Synthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity of 1,1-bis(2-Carbamoylguanidino)furan-2-ylmethane

This study reports the synthesis of 1,1-bis(2-Carbamoylguanidino)furan-2-ylmethane, characterisation and bioactivities on selected microorganism. The first step involves the coupling of furfural with urea to obtain 1-((2-carbamoylguanidino)(furan-2-ylmethyl)urea, which was subsequently refluxed with more urea in ethanol for 1 hour to afford the product. Both intermediate and product were characterized by GC-MS, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR. The synthesized compound1,1-bis(2-carbamoylguanidino)furan-2-ylmethane was bioactive on Escherichia coli, Salmomellatyphi and Bacillus subtilis to different extent and is inactive on Staphylococcus aureus. The presences of bioactive moieties and pharmacological activities have proved the potency of furfural derivatives in the development of novel drug in future.

Synthesis and Bioactivity of 1-((2-Carbamoylguanidino) (furan-2-ylmethyl)urea

1-((2-Carbamoylguanidino)(furan-2-ylmethyl)urea was synthesised by coupling purified furfural with urea. The compound was characterized by GC-MS, FTIR, and 1H-NMR. The pathogens, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis were isolated and screened with different concentrations of 1-((2-carbamoylguanidino)(furan-2-ylmethyl)urea. All the pathogens were susceptible to the synthesized compound except Bacillus subtilis. Due to this broad spectrum of activity, 1-((2-Carbamoylguanidino)(furan-2-ylmethyl))urea) can be use for various medicinal purposes and is therefore encouraged for the development of a novel drug in future.

4-[(Furan-2-ylmethylene)-amino]-1,5-dimethyl-1,2-dihyl-1,2-dihydo-pyrazol-3-one

The title compound （C16H15N3O2, Mr= 281.31） has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The Schiff base compound is a derivative of 4-aminoantipyrine. As expected, the molecular structure adopts a trans configuration about the C=N double bond. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2 1/c with a = 11.150（3）, b = 9.906（3）, c = 13.624（4） A, β = 106.360（4）°, V= 1443.9（7） ,A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.294 g/cm^3, F（000） = 592,μ（MoKa） = 0.088 mm ^-1, R = 0.0577 and wR = 0.1214. Of the 5766 total reflections, 2540 were unique. In the molecule there exist two different planes of pyrazoline and O（2）-C（10） phenyl ring, which are approximately coplanar （r.m.s. de deviation from the combined mean plane is 0026 A） with the dihedral angle between them of 6.3°.

Design, Synthesis and Biological Activities of N-（Furan-2-ylmethyl）-lH-indole-3-carboxamide Derivatives as Epidemal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors and Anticancer Agents

A series ofN-（furan-2-ylmethyl）-lH-indole-3-carboxamide derivatives（6a--6p） was designed and synthe- sized for developing novel indole scaffolds as anticancer agents targeting the epidemal growth factor receptor （EGFR）, and the cytotoxic activities of the target compounds were evaluated against three EGFR high-expressed cancer cell lines[human lung adenocarcinoma cell line（A549）, Henrietta Lacks strain of cancer cell line（HeLa） and human colorectal cancer cell line（SW480）], one EGFR low-expressed cell line（human liver cancer cell line, HepG2） and one human liver normal cell line（HL7702） using 3-（4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide （MTT） assay, Some target compounds exhibited potent anficancer activities against A549, HeLa, SW480 and weak activities on HepG2, which signifies that the target compounds are likely to be EGFR inhibitors as expected. And they showed weak cytotoxic effects on HL7702, which implies the target compounds are probably to be of low toxicity against normal cells. Among them, the target compound 1-ethyl-N-（fttran-2-ylmethyl）-5-{2-{ [2-（2-methoxy- phenoxy）ethyl]amino}-2-oxoethoxy}-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxamide（6p） with 2-{[2-（2-methoxyphenoxy）ethyl]- amino}-2-oxoethoxy group at the C5 position of the N-（furan-2-ylmethyl）-lH-indole-3-carboxamide scaffold exhibited the most potent anticancer activity. Also the binding interaction of the target compound 6p with EGFR was explored by molecular docking. Conclusively, the novel indole scaffold may be beneficial to investigate new anticancer agents for targeting the EGFR.

