Novel amphiphilic pyridinium ionic liquids-supported Schiff bases: ultrasound assisted synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer evaluation

Fawzia Faleh Al-Blewi; Nadjet Rezki; Salsabeel Abdullah Al-Sodies; Sanaa K. Bardaweel; Dima A. Sabbah; Mouslim Messali; Mohamed Reda Aouad

doi:10.1186/s13065-018-0489-z

Research Article
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Novel amphiphilic pyridinium ionic liquids-supported Schiff bases: ultrasound assisted synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer evaluation

Fawzia Faleh Al-Blewi¹,
Nadjet Rezki^{1, 2}Email author,
Salsabeel Abdullah Al-Sodies¹,
Sanaa K. Bardaweel³,
Dima A. Sabbah⁴,
Mouslim Messali¹ and
Mohamed Reda Aouad¹Email author

Chemistry Central Journal201812:118

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-018-0489-z

Received: 15 March 2018
Accepted: 13 November 2018
Published: 22 November 2018

Abstract

Background

Pyridinium Schiff bases and ionic liquids have attracted increasing interest in medicinal chemistry.

Results

A library of 32 cationic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazone-based amphiphiles tethering fluorinated counteranions was synthesized by alkylation of 4-fluoropyridine hydrazone with various long alkyl iodide exploiting lead quaternization and metathesis strategies. All compounds were assessed for their anticancer inhibition activity towards different cancer cell lines and the results revealed that increasing the length of the hydrophobic chain of the synthesized analogues appears to significantly enhance their anticancer activities. Substantial increase in caspase-3 activity was demonstrated upon treatment with the most potent compounds, namely 8, 28, 29 and 32 suggesting an apoptotic cellular death pathway.

Conclusions

Quantum-polarized ligand docking studies against phosphoinositide 3-kinase α displayed that compounds 2–6 bind to the kinase site and form H-bond with S774, K802, H917 and D933.

Keywords

Cationic
Amphiphilic
Pyridinium
Hydrazones
Ultrasound
Anticancer
QPLD docking

Introduction

Schiff bases have been widely investigated due to a broad spectrum of relevant properties in biological and pharmaceutical areas [1]. In addition, a number of molecules having azomethine Schiff base skeleton are the clinically approved drugs [2]. Meanwhile, carbohydrazide hydrazone and their derivatives an interesting class of Schiff bases, represented reliable and highly efficient pharmacophores in drug discovery and played a vital role in medical chemistry due to their potency to exhibit significant antimicrobial [3], anticancer [4, 5], anti-HIV [6], and anticandidal [7] activities. Azomethine hydrazone linkages (RCONHN=CR¹R²) are one of the versatile and attractive functional groups in organic synthesis [8, 9]. Their ability to react with electrophilic and nucleophilic reagents make them valuable candidates for the construction of diverse heterocyclic scaffolds [10]. Some pyridine hydrazones have been reported to possess fascinating chemotherapeutic properties [11, 12]. On the other hand, biological and toxicity of pyridinium salts have been well documented due to their increasing applications. More specifically, pyridinium salts carrying long alkyl chains were found to be outstanding bioactive agents as antimicrobial [13], anticancer [14] and biodegradable [15] agents. Recently, we have reported a green ultrasound synthesis of novel fluorinated pyridinium hydrazones using a series of alkyl halides ranging from C2 to C7 [16]. The biological screening results revealed that the activity increased with increasing the length of the alkyl side chains, especially for hydrazones tethering fluorinated counteranions (PF₆⁻, BF₄⁻ and CF₃COO⁻). Encouraged by these findings and in continuation of our efforts in designing highly active heterocyclic hydrazones [17–19], we aim to introduce a lipophilic long alkyl chain to a hydrazone skeleton to develop a new class of bioactive molecules. In the present work, a series of novel cationic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazone-based amphiphiles tethering different fluorinated counteranions were designed, synthesized and screened for their anticancer activities against four different cell lines. Additionally, their activities were further characterized via investigating the Caspase-3 signaling pathway, a hallmark of apoptosis that is commonly studied to understand the mechanism of cellular death.

Molecular quantum-polarized ligand docking (QPLD) studies were carried out employing MAESTRO [20] software against the kinase domain of phosphoinositide 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) [21] to identify their structural-basis of binding and ligand/receptor complex formation.

Results and discussion

Synthesis

The methodology for affecting the sequence of reactions utilized ultrasound irradiations which have been widely used by our team as an alternative source of energy. Starting from fluorinated pyridine hydrazone 1, the quaternization of pyridine ring through its conventional alkylation with various long alkyl iodide with chain ranging from C₈ to C₁₈, in boiling acetonitrile as well as under ultrasound irradiation and gave the desired cationic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazones 2–9 tethering lipophilic side chain and iodide counteranion in good yields (Scheme 1). Short reactions time were required (10–12 h) when the ultrasound irradiations were used as an alternative energy source (Table 1).

Scheme 1
Synthesis of pyridinium hydrazones 2–9 carrying iodide counter anion

Table 1

Times and yields of halogenated pyridinium hydrazones 2–9 under conventional and ultrasound

Compound no	R	Conventional method CM		Ultrasound method US
Compound no	R	Time (h)	Yield (%)	Time (h)	Yield (%)
2	C₈H₁₇	72	84	10	92
3	C₉H₁₉	72	90	10	96
4	C₁₀H₂₁	72	88	12	92
5	C₁₁H₂₃	72	92	12	98
6	C₁₂H₂₅	72	88	12	92
7	C₁₄H₂₉	72	85	12	92
8	C₁₆H₃₃	72	89	12	94
9	C₁₈H₃₇	72	83	12	96

The structure of newly designed pyridinium cationic surfactants 2–9 have been elucidated based on their spectral data (IR, NMR, Mass). Their IR spectra revealed the appearance of new characteristic bands at 2870–2969 cm⁻¹ attributed to the aliphatic C-H stretching which confirmed the presence of alkyl side chain in this structure. The ¹H NMR analysis showed one methyl and methylene groups resonating as two multiplets between δ_H 0.74–0.87 ppm and 1.16–1.32 ppm, respectively. The spectra also showed the presence of characteristic triplet and/or doublet of doublet ranging between δ_H 4.68–4.78 ppm assigned to NCH₂ protons.

In addition, the imine proton (H–C=N) resonated as two set of singlets at δ_H 8.15–8.50 ppm with a 1:3 ratio. The presence of such pairing of signals confirmed that these compounds exist as E/cis and E/trans diastereomers.

The ¹³C NMR data also confirmed the appearance of E/cis and E/trans diastereomers through the presence of two peaks at δ_H 58.60 and 62.74 ppm for NCH₂. In the downfield region between δ_C 156.38–165.76 ppm, the carbonyl and the imine carbons of the hydrazone linkage resonated as two sets of signals.

