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Nitroarenes as versatile building blocks for the synthesis of unsymmetrical urea derivatives and N-Arylmethyl-2-substituted benzimidazoles
Rodríguez-Huerto, Paula A.,Pe?a-Solórzano, Diana,Ochoa-Puentes, Cristian
, p. 6275 - 6283 (2021/07/29)
In this contribution, a fast and simple method for the synthesis of unsymmetrical urea derivatives and N-arylmethyl-2-substituted benzimidazoles was developed starting from nitroarenes. The reaction of nitroarenes and phenyl isocyanate or phenyl isothiocyanate in tin (II) chloride dihydrate/choline chloride eutectic mixture afforded the expected urea and thiourea derivatives, while the reaction of different aldehydes with o-nitroaniline or 4-methoxy-2-nitroaniline shows a markedly high preference for the obtention of N-arylmethyl-2-substituted benzimidazoles over the 2-substituted analogues. This method offers a straightforward alternative to obtain the target compounds in good to excellent yields with short reaction times employing an operationally simple experimental set-up. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] A series of unsymmetrical urea and thiourea derivatives together with 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles are easily obtained in good yields starting from nitroarenes employing the eutectic mixture tin (II) chloride dihydrate/choline chloride as reductive reaction media.
Searching for small molecules as antibacterials: Non-cytotoxic diarylureas analogues of triclocarban
Catalano, Alessia,Iacopetta, Domenico,Rosato, Antonio,Salvagno, Lara,Ceramella, Jessica,Longo, Francesca,Sinicropi, Maria Stefania,Franchini, Carlo
, p. 1 - 13 (2021/03/15)
Triclocarban (TCC), a broad-spectrum lipophilic antimicrobial agent, is a diarylurea derivative that has been used for more than 60 years as a major ingredient of toys, clothing, food packaging materials, food industry floors, medical supplies and especially of personal care products, such as soaps, toothpaste and shampoo. In September 2016, the U.S. FDA banned nineteen antimicrobial ingredients, including TCC, in over-the-counter consumer antiseptic wash products, due to their toxicity. Withdrawal of TCC has prompted efforts to search for new antimicrobial compounds. In this paper, we present the synthesis and biological evaluation, as antibiotic and non-cytotoxic agents, of a series of diarylureas, analogues of TCC. These compounds are characterized by an intriguingly simple chemistry and can be easily synthesized. Among the synthesized compounds, 1ab and 1bc emerge as the most interesting compounds as they show the same activity of TCC (MIC = 16 μg/mL) against Staphylococcus aureus, and a higher activity than TCC against Enterococcus faecalis (MIC = 32 μg/mL versus MIC = 64 μg/mL). Moreover, 1ab and 1bc show no cytotoxicity towards the human mammary epithelial cells MCF-10A and embryonic kidney epithelial cells Hek-293, in opposition to TCC, which exhibits a marked cytotoxicity on the same cell lines and shows a good antitumor activity on a panel of cell lines tested.
An Improved Synthesis of Urea Derivatives from N -Acylbenzotriazole via Curtius Rearrangement
Agrahari, Anand K.,Singh, Anoop S.,Singh, Sumit K.,Tiwari, Vinod K.,Yadav, Mangal S.
, p. 3443 - 3450 (2019/09/07)
The good leaving tendency of the benzotriazole moiety has been exploited for the synthesis of symmetric, unsymmetric, N -acyl, and cyclic ureas in good yields from N -acylbenzotriazoles by treating the latter with various amines in the presence of TMSN 3 /Et 3 N in a sealed tube. The salient features of the devised protocol includes the high-yield, mild, metal-free, one-pot reaction conditions, and short reaction time. Furthermore, in many cases, no column chromatography is required for the purification.