Asymmetric Synthesis of All Four Isomers of an Unusual Heterocycle-Containing Amino Acid ： 2-Amino-3-furan-2-yl-pentanoic Acid

All four isomers of a novel fl-branched unusual amino acid were designed and synthesized with high stereoselectivity （〉 90% de） and in 33%--44% overall yields by the use of 4（R/S）-5,5-dimethyl-4-phenyl-oxazolidin-2-one as the chiral auxiliary via asymmetric 1,4-Michael addition, direct or indirect azidation, hydrolysis and hydrogenation reactions.

(Z)-2-(2-甲氧亚胺基)呋喃乙酸合成工艺研究

以2-乙酰呋喃为起始原料合成了(Z)-2-(2-甲氧亚胺基)呋喃乙酸,收率达86%,最佳肟化反应工艺条件:甲氧胺盐酸盐为1.8 eq,反应体系pH为3.0,温度为10℃,时间10 h,转化率99.13%,Z构型选择性92.63%。(Z)-2-(2-甲氧亚胺基)呋喃乙酸降解符合一级反应动力学,pH越低,降解越快。

4-(7-Methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo-furan-5-yl)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazol-2-amine: Chiral Crystal from Achiral Molecule

The title compound 4-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）-N- （pyridin-2-yl） thiazol-2-amine was synthesized by reacting 2-bromo-1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dime- thyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）ethanone with 1-（pyridine-2-yl）thiourea, and its crystal was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, chiral space group C2 with a = 18.1328（14）, b = 5.5969（5）, c = 19.2195（15） A, β= 115.5420（10）°, V= 1759.9（2）A3, Z = 4, F（000） = 744, C19H19N3O2S, Mr= 353.43, Dc= 1.334 g/cm3, S = 1.15, μ = 0.201 mm-1, the final R = 0.035 and wR = 0.111 for 2307 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The Flack parameter is -0.03（10）. The preliminary bioassay result indicated that the title compound exhibits strong insecticidal activity （93.75% mortality） against Mythimna separate at the concentration of 1.000 g/L.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of (E)-1-(7-Methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5- yl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propenol

The title compound, （E）-1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）- 3-（2-methoxyphenyl）-2-（1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）propenol （3a）, was synthesized by the Aldol con- densation reaction of 1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）-2-（1,2,4-triazol- 1-yl）ethanone with 2-methoxybenzaldehyde and then reduced with NaBH4, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction： monoclinic system, space group P21 with a = 6.2002（3）, b = 12.8452（7）, c = 13.2257（7） ？, Z = 2, V = 1031.23（9） ？3, Mr = 407.46, Dc = 1.312 Mg/m3, S = 1.054, μ = 0.091 mm-1, F（000） = 432, the final R = 0.0353 and wR = 0.0769 for 3161 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis displays that the title compound adopts an E configuration for the C（7）=C（8） double bond and S configuration for the chirality center with the specific rotation of –63.75°. Furthermore, the stability of the crystal was maintained through the intermolecular hydrogen bond O（1）–H？？？N（3）. The antitumor assay exhibits that the title compound 3a （E configuration） has a good antitumor activity against the Hela cell line with the IC50 value of 36.9 μM, which is better than that of 3b （Z configuration）.

Crystal Structure and Magnetic Property of 2-（Imidazo[1,2-α]pyri-din-2-yl）- 2-oxoacetic Acid and Its Perchlorate

We herein report two crystals based on 2-（imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl）-2-oxoacetic acid rad- ical and its perchlorate, and investigate the relationship between magnetic properties and crystal stacking structures or supramolecular interactions. 2-（imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl）- 2-oxoaeetic acid radical in two crystals mainly exist as diamagnetic dimer formed via short atomic contacts or supramolecular interactions （hydrogen bonds, anion-Tr or lone- pair-~r interactions）, leading to low magnetic susceptibilities. 2-（imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl）- 2-oxoaeetic acid radical crystal exhibits quasi-one-dimensional columnar stacking chain and weak antiferromagnetism. However, its perchlorate crystal possesses one-dimensional double- stranded chain structure assembled through double hydrogen bonds and anion-To interactions, and reveals weak ferromagnetism.