In their ¹⁹F NMR spectra, the aromatic fluorine atom appeared as two mutiplet signals between δ_H (− 107.98 to − 109.89 ppm) and (− 107.72 to − 109.37 ppm).

Treatment of the halogenated pyridinium hydrazones 2–9 with fluorinated metal salts (KPF₆, NaBF₄ or NaOOCCF₃) afforded the targeted cationic amphiphilic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazones 10–33 carrying variant fluorinated counteranions (Scheme 2). The reaction involved the anion exchange and was carried out in short time (6 h) under ultrasound irradiation and gave comparative yields with those obtained using classical heating (16 h) (Table 2).

Scheme 2
Synthesis of pyridinium hydrazones 10–33 carrying fluorinated counteranions

Table 2

Times and yields of pyridinium hydrazones 10–33 carrying fluorinated counter anions under conventional and ultrasound

Compound no	R	Y	Conventional method CM		Ultrasound method US
Compound no	R	Y	Time (h)	Yield (%)	Time (h)	Yield (%)
10	C₈H₁₇	PF₆	16	83	6	90
11	C₈H₁₇	BF₄	16	98	6	98
12	C₈H₁₇	COOCF₃	16	80	6	88
13	C₉H₁₉	PF₆	16	90	6	94
14	C₉H₁₉	BF₄	16	85	6	90
15	C₉H₁₉	COOCF₃	16	87	6	92
16	C₁₀H₂₁	PF₆	16	98	6	98
17	C₁₀H₂₁	BF₄	16	88	6	90
18	C₁₀H₂₁	COOCF₃	16	86	6	92
19	C₁₁H₂₃	PF₆	16	94	6	98
20	C₁₁H₂₃	BF₄	16	93	6	94
21	C₁₁H₂₃	COOCF₃	16	90	6	94
22	C₁₂H₂₅	PF₆	16	87	6	90
23	C₁₂H₂₅	BF₄	16	82	6	90
24	C₁₂H₂₅	COOCF₃	16	88	6	92
25	C₁₄H₂₉	PF₆	16	95	6	98
26	C₁₄H₂₉	BF₄	16	93	6	96
27	C₁₄H₂₉	COOCF₃	16	97	6	98
28	C₁₆H₃₃	PF₆	16	89	6	92
29	C₁₆H₃₃	BF₄	16	90	6	94
30	C₁₆H₃₃	COOCF₃	16	88	6	92
31	C₁₈H₃₇	PF₆	16	88	6	92
32	C₁₈H₃₇	BF₄	16	87	6	90
33	C₁₈H₃₇	COOCF₃	16	84	6	90

Structural differentiation between the metathetical products 10–33 and their halogenated precursors 2–9 was very difficult on the basis of their ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectra because they displayed virtually the same characteristic proton and carbon signals.

Consequently, other spectroscopic techniques (¹⁹F, ³¹P, ¹¹B NMR and mass spectroscopy) have been adopted to confirm the presence of fluorinated counteranions (PF₆⁻, BF₄⁻ and CF₃COO⁻) in the structure of the resulted ILs 10–33.

Thus, the presence of PF₆⁻ in ILs 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28 and 31 has been established by their ³¹P and ¹⁹F NMR analysis. Thus, the resonance of a diagnostic multiplet between δ_P − 152.70 and − 135.76 ppm in the ³¹P NMR spectra confirmed the presence of PF₆⁻ in their structure.

On the other hand, the ¹⁹F NMR analysis of the same compounds revealed the appearance of new doublet at δ_F − 70.39 and − 69.21 ppm attributed to the six fluorine atoms in PF₆⁻ anions.

The formation of ionic liquids 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29 and 32 carrying BF₄⁻ in their structures were supported by the ¹¹B and ¹⁹F NMR experiments. Thus, their ¹¹B NMR spectra exhibited a multiplet between δ_B − 1.30 and − 1.29 ppm confirming the presence of boron atom in its BF₄⁻ form. Two doublets were recorded at δ_F − 149.12 and − 148.12 ppm in their ¹⁹F NMR spectra.

Structural elucidation of the ionic liquids containing trifluoroacetate (CF₃COO⁻) was investigated by the ¹⁹F NMR analysis which revealed the presence of characteristic singlet ranging from − 73.50 to − 75.30 ppm.

The physical (state of product and melting points) and photochemical (fluorescence and λ_max in UV) data of the synthesized pyridinium hydrazones 2–33 were investigated and recorded in Table 3.

Table 3
Physical and analytical data for the newly synthesized pyridinium hydrazones 2–33

Biological results

Attempting to characterize any potential biological activity associated with the newly synthesized compounds, an in vitro assessment of their antiproliferative activity was conducted on four different human cancerous cell lines; the human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human breast carcinoma (T47D), human colon epithelial (Caco-2) and human uterine cervical carcinoma (Hela) cell lines. Only compounds shown in Table 4 demonstrated a reasonably high antiproliferative activity against the model cancer cell lines used.

Table 4

IC₅₀ values (µM) on 4 different cancer cell lines

Code	MCF-7	T47D	Caco-2	Hela
4	153 ± 12	145 ± 10	156 ± 9	155 ± 11
5	136 ± 7	134 ± 10	139 ± 9	142 ± 6
6	134 ± 9	139 ± 7	139 ± 9	129 ± 11
7	120 ± 6	123 ± 7	128 ± 7	119 ± 8
8	61 ± 5	59 ± 7	67 ± 6	68 ± 5
9	20 ± 3	23 ± 4	18 ± 3	25 ± 3
16	179 ± 15	172 ± 13	171 ± 19	177 ± 10
17	176 ± 12	170 ± 10	168 ± 12	177 ± 11
19	137 ± 8	133 ± 11	139 ± 6	141 ± 10
20	132 ± 4	139 ± 9	134 ± 5	138 ± 5
21	178 ± 10	176 ± 19	171 ± 15	169 ± 17
22	129 ± 4	129 ± 8	125 ± 9	124 ± 13
23	128 ± 10	120 ± 9	121 ± 14	128 ± 11
24	131 ± 10	139 ± 6	145 ± 7	132 ± 12
25	134 ± 10	133 ± 9	132 ± 5	131 ± 9
26	123 ± 10	127 ± 15	127 ± 12	129 ± 11
27	67 ± 4	61 ± 2	67 ± 4	68 ± 6
28	39 ± 5	40 ± 6	32 ± 4	36 ± 4
29	21 ± 3	20 ± 4	19 ± 1	26 ± 2
30	45 ± 6	46 ± 4	41 ± 3	48 ± 6
31	71 ± 3	77 ± 8	74 ± 5	79 ± 2
32	39 ± 7	34 ± 4	38 ± 7	35 ± 7
33	41 ± 5	48 ± 7	44 ± 3	49 ± 5

Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three experiments

Remarkably, increasing the length of the hydrophobic chain appears to significantly potentiate the antiproliferative activities associated with the examined analogues, probably owing to their better penetration into the cellular compartment.

