Excited state dynamics of 1,2,4-triazolyl-thio-pentane-2,4-dione system and their conversion to biologically active novel triazole-S-pyrazole hybrids

Abstract

The current study focuses on designing and synthesis of novel 1,2,4-triazole appended pyrazoles linked to each other through sulphur atom. Herein we report the condensation of nicotinic hydrazide and isonicotinic hydrazide with aryl isothiocyanate derivatives to obtain carbothioamides which are cyclised to yield 4-aryl-5-(pyridinyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione derivatives under alkaline conditions. Further, condensation of thiones with 3-chloro-pentane-2,4-dione generated novel 1,2,4-triazolyl-thio-pentane-2,4-dione system which was studied for keto-enol tautomerism with the help of spectral data (FT-IR, NMR and Mass). Low energy barrier between three different tautomers (chelated enol, keto, non-chelated enol) resulted in transformation of chelated enol ⇌ non-chelated enol ⇌ keto form upon UV-irradiation. Solvent effects on excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) in dione 5a have been studied and the experimental findings were documented with TD-DFT studies. The generated 1,3-diketones were treated with hydrazine hydrate to obtain triazolyl-S-pyrazole hybrids 6. Structure of the synthesized compounds was identified on the basis of spectroscopic data. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) studies of the representative compound 6a predicts the strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding interaction between N2H2 of pyrazole ring of one molecule and N4 of triazole ring (N2H2…N4) of the other molecule which accounts for the crystal stability. Moreover, triazolyl-S-pyrazole hybrids were also assessed for their antibacterial activities and some derivatives have shown promising activity against E. coli.