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Design, synthesis, antiviral bioactivities and interaction mechanisms of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold

BMC Chemistry volume 13, Article number: 34 (2019) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether and quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives possess favorable agricultural activities. Aiming to discover novel molecules with highly-efficient agricultural activities, a series of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold were synthesized and evaluated for their antiviral activities.

Result

Antiviral bioassays indicated that some title compounds exhibited significant antiviral activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). In particular, compounds 8c, 8j and 8k possessed appreciable curative activities against TMV in vivo, with half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) values of 138.5, 132.9 and 125.6 μg/mL, respectively, which are better than that of ningnanmycin (207.3 μg/mL). Furthermore, the microscale thermophoresis experiments (MST) on the interaction of compound 8k with TMV coat protein (TMV CP) showed 8k bound to TMV CP with a dissociation constant of 0.97 mmol/L. Docking studies provided further insights into the interaction of 8k with the Arg90 of TMV CP.

Conclusions

Sixteen penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold were designed, synthesized, and their antiviral activities against TMV were evaluated. Antiviral bioassays indicated that some target compounds exhibited remarkable antiviral activities against TMV. Furthermore, through the MST and docking studies, we can speculate that 8k inhibited the virulence of TMV by binding Arg90 in TMV CP. These results indicated that this kind of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold could be further studied as potential alternative templates in the search for novel antiviral agents.

Background

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is an important plant virus that caused serious crop loss [1], and unfortunately, there are few effective antiviral agents to control the infection of TMV [2]. Ningnanmycin, exhibited a dual targeting ability against the TMV coat protein [3], is the best anti-TMV agent that was isolated from Streptomyces noursei var. [4]. However, its application in field trail is largely limited by its photosensitivity, water stickiness and high control costs [5, 6]. Therefore, developing novel, highly-efficient, and environmentally benign antiviral agents remains a daunting task in pesticide sciences.

Natural product-based compounds consistently display more advantages than traditional synthetic chemicals, such as low toxicity, easy decomposition, environmental friendliness and unique modes of action [7,8,9,10]. As important analogs of curcumin isolated from turmeric, penta-1,4-diene-3-ones are viewed as lead compounds due to their significant applications in the development of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals [11,12,13,14,15]. In the last decade, series of penta-1,4-diene-3-one derivatives bearing pyrazole [16], quinazoline [17], quinazolin-4(3H)-one [18], 1,3,4-thiadiazole [19], 1,3,4-oxadiazole [20], emodin [21], glucopyranoside [22], oxime ether [23], oxime ester [15], pyridine [24], rutin [25], 4-thioquinazoline [26] and purine [27] moieties were reported for their fine antiviral activities against plant viruses (Fig. 1). However, the antiviral activities of these penta-1,4-diene-3-one derivatives were adequate but still not satisfactory.

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Design strategy for target molecules

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Quinazolin-4(3H)-ones, important nitrogenous heterocycles that present extensive bioactivities including antibacterial [28], anti-inflammatory [29], antifungal [30], antimalarial [31] and anticancer [32] properties, were reported for their potent antiviral activities against plant viruses. Recently, Ma et al. evaluated antiviral activities of quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives containing penta-1,4-diene-3-one moiety, and found these compounds can effectively control some plant viruses [18]. Chen et al. reported that cucumber mosaic virus could be inhibited effectively by some quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives containing malonate moiety [33].

To develop novel, highly-efficient and environmentally benign virucides, we introduced a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold into penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives, which might generate some novel curcumin derivatives with potent biological activities. Thus, 16 penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antiviral activity against TMV in vivo.

Results and discussion

Chemistry

The infrared spectrum (IR), 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR) and high resolution mass spectrum (HRMS) spectra of title compounds are shown in Additional file 1. IR spectra exhibit characteristic absorptions at 1650–1500 cm−1, which indicate the presence of –C=N– fragment. The signals at 1750–1650 and 1260–1210 cm−1 are attributed to the stretching frequencies of –C=O and –C–O–N=groups, respectively. In 1H NMR spectra, multiplet signals at δ 8.20–6.50 ppm show the presence of protons in olefinic bonds and aromatic nucleuses, and a singlet at δ 5.50–5.00 ppm reveals the presence of –CH2– groups. Absorption signals at δ 155–165 and 65–75 ppm in 13C NMR spectra confirm the presences of –C=N– and –CH2– groups, respectively. Noteworthily, the 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of title compounds also reveal that title compounds don’t have chemical isomers, which are consist with a result described in our previous work [22]. In the HRMS spectra of target compounds show characteristic absorption signals of [M+H]+ ions that is consistent with their molecular weight.