To determine the apoptotic effects of cytotoxic compounds and to evaluate modulators of the cell death cascade, activation of the caspase-3 pathway, a hallmark of apoptosis, can be employed in cellular assays. According to the demonstrated results (Fig. 1) and in response to 48 h treatment with the most potent compounds, significant increase in caspase-3 activity is yielded suggesting that the antiproliferative activities of the examined compounds are most likely mediated by an apoptotic cellular death pathway.

Fig. 1
Caspase3 activity in MCF7 cells after 48 h. The results are the means of two independent experiments. P < 0.05 was considered significant

Further exploration of possible pathways by which these compounds exert their antiproliferative activities should shed light onto prospective molecular targets with which the compounds may interrelate.

Docking results

In order to explain the anticancer activity of the verified compounds 2–9 against the examined cancer cell lines, we recruited the crystal structure of PI3Kα (PDB ID: 2RD0) [21] to determine the binding interaction of these compounds in PI3Kα kinase domain. Noting that these cell lines express phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3Kα) particularly MCF-7 [22–26], T47D [22, 25–32], Caco-2 [33–35] and Hela [36–38].

The binding site of 2RD0 is composed of M772, K776, W780, I800, K802, L807, D810, Y836, I848, E849, V850, V851, S854, T856, Q859, M922, F930, I932 and D933 [39]. The hydrophobic and polar residues are located in the binding domain. It’s worth noting that the exposed hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface areas of the co-crystallized ligand agree with the surrounding residues. The polar residues furnish hydrogen-bonding, ion–dipole and dipole–dipole interactions.

Furthermore, the polar acidic or basic residues mediate an ionic (electrostatic) bonding. The nonpolar motif such as the aromatic and/or hydrophobic residue affords π-stacking aromatic and hydrophobic (van der Waals) interaction, respectively.

In order to identify the structural-basis of PI3Kα/ligand interaction of the verified compounds in the catalytic kinase domain of PI3Kα, we employed QPLD docking [40, 41] against the kinase cleft of 2RD0. Our QPLD docking data show that some of the synthesized molecules 2–9 bind to the kinase domain of PI3Kα (Fig. 2, part a). Indeed, compounds having side chain alkyl group more than twelve carbon atoms 7–9 extend beyond the binding cleft boundary.

Moreover, a part of the docked pose of 2 superposes that of the co-crystalized ligand (Fig. 2, part b).

Some of key binding residues are shown and H atoms are hidden for clarity purpose. Picture is captured by PYMOL. The backbones of 2–9 tend to form H-bond with S774, K802, H917, and D933 (Table 5) (Fig. 3). Additionally, 2–9 showed comparable QPLD binding affinity thus referring that the flexibility of the side-chain carbon atoms might ameliorate the steric effect. Other computational [41–45] and experimental studies [21] reported the significance of these residues in PI3Kα/ligand formation.

Table 5

The QPLD docking scores (Kcal/mol) and H-bond interactions between the verified compounds 2–9 and PI3Kα

Compound no	Docking score (Kcal/mol)	H-bond
2	− 6.03	K802
3	− 5.93	K802
4	− 5.78	D933
5	− 6.16	H917, D933
6	− 5.69	S774, D933
7	− 5.68	NA
8	− 5.36	K802
9	− 4.58	NA

Fig. 3
The ligand/protein complex of **a 2**, **b 3**, **c 6**, and **d 9**

Noticing that the whole synthesized compounds, 2–18 and 22–23, share the core nucleus but differs in the side-chain carbon atoms number as well as the counterpart anion, for example 2 matches 10, 11, and 12. It’s worth noting that the effect of salt enhances compound solubility and assists for better biological investigation.

Contrarily, in silico modeling neglects the effect of the counterpart anion thus we carried out the docking studies for 2–9 as representative models for the whole dataset. Figure 4 shows that there is a positive correlation factor (R² = 0.828) between the QPLD docking scores against PI3Kα and IC₅₀.

Fig. 4
The correlation between the QPLD docking scores and between IC₅₀ for the tested compounds

In order to get further details about the functionalities of 2–9, we screened them against a reported PI3Kα inhibitor pharmacophore model [42]. The verified compounds 2–9 sparingly match the fingerprint of active PI3Kα inhibitors; three out of five functionalities for 2–9 (Fig. 5a, b) whereas two out of five functionalities for 6–9 (Fig. 5c, d). This finding explains their moderate to weak PI3Kα inhibitory activity and recommends optimizing the core skeleton of this library aiming to improve the biological activity.

Fig. 5
PI3Kα inhibitor pharmacophore model with **a 2**, **b 3**, **c 6**, and **d 9**. Aro stands for aromatic ring; Acc for H-bond acceptor; and Hyd for hydrophobic group. Picture made by MOE⁵²

Strikingly, the biological activity of 8–9 would suggest that the hydrophobicity of the attached alkyl group as well as the lipid membrane solubility parameter might affect their attachment to the cell line membrane.

In order to evaluate the performance of QPLD program, we compared the QPLD-docked pose of KWT in the mutant H1047R PI3Kα (PDB ID: 3HHM) [46] to its native conformation in the crystal structure. Figure 6 shows the superposition of the QPLD-generated KWT pose and the native conformation in 3HHM. The RMSD for heavy atoms of KWT between QPLD-generated docked pose and the native pose was 0.409 Å. This demonstrates that QPLD dock is able to reproduce the native conformation in the crystal structure and can reliably predict the ligand binding conformation.

Fig. 6
The superposition of KWT QPLD-docked pose and its native conformation in 3HHM. The native coordinates are represented in orange and the docked pose in green color. Picture visualized by PYMOL

Experimental

Apparatus and analysis

The Stuart Scientific SMP1 apparatus (Stuart, Red Hill, UK) was used in recording of the uncorrected melting points.

The SHIMADZU FTIR-8400S spectrometer (SHIMADZU, Boston, MA, USA) was used on the IR measurement.

The Bruker spectrometer (400 and 600 MHz, Brucker, Fällanden, Switzerland) was used in the NMR analysis using Tetramethylsilane (TMS) (0.00 ppm) as an internal standard.

The Finnigan LCQ and Finnigan MAT 95XL spectrometers (Finnigan, Darmstadt, Germany) were used in the ESI and EI measurement, respectively.

The Kunshan KQ-250B ultrasound cleaner (50 kHz, 240 W, Kunshan Ultrasonic Instrument, Kunshan, China) was used for carrying out all reactions.

General alkylation procedure for the synthesis of cationic amphiphilic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazones 2–9

Conventional method (CM)

To a mixture of pyridine hydrazone 1 (1 mmol) in acetonitrile (30 ml) was added an appropriate long alkyl iodides with chain ranging from C₈ to C₁₈ (1.5 mmol) under stirring. The mixture was refluxed for 72 h, then the solvent was reduced under pressure. The obtained solid was collected by filtration and washed with acetonitrile to give the target ILs 2–9.

