Synthesis and Anti-Microbial Activity of Some Pyrimidine Derivatives
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Indi an Journal of Chemistry Vol. 428, April 2003, pp. 910-9 15 Synthesis and anti-microbial activity of some pyrimidine derivatives A K Padhy National In stitute of Science & Technology, Palur Hills, Berhampur-761 008, Orissa, India and M Bardhan & C S Panda* Synthetic Organic Laboratory, Deptt of Chemistry, Berhampur Uni versity, Berhampur-760 007, Orissa. India Receil•ed 25 July 200 I; accepted (revised) II March 2002 4-Aryl-5-carboethoxy-6-mcthyl- 1, 2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ones have been synthesized from easil y avai lable start ing materials. The carboethoxy group at the C5-position of the pyrimidine ring is converted to corresponding hydrazide which in turn is condensed with cycli sin g agents such as aromatic aldehydes, CS2 etc. to give fu sed heterocycles. The fu sed heterocycles are then subjected to phenacyl ation to give Nr phenacylpyrimido-heterocycles in excellent yield. In a slightly modified way, uracil derivatives are condensed with ethyl bromoacetate to give Nrl)-cthoxycarbonyl derivati ves. The hy drazide derivatives of these Nr l)-ethoxycarbonyl derivatives subsequently react with 1,2-diketones to give corresponding pyrimido pyridazine derivatives. Pyrimidines are of great importance in fundamental N-C-N reagents and I ,3-diketones, diesters and dini metabolism, for uracil, thiamine and cytosine are triles are typical C-C-C reagents. 1 three of the six bases found in the nucleotide • Many Thus, employing a slightly modified method ethyl derivatives of pyrimidine have been used as therapeu acetoacetate and cyanoethyl acetate (C-C-C unit) can 2 tic agents .3 . Several triazolo and pyrazolopyrimidines condense with urea or thiourea (N-C-N unit) in pres are found to possess antifungal and antileishmanial ence of diverse aromatic aldehydes to give pyrimidine activit/. Pyrimjdine derivatives are known to possess derivatives 1 and 2 in appreciable yields. The struc analgesic and anti-inflammatory activit/. Also some tural analysis of the product formed retains the car oxadiazolopyrimidines were reported6 to possess fun boethoxy group of ethyl acetoacetate and the cyano gicidal activity. In recent years, pyrimidine deriva group of the cyanoethyl acetate. This suggests th at th e tives have received significant attention owing to their requisite C-C-C funct ionality for the construction of diverse range of biological properties particularly be the pyrimidine ring uses onl y two carbon centers of 7 ing calcium channel blockers • 4-Amino-5- these esters and the third carbon being provided by oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine riboside was found to be the aldehydic function of the aldehydes employed. 8 very potent inhibitor of cancer cell profilation . The availability of the carboethoxy group at C-5 of The C5 position of pyrimidine nucleus is an attrac the pyrimidine rings helped us to think of exploring tive site for modification as it is located at the major the possible modi fications that can be made at thi s groove surface in the duplex form and will not di position thereby forming modified bases of significant rectly inhibit the hydrogen bond in an A : T base structural importance. Incidentally, the carboethoxy 9 10 pair · . group of 1 was converted to its hydrazide deri vative The most general and widely employed route to 3, which furnishes better reaction site for the con pyrimidines involves the combination of a reagent struction of modified structural units. Thus, the hy containing the N-C-N skeleton with C-C-C unit. drazides of 1 were condensed with diverse cyclising These syntheses are typical examples of the bi s agents such as aromatic aldehydes, CS 2 to give nucleophile plus bis-electrophile method of construct pyrimidotriazoles 4 and pyrimidothiadiazoles 5 re ing heterocycles. Both the nitrogen atoms of the N-C spectively (Scheme 1). N reagent act as nucleophiles and both the terminal The structure-activity relationship study of carbon atoms of C-C-C reagents are electrophiles. pyrimidines reveals that N-alkyl derivati ves are more Urea, thiourea and guanidine are commonly used as potent towards the microorgani sms th an that of the PADHY et al.: SYNTHESIS OF PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES 911 CH3COCH2COEt + ArCHO+ CJl X=O, S 2 Ar = Ar'= C6H5, m-N02C6H4, p-CIC6H4, p-N(CH3)2CsH4 A= C6H5, m-N02CsH4 Scheme I unsubstituted ones as they increase the toxicity of the molecules. Thus, the