Conventional and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Antitubercular Activity, and Molecular Docking Studies of Pyrazole and Oxadiazole Hybrids

Microwave-assisted organic reaction enhancement (MORE) has become more important in synthetic organic chemistry for efficient resource utilization. In this study, we synthesized bioactive compound , , using both traditional and microwave methods. Microwave-assisted synthesis takes less time and produces higher yields and quality than conventional approaches. We reported the synthesis of N'-(1-(2-(3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-y1)-5-phenyl- 1,3,4- oxadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-ethylidene) substituted hydrazides (4a-t). We also tested them against two strains: M. tuberculosis H r Ra and M. bovis BCG. Against M. tuberculosis H37Ra, the compounds 4e, 4h, 4k, 4p, and 4s were the most effective. Compounds 4f, 4g, and 4s showed significant activity against M. bovis BCG. The structures of newly synthesized molecules were determined using spectral methods. Furthermore, molecular docking investigations into the active site of mycobacterial InhA yielded well-clustered solutions for these compounds' binding modalities producing a binding affinity in the range of -10.366 to -8.037. Theoretical results were in good accord with the observed experimental values. The docking score of compound 4e was -10.366, and the Glide energy was -66.459 kcal/mol.

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Microwave-assisted organic reaction enhancement (MORE) is becoming increasingly important in synthetic organic chemistry for efficient resource utilization. The microwave-assisted synthesis method allows for quicker synthesis with higher yields and better quality compounds compared to traditional methods.