New Azomethine Derivatives of 3-Substituted-4h-4-Amino-5-Ethoxycarbonyl-Methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-Triazoles As Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agents
New Azomethine Derivatives of 3-Substituted-4h-4-Amino-5-Ethoxycarbonyl-Methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-Triazoles As Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agents
New Azomethine Derivatives of 3-Substituted-4h-4-Amino-5-Ethoxycarbonyl-Methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-Triazoles As Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agents
ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazoles as Potential
Anti-inflammatory Agents
IONUT VALENTIN LEDETI1,2, VASILE NICOLAE BERCEAN1*, IONUT MIHAI TANASE1, ANDREEA ANDA CREANGA1,3,
VALENTIN BADEA1, CAROL CSUNDERLIK1
1
Politehnica University Timioara, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 6 Carol Telbisz, 300001
Timioara, Romania.
2
VICTOR BABE University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Square, 300041, Timioara, Romania
3
Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, 2 E. Murgu Square, 300041, Timioara, Romania
* email: [email protected]
Experimental Part (-CH=N-); 151.6 (3-C); 145.8 (5-C); 135.5 (1-C); 132.3
Matherials and methods (2-C, 6-C); 130.8 (1-C); 130.5 (3-C, 5-C); 128.6 (2-C,
The reagents were commercial products and used 6-C); 128.4 (3-C, 5-C); 126.72 (4-C); 126.70 (4-C); 61.1
without further purification. 4H-4-amino-5-mercapto-3- (-O-CH2-); 34.4 (-S-CH2-); 30.7 (Ph-CH2-); 13.8 (-CH3)
phenyl-1,2,4-triazole (1a, R=C6H5-) and 4-H-4-amino-3-
phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole (2a, Results and discussion
R=C6H5-) were prepared according to the literature [20,21] In our preliminary attempts to obtain the azomethinic
and 4H-4-amino-3-benzyl-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (1b, compounds 3a-d, 6a-d derived from 3-substituted-4H-4-5-
R=C6H5-CH2-) and 4H-4-amino-3-benzyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl- ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazoles (2a-b) or 3-
methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole (2b, R=C6H5-CH 2-) were substituted-4H-4-amino-5-carboxymethylsulfanyl-1,2,4-
obtained by our own method [22]. triazoles (5a-b) and substituted benzaldehydes (4-
The microwave-assisted synthesis of azomethines was bromobenzaldehyde, 4-nitro-benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-
carried out in a 1100 W Emerson domestic owen. Melting benzaldehyde) following the literature data, as a reaction
points were determined on a Betius PHMK (Veb Analytik medium we use absolute ethanol in the absence or
Dresden) instrument, and thin-layer chromatography was presence of acid catalysts (5% acetic acid, <1% concd.
carried out on silica gel-coated plates 60 F254 Merck using HCl, <1% concd. H2SO4 or 10% concd. H2SO4) or base
benzene:methanol 7:3 as eluant. IR spectra were recorded (piperidine) for 3-18 h reflux, respectively azeotropic
in KBr pellet on a Jasco FT/IR-410 spectrophotometer. 1H- distillation method of water formed in the reaction medium
NMR and 13C-NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker in the presence of p-toluene sulphonic acid. In our attempts,
Avance III 400 spectrometer in DMSO-d6, using TMS as performed in the absence of catalysts, starting materials
reference; chemical shifts being reported in ppm and the did not react, and in the case of catalyzed reactions,
coupling constants in Hz. UV-VIS spectra were recorded complex mixtures containing starting materials and one
on a Jasco UV-VIS V-530 spectrophotometer. up to three products were obtained.
With our knowledge, azomethines 3a-d derived from
Microwave-assisted synthesis of azomethine from 3- 4H-4-amino-3-substituted-5-ethoxycarbonyl-
substituted-4-H-4-amino-5-ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl- methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazoles are not mentioned in the
1,2,4-triazoles literature. For this reason their structures were careffuly
0,9 mmol of ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl triazoles confirmed by IR, UV-VIS and NMR spectroscopy (1H-NMR,
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(2a-b) are mixed with 0,9 mmol of corresponding C-NMR, COSY-2D, DEPT-135, HMQC and HMBC).
benzaldehyde in a 5 mL glass flask which was placed inside Analyzing the IR spectra, charactersitic vibrations of
a Teflon sealed container. The mixture was subjected to functional groups are present: esteric C=O (1737 - 1742
microwave on 800W for an optimized time. The crude cm-1), methylen (asCH2=2982-2986 cm-1, sCH2=2923-2934
products were dissolved in the minimum amount of cm-1).
absolute EtOH and allowed to crystallize over night at room As a result of electronic transitions, in UV-VIS spectra,
temperature. Products (3a-d) were separated by filtration the compounds exhibit light absorption near 393nm and at
and recrystallised from absolute ethanol. 277 (respectively 286) nm.
