Green, unexpected synthesis of bis-coumarin derivatives as potent anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory agents

Abstract

A green and efficient protocol has been developed and a series of coumarin based pyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives (2) have been synthesized using multi-component reaction (MCR) approach. Unexpected 3-coumarinyl-3-pyrazolylpropanoic acids (3) and C4-C4 chromenes (5) have been isolated instead of expected product 4 by the reaction of compound (2) in formic acid at 90 °C for about 4–5 h and at 130 °C for about 8–10 h respectively. Further, C4-C4chromenes (5) formation was confirmed by intramolecular cyclization of compounds (3). These compounds were screened for their biological activities and most of them exhibited promising antibacterial activity. The anti-inflammatory assay was evaluated against HRBC membrane stabilization method and the compounds exhibit excellent anti-inflammatory activity. Molecular docking study has been performed for all the synthesized compounds with Klebsiella pneumoni aeacetolactate synthase and results obtained are quite promising.