Ultrasound method (US)

To a mixture of pyridine hydrazone 1 (1 mmol) in acetonitrile (30 ml) was added an appropriate long alkyl iodides with chain ranging from C₈ to C₁₈ (1.5 mmol) under stirring. The mixture was irradiated by ultrasound irradiation for 10–12 h. The reaction was processed as described above to give the same target ILs 2–9.

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 2 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 104–105 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ = 1595 (C=N), 1670 (C=O), 2870, 2960 (Al–H), 3071 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.32 (m, 10H, 5× CH₂), 1.94–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.47 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 21.99, 25.36, 25.41, 28.30, 28.40, 30.50, 30.63, 31.08 (6×CH₂), 60.95, 61.02 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.95, 116.17, 126.14, 127.11, 129.36, 129.44, 129.73, 129.81, 130.21, 130.24, 145.08, 145.67, 147.33, 149.36, 149.63 (Ar–C), 158.76, 162.28, 164.75, 165.21 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.72 to − 109.65), (− 109.20 to − 109.12) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 483.32 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 3 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 91–93 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ= 1598 (C=N), 1682 (C=O), 2872, 2969 (Al–H), 3078 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.32 (m, 12H, 6× CH₂), 1.94–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.37 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.15 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.46 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.51 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.92 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 25.41, 28.35, 28.52, 28.70, 30.51, 30.64, 31.18 (7×CH₂), 60.93, 61.01 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.96, 116.18, 126.15, 127.11, 129.35, 129.43, 129.73, 129.82, 130.20, 130.23, 145.06, 145.69, 147.31, 149.33, 149.64 (Ar–C), 158.75, 162.28, 164.76, 165.23 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.94 to − 109.86), (− 109.42 to − 109.34) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 497.10 [M⁺].

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium iodide ( 4 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 110–112 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ = 1615 (C=N), 1690 (C=O), 2873, 2966 (Al–H), 3074 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.32 (m, 14H, 7× CH₂), 1.94–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.23 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.38 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.34 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.48 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 12.40, 12.42 (CH₃), 20.55, 23.85, 23.89, 26.84, 27.11, 27.24, 27.28, 27.32, 28.99, 29.13, 29.72 (8×CH₂), 59.42, 59.49 (NCH₂), 114.24, 114.46, 114.68, 124.63, 125.59, 127.84, 127.92, 128.22, 128.31, 128.55, 128.68, 128.71, 143.54, 144.18, 145.78, 147.80, 148.12 (Ar–C), 157.25, 160.77, 163.24, 163.73 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.94 to − 109.85), (− 109.42 to − 109.34) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 511.05 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 5 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 82–83 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ = 1598 (C=N), 1677 (C=O), 2872, 2967 (Al–H), 3078 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.32 (m, 16H, 8× CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.34 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.45 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 12.39 (CH₃), 20.53, 23.86, 26.83, 27.13, 27.23, 27.37, 27.40, 28.98, 29.12, 29.74 (9×CH₂), 59.46, 59.53 (NCH₂), 114.23, 114.44, 114.66, 124.63, 125.61, 127.85, 127.93, 128.22, 128.31, 128.53, 128.56, 128.71, 128.74, 143.58, 144.18, 145.82, 147.88, 148.15 (Ar–C), 157.23, 160.78, 163.26, 163.69 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.95 to − 109.88), (− 109.35 to − 109.37) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 525.10 [M⁺].

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium iodide ( 6 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 72–73 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ = 1605 (C=N), 1688 (C=O), 2883, 2961 (Al–H), 3074 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.32 (m, 18H, 9× CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.70 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.34 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.46 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 11.54, 11.59 (CH₃), 19.68, 23.00, 25.98, 26.30, 26.38, 26.51, 26.60, 28.13, 28.27, 28.88 (10× CH₂), 58.60, 58.67 (NCH₂), 113.37, 113.59, 113.80, 123.78, 124.75, 127.00, 127.08, 127.36, 127.45, 127.86, 127.89, 142.72, 143.33, 144.97, 147.02, 127.29 (Ar–C), 156.38, 159.93, 162.40, 162.83 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.95 to − 109.88), (− 109.44 to − 109.36) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 539.40 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 7 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 86–88 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ = 1590 (C=N), 1679 (C=O), 2878, 2964 (Al–H), 3078 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.86 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.32 (m, 22H, 11× CH₂), 1.94–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.44 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 27.80, 28.34, 28.65, 28.74, 28.86, 28.96, 28.99, 29.77, 30.48, 30.62, 31.24, 32.85 (12×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.13, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.21, 130.24, 145.08, 145.68, 147.31, 149.38, 149.65 (Ar–C), 158.73, 162.29, 164.29, 165.18 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.96 to − 109.89), (− 109.44 to − 109.36) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 567.20 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 8 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 78–80 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ = 1610 (C=N), 1677 (C=O), 2887, 2969 (Al–H), 3076 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.86 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.23–1.30 (m, 26H, 13× CH₂), 1.96–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.34 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.45 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.34, 28.64, 28.74, 28.87, 28.96, 29.00, 30.49, 30.62, 31.24 (12×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.14, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.04, 130.24, 145.08, 145.69, 147.31, 149.37 (Ar–C), 158.72, 162.29, 164.76, 165.18 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.45 to − 109.37) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 595.30 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 9 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 98–99 °C. FT-IR (KBr), cm⁻¹: ῡ= 1612 (C=N), 1678 (C=O), 2887, 2955 (Al–H), 3086 (Ar–H). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_H = 0.79–0.82 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.16–1.20 (m, 30H, 15× CH₂), 1.96–2.00 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.78 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 6.97 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.71 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.87 (d, 2H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.08 (s, 1H, H–C=N), 9.12 (d, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.18 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_C = 14.08 (CH₃), 22.66, 26.10, 28.96, 29.31, 29.33, 29.48, 29.57, 29.63, 29.68, 31.67, 31.90 (16× CH₂), 62.74 (NCH₂), 115.85, 116.07, 127.88, 129.47, 130.14, 130.22, 144.82, 147.91, 151.67 (Ar–C), 158.57, 163.22, 163.25, 165.76 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_F = (− 107.98 to − 107.89), (− 107.72 to − 107.65) (2 m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 623.30 [M⁺].

General metathesis procedure for the synthesis of pyridinium hydrazones 10–33

Conventional method (CM)

A mixture of equimolar of IL 2–9 (1 mmol) and fluorinated metal salt (KPF₆, NaBF₄ and/or NaCF₃COO) (1 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 ml) was heated under reflux for 12 h. After cooling, the solid formed was collected by extraction and/or by filtration. The solid was washed by dichloromethane to afford the task-specific ILs 10–33.