A Three-dimensional Porous Metal-organic Framework Based on Cyano Unit and 1,4-Bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butane(btb):{[Cu_8(btb)_2(CN)_8].3H_2O}_n

The title coordination polymer 1,{[Cu8（btb）2（CN）8].3H2O}n（btb = 1,4-bis（1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）butane）,has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic,space group C2/c with a = 1.2938（3）,b = 1.9422（5）,c = 0.9406（2） nm,β = 121.891（4）°,V = 2.0066（9） nm3,C24H30Cu8N20O3,Mr = 1155.00,Dc = 1.912 g/cm3,μ（MoKα） = 4.209 mm？1,F（000） = 1140,GOF = 1.184,Z = 2,the final R = 0.0634 and wR = 0.1503 for I 2σ（I）.In complex 1,one-dimensional CuCN zigzag chains are linked by triazolyl groups of btb ligands to form two-dimensional networks,which are further bridged by 1,4-butyl moieties of btb ligands to fabricate a three-dimensional order framework,in which one-dimensional ellipsoid-like channels are observed.

Synthesis of fused pyran and arylbis(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl)methane in ionic liquid

Promoted and mediated by an ionic liquid-[bmim][BF4], fused pyrans or arylbis（4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3- yl）methanes were efficiently and selectively prepared from the reaction of aldehyde and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-pyran with or without acetic anhydride. By using these novel procedures, pyrimidine nucleoside-fused pyran and arylbis（pyranon-3-yl）methane hybrids with potential biological activities were constructed.

An efficient synthesis of 2,2-bis(1H-indol-3-yl)-2H-acenaphthen-1-one catalyzed by recyclable solid superacid SO_4^(2-)/TiO_2 under grinding condition

An efficient synthesis of symmetrical 2,2-bis（1H-indol-3-yl）-2H-acenaphthen-1-one is achieved via a reaction of acenaphthe-nequinone and indoles catalyzed by solid superacid SO4^2-/TiO2 under solvent-free conditions at room temperature by grinding, which provides an efficient route to the synthesis of symmetrical 2,2-bis（1H-indol-3-yl）-2H-acenaphthen-1-one.This procedure offers several advantages including solvent-free conditions,excellent yields of products,simple work-up as well as reuse of catalysts which makes it a useful and attractive protocol for the synthesis of these compounds.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Properties of N,N′-Bis(5,5-dimethyl-2-phospha-2-thio-1,3-dioxan-2-yl) Ethylene Diamine

The title compound N,N＇-bis（5,5-dimethyl-2-phospha-2-thio-1,3-dioxan-2-yl） ethylene diamine （DPTDEDA, C12H26N2O4P2S2） was synthesized by the reaction of neopentyl glycol, phosphorus thio-chloride and 1,2-ethylenediamine, and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and ^1H NMR spectra. Its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and the thermal property was analyzed by TG analysis. The crystal structure belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c, with a = 14.557（16）, b = 11.299（12）, c = 12.163（13）A,β = 98.707（19）^o, Dc = 1.305 g/cm^3, Z = 4, γ = 0.71073A,μ（MoKa） = 0.447 mm^-1, Mr = 388.41, V = 1977（4）A3, F（000） = 824, S = 1.107, the final R = 0.0478 and wR = 0.0810 for 1738 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the crystal structure is centrosymmetrically distributed through 1,2-ethylenediamine to join two distorted six-membered rings. The weak N-H…S interactions are observed and link the molecules into sheets. TG analysis shows that the title compound has good thermal stability and char-forming capability, which are required for an excellent intumescent fire retardant.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of N-(4-tert-butyl-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2,6-difluorobenzamide

