Syntheses, Characterization and Biological Activity of Coordination Compounds of 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4<i>H</i>-pyran-4-one and Its Mixed Ligand Complexes with 1,2-Diaminocyclohexane

Coordination compounds of 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one with iron(III), cobat(III) and chromium(III) were synthesized with M:L (1:2). Mixed ligand coordination compounds of 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one and 1,2-diaminocyclohexane using the same metal ions were also synthesized M:L1:L2 (1:1:1) where L1 is 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one and L2 is 1,2-diaminocyclohexane. The coordination compounds obtained were characterized using electronic and infrared spectral analyses, magnetic susceptibility and percentage metal analysis. They were also evaluated for their cytotoxic and antioxidant activities. The result obtained suggested that octahedral geometry was obtained for all the compounds, as a result of additional two molecules of the solvent coordinated to the metal ions. Both the primary and secondary ligands coordinated in a bidentate fashion. The synthesized compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxicity, although none was as active as the standard. The cobalt(III) mixed ligand complex elicited the highest activity. The synthesized compounds all exhibited good to moderate antioxidant activity.

Synthesis of some new bis-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones by using silica-supported tin chloride and titanium tetrachloride

Silica-supported tin chloride and titanium tetrachloride were prepared by the reaction of tin chloride and titanium tetrachloride with activated silica gel in refluxing toluene.These solid acids have been employed as the catalysts for the synthesis of bisdihydropyrimidin -2(1H)-ones from aromatic dialdehydes,1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and urea at 90℃under solvent-free conditions.

An effcient one-pot multi-component synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H)-ones catalyzed by tetra-n-butylammonium bisulfate

A facile one-pot synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2（5H）-one derivatives from a three-component reaction of aniline derivatives, dialkylacetylenedicarboxylates and aromatic aldehydes under mild conditions using tetra-n-butylammonium bisulfate as a catalyst has been developed.

Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of hybrids of indolin-2-one and quinazoline-4(3H)-one linked via carbon-carbon double bond

A novel series of compounds combining indolin-2-one and quinazolin-4（3H）-one moiety via a carbon-carbon double bond were synthesized by aldol-condensation of 2-methylquinazolin-4（3H）-one-6-carbaldehyde with various indolin-2-ones. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against five human cancer cell lines, namely, A549, MCF-7, HeLa, HT-29 and HCT-116. We found that compound 5e with two bromine atoms at the 5- and 7-positions of the indolin-2-one ring was most potent, which inhibited proliferation of five cancer cell lines in the range of 32.0%-62.3% at a concentration of 50 p,M. Our results further indicate that the connection of 5,7-dibromoindolin-2-one and 2-methylquinazolin- 4（3H）-one moiety with a carbon-carbon double bond is essential for compound 5e to exert cytotoxicity.

Synthesis of 4-substituted 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-one

Cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid anhydride can be converted to 4-substituted 3-oxabicyclo- [3.1.0]hexan-2-one by reaction with Grignard reagents in ether or tetrahydrofuran solution.