synthetic pyrimidines 4 were subjected to phenacylation with the implication that it will increase the potential of the molecules. There are two sites available for the phenacylation 7 2 N 1- and N3- in those molecules. However, the Nrsite is preferred over the N 1-site as the N 3-proton is com 1 paratively more acidic than N 1, being flanked by a carbonyl group and aromatic nucleus. The question of formation of the mixed product was overruled on the basis that compound 6 is not only having the sharp melting points but also the CH3 peak in the 'H NMR is free from any NOE (Nuclear Overhauser 8 Effect). a. C 6 H5, X = 0, b . Ar = C 6 Hs. X = S Compound 2, which has an analogous nucleus as c. Ar= m-N02C 6H4, X=S, d . Ar = p -C IC 6H 4, X=O e. Ar= p-CIC 6 H 4, X=S, f. Ar= p-N(CH 3 ) 2 C 6 H4 , X=O uracil can therefore be named as uracil derivative, g . Ar= p-N(CH 3 bCsH•, X= S having active site N3-. The proton is being more acidic and therefore can undergo facile alkylation Scheme II with ethyl bromoacetate to give corresponding N 3 -~ ethoxycarbonyl derivatives 7. The hydrazides of 7 A disquitening trend after 1950's has been the possess a dinucleophilic locus and thus in turn con emergence of more sinister type of fungal infections, dense with 1,2-diketones to give corresponding fused which are, to a large extent, inatrogenic. These are pyrimidinopyridazine derivatives 8 (Scheme II). associated with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, 912 INDIAN J. CHEM .. SEC B, APRIL 2003 corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs indwelling characters 255°C; Found: C, 57.61; H, 3.01; N, 18 .3. Calcd for and implants and emergence of AIDS. Looking to the C11H7N30S: C, 57.64; H, 3.05; N, 18.34%. 2c: m.p. broad spectrum of biological activity, we screened 179°C; Found: C, 48. 15 ; H, 2. 16; N, 20.41. Calcd for some of these synthetic compounds against Staphyllo C1IH6N30 3S: C, 48.17; H, 2.1 8; N, 20.43%. 2d: m.p. coccous, E. coli and Candida albicmzs. It has been 278°C; Found: C, 53.3 L; H, 2.4; N, 16.93. Calcd for observed that compounds 6b, 6h and 6v are active C11 H6N 30 2CI: C, 53.33; H, 2.42; N. 16.96%; 2e: m.p. against Candida albicans, whereas only 6h is possess 252°C; Found: C, 50.07; H, 2.25; N, 15 .91. Calcd for ing significant activity. All these activities were com C IIH6N30SCI: C. 50.09; H, 2.27; N, 15.93%; 2f. m.p. pared with the standard drugs chloramphenicol and 238°C; Found: C, 60.9 1; H, 4.65; N, 21.86. Calcd for clotrimazole by measuring the zone of inhibition. C13H12N402: C, 60.93; H, 4.68; N, 2 1.87%; 2g: m.p. 2 15 °C; Found: C, 57.33; H, 4.39; N, 20.54. Calcd for Experimental Sections C1 3H1 2N40S: C, 57.35; H, 4.41; N, 20.58%. All the m.ps were measured and uncotTected. IR spectra were taken in Perkin-Elmer FT-IR spectropho Reaction of 1 with hydrazine hydrate: Synthesis tometer. 1H NMR was taken in 90MHz Perkin-Elmer of 3. To 1 (0. 1mol e) in ethanol (20mL) was added spectrophotometer. The microbial screening was done hydrazine hydrate (0. 1mol e) followed by the addition 11 employing cup-plate agar method . of a catalytic amount of cone. H 2 SO~ (5clrops). The Synthesis of 4-aryl-5-cal"lJOethoxy-6-methyl·2- mixture was refluxed for 2hr. Excess solvent was re pyrimidinone 1: General procedure. Urea (0.5 mole), moved and on cooling a solid was formed. The solid was crystall ised from ethanol to give 3. 3a: IR: ethyl acetoacetate (0.75mole) and aromatic aldehyde 1 1 (0.5 mole) were mixed in ethanol (25 mL). Catalytic 1570(C-N), 1650 (amide), 3350(NH) cm. ; H NMR amount of cone. HCI was added to the mixture, which (90mHz) : 82.5 (d,2H, NH 1-/2), 3.4 (s, C- H-CO), was then refluxed fo r 3hr. T he contents were kept in 5. 1 (s, CO-NH-CO), 4. 1 (t, CONHN), 7-8 (m. 5H, refrigerator overnight. The sol id separated out was ArH), m.p. 196°C, 3b: m.p. 195°C, 3c: m.p. 175°C, filtered off. The filtrate was further refluxed on a wa 3d: m.p. 190°C. ter bath for 1.5hr. On cooling a solid separated out Synthesis of triazolo-pyrimidinone derivative 4. was filtered and recrystalli zed from ethanol to give 1. To a solution of 3 (0. 1mo le) in acetic acid (20mL) a la: IR (v): I 570(C-N), 1650 (amide), 1730 (ester), pinch of ammonium acetate was added followed by 1 1 3350(NH) cm· ; H NMR (90MHz): 8 1.5 (s, CH3), the addition of aromatic aldehyde (0.1mole ). The mix 1.8 (t, COOCH2CH3), 2.5 (q, COOCH2CH3), 3.4 (s, ture was stirred for 2.4 hr at room temperature. The C-NH-CO), 5.4 (s, Ar-Nl-1-CO), 6.4 (s, Ar-CH), 7-8 mother liquor on neutralization wi Lh ammonia solu (m, 5H.