The title compound was synthesized by the reaction of 4-tert-butyl-5-（4-chlorobenzyl）-2-aminothiazole with 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid. The crystal structure of the title compound, C21H19ClF2N2OS, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group Pbca with a = 12.6479（13）, b = 13.1204（13）, c = 14.1341（15）, Z = 4, V = 2011.5（4）3, Mr = 420.89, Dc = 1.390 g/cm3, S = 1.023, μ = 0.326 mm-1, F（000） = 872, the final R = 0.0365 and wR = 0.0880 for 6101 observed reflections（I 〉 2σ（I））, and R = 0.0507, wR = 0.0978 for 7779 independent reflections. X-ray crystal structure displays that the hydrogen bonding interactions observed link the molecules to form a dimeric unit. The preliminary biological test of the title compound shows good antitumor activity, with IC50 of 0.046 μmol/mL against the Hela cell line.

Synthesis, Bioactivity, and Crystal Structure Analysis of 2-(3-Oxobenzo[d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)ethyl Benzoates

Fifteen novel 2-（3-oxobenzo[d]isothiazol-2（3H）-yl）ethyl benzoates were synthesi- zed by the condensation of 2-（2-hydroxyethyl）benzo[d]isothiazol-3（2H）-one with substituted benzoic acids in dichloromethane. All the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ESI-MS and 1H NMR. The crystal structures for 2-（2-hydroxyethyl）benzo[d]isothiazol-3（2H）-one （2） and 2-（3-oxobenzo[d]isothiazol-2（3H）-yl）ethyl 2-methoxybenzoate （30） have been determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis. Compound 2 （C9H9NO2S） crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group Pn with a = 10.552（3）, b = 7.849（2）, c = 10.765（4） A, β = 103.128（4）°, V= 868.3（5） A3, Mr = 195.24, Dc = 1.493 Mg.m-3, μ = 0.33 mm-1, F（000） = 408, Z = 4, R= 0.0314 and wR= 0.0628. Compound 30 （C17H15NO4S） crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 8.028（2）, b = 9.300（2）, c = 10.430（3）A, V= 752.1（3）A3, Mr = 329.36, D,= 1.454 Mg.m-3, p = 0.24 mm-1, F（000） = 344, Z = 2, R = 0.0377 and wR = 0.0904. The preliminary biological test indicated that the title compounds show better growth inhibitory activity against the gram-positive bacteria than the gram-negative bacteria.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fungicidal Activity of (Z)-3,3-Dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-one O-2-Chlorobenzyl Oxime Nitrate

The title compound has been synthesized by the reaction of 3,3-dimethyl-1-（1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）butan-2-one oxime with 2-chlorobenzyl chloride, and then treated with 65～68% HNO3. Its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 14.5481（8）, b = 9.3351（5）, c = 13.1911（7） , β = 98.9450（10）°, Z = 4, V = 1769.67（17） 3, Mr = 369.81, Dc = 1.388 g/cm3, S = 1.06, μ = 0.247 mm-1, F（000） = 776, the final R = 0.0352 and wR = 0.0960 for 3069 observed reflections （I 2σ（I））. X-ray crystal structure presents the intramolecular N–H…O hydrogen bond. The packing is nearly parallel without π-π stacking interactions between two adjacent phenyl rings and stabilized by Van der Waals force. The preliminary bioassay shows that the title compound possesses fungicidal activity against Gibberella zeae at the dosage of 25 mg/L.

