Synthesis and anticonvulsant evaluation of indoline derivatives of functionalized aryloxadiazole amine and benzothiazole acetamide

Abstract

A series of N-(substituted benzothiazole-2-yl)-2-(2,3-dioxoindolin-1-yl)acetamide (4a-i) and substituted-[3-((5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)imino)indolene-2-one] (5a-f) were designed, synthesized fulfilling the structural requirement of pharmacophore and evaluated for anticonvulsant activities using maximal electroshock test (MES), subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole (scPTZ) seizures and neurotoxicity by motor impairment model in mice. The most active compoundN-(5-chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-2-(2,3-dioxoindolin-1-yl)acetamide (4a) has shown significant anticonvulsant activity against both MES and scPTZ screens and emerged as most effective anticonvulsant compound with median dose of 35.7 mg/kg (MES ED50), 88.15 mg/kg (scPTZ ED50) and toxic dose (TD50) was found to be > 500mg/kg. In silico studies including molecular docking study was carried to establish the molecular interaction of potent compound (4a) in both Na+ channel and GABAA receptors. The prediction of pharmacokinetic parameters and distance mapping of compounds were also performed to establish the drug likeness property.