Antiviral activity screening of title compounds against TMV in vivo

Using N. tabacun L. leaves under the same age as the test subjects, the curative and protective activities against TMV in vivo at 500 μg/mL were evaluated by the half-leaf blight spot method [14, 18, 34, 35] and the obtained results were listed in Table 1. Preliminary bioassays indicated that the curative and protective effects of title compounds against TMV at 500 μg/mL ranged 31.7–59.1% and 39.4–69.8%, respectively. Among them, the curative effects of compounds 8c, 8d, 8e, 8j and 8k against TMV were 55.9, 53.4, 54.6, 55.4 and 59.1%, respectively, which are better than that of ningnanmycin (51.8%). In addition, compounds 8c, 8j and 8k exhibited significant protection effects against TMV at 500 μg/mL, with corresponding inhibitory rates of 69.8, 67.7 and 72.0%, respectively, which are superior to that of ningnanmycin (65.7%).

Table 1 Antiviral effects of title compounds against TMV in vivo at 500 μg/mL
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Based on the preliminary bioassays in Table 1, the curative activities of compounds 8c, 8j and 8k against TMV at 500, 250, 125, 62.5 and 31.25 μg/mL were respectively tested to obtain the corresponding EC50 values. As showed in Table 2, compounds 8c, 8j and 8k showed excellent curative effects against TMV, with corresponding EC50 values of 138.5, 132.9 and 125.6 μg/mL, respectively, which are better than that of ningnanmycin (207.3 μg/mL). These results indicated that this kind of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold could be further studied as potential alternative templates in the search for novel antiviral agents.

Table 2 Curative effects of compounds 8c, 8j and 8k against TMV
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Structure activity relationship (SAR) of title compounds against TMV

As indicated in Tables 1 and 2, most of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold showed significant antiviral activities against TMV, and some structure–activity relationships can be analyzed and summarized. First, most of the target compounds bearing the same substituted fragment exhibited higher protective activity than curative activity against TMV. For example, the protective effects of compounds 8a, 8b, 8c, 8e, 8f, 8g, 8h, 8i, 8j, 8k, 8l, 8m, 8n, 8o and 8p are 59.4, 56.4, 69.8, 60.1, 39.4, 55.4, 52.1, 47.7, 67.7, 72.0, 48.9, 54.4, 50.3, 65.1 and 53.2%, respectively, which were better than their curative effects (44.6, 40.1, 55.9, 54.6, 31.7, 33.4, 44.9, 45.3, 55.4, 59.1, 45.8, 50.5, 37.3, 53.5 and 37.4%, respectively). Second, the presence of a quinazolin-4(3H)-one fragment can effectively enhance the anti-TMV activities of target compounds. For example, the curative activities of compounds 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8j and 8k (R1=H) were 44.6, 40.1, 55.9, 53.4, 55.4 and 59.1%, respectively, which are better than that of compounds 8g, 8f, 8h, 8i, 8l and 8m (R2=Cl; 33.4, 31.7, 44.9, 45.3, 45.8 and 50.5%, respectively). Third, antiviral bioassays reveals that the pyridine fragment, not thiophene fragment, was favorable for the anti-TMV activities of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives. For instances, the curative inhibition of compound 8n was 37.3%, which was lower than that of compounds 8k (54.6%). Furthermore, when the R3 was substituted with 2-ClPh, 4-ClPh and 2,4-di-ClPh groups, the corresponding compounds 8c, 8j and 8k showed better curative effects against TMV, with the EC50 values of 138.5, 132.9 and 125.6 μg/mL, respectively, which are better than that of ningnanmycin (207.3 μg/mL).

The expression and purification of TMV CP

pET28a-TMV CP vector were constructed and preserved in our lab [36, 37]. TMV CP genes were overexpressed in pET28a-TMV CP vector when the final concentration was increased to 0.8 mM isopropoyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (IPTG) and the solution was left overnight at 16 °C. More than 90% of the TMV CP protein was eluted. Then, the dealt proteins were loaded in desalting column, in a buffer containing 10 mM PB and 100 mM sodium chloride pH 7.2, the retention time of the TMV CP protein was determined with 19.5 kDa with His-tags.

The binding studies of TMV CP and 8k

We studied the interactions between 8k and TMV CP using Monolith NT. 115 (Nano Temper Technologies, Germany) [38, 39]. The results showed that the 8k bound to TMV CP with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 0.97 ± 0.69 µM. An affinity between 8k and TMV CP was far greater than the affinity between ningnanmycin (Control) and TMV CP. Base on anti-TMV activities and MST results. We speculate TMV CP protein was a potential target of 8k. The affinity curves are shown in Fig. 2.

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MST data analysis. Plot of the normalized fluorescence fraction bound vs. the concentration of TMV CP from MST experiments. Lines represent fits of the data points using the Kd equation. 8k binds TMV CP with a Kd of 0.97 ± 0.69 μM in vitro. Ningnanmycin as a control

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Molecular docking of 8k and TMV CP

To identify the 8k recognition sites in TMV CP, we performed molecular docking using the Gold method with 200 cycles. After optimization, we found that Arg90 in the TMV CP shared one hydrogen bonds with 8k, C=O–H–N = 3.24 Å (Fig. 3c). In our previously reported, Arg90 was an important residue for TMV RNA binding [38, 39]. These analyses indicated that Arg90 was the key residue to infect the activity of 8k.