A One-dimensional Cd(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymer Constructed from 1,4-Benzene-dicarboxylic Acid and 3-(2,6-Di(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-4-yl)-1H-indole:Synthesis,Structure and Photoluminescence

A new coordination polymer {[Cd（C_（21）H_（14）N_6）（C_8H_4O_4）]·H_2O}_n（1） was synthesized by an elaborate design via the reaction of 3-（2,6-di（pyrazin-2-yl）pyridin-4-yl）-1H-indole（bppi）,1,4-benzene-dicarboxylic acid（H2bdc） and cadmium（Ⅱ） nitrate in CH_3OH/H_2O mixed solvents. Complex 1 crystallizes in orthorhombic,space group Ccca with a = 20.012（4）,b = 31.881（6）,c = 19.808（4） ？,V = 12638（4） ？~3,Z = 16,C_（29）H_（20）CdN_6O_5,M_r = 644.91,D_c = 1.356 g·cm^（-3）,μ = 0.735 mm^（-1）,F（000） = 5184,GOOF = 1.046,the final R = 0.0405 and wR = 0.1063 for 6870 observed reflections（I 〉 2σ（I））. The Cd（Ⅱ） centre is hepta-coordinated by three N and four O atoms from one bppi terminal ligand and two bdc2– ligands,respectively,displaying a capped trigonal prism geometry. Structure extension gives coordination polymeric chains,in which the bdc2– linkers connect Cd（Ⅱ） cations into a one-dimensional（1D） coordination polymer along the c axis,giving zigzag chains with the Cd···Cd separation of 11.178（1） ？. The adjacent bppi terminal ligands in the chains are anti-periplanar conformation. The three-dimensional（3D） structure is stabilized by π···π stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions to form a supramolecular self-penetrating network with 1D channels. In 1,there are voids 2999.7 ？~3 with 23.7% of per unit cell volume. Thermal analysis indicates that the framework of 1 is stable until 651 K and the photoluminescence of 1 in the solid shows very weak fluorescence at 382 and 560 nm upon excitation at 310 nm.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of (E)-4-tert-Butyl-N-(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)-5-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-thiazol-2-amine

The title compound （E）-4-tert-butyl-N-（2,4-dichlorobenzylidene）-5-（1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）-thiazol-2-amine was synthesized by the reaction of 4-tert-butyl-5-（1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）-thiazol-2-amine with 2,4-dichlorobenzaldehyde, and its crystal structure was determined by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 7.9748（4）, b = 10.1803（5）, c = 11.4603（6）, α = 102.882（1）, β = 100.253（1）, γ = 104.457（1）°, V = 850.95（7）3, Z = 2, F（000） = 392, C16H15Cl2N5S, Mr = 380.29, Dc = 1.484 g/cm3, S = 1.095, μ = 0.512 mm-1, the final R = 0.0301 and wR = 0.0965 for 3334 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The preliminary antitumor activity shows that for the title compound the IC50 of Hela is 0.175 μmol/mL and that of Bel7402 is 0.156 μmol/mL.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fungicidal Activity of N-(4-tert-buty)-5-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)propionamide

The title compound has been synthesized by the reaction of 4-tert-butyl-5-（1,2,4- triazol-1-yl）-2-aminothiazole with propionic anhydride, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with α = 18.441（2）, b = 8.3284（9）, c = 19.257（2） A, Z = 8, V = 2957.5（5） A3, Mr = 279.37, Dc = 1.255 mg/m3, S = 1.033, μ =0.219 mm^-1, F（000） = 1184, the final R = 0.0349 and wR = 0.0876 for 2629 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray crystal structure presents the intermolecular N–H···N hydrogen bond, which plays an important role in stabilizing the crystal structure. The preliminary bioassay indicates that the title compound exhibits potent fungicidal activity against R. Solani （25 mg/L） with inhibition rate of 80.0%.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of 2-(3-Methyl-5-(methylthio)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

The title compound 2-（3-methyl-5-（methylthio）-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl）isoindoline- 1,3-dione （C12H10NaO2S, Mr= 274.30） has been synthesized by a three-step procedure including the cyclization, hydrazinolysis and substitution reactions, and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2/c with a = 12.264（3）, b = 14.646（3）, c = 14.349（4） A,β = 91.69（3）°,μ = 0.255 mm1, Mr = 274.30, V = 2576.2（10） A3, Z =8, Dc = 1.414 g/cm3, F（000） = 1136, R = 0.0487 and wR = 0.1329 for 4048 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In addition, the preliminary bioassay suggested that the title compound 6 exhibits relatively good antitumor activity against HT-29 and MCF-7.