Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of 5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2yl-N-(2-methoxy-5-chlorophenyl)-2-sulfanyl acetamide

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2013 Mar;26(2):345-52.

Abstract

In the current study, a series of 5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2yl-N-(2-methoxy-5-chlorophenyl)-2-sulfanyl acetamide was synthesized by converting variously substituted/unsubstituted aromatic organic acids successively into the corresponding esters, hydrazides and then 5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiols. Finally the target compounds were obtained by stirring 5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiols with N-(2-methoxy-5-chlorophenyl)-2-bromoacetamide in the presence of N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) and sodium hydride (NaH). The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed based on (1)H-NMR, IR and mass spectral data. The synthesized compounds were screened against acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and lipoxygenase enzymes (LOX) and were found to be relatively more active against acetyl cholinesterase.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / chemical synthesis*
  • Acetamides / pharmacology*
  • Acetylcholinesterase / metabolism
  • Butyrylcholinesterase / metabolism
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Lipoxygenase / metabolism
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxadiazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxadiazoles / pharmacology*
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
  • Oxadiazoles
  • Lipoxygenase
  • Acetylcholinesterase
  • Butyrylcholinesterase