Regioselective synthesis of novel antibacterial pyrazole-benzofuran hybrids: 2D NMR spectroscopy studies and molecular docking

Abstract

The acetyl derivative bearing benzofuran moiety, its enaminone and different hydrazines are used as synthons for the regioselective synthesis of substituted pyrazoles. Their structures were elucidated by 2D 1H-1H COSY, 1H-1H NOESY and 1H-13C HMBC NMR, spectrometry. Also, a series of novel pyrazole-benzofuran hybrids have been synthesized by the regioselective cycloaddition of enaminone to hydrazonyl chlorides. The series was elucidated by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 2D1H-1H COSY, 1H-1H NOESY and 1H-13C HMBC NMR spectrometry as well as elemental analyses. The series was subjected for testing their antimicrobial activities. Pyrazole derivative 12c showed the highest inhibitory activity against all different bacterial strains with minimum inhibitory concentration values of 7.81, 15.6, 15.6 and 3.91 μg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia, respectively, as compared to standard drugs for gram-positive and negative bacterial strains. The structure-activity relationship studies and molecular docking were performed to explain the inhibitory activities.