Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length

A series of 1,4-bis(decoxyphenyl)carbamothioyl-Terephthalamide derivatives was successfully synthesised by reaction of benzene- 1,4-dicarbonyl isothiocyanate intermediates with long alkyl chain. The alkylation was performed via Williamson etherification of 4-Acetamidophenol with bromoalkanes.The syn...

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Main Authors: Ainaa Nadiah, Abd Halim, Ngaini, Zainab
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description A series of 1,4-bis(decoxyphenyl)carbamothioyl-Terephthalamide derivatives was successfully synthesised by reaction of benzene- 1,4-dicarbonyl isothiocyanate intermediates with long alkyl chain. The alkylation was performed via Williamson etherification of 4-Acetamidophenol with bromoalkanes.The synthesised bis(thiourea) derivatives differed in the chain length, CnH2n+1, where n = 10, 12, and 14. The structures of all compounds were characterised by elemental CHN analysis, IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopies. Bacteriostatic activities of bis(thiourea derivatives which consisted of two folds of N-H, C=O, and C=S and long alkyl chain substituents were carried out against Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, ATCC 25922) via turbidimetric kinetic method. Bis(thiourea) derivatives with n = 10 and n = 12 displayed excellent activity against E. coli with MIC of 135 μg/mL and 145 μg/mL, respectively, while bis(thiourea) derivatives with n = 14 acted as cutoff point with no antibacterial properties. Similar trend was observed in binding affinity to the active site of enoyl ACP reductase (FabI), which demonstrated binding free energy of -5.3 Kcal/mol and -4.9 and -4.8 Kcal/mol, respectively.
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spelling unimas-153002022-02-04T07:18:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15300/ Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length Ainaa Nadiah, Abd Halim Ngaini, Zainab QD Chemistry A series of 1,4-bis(decoxyphenyl)carbamothioyl-Terephthalamide derivatives was successfully synthesised by reaction of benzene- 1,4-dicarbonyl isothiocyanate intermediates with long alkyl chain. The alkylation was performed via Williamson etherification of 4-Acetamidophenol with bromoalkanes.The synthesised bis(thiourea) derivatives differed in the chain length, CnH2n+1, where n = 10, 12, and 14. The structures of all compounds were characterised by elemental CHN analysis, IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopies. Bacteriostatic activities of bis(thiourea derivatives which consisted of two folds of N-H, C=O, and C=S and long alkyl chain substituents were carried out against Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, ATCC 25922) via turbidimetric kinetic method. Bis(thiourea) derivatives with n = 10 and n = 12 displayed excellent activity against E. coli with MIC of 135 μg/mL and 145 μg/mL, respectively, while bis(thiourea) derivatives with n = 14 acted as cutoff point with no antibacterial properties. Similar trend was observed in binding affinity to the active site of enoyl ACP reductase (FabI), which demonstrated binding free energy of -5.3 Kcal/mol and -4.9 and -4.8 Kcal/mol, respectively. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15300/1/Ainaa%20Nadiah.pdf Ainaa Nadiah, Abd Halim and Ngaini, Zainab (2016) Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length. Journal of Chemistry, 2016. ISSN 20909063 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85008877592&doi=10.1155%2f2016%2f2739832&partnerID=40&md5=b83479d9be41e0d975f64ba5ae7c5a71 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2739832
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Ainaa Nadiah, Abd Halim
Ngaini, Zainab
Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length
title Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length
title_full Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length
title_fullStr Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length
title_short Synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(Thiourea) derivatives with variable Chain Length
title_sort synthesis and bacteriostatic activities of bis(thiourea) derivatives with variable chain length
topic QD Chemistry
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