SYNTHESIS OF NEW BENZOFURAN-1,3-THIAZOLIDIN-4-ONE DERIVATIVES FROM NATURAL SOURCES AND STUDY OF THEIR ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY

N. A. Abdel Latifa,b,#, Sh. H. Abdel Hafeza,c, and L. M. Breaka

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aChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, KSA;
bNatural Compounds Chemistry Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Division, National Research Center, Dokki, Egypt;
cChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt

Received November 12, 2012; in final form, January 14, 2013

Abstract. Synthesis of benzofuran-1,3-thiazolidinone derivatives is described herein. These compounds were prepared via a concise and short route by condensation reaction of khellinone with aromatic/aliphatic amines followed by cyclization using thioglycolic acid. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized using the well known spectroscopic tools (IR, 1H NMR, and mass spectroscopy), as well as microanalysis. In frames of biological screening of the compounds, antioxidant activity was assessed in vitro.

Keywords: 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one, benzofuran, Schiff bases, anti-oxidant activity, khellinone, khellin.

Биоорг.химия 2013, 39 (4): 491-496