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The 2D diagram a was drawn by Discovery Studio 4.5. Docking analysis of the interactions between 8k and TMV CP. b The binding-sites between 8k and TMV CP; c was a partial enlarged detail of (b), one binding-site, C=O–H–N = 3.24 Å, were found in the representative conformation. The stick model stands for 8k and Arg90

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Methods and materials

Chemistry

Melting points of synthesized compounds were determined under an XT-4 binocular microscope (Beijing Tech Instrument Co., China) and were not corrected. The IR were recorded from KBr disks using a Bruker VECTOR 22 spectrometer (Bruker, USA). NMR spectra were obtained on a JEOL-ECX500 NMR spectrometer (JEOL, Japan) at room temperature using tetramethylsilane as an internal standard. Reaction was monitored by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) on silica gel GF245 (400 mesh). Mass spectral studies were performed on a quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap mass spectrometer (Thermo Scientific, USA). The micro thermophoresis of the compound and TMV CP was determined by a micro thermophoresis instrument (NanoTemper Tchnologies GmbH, Germany); the fluorescence spectroscopy of the compound interacting with TMV CP was determined by FluoroMax-4 fluorescence spectrometer (HORIBA Scientific, France). All reagents and reactants were purchased from commercial suppliers and were analytical grade or chemically pure. The synthetic route to penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold was shown in Scheme 1. Intermediates 2 and 7 were prepared according to the reported methods [16, 31].

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Synthetic route to title compounds 8a–8p

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Expression and purification of TMV CP

According to previous procedure described in the literature [36], The pET28a-TMV CP as a expression vector, which was stored at − 80 °C in our lab containing the full-length TMV CP gene. After overnight culture, the Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) containing the plasmid pET28a-TMV CP freshly transformed, and was transferred to 1 L Luria broth. At 37 °C in Luria–Bertani medium, the cells were grown which were supplemented with 50 μg/mL kanamycin and shaken at 200 rpm until the OD600 was 0.8. At 16 °C, using 0.8 mM IPTG inducing the protein expression overnight, then centrifugation to obtained the cells, and stored at − 80 °C. When analyzed, the cells were resuspended in lysis buffer (500 mM NaCl, 20 mM PB, 5 mM β-mercaptoethanol, 30 mM imidazole and 5% glycerol, pH 7.2) and then use sonication to lysed at 4 °C. By centrifugation at 12,000g for 30 min at 4 °C, the lysate was clarified, the soluble supernatants were loaded onto a 5 mL Ni–NTA column (GE Healthcare, USA), and using a linear gradient of 30–350 mM imidazole (pH 7.2) to eluting the protein. using a desalting column (GE Healthcare, USA) attached to an AKTA purifier protein liquid chromatography system (GE Healthcare, USA), the crude protein was performed at 4 °C, and the fractions containing target protein with His-tags were pooled, we use ultrafiltration (10 kDa cut-off) concentrated to a suitable concentration. Using a Genequant100 (GE Healthcare, USA) to determined the dealt protein concentration, stored at − 80 °C until further analysis.

Interaction studies between 8k and TMV CP

According to previously classic method, the binding was calculated for MST Monolith NT. 115 (Nano Temper Technologies, Germany) [38, 39]. Using a NT-647 dye (Nano Temper Technologies, Germany) incubating 0.5 µM of purified recombinant proteins with A range of ligands from 0 to 5 µM were for 5 min, and using the final concentration of 20 nM to the thermophoresis experiment. The selected compounds in DMSO were made a 16 point dilution series. Each compound dilution series was subsequently transferred to protein solutions (10 mM Tris–HCl and 100 mM sodium chloride pH 7.5, 0.05% Tween-20). The labeled TMV CP with each dilution point (1:1 mix) were incubation 15 min at room temperature, then the standard capillaries (NanoTemper Technologies, Germany) were filling into the samples. Under a setting of 20% LED and 40% IR laser, using the Monolith NT.115 microscale thermophoresis system (NanoTemper Technologies, Germany) to measure. Laser on time was set at 30 s, and laser-off time was set at 5 s. Using the mass action equation in the Nano Temper software, the Kd values were calculated from the duplicate reads, each experiments average of three replicates.

General synthesis procedure for intermediate 4

According to our previous synthesis procedure described in the literature [24], intermediates 4 were synthesized with minor modification. A solution of intermediate 3 (5.00 mmol), pyridine (13 mL) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (1.73 mmol) in ethanol (25 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 13 h. Then, a white solid appeared in the reaction mixture was filtered and washed with ethanol (50 mL) to obtained intermediates 4. Physical properties and related NMR data of intermediates 4 are listed in Additional file 1.

