Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092740
Keywords
isothiocyanates; desulfurization agent; 4-(4; 6-dimethoxy-1; 3; 5-triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium toluene-4-sulfonate; DMT; NMM; TsO-; microwave-assisted synthesis of biologically active compounds; amino acids; circular dichroism; microwave synthesis; microwave technology; antibacterial activity
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- National Centre for Research and Development [POIR.04.01.02-00-0004/17]
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Thirty-three alkyl and aryl isothiocyanates, as well as their derivatives, were successfully synthesized with satisfactory yields using a one-pot, two-step procedure in the presence of organic base and carbon disulfide. The antibacterial activity of these compounds was evaluated, with ITC 9e showing the highest activity against E. coli and S. aureus bacterial strains.
Thirty-three alkyl and aryl isothiocyanates, as well as isothiocyanate derivatives from esters of coded amino acids and from esters of unnatural amino acids (6-aminocaproic, 4-(aminomethyl)benzoic, and tranexamic acids), were synthesized with satisfactory or very good yields (25-97%). Synthesis was performed in a one-pot, two-step procedure, in the presence of organic base (Et3N, DBU or NMM), and carbon disulfide via dithiocarbamates, with 4-(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium toluene-4-sulfonate (DMT/NMM/TsO-) as a desulfurization reagent. For the synthesis of aliphatic and aromatic isothiocyanates, reactions were carried out in a microwave reactor, and selected alkyl isothiocyanates were also synthesized in aqueous medium with high yields (72-96%). Isothiocyanate derivatives of L- and D-amino acid methyl esters were synthesized, under conditions without microwave radiation assistance, with low racemization (er 99 > 1), and their absolute configuration was confirmed by circular dichroism. Isothiocyanate derivatives of natural and unnatural amino acids were evaluated for antibacterial activity on E. coli and S. aureus bacterial strains, where the most active was ITC 9e.
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