Ultrasound method (US)

A mixture of equimolar of IL 2–9 (1 mmol) and fluorinated metal salt (KPF₆, NaBF₄ and/or NaCF₃COO) (1 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 ml) was irradiated by ultrasound irradiation for 6 h. The reaction was processed as described above to give the same task-specific ILs 10–33.

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 10 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 64–65 °C. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.82–0.88 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.26–1.30 (m, 10H, 5×CH₂), 1.94–2.00 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.26 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.38 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.50 (bs, 1H, CONH).¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.09 (CH₃), 22.00, 25.36, 25.41, 28.30, 28.40, 30.51, 30.64, 31.09 (6×CH₂), 60.95, 61.02 (NCH₂), 115.75, 115.96, 116.18, 126.14, 127.11, 129.35, 129.44, 129.73, 129.81, 130.05, 130.24, 130.24, 145.06, 145.67, 147.35, 149.35, 149.63 (Ar–C), 158.78, 162.28, 164.75, 165.22 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 152.70 to − 135.29 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.98 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.72 to − 109.65), (− 109.20 to − 109.12) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 501.20 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 11 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 80–82 °C. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.84–0.88 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.26–1.31 (m, 10H, 5×CH₂), 1.95–2.00 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.70 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.26 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.38 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.63 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.90 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.41 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.27 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.36 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.49 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.53 (s, 0.25H, CONH).¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.87 (CH₃), 21.97, 25.32, 25.38, 28.27, 28.37, 28.40, 30.48, 30.61, 31.06 (6× CH₂), 60.89, 60.96 (NCH₂), 115.71, 115.92, 116.14, 126.10, 127.07, 129.33, 129.41, 129.69, 129.78, 130.01, 130.15, 130.18, 145.02, 145.65, 147.23, 149.28, 149.57 (Ar–C), 158.72, 161.89, 162.23, 164.70, 165.19 (C=N, C=O).¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.31 to − 1.30 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.82 to − 109.74), (− 109.29 to − 109.21) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.12, − 148.07 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 443.20 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 12 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 74–76 °C. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.84–0.88 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.26–1.30 (m, 10H, 5×CH₂), 1.95–1.97 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.26 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.35 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.49 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.32 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.54 (bs, 1H, CONH).¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.85 (CH₃), 21.95, 25.30, 25.35, 28.25, 28.35, 28.38, 30.46, 30.58, 31.03 (6× CH₂), 60.85, 60.88 (NCH₂), 115.69, 115.88, 116.10, 126.05, 127.04, 129.28, 129.36, 129.61, 129.70, 129.99, 130.24, 130.27, 144.98, 145.54, 147.59, 149.20, 149.56 (Ar–C), 158.84, 162.15, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.50 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.92 to − 109.84), (− 109.53 to − 109.45) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ESI) m/z = 467.10 [M⁺ + 1].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 13 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 69–70 °C. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.30 (m, 12H, 6×CH₂), 1.94–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.37 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.15 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.24 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.51 (s, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.92 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 25.41, 28.35, 28.52, 28.70, 28.74, 30.51, 30.64, 31.18 (7×CH₂), 60.93, 61.01 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.96, 116.18, 126.16, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.21, 130.24, 145.06, 145.68, 147.30, 149.34 (Ar–C), 158.75, 162.28, 164.75, 165.23 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 152.98 to − 135.42 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.21 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.94 to − 109.86), (− 109.42 to − 109.34) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 515.20 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 14 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 88–90 °C. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.30 (m, 12H, 6×CH₂), 1.95–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.67 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.35 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.15 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.24 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.32 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.49 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.92 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.35, 28.52, 28.70, 30.51, 30.64, 31.18 (7×CH₂), 60.94, 61.02 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.97, 116.19, 126.16, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.21, 145.07, 145.68, 147.32, 149.34 (Ar–C), 158.75, 162.29, 164.76, 165.24 (C=N, C=O).¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.31 to − 1.30 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.94 to − 109.86), (− 109.42 to − 109.34) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.29, − 148.24 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 457.15 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 15 )

It was obtained as yellow crystals; mp: 96–98 °C. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (t, 3H, J = 4 Hz, CH₃), 1.25–1.30 (m, 12H, 6×CH₂), 1.94–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.37 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.50 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.51 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.91 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.34, 25.41, 28.34, 28.52, 28.70, 28.73, 30.51, 30.64, 31.18 (7×CH₂), 60.93, 61.00 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.96, 116.18, 126.15, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.80, 130.04, 130.21, 130.24, 145.07, 145.69, 147.31, 149.35, 149.65 (Ar–C), 158.75, 162.28, 164.75, 165.23 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.50 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.96 to − 109.88), (− 109.44 to − 109.36) (2 m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 483.20 [M⁺].

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 16 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.88 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.30 (m, 14H, 7×CH₂), 1.95–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.67 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.35 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.23 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.31 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.48 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.90 (CH₃), 22.04, 25.36, 25.40, 28.33, 28.60, 28.74, 28.77, 28.82, 30.50, 30.63, 31.23 (8×CH₂), 60.96, 61.06 (NCH₂), 115.72, 115.95, 116.16, 126.15, 127.12, 129.32, 129.41, 129.72, 129.81, 130.07, 130.21, 130.24, 145.05, 145.67, 147.34, 149.36, 149.67, (Ar–C), 158.75, 162.28, 164.77, 165.22 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 157.37 to − 131.02 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.22 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.94 to − 109.85), (− 109.42 to − 109.34) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 529.70 [M⁺].

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 17 )

It was obtained as colorless syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.30 (m, 14H, 7×CH₂), 1.95–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.67 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.35 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.52 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.55 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.24 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.32 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.52 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.90, 13.91 (CH₃), 22.05, 25.36, 25.40, 28.34, 28.61, 28.75, 28.78, 28.83, 30.50, 30.63, 31.23, (8×CH₂), 60.94, 61.01 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.96, 116.18, 126.16, 127.11, 129.34, 129.42, 129.71, 129.80, 130.07, 130.23, 130.26, 145.07, 145.67, 147.34, 149.35 (Ar–C), 158.76, 162.28, 164.75, 165.23, (C=N, C=O). ¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.31 to − 1.29 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.94 to − 109.88), (− 109.44 to − 109.36) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.30, − 148.24 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 471.60 [M⁺].

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 18 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.25–1.30 (m, 14H, 7×CH₂), 1.95–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.25 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.37 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.17 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.40 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.52 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.55 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.56 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89, 13.91 (CH₃), 22.05, 25.36, 25.40, 28.34, 28.61, 28.74, 28.78, 28.82, 30.50, 30.64, 31.23 (8×CH₂), 60.94, 60.98 (NCH₂), 115.74, 115.95, 116.16, 126.13, 127.11, 129.33, 129.42, 129.69, 129.77, 130.07, 130.28, 130.31, 145.07, 145.65, 147.48, 149.35 (Ar–C), 158.82, 162.25, 164.73, 165.23 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.52 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.95 to − 109.87), (− 109.50 to − 109.42) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 497.33 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 19 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 16H, 8×CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.36 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.53 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.24 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.51 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.90 (CH₃), 22.04, 25.36, 28.34, 28.64, 28.74, 28.87, 28.91, 30.49, 30.63, 31.24 (9×CH₂), 60.95, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.95, 116.17, 126.16, 127.11, 129.34, 129.42, 129.71, 128.80, 130.07, 130.26, 145.08, 145.67, 147.32, 149.38, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.73, 162.28, 164.76, 165.20 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 152.97 to − 135.41 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.24 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.95 to − 109.88), (− 109.35 to − 109.37) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 543.40 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 20 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 16H, 8×CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.17 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.56 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.58 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.34 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.52 (s, 0.25H, CONH), 12.64 (s, 0.75H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.34, 28.64, 28.73, 28.87, 28.91, 30.49, 30.63, 31.24 (9×CH₂), 60.95, 61.01 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.19, 127.10, 129.34, 129.43, 129.69, 129.78, 130.07, 130.25, 130.28, 145.08, 145.66, 147.25, 149.40, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.70, 162.27, 164.74, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.30 to − 1.28 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.48 to − 109.40) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.36, − 148.30 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 485.20 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 21 )

It was obtained as colorless syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 16H, 8×CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.36 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.87 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.32 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.54 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.33, 28.64, 28.73, 28.87, 28.91, 30.49, 30.63, 31.24 (9×CH₂), 60.96, 60.99 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.93, 116.15, 126.12, 127.11, 129.34, 129.42, 129.67, 129.76, 130.05, 130.30, 130.33, 145.07, 145.63, 147.55, 149.38, 149.67 (Ar–C), 158.82, 162.25, 164.72, 165.20 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.53 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.54 to − 109.46) (2 m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 511.30 [M⁺].

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 22 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 18H, 9×CH₂), 1.96–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.37 (dd, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.24 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.47 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.33, 28.65, 28.73, 28.86, 28.95, 30.48, 30.62, 31.24 (10×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.95, 116.17, 126.14, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.04, 130.25, 145.09, 145.68, 147.34, 149.38, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.74, 162.29, 164.76, 165.20 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 157.37 to − 131.02 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.25 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.95 to − 109.88), (− 109.44 to − 109.36) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 557.30 [M⁺].

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 23 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83 (t, 3H, J = 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 18H, 9×CH₂), 1.96–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.52 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.48 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.33, 28.65, 28.74, 28.86, 28.95, 30.48, 30.62, 31.24 (10×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.15, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.80, 130.22, 130.25, 145.08, 145.69, 147.32, 149.38, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.73, 162.29, 164.76, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.31 to − 1.28 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.96 to − 109.88), (− 109.45 to − 109.37) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.36, − 148.30 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 499.20 [M⁺].

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 24 )

It was obtained as colorless syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.85 (t, 3H, J = 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 18H, 9×CH₂), 1.96–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.53 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.51 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.89 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.33, 28.65, 28.73, 28.86, 28.95, 30.48, 30.63, 31.24 (10×CH₂), 60.96, 61.01 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.14, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.70, 129.79, 130.25, 130.28, 145.08, 145.67, 147.37, 149.39, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.75, 162.27, 164.75, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.53 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.48 to − 109.40) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 525.20 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphte ( 25 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 22H, 11×CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.24 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.44 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.33, 28.65, 28.73, 28.86, 28.95, 28.99, 30.48, 30.62, 31.24, 32.84 (12×CH₂), 60.97, 61.04 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.14, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.07, 130.21, 130.24, 145.07, 145.68, 147.32, 149.38 (Ar–C), 158.73, 162.29, 164.77, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 152.97 to − 135.41 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.26 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.96 to − 109.89), (− 109.44 to − 109.36) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 585.50 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 26 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.85 (t, 3H, J = 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 22H, 11×CH₂), 1.96–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.50 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.44 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.34, 28.65, 28.74, 28.87, 28.96, 28.99, 30.48, 30.62, 31.24 (12×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.73, 115.94, 116.16, 126.14, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.07, 130.21, 130.24, 145.08, 145.69, 147.32, 149.38, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.72, 162.29, 164.77, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.30 to − 1.29 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.45 to − 109.37) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.37, − 148.32 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 527.40 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 27 )

It was obtained as colorless syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.85 (t, 3H, J = 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.24–1.30 (m, 22H, 11×CH₂), 1.96–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.47 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.33, 28.65, 28.74, 28.86, 28.95, 28.99, 30.49, 30.62, 31.24 (12×CH₂), 60.95, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.72, 115.94, 116.16, 126.14, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.71, 129.80, 130.22, 130.25, 145.08, 145.69, 147.32, 149.38, 149.66 (Ar–C), 158.73, 162.29, 164.76, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.55 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.45 to − 109.38) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 553.30 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium hexaflurophosphate ( 28 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.88 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.23–1.30 (m, 26H, 13×CH₂), 1.96–2.00 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.68 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.24 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.89 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.44 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.34, 28.64, 28.74, 28.87, 28.96, 29.00, 30.49, 30.62, 31.24 (14×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.72, 115.94, 116.15, 126.13, 127.11, 129.34, 129.43, 129.72, 129.81, 130.21, 130.24, 145.07, 145.69, 147.32, 149.37, 149.65 (Ar–C), 158.71, 162.29, 164.76, 165.18 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_P = − 152.97 to − 135.41 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 69.26 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 109.97 to − 109.89), (− 109.45 to − 109.37) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 613.30 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 29 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.83–0.87 (m, 3H, CH₃), 1.23–1.30 (m, 26H, 13×CH₂), 1.94–2.00 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.70 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.24 (dd, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.62 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.51 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.53 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.34 (d, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.45 (s, 0.75H, CONH), 12.49 (s, 0.25H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.36, 28.34, 28.65, 28.75, 28.87, 28.96, 29.00, 30.49, 30.63, 31.24 (14×CH₂), 60.96, 61.03 (NCH₂), 115.72, 115.93, 116.15, 126.13, 127.11, 129.35, 129.43, 129.72, 129.80, 130.04, 130.21, 130.24, 145.07, 145.69, 147.30, 149.37, 149.64 (Ar–C), 158.71, 162.28, 164.76, 165.17 (C=N, C=O). ¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_B = − 1.29 to − 1.28 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = (− 109.97 to − 109.90), (− 109.46 to − 109.38) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 148.36, − 148.31 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 555.35 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 30 )

It was obtained as colorless syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_H = 0.85 (t, 3H, J = 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.23–1.30 (m, 26H, 13×CH₂), 1.96–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, NCH₂), 7.22 (t, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.34 (t, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.61 (dd, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.88 (dd, 1.5H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.16 (s, 0.25H, H–C=N), 8.39 (d, 0.5H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 8.52 (s, 0.75H, H–C=N), 8.54 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.25 (d, 0.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.33 (d, 1.5H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.50 (s, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_C = 13.88 (CH₃), 22.03, 25.35, 28.33, 28.64, 28.73, 28.86, 28.95, 29.00, 30.49, 30.62, 31.23 (14×CH₂), 60.95, 61.02 (NCH₂), 115.72, 115.94, 116.16, 126.14, 127.11, 129.33, 129.42, 129.71, 129.80, 130.08, 130.26, 145.08, 145.68, 147.33, 149.39 (Ar–C), 158.73, 162.29, 164.76, 165.19 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ_F = − 73.52 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 109.96 to − 109.88), (− 109.46 to − 109.38) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 581.30 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 31 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_H = 0.82 (dd, 3H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.15–1.18 (m, 30H, 15×CH₂), 1.94–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.72 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 6.95 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.67 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.82 (d, 2H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 9.01 (s, 1H, H–C=N), 9.08 (d, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 12.14 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_C = 14.08 (CH₃), 22.66, 26.09, 28.97, 29.33, 29.49, 29.59, 29.64, 29.68, 31.64, 31.90 (16×CH₂), 62.69 (NCH₂), 115.87, 116.09, 127.71, 129.45, 130.09, 130.18, 144.87, 147.76, 151.75 (Ar–C), 158.62, 163.23, 165.74 (C=N, C=O). ³¹P NMR (162 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_P = − 153.38 to − 135.76 (m, 1P, PF₆). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_F = − 70.39 (d, 6F, PF₆), (− 107.98 to − 107.89), (− 107.72 to − 107.65) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 641.55 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 32 )

It was obtained as yellow syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_H = 0.82 (dd, 3H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.16–1.20 (m, 30H, 15×CH₂), 1.94–1.98 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.73 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 6.99 (dd, 2H, J = 8 Hz, 12 Hz, Ar–H), 7.69 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.83 (d, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 9.00 (s, 1H, H–C=N), 9.06 (d, 2H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.11 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_C = 14.08 (CH₃), 22.66, 26.10, 28.97, 29.33, 29.48, 29.57, 29.63, 29.68, 31.66, 31.90 (16×CH₂), 62.64 (NCH₂), 115.85, 116.07, 127.76, 129.46, 130.12, 130.21, 144.82, 147.96, 151.72 (Ar–C), 158.57, 163.25, 165.76 (C=N, C=O). ¹¹B NMR (128 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_B = − 1.29 to 1.28 (m, 1B, BF₄). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_F = (− 107.98 to − 107.85) to (107.82 to − 107.75) (2m, 1F, Ar–F); − 149.14, 149.19 (2d, 4F, BF₄). MS (ES) m/z = 583.45 [M⁺].

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 33 )

It was obtained as colorless syrup. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_H = 0.82 (dd, 3H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, CH₃), 1.16–1.19 (m, 30H, 15×CH₂), 1.95–1.99 (m, 2H, NCH₂CH₂), 4.75 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, NCH₂), 6.96 (t, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 7.68 (dd, 2H, J = 4 Hz, 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.84 (d, 2H, J = 8 Hz, Ar–H), 8.94 (s, 1H, H–C=N), 9.12 (d, 2H, J = 4 Hz, Ar–H), 12.46 (bs, 1H, CONH). ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_C = 14.07 (CH₃), 22.66, 26.09, 28.96, 29.33, 29.47, 29.57, 29.63, 29.68, 31.66, 31.90 (16×CH₂), 62.66 (NCH₂), 115.85, 116.07, 127.72, 129.53, 130.09, 130.17, 144.87, 148.01, 151.77 (Ar–C), 158.62, 163.22, 165.73 (C=N, C=O). ¹⁹F NMR (377 MHz, CDCl₃): δ_F = − 75.30 (s, 3F, CF₃), (− 108.01 to − 107.94), (− 107.85 to − 107.78) (2m, 1F, Ar–F). MS (ES) m/z = 609.35 [M⁺].

Biological studies

Antiproliferative activity

MCF-7, T47D, HeLa and Caco-II cell lines were cultivated in Dulbecco’s modified Eagles medium (DMEM, Biochrom, Berlin, Germany). Cell lines were maintained at 37 °C and all media were supplemented with 1% of 2 mM l-glutamine (Lonza), 10% fetal calf serum (Gibco, Paisley, UK), 50 IU/ml penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) and amphotericin B (Sigma, St. Louis, MO). Cells from passage number 10–16 were used. For the antiproliferative activity test, compounds under examination, dissolved in DMSO, were added to the culture medium and incubated for 48 h incubation period in an atmosphere of 5% CO₂ and 95 relative humidity at 37 °C.

Cells were seeded at a density of 8 × 10³ cells per well in 96-well plates in appropriate medium. When the exposure period ends, Promega Cell Titer 96 Aqueous Non-Radioactive Cell Proliferation (MTS) assay was carried out according to the manufacturer’s protocol. Absorbance values of each well were determined with a microplate enzyme-linked immuno-assay (ELISA) reader equipped with a 492 nm filter. Survival rates of the controls were set to represent 100% viability. Untreated cultures were used as controls groups.

Caspase-3 enzyme activity

To assess changes in caspase-3 activity, the caspase-3 colorimetric assay kit (BioVision Research Products, Milpitas, CA) was used after treatment with 100 µM of each compound and incubation for 48 h. Briefly, apoptosis was provoked in treated cells before cells were collected by centrifugation at 1000 rpm for 10 min. Cells were lysed and supernatants were separated according to the manufacture’s protocol. Protein concentration in the supernatant was determined using the Bradford method. 50 µl of the reaction buffer, 200 µM of DEVD-pNA substrate were added to 50 µl supernatant in a 96-well plate and incubated at 37 °C for 2 h. After incubation, the plate was read under 405 nm wavelength using an ELISA reader (Tecan Group Ltd., Mannedorf, Switzerland).

Computational methods

Preparation of protein structure

The crystal structure of apo PI3Kα (PDB ID: 2RD0) [(2)] was retrieved from the RCSB Protein Data Bank. The homology modeled structure of 2RD0 was adopted for this study [47]. The coordinates of wortmannin in 3HHM [48] were moved to 2RD0 and assigned as the ligand. Minimization of the protein side chains was applied to reduce the steric clashes recruiting MacroModel [20] module in MAESTRO. Further preparation of the coordinates was carried out using Protein Preparation [20] wizard in Schrödinger to maximize the H-bond interactions between residues.

Preparation of ligand structures

The synthesized compounds (ligands) were built based on the coordinates of wortmannin in 3 HHM. The ligands were built using MAESTRO [20] BUILD module and then subjected for energy minimization using OPLS2005 force field in MacroModel program.

Quantum–polarized ligand docking (QPLD)

QPLD [20, 45] (3, 4) docking employed the combined QM/MM approach to determine ligand/protein complex formation. The Glide [49–51] docking was implemented in QPLD to generate a list of ligand docked poses that fit the protein binding site. The binding energy of the protein/newly generated ligand pose was derived using the molecular mechanical (MM) method for the protein coordinates while the quantum mechanical (QM) method was applied for ligand pose recruiting the QSite wizard in Schrödinger [45]. The Qsite program generated the atomic partial charges for the ligand pose within the protein environment. The ligand pose with QM-generated partial charges were redocked to the binding pocket using Glide [45] program with XP-scoring function. Specifically, the polarization effect of the protein binding pocket was accounted during the docking procedure. The ligand pose with the lowest root mean square deviation (RMSD) was investigated. The kinase binding domain was defined using the ligand as a centroid. The scaling of receptor Vander Waals for the non-polar atoms was set to 0.75.

Conclusions

Novel cationic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazones tethering lipophilic side chain were designed and synthesized under both conventional and green ultrasound conditions. The synthesized compounds were assessed for their anticancer activities and the results revealed that adding to the length of the hydrophobic chain significantly enhances their anticancer activities. Considerable increase in caspase-3 activity was associated with the most potent compounds, namely 8, 28, 29 and 32 suggesting an apoptotic cellular death pathway. Molecular Docking studies employing QPLD approach against PI3Kα demonstrated that compounds 2–9 accommodate the kinase site and form H-bond with S774, K802, H917, and D933 (Additional file 1).

Declarations

Authors’ contributions

NR, MRA, and MM conceived the presented study. NR, FFA and SAS contributed to the design and implementation of the work, to the collection of the experimental results and to the writing of the manuscript. SKB and DAS performed the biological and simulation part. MRA, NR, MM and FFA contributed to the interpretation of the results. All authors provided critical feedback and helped shape the research, analysis and manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Authors’ Affiliations

(1)

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Medina, 30002, Saudi Arabia

(2)

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology Mohamed Boudiaf, Laboratoire de Chimie et Electrochimie des Complexes Metalliques (LCECM) USTO-MB, P.O. Box 1505, El M‘nouar, 31000 Oran, Algeria

(3)

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan

(4)

Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, 11733, Jordan

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Comp no	R	Y	mp °C	λ_max (nm)	Fluorescence
2	C₈H₁₇	I	104–105	222, 330, 430	+
3	C₉H₁₉	I	91–93	220, 332, 432	+
4	C₁₀H₂₁	I	110–112	220, 332, 430	+
5	C₁₁H₂₃	I	82–83	220, 332, 430	+
6	C₁₂H₂₅	I	72–73	220, 330, 430	+
7	C₁₄H₂₉	I	86–88	220, 332, 430	+
8	C₁₆H₃₃	I	78–80	220, 332, 430	+
9	C₁₈H₃₇	I	98–99	220, 332, 430	+
10	C₈H₁₇	PF₆	Yellow crystals 64–65	220, 330, 430	+
11	C₈H₁₇	BF₄	Yellow crystals 80–82	220, 332, 430	+
12	C₈H₁₇	COOCF₃	Yellow crystals 74–76	220, 332, 430	+
13	C₉H₁₉	PF₆	Yellow crystals 69–70	220, 330, 428	+
14	C₉H₁₉	BF₄	Yellow crystals 88–90	222, 328, 426	+
15	C₉H₁₉	COOCF₃	Yellow crystals 96–98	222, 332, 424	+
16	C₁₀H₂₁	PF₆	Yellow syrup	220, 330, 428	+
17	C₁₀H₂₁	BF₄	Colorless syrup	220, 330, 428	+
18	C₁₀H₂₁	COOCF₃	Yellow syrup	222, 334, 432	+
19	C₁₁H₂₃	PF₆	Yellow syrup	220, 330, 428	+
20	C₁₁H₂₃	BF₄	Yellow syrup	220, 330, 426	+
21	C₁₁H₂₃	COOCF₃	Colorless syrup	222, 332, 430	+
22	C₁₂H₂₅	PF₆	Yellow syrup	222, 330, 430	+
23	C₁₂H₂₅	BF₄	Yellow syrup	218, 332, 430	+
24	C₁₂H₂₅	COOCF₃	Colorless syrup	220, 336, 428	+
25	C₁₄H₂₉	PF₆	Yellow syrup	220, 332, 428	+
26	C₁₄H₂₉	BF₄	Yellow syrup	220, 336, 430	+
27	C₁₄H₂₉	COOCF₃	Colorless syrup	220, 330, 428	+
28	C₁₆H₃₃	PF₆	Yellow syrup	220, 338, 432	+
29	C₁₆H₃₃	BF₄	Yellow syrup	218, 332, 428	+
30	C₁₆H₃₃	COOCF₃	Colorless syrup	220, 334, 430	+
31	C₁₈H₃₇	PF₆	Yellow syrup	220, 330, 428	+
32	C₁₈H₃₇	BF₄	Yellow syrup	220, 330, 432	+
33	C₁₈H₃₇	COOCF₃	Colorless syrup	220, 332, 430	+

Novel amphiphilic pyridinium ionic liquids-supported Schiff bases: ultrasound assisted synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer evaluation

Background

Results

Conclusions

Synthesis

Biological results

Docking results

Apparatus and analysis

General alkylation procedure for the synthesis of cationic amphiphilic fluorinated pyridinium hydrazones 2–9

Conventional method (CM)

Ultrasound method (US)

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 2 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 3 )

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium iodide ( 4 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 5 )

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium iodide ( 6 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 7 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 8 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium iodide ( 9 )

General metathesis procedure for the synthesis of pyridinium hydrazones 10–33

Conventional method (CM)

Ultrasound method (US)

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 10 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 11 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 12 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 13 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 14 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-nonylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 15 )

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 16 )

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 17 )

1-Decyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 18 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 19 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 20 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-undecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 21 )

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 22 )

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 23 )

1-Dodecyl-4-(2-(4-fluorobenzylidene) hydrazinecarbonyl)pyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 24 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphte ( 25 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 26 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-tetradecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 27 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium hexaflurophosphate ( 28 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 29 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-hexadecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 30 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium hexafluorophosphate ( 31 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate ( 32 )

4-(2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)hydrazinecarbonyl)-1-octadecylpyridin-1-ium trifluoroacetate ( 33 )

Biological studies

Antiproliferative activity

Caspase-3 enzyme activity

Computational methods

Preparation of protein structure

Preparation of ligand structures

Quantum–polarized ligand docking (QPLD)

Authors’ contributions

Competing interests

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Ethics approval and consent to participate

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