Synthesis, Pharmacological and Insect Antifeedant Activities of some 3-(2-Naphthyl)-5-(Substituted Phenyl)-4,5-Dihydroisoxazoles

Abstract

Totally thirty one 3,5-substituted aryl 4,5-dihydro isoxazole derivatives including 3-(2-naphthyl)-5-(substituted phenyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazole have been synthesized by fly-ash:H2SO4 catalyzed cyclization of hydroxylamine hydrochloride and aryl chalcones under solvent-free conditions. The yields of the isoxazoles are more than 94%. The synthesized isoxazole were characterized by their physical constants and spectral data. The antimicrobial, antioxidant and insect antifeedant activities of the synthesized isoxazoles have been evaluated using a variety of bacterial and fungal species, DPPH radical scavenging and castor-leaf disc bioassay of 4th instar larvae Achoea Janata L methods.