Synthesis and Antitrypanosomal Activity of Novel 2‑Nitroimidazole-3,5-Disubstituted Isoxazole Derivatives with Diaryl
Larissa B B Santos1, Diego B Carvalho1, Cristiane Y K Shiguemoto1
1Laboratório de Síntese E Química Medicial (LASQUIM), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos E Nutrição (FACFAN), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Do Sul (UFMS), Avenida Costa E Silva, s.n. Bairro Universitário, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul 79070-900, Brazil.
Abstract:
In this study, we synthesized 17 novel 2-nitroimidazole-3,5-disubstituted isoxazole analogs of benznidazole with diaryl ether and thioether substituents and evaluated their antitrypanosomal activity and cytotoxicity. Compounds 6a-q were obtained in moderate-to-good yields (29-81%). Derivatives 6a-g displayed greater activity than benznidazole. 6b (R = Ph-O-(4-F-Ph)) and 6g (R = Ph-O-(4-OCH3-Ph)) were the most active of all the synthesized compounds (IC50 = 0.50 μM and IC50 = 0.64 μM, respectively). Compounds 6h-n included a 3-fluoro substituent in the first phenyl ring, resulting in lower activity. The diaryl thioether compounds 6o-q exhibited lower anti-T. cruzi activity than diarylether analogs.
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