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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Mater.
Sec. Biomaterials and Bio-Inspired Materials
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmats.2024.1354560

Multi-component synthesis and invitro biological assessment of novel pyrrole derivatives and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives using Co3O4 nanoparticles as recyclable nanocatalyst

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Tahani M. Almeleebia Tahani M. Almeleebia 1Mokhtar Jasim Naser Mokhtar Jasim Naser 2Shakir M. Saeed Shakir M. Saeed 3Majeed M. Abid Majeed M. Abid 4Usama S. Altimari Usama S. Altimari 5Murtadha L. Shaghnab Murtadha L. Shaghnab 6Fadhil A. Rasen Fadhil A. Rasen 7Ahmed Alawadi Ahmed Alawadi 10,8,9Irfan Ahmad Irfan Ahmad 11Ali Alsalamy Ali Alsalamy 12*
  • 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 College of Health and Medical Technology, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq
  • 3 Department of Pharmacy, AlNoor University College, Nineveh, Nineveh, Iraq
  • 4 Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Al-Hadi University College, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
  • 5 Department of Medical Laboratories Technology, AL-Nisour University College, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
  • 6 College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, Dhi Qar, Iraq
  • 7 Department of medical engineering, Al-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
  • 8 College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq, Najaf, Iraq
  • 9 College of technical engineering, the Islamic University of Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq
  • 10 College of technical engineering, the Islamic University of Babylon, Iraq, Babylon, Iraq
  • 11 Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
  • 12 Imam Ja’afar Al‐Sadiq University, Al‐Muthanna, Iraq

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    In this study, Co3O4 nanoparticles were used as nanocatalyst for two different series of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, including pyrrole (Pyo) derivatives and pyrano [2,3-c]pyrazole (Pya[2,3-c]Pyz) derivatives. In the synthesis of derivatives, using 15 mol% and 10 mol% of the catalyst for Pyo derivatives and Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives, respectively, an efficiency between 83-96%, were observed . In addition, novel derivatives of Pyo and Pya[2,3-c]Pyz were synthesized and their structures were confirmed. In general, the advantages of using cobalt nanoparticles compared to previous reports include the synthesis of new derivatives, lower temperature used in the synthesis of derivatives, shorter synthesis time and high efficiency.The biological properties of the synthesized products, such as antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant properties, were tested and investigated. In antibacterial and antifungal tests, IZD, MIC, MBC, and MFC were measured and reported. In antioxidant activity, IC50 was calculated and reported. High reusability, green and environmentally friendly, synthesis of new derivatives and synthesis of products with higher efficiency and shorter time were the important benefits of using cobalt nanoparticles as a catalyst. In antioxidant tests, the IC50 for synthesized Pyo derivatives and Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives were between 12.2-13.71 μg/mL, and 16.18-17.75 μg/mL, respectively. In antimicrobial testes, the MIC for synthesized Pyo derivatives