9‐pentaaza‐anthracene‐4,5‐dione (15) (Scheme 4). Structure compound 15 was confirmed by spectral data, elemental analyses and chemical transformation. Thus, compound 15 react with hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐c in boiling chloroform to give 16a‐c, respectively. 1H NMR spectrum of compound 16b showed signals at 1.07 (t, 3H, J = 7 Hz, CH3), 4.40 (q, 2H, J = 7 Hz CH2), 6.02 (s, 1H, CH‐9), 6.88‐8.08 (m, 10H, ArH's), 11.27 (s, 1H, NH) ppm. Moreover, reaction of 2,8‐dithioxo‐2,3,7,8,9,10‐hexahydro‐ pyrido[2,3‐d:6,5‐d']dipyrimidine‐4,6(1H,5H)‐dione (17) [29] with the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides 5a‐c were carried out in chloroform under reflux for along time gave compound 18a‐c (Scheme 4). Structures 18 were inferred from their spectral data, elemental analyses and alternative synthesis. Thus 1H NMR spectrum of 18b showed signals at δ = 1.14 (t, 6H, J = 7 Hz, 2CH3), 3.56 (s, 2H, CH2), 4.13 (q, 4H, J = 7 Hz, 2CH2), 6.99‐7.35 (m, 10H, ArH's), 10.8 (s, 1H, NH). Its IR spectrum revealed bands at 3386 (NH) 1747 (CO ester), 1681 (CO), 1600 (C=C). Thus, compound 13b reacted with formaldehyde in presence of hydrochloric acid gave product identical in all aspect (M.p., mixed m.p., and spectra) with compound 18b. 460 Abdel‐Aziem et al. / European Journal of Chemistry 3 (4) (2012) 455‐460 3.2. Antimicrobial activity The tested microorganisms were Gram‐positive bacteria: Staphylococcus Aureus (ATCC 25923) and Bacillus Subtilis (ATCC 6635), Gram‐negative bacteria: Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC 14028) and Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Fungus: Candida Albicans (ATCC 10231) and Aspergillus fumigatus. In general, (for high and low concentrations) compounds 4a‐c, 12a and 18b were capable low inhibition against Gram‐ positive bacteria Bacillus Subtilis and compounds 10b and 11a were capable intermediate inhibition against Gram‐negative bacteria Escherichia coli whereas compound 4a show intermediate inhibition against yeast and fungi (Table 1). Staphylococcus Aureus (ATCC 25923) and Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC 14028) are no effect for all synthesized compounds. 4. 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