General synthesis procedures for title compounds 8

A solution of intermediates 4 (1.50 mmol), intermediates 7 (1.80 mmol) and K2CO3 (3.00 mmol) in acetonitrile (30 mL) was stirred under reflux for 4–5 h. Then, the mixture was filtered, the solvent was removed under vacuum, and the crude product was then separated by column chromatography with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate (V:V = 1:1) to obtain the title compounds 8a–8p.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((3-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8a)

White solid, m.p. 148–150 °C; yield: 36%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3063, 2924, 1749, 1728, 1627, 1600, 1506, 1224, 1172, 1022, 958; 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.56 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.54–8.51 (m, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.16 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.85–7.80 (m, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.78 (td, J = 7.7, 1.8 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-2-H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-6-H), 7.61 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.59 (s, 1H, Qu-6-H), 7.57 (s, 1H, Py-2-H), 7.54 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-Cl)-2-H), 7.49 (s, 1H, Py-4-H), 7.39 (d, J = 3.2 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.39 (s, 1H, Ar(3-Cl)-5-H), 7.37 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-Cl)-6-H), 7.35 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-3-H), 7.29 (dd, J = 7.4, 5.3 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-5-H), 7.20 (dd, J = 18.6, 13.6 Hz, 2H, Ar–CH=), 7.10–7.05 (m, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.03 (s, 1H, Py–CH=), 7.01 (s, 1H, Ar–C =CH), 5.99 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.14 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 160.5, 159.7, 155.8, 154.3, 150.2, 148.6, 148.3, 139.9, 138.7, 137.5, 135.5, 135.1, 133.7, 130.9, 129.8, 129.0, 128.4, 127.9, 127.9, 126.9, 126.8, 125.3, 124.0, 123.8, 122.1, 115.7, 114.4, 77.8, 68.9; HRMS calcd for C32H25ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 549.1688, found 549.1683.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((3-methylbenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8b)

White solid, m.p. 155–157 °C; yield: 41%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 2931, 1747, 1732, 1681, 1593, 1506, 1247, 1172, 1091, 1012, 748; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.39 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.34 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.78–7.73 (m, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.72–7.65 (m, 2H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H), 7.52 (dd, J = 13.4, 7.4 Hz, 2H, Ar(2-Cl)-3-H, Qu-8-H), 7.47 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 3H, Qu-6-H, Py-3,4-2H), 7.41 (d, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.38 (s, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-6-H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-4-H), 7.28 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-5-H), 7.19 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.16 (s, 1H, Py–CH=), 7.09 (d, J = 16.6 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 6.96 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H, Ar–CH=, Ar–C=CH), 6.02 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.18 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.0, 159.6, 156.2, 154.4, 149.9, 148.2, 146.9, 138.3, 136.8, 134.7, 134.4, 132.7, 129.5, 129.3, 129.2, 129.1, 128.9, 127.7, 127.4, 127.2, 127.1, 125.2, 123.3, 123.1, 122.3, 115.2, 114.8, 77.5, 67.2; HRMS calcd for C32H25ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 529.2234, found 529.2233.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((2-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8c)

White solid, m.p. 135–137 °C; yield: 33%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3061, 2927, 1732, 1716, 1600, 1506, 1454, 1284, 1234, 1074, 1028, 752; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.62 (s, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.39 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.35 (dd, J = 7.9, 1.9 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.75 (dd, J = 10.9, 4.0 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.73–7.69 (m, 1H, Ar(4-O)-2-H), 7.67 (dd, J = 6.7, 2.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-6-H), 7.53–7.48 (m, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.47 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1H, Qu-6-H), 7.45 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 1H, Py-3-H), 7.40 (dd, J = 15.9, 3.4 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-CH3)-5-H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.28 (dd, J = 7.4, 3.3 Hz, 1H, Py-4-H), 7.25 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 2H, Ar(3-CH3)-4,6-2H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-CH3)-2-H), 7.20 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-3-H), 7.16 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-5-H), 7.10 (dd, J = 17.2, 14.2 Hz, 2H, Ar–CH=, Py–C=CH), 6.96 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 1H, Ar–C=CH), 6.94 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 1H, Py–CH=), 6.02 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 2H, CH2), 5.04 (d, J = 2.6 Hz, 2H, CH2), 2.37 (d, J = 2.7 Hz, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.0, 160.0, 156.2, 154.4, 149.9, 148.2, 146.9, 138.5, 138.3, 136.8, 136.6, 134.7, 134.6, 129.2, 129.0, 128.8, 128.6, 128.4, 127.7, 127.4, 127.2, 125.1, 124.7, 123.3, 123.2, 122.3, 115.2, 114.6, 77.5, 70.2, 21.5; HRMS calcd for C33H28N4O3 [M+H]+: 549.1687, found 549.1696.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((4-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8d)

White solid, m.p. 147–149 °C; yield: 27%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3061, 2941, 1747, 1732, 1614, 1487, 1454, 1282, 1232, 1107, 1028, 916, 748; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.39 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.34 (d, J = 7.1 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.75 (dd, J = 11.0, 4.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.71 (s, 1H, Ar(4-O)-2-H), 7.70–7.68 (m, 1H, Ar(4-O)-6-H), 7.68–7.65 (m, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.50 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Qu-6-H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H, Py-3,4-2H), 7.40 (d, J = 15.8 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.37 (s, 1H, Ar(4-Cl)-3-H), 7.25 (s, 1H, Ar(4-Cl)-5-H), 7.21 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-Cl)-2-H), 7.19 (s, 1H, Ar(4-Cl)-6-H), 7.19–7.18 (m, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.16 (s, 1H, Ar(4-O)-3-H), 7.16 (s, 1H, Ar(4-O)-5-H), 7.08 (d, J = 16.6 Hz, 1H, Ar–CH=), 6.93 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H, Py–CH=, Ar–C=CH), 6.02 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.02 (d, J = 16.2 Hz, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.1, 159.6, 156.1, 154.4, 149.9, 148.2, 146.9, 138.2, 136.8, 135.2, 134.7, 134.0, 129.3, 129.1, 128.9, 128.9, 127.7, 127.4, 127.2, 125.1, 123.3, 123.2, 122.3, 115.2, 114.8, 77.5, 69.3; HRMS calcd for C32H25ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 549.1687, found 549.1691.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((2,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8e)

White solid, m.p. 174–176 °C; yield: 24%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3065, 2871, 1734, 1716, 1602, 1521, 1489, 1456, 1344, 1249, 1172, 1062, 1012, 932, 752; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.39 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.34 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.78–7.73 (m, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.72–7.65 (m, 2H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H), 7.52–7.49 (m, 1H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-3-H), 7.49–7.45 (m, 3H, Qu-6,8-2H, Py-3-H), 7.41 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H, Py-4,5-2H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-5-H), 7.27 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.0 Hz, 1H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-6-H), 7.22–7.15 (m, 3H, Py–CH=, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.08 (d, J = 16.7 Hz, 1H, Ar–C=CH), 6.95 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H, Ar–CH=, Py–C=CH), 6.02 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.13 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.0, 159.3, 156.1, 154.4, 149.9, 148.2, 146.9, 138.1, 136.8, 134.7, 134.3, 133.3, 133.1, 129.7, 129.4, 129.3, 127.7, 127.4, 127.2, 125.1, 123.3, 123.2, 122.3, 115.2, 115.0, 77.5, 66.7. HRMS calcd for C32H25ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 583.1298, found 583.1297.

6-chloro-3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((3-methylbenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8f)

White solid, m.p. 168–170 °C; yield: 34%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 1741, 1600, 1506, 1247, 1172, 1089, 1066, 1012, 960, 821, 748; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CD3COCD3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 4.6 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.37 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.30 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.70–7.63 (m, 3H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H, Qu-7-H), 7.46 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H, Ar(3-CH3)-5-H, Py-3-H), 7.39 (d, J = 15.7 Hz, 1H, Py-4-H), 7.35 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.28 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-CH3)-6-H), 7.24 (s, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.21 (dd, J = 7.8, 4.1 Hz, 2H, Py–C=CH, Ar(3-CH3)-4-H), 7.19–7.12 (m, 3H, Ar(3-CH3)-2-H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.08 (d, J = 16.6 Hz, 1H, Ar–CH=), 6.95 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, Py–CH=, Ar–C=CH), 6.00 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.04 (s, 2H, CH2), 2.37 (s, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CD3COCD3) δ 160.1, 160.0, 156.4, 154.4, 149.9, 147.0, 146.7, 138.5, 138.5, 136.8, 136.6, 135.1, 134.8, 133.3, 129.4, 129.2, 129.0, 128.7, 128.6, 128.3, 126.6, 125.1, 124.7, 123.4, 123.3, 123.2, 115.2, 114.5, 77.6, 70.2, 21.5; HRMS calcd for C33H27ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 563.1844, found 563.1844.

6-Chloro-3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((3-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8g)

White solid, m.p. 126–128 °C; yield: 26%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3050, 2954, 1734, 1610, 1508, 1487, 1456, 1284, 1234, 1174, 1109, 1029, 916, 823, 752; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.37 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.29 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.70–7.67 (m, 2H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H), 7.65 (dd, J = 9.8, 5.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, Py-3-H, Ar(3-Cl)-2-H), 7.43 (s, 1H, Py-4-H), 7.39 (d, J = 15.9 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.35 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-Cl)-5-H), 7.30 (t, J = 2.5 Hz, 3H, Ar(3-Cl)-4,6-2H, Qu-8-H), 7.22–7.19 (m, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.16 (dd, J = 16.2, 4.4 Hz, 2H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.08 (d, J = 16.7 Hz, 1H, Ar–CH=), 6.96–6.91 (m, 2H, Ar–C=CH, Py–CH=), 6.00 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.05 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 160.0, 159.6, 156.4, 154.4, 149.9, 147.0, 146.7, 138.8, 138.4, 136.8, 135.1, 134.9, 134.7, 133.3, 130.0, 129.4, 129.3, 129.0, 128.3, 127.5, 126.6, 125.5, 125.1, 123.4, 123.3, 123.2, 115.2, 114.7, 77.6, 69.3; HRMS calcd for C32H25Cl2N4O3 [M+H]+: 583.1298, found 583.1298.

