Design and synthesis of arylthiophene-2-carbaldehydes via Suzuki-Miyaura reactions and their biological evaluation

Molecules. 2013 Nov 27;18(12):14711-25. doi: 10.3390/molecules181214711.

Abstract

A series of various novel 4-arylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde compounds were synthesized in moderate to excellent yields via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling with different arylboronic pinacol esters/acids. The synthesized products were screened for their antibacterial, haemolytic, antiurease, and nitric oxide (NO) scavenging capabilities and interestingly, almost all products turned out to have good activities. 3-(5-Formyl-thiophene-3-yl)-5-(trifloromethyl)benzonitrile (2d) revealed excellent antibacterial activity, showing an IC50 value of 29.7 µg/mL against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, compared to the standard drug streptomycin with an IC50 value 35.2 µg/mL and was also found to be the best NO scavenger, with an IC50 value of 45.6 µg/mL. Moreover, 4-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)thiophene-2-carbaldehyde (2i) exhibited a superior haemolytic action and an outstanding urease inhibition, showing an IC50 value of 27.1 µg/mL.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemical synthesis*
  • Aldehydes / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
  • Enzyme Activation / drug effects
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemical synthesis
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Hemolysis / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nitric Oxide / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Thiophenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Thiophenes / pharmacology*
  • Urease / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Thiophenes
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Urease
  • thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde