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Computational Studies and Antimicrobial Activity of 1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2- yl)-3,5-diphenylformazan Derivatives

Author(s): Mazen Almehmadi, Ahad Amer Alsaiari, Mamdouh Allahyani, Abdulaziz Alsharif, Abdulelah Aljuaid, Supriyo Saha and Mohammad Asif*

Volume 20, Issue 6, 2024

Published on: 17 July, 2023

Page: [835 - 846] Pages: 12

DOI: 10.2174/1573409919666230703103135

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Abstract

Background: Due to the biological importance of the benzoxazole derivatives, some 1- (benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenyl-formazans 4a-f were synthesized and screened for in-silico studies and in-vitro antibacterial activity.

Methods: The benzo[d]oxazole-2-thiol (1) was prepared by reacting with 2-aminophenol and carbon disulfide in the presence of alcoholic potassium hydroxide. Then 2-hydrazinylbenzo[d] oxazole (2) was synthesized from the reaction of compound 1 with hydrazine hydrate in the presence of alcohol. Compound 2 was reacted with aromatic aldehydes to give Schiff base, 2-(2- benzylidene-hydrazinyl)benzo[d]oxazole derivatives 3a-f. The title compounds, formazan derivatives 4a-f, were prepared by a reaction of benzene diazonium chloride. All compounds were confirmed by their physical data, FTIR, 1H-NMR, and 13CNMR spectral data. All the prepared title compounds were screened for in-silico studies and in-vitro antibacterial activity on various microbial strains.

Results: Molecular docking against the 4URO receptor demonstrated that molecule 4c showed a maximum dock score of (-) 8.0 kcal/mol. MD simulation data reflected the stable ligand-receptor interaction. As per MM/PBSA analysis, the maximum free binding energy of (-) 58.831 kJ/mol was exhibited by 4c. DFT calculation data confirmed that most of the molecules were soft molecules with electrophilic nature.

Conclusion: The synthesized molecules were validated using molecular docking, MD simulation, MMPBSA analysis, and DFT calculation. Among all the molecules, 4c showed maximum activity. The activity profile of the synthesized molecules against tested micro-organisms was found to be 4c>4b>4a>4e>4f>4d.

Keywords: Benzoxazole derivatives, diazonium salt, formazan, antibacterial activity, 4URO receptor, aromatic aldehydes.

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