6-Chloro-3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((2-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8h)

White solid, m.p. 214–216 °C; yield: 21%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 2922, 2852, 1747, 1597, 1521, 1452, 1346, 1244, 1058, 923, 837, 736, 700; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.62 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.37 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.30 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.70–7.63 (m, 3H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H, Ar(2-Cl)-3-H), 7.53 (dd, J = 7.1, 2.1 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.47 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H, Py-3,4-2H), 7.42–7.37 (m, 2H, Py-5-H, Ar(2-Cl)-6-H), 7.35 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.31–7.26 (m, 2H, Ar(2-Cl)-4,5-2H), 7.21 (dd, J = 6.2, 1.9 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.17 (dd, J = 16.3, 3.6 Hz, 2H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.09 (d, J = 16.6 Hz, 1H, Ar–CH=), 6.97 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H, Ar–C=CH, Py–CH=), 6.00 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.19 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 160.0, 159.7, 156.4, 154.4, 149.9, 147.0, 146.7, 138.4, 136.8, 135.1, 134.9, 134.4, 133.3, 132.7, 129.5, 129.4, 129.3, 129.2, 129.0, 128.9, 127.1, 126.6, 125.1, 123.4, 123.3, 123.2, 115.2, 114.7, 77.6, 67.3; HRMS calcd for C32H24Cl2N4O3 [M+H]+: 583.1298, found 583.1306.

6-Chloro-3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((4-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8i)

White solid, m.p. 172-–174 °C; yield: 18%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 1718, 1633, 1598, 1568, 1448, 1238, 1170, 1064, 1012, 914, 823, 713; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.37 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.29 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.69 (dd, J = 5.0, 2.8 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-2-H), 7.67 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-6-H), 7.65 (dd, J = 10.3, 5.2 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.48–7.44 (m, 2H, Py-3,4-2H), 7.41–7.37 (m, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.37–7.34 (m, 5H, Ar(4-Cl)-2,3,4,5-4H, Qu-8-H), 7.22–7.16 (m, 2H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.15 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H, Ar–CH=), 7.08 (d, J = 16.7 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 6.95–6.91 (m, 2H, Ar–C=CH, Py–CH=), 6.00 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.04 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 160.0, 159.7, 156.4, 154.4, 149.9, 147.0, 146.7, 138.4, 136.8, 135.2, 135.1, 134.8, 134.0, 133.3, 129.4, 129.3, 129.0, 128.9, 128.8, 126.6, 125.1, 123.4, 123.3, 123.2, 115.2, 114.7, 77.6, 69.3; HRMS calcd for C32H25Cl2N4O3 [M+H]+: 583.1225, found 583.1359.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(2-(2-chlorophenoxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8j)

White solid, m.p. 95–97 °C; yield: 36%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 2924, 1734, 1716, 1583, 1558, 1489, 1247, 1172, 1076, 1012, 748; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.60 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.38 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.34 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.75 (dd, J = 11.0, 4.1 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-3-H), 7.67–7.60 (m, 3H, Ar(2-O)-6-H, Qu-6,8-2H), 7.52–7.46 (m, 2H, Py-3,4-2H), 7.43 (d, J = 15.9 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-6-H), 7.31–7.24 (m, 3H, Ar(2-Cl)-4,5-2H, Ar(2-O)-4-H), 7.22–7.14 (m, 3H, Py–C=CH, Ar–CH=, Ar(2-O)-5-H), 7.08 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar–C=CH), 7.00 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-3-H), 6.93 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H, Py–CH=), 6.01 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.19 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.0, 156.8, 156.5, 154.6, 149.9, 148.2, 146.9, 136.6, 135.1, 134.7, 134.5, 133.7, 132.5, 130.7, 129.4, 128.9, 128.6, 127.7, 127.7, 127.4, 127.2, 127.1, 125.6, 125.4, 123.1, 123.0, 122.3, 121.5, 117.1, 112.7, 77.5, 67.6; HRMS calcd for C32H25ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 549.1687, found 549.1684.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8k)

White solid, m.p. 194–196 °C; yield: 44%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3042, 2923, 1734, 1608, 1508, 1454, 1282, 1234, 1172, 1105, 1031, 918, 748; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.63–8.59 (m, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.38 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.34 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.2 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.76 (m, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.72–7.69 (m, 1H, Ar(2-O)-6-H), 7.69–7.63 (m, 2H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-3-H, Qu-8-H), 7.61–7.56 (m, 1H, Qu-6-H), 7.50 (ddd, J = 8.1, 7.1, 1.2 Hz, 1H, Py-3-H), 7.45–7.39 (m, 2H, Py-4,5-2H), 7.35 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-4-H), 7.29 (dd, J = 12.4, 4.4 Hz, 3H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-5,6-2H, Ar–CH=), 7.22 (m, 1H, Ar(2-O)-5-H), 7.18 (d, J = 15.9 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.05 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.1 Hz, 1H, Ar–C=CH), 7.01 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-3-H), 6.91 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H, Py–CH=), 6.02 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.14 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.0, 156.7, 156.2, 154.5, 149.9, 148.2, 146.9, 136.7, 135.2, 134.7, 134.1, 133.5, 133.2, 133.1, 130.7, 129.6, 129.2, 127.7, 127.7, 127.5, 127.4, 127.2, 125.5, 125.4, 123.2, 123.1, 122.3, 121.7, 117.1, 112.7, 77.5, 67.1; HRMS calcd for C32H25Cl2N4O3 [M+H]+: 583.1298, found 583.1300.