4H-4-(4-Nitro-benzylidene-amino)-5-benzyl-3- By analysing the NMR and IR spectroscopic results, the
ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole (3b) condensation reaction between 4H-4-amino-3-benzyle-5-
Yellowish powder (40% yield), m.p.=144-147 oC, ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole (2b, R=C6H5-
IR(KBr): 3456, 2984, 2923, 2360, 1738, 1525, 1525, 1442, CH2-) with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde lead to a mixture
1347, 1175, 1027, 851, 731, 688, 491cm-1 (product 3d could not be separated), and the condensation
UV-VIS(methanol) [nm](x10-4) : 286.3; (1.54832) between 4H-4-amino-5-ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-3-
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H-NMRH (DMSO-d6, 400MHz): 9.00 (s, 1H, -CH=N-); phenyl-1,2,4-triazole(2a,R=C 6 H 5 -) and 4-bromo-
8.39 (d, 2H, J=8.6Hz, 3-H, 5-H); 8.12 (d, 2H, J=8.6Hz, benzaldehyde did not occured (product 3a was not
2-H, 6-H); 7.29-7.18 (m, 5H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H); obtained).
4.34 (s, 2H, Ph-CH2-); 4.09-4.05 (m, 4H, -O-CH2-, -S-CH2-); At the same time, analyzing 2D NMR 1H-13C HMBC
1.14 (t, 3H, J=7.1Hz, -CH3) spectra of (3b), long-distance coupling 3J of phenylic
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C-NMR C (DMSO- d6, 100MHz): 168.0 (C=O); 161.5 carbons 2-C and 6-C with azomethinic proton (-N=CH-),
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(-CH=N-); 151.8 (3-C); 149.6 (4-C); 146.3 (5-C); 137.4 J2,6-C, -N=CH- is observed.It should be also noted that a long-
(1-C); 135.4 (1-C); 129.8 (2-C, 6-C); 128.6 (2-C, 6-C); distance coupling 2J of the carbon atom 1-C with
128.5 (3-C, 5-C); 126.8 (4-C); 124.2 (3-C, 5-C); 61.2 (- azomethinic proton N=CH-, 2J1-C, -N=CH- occurs. These long-
O-CH2-); 34.5 (-S-CH2-); 30.8 (Ph-CH2-); 13.8 (-CH3) distance couplings confirm the structure of the synthesized
compound and allow a correct assign of chemical shifts
4H-4-(4-Bromo-benzylidene-amino)-5-benzyl-3- from 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra.
ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole (3c) The difficulty of obtaining azomethine derivatives of 3-
White powder (48% yield), m.p.=104-106 oC, substituted-4H-4-amino-5-ethoxycarbonyl-methylsulfanyl-
IR(KBr): 2982, 2934, 1742, 1614, 1592, 1442, 1305, 1173, 1,2,4-triazoles (2a, b) comparing with the facile route of
1009, 818, 727, 574, 499 cm-1 obtaining them from 3-substituted-4H-4-amino-5-
UV-VIS(methanol)[nm](x10-4): 392.6; (0.01567); mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles (1a, b) [23] finds a possible
276,7; (2.22067) explanation in tautomeric forms involved in the
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H-NMRH (DMSO-d6, 400MHz): 8.82 (s, 1H, -CH=N-); condensation reaction with benzaldehyde. It is known that
7.80 (d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz, 3-H, 5-H); 7.78 (d, 2H, J= 9.0Hz, the condensation reaction of carbonyl compounds with
2-H, 6-H); 7.28-7.24 (m, 2H, 3-H, 5-H); 7.21-7.17 (m, amines is accomplished by the nucleophilic attack of
3H, 2-H, 4-H, 6-H); 4.65 (q, 2H, J= 7.1Hz, -O-CH2-CH3); amines to the carbonyl group, followed by the elimination
4.28 (s, 2H, Ph-CH2-); 4.05 (s, 2H, -S-CH2-); 1.14 (t, 3H, of a water molecule; the reaction occurs more readily with
J=7.1Hz, -O-CH2-CH3) the increase of the amine nucleophilicity (scheme 2).
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