6-Chloro-3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(2-(2-chlorophenoxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8l)

White solid, m.p. 153–155 °C; yield: 23%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 2940, 2830, 1734, 1716, 1600, 1519, 1489, 1456, 1346, 1284, 1259, 1107, 1083, 1029, 802, 736; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.36 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.29 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.67 (dt, J = 4.5, 2.2 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-3-H), 7.65 (s, 2H, Ar(2-O)-6-H, Qu-7-H), 7.63 (s, 1H, Py-3-H), 7.60 (s, 1H, Py-4-H), 7.48 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Py-5-H), 7.42 (d, J = 15.9 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-6-H), 7.33 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.30 (dd, J = 6.0, 3.5 Hz, 2H, Ar(2-Cl)-5-H, Ar(2-Cl)-4-H), 7.27 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-4-H), 7.21–7.15 (m, 3H, Ar–CH=, Ar(2-O)-5-H, Ar(2-O)-3-H), 7.08 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.00 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar–C=CH), 6.94 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, Py–CH=), 5.99 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.19 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 160.0, 157.0, 156.5, 154.5, 149.9, 147.0, 146.7, 136.7, 135.3, 135.1, 134.5, 133.9, 133.3, 132.5, 130.8, 129.4, 129.3, 129.0, 128.6, 127.7, 127.1, 126.6, 125.5, 125.3, 123.4, 123.1, 123.1, 121.5, 117.0, 112.8, 77.5, 67.7; HRMS calcd for C32H25Cl2N4O3 [M+H]+: 583.1298, found 583.1285.

6-Chloro-3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8m)

White solid, m.p. 113–115 °C; yield: 32%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 2927, 1747, 1519, 1456, 1346, 1261, 1091, 1076, 1029, 800; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.61 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.37 (d, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.29 (t, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.68 (m, 2H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-3-H, Ar(2-O)-6-H), 7.65 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.47 (dt, J = 4.8, 2.1 Hz, 3H, Py-3,4,5-3H), 7.40 (dd, J = 14.7, 9.0 Hz, 2H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-5,6-2H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, Qu-8-H), 7.27 (dd, J = 8.3, 2.1 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-4-H), 7.22–7.20 (m, 1H, Ar–CH=), 7.19 (t, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-5-H), 7.15 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1H, Ar(2-O)-3-H), 7.09 (d, J = 16.7 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 6.97–6.93 (m, 2H, Py–CH=, Ar–C=CH), 6.00 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.13 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 160.0, 159.4, 156.3, 154.4, 149.9, 147.0, 146.7, 138.3, 136.8, 135.1, 134.9, 134.4, 133.3, 133.3, 133.1, 129.7, 129.4, 129.3, 129.2, 127.5, 126.6, 125.1, 123.4, 123.3, 123.2, 115.2, 114.9, 77.6, 66.7; HRMS calcd for C32H24Cl3N4O3 [M+H]+: 617.0908, found 617.0909.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((2,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(thiophen-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8n)

White solid, m.p. 84–86 °C; yield: 23%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3062, 2944, 1716, 1600, 1558, 1503, 1456, 1284, 1228, 1174, 750; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CD3COCD3) δ 8.46 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.22 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.4 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.82–7.77 (m, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.64 (dd, J = 14.9, 8.2 Hz, 2H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-3-H, Qu-8-H), 7.60–7.57 (m, 2H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H), 7.53 (dd, J = 13.4, 4.5 Hz, 2H, Qu-6-H, Thiophene-5-H), 7.45–7.36 (m, 3H, Ar(2,4-2Cl)-5,6-2H, Thiophene-3-H), 7.25 (d, J = 3.4 Hz, 1H, Thiophene-4-H), 7.19 (q, J = 16.8 Hz, 2H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.09–7.02 (m, 3H, Ar–CH=, Thiophene–CH=, Thiophene–C=CH), 6.72 (d, J = 16.0 Hz, 1H, Ar–C=CH), 6.04 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.20 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CD3COCD3) δ 161.0, 159.3, 156.4, 148.2, 146.9, 141.6, 137.9, 134.8, 134.4, 133.3, 133.1, 129.7, 129.4, 129.2, 129.0, 128.3, 127.9, 127.7, 127.5, 127.2, 126.2, 122.3, 120.5, 115.2, 115.2, 77.2, 66.7; HRMS calcd for C31H23Cl2N3O3S [M+H]+: 588.0909, found 588.0907.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((2-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-3-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8o)

White solid, m.p. 94–96 °C; yield: 25%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 2924, 1741, 1683, 1591, 1282, 1251, 1091, 1078, 1014, 918, 852, 761; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.83 (s, 1H, Py-2-H), 8.63 (d, J = 4.6 Hz, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.57 (s, 1H, Qu-2-H), 8.39 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 8.07 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, Py-4-H), 8.00 (s, 1H, Qu-7-H), 7.92 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-2-H), 7.81 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H, Ar(4-O)-6-H), 7.70–7.61 (m, 5H, Ar(2-Cl)-3,6-2H, Qu-6,8-2H, Py-5-H), 7.57–7.52 (m, 1H, Ar(2-Cl)-4-H), 7.49–7.42 (m, 3H, Ar(2-Cl)-5-H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.29 (s, 1H, Py–C=CH), 7.17–7.09 (m, 3H, Ar–CH=, Py–CH=, Ar–C=CH), 6.15 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.31 (s, 2H, CH2); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CD3COCD3) δ 166.0, 160.8, 160.6, 154.5, 154.1, 151.6, 150.0, 140.5, 138.1, 137.1, 137.0, 136.8, 134.0, 129.7, 128.6, 128.6, 128.5, 128.3, 127.9, 127.7, 124.8, 124.1, 123.8, 123.6, 123.3, 115.3, 115.1, 114.1, 78.4, 69.8; HRMS calcd for C32H25ClN4O3 [M+H]+: 549.1687, found 549.1691.

3-(((((1E,3Z,4E)-1-(4-((3-methylbenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-5-(pyridin-3-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene)amino)oxy)methyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (8p)

White solid, m.p. 154–156 °C; yield: 29%; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3065, 2947, 1741, 1732, 1600, 1506, 1456, 1240, 1172, 1053, 1022, 918, 825, 698; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.64–8.60 (m, 1H, Py-2-H), 8.41 (s, 1H, Py-6-H), 8.20 (dd, J = 7.9, 0.6 Hz, 1H, Qu-2-H), 7.68 (td, J = 7.7, 1.8 Hz, 1H, Qu-5-H), 7.62–7.58 (m, 1H, Py-4-H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H, Ar(4-O)-2,6-2H), 7.43–7.34 (m, 3H, Qu-6,7,8-3H), 7.27 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, Ar(3-CH3)-5-H), 7.25–7.19 (m, 4H, Ar(3-CH3)-2,4,6-3H, Py-5-H), 7.19–7.17 (m, 1H, Ar–CH=), 7.17–7.12 (m, 2H, Ar(4-O)-3,5-2H), 7.08 (d, J = 16.7 Hz, 1H, Py–C=CH), 6.95 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H, Py–CH=, Ar–C=CH), 6.02 (s, 2H, CH2), 5.04 (s, 2H, CH2), 2.37 (s, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.4, 160.0, 156.1, 154.5, 149.9, 146.8, 145.6, 138.5, 138.3, 136.8, 136.6, 136.1, 135.4, 134.7, 129.2, 129.0, 128.8, 128.6, 128.4, 127.0, 125.3, 124.9, 124.7, 123.2, 123.1, 122.3, 115.2, 114., 77.5, 70.2, 17.6; HRMS calcd for C33H28N4O3 [M+H]+: 529.2234, found 529.2235.

Conclusions

In summary, aiming to develop novel, highly-efficient and environmentally benign agrochemicals, we introduced a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold into penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether to synthesis 16 curcumin derivatives, and their antiviral activity against TMV in vivo were evaluated. Antiviral bioassays showed that some compounds exhibited remarkable antiviral activity against TMV. In particular, compounds 8c, 8j and 8k possessed appreciable curative activities against TMV in vivo, with the EC50 values of 138.5, 132.9 and 125.6 μg/mL, respectively, which are better than ningnanmycin (207.3 μg/mL). Further studies on the MST and molecular docking experiments of 8k interaction with TMV CP showed that 8k bound Arg90 in the TMV CP protein. Arg90 was an important residue to bind TMV RNA. Thus, we speculate that 8k inhibited the virulence of TMV by binding Arg90 in TMV CP. Given the above results, this kind of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold could be further studied as potential alternative templates in the search for novel antiviral agents.

Abbreviations

TMV:

tobacco mosaic virus

MST:

microscale thermophoresis experiments

TMV CP:

TMV coat protein

IR:

infrared spectrum

1H NMR:

1H nuclear magnetic resonance

13C NMR:

13C nuclear magnetic resonance

HRMS:

high resolution mass spectrum

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Chen, L., Wang, X., Tang, X. et al. Design, synthesis, antiviral bioactivities and interaction mechanisms of penta-1,4-diene-3-one oxime ether derivatives containing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one scaffold. BMC Chemistry 13, 34 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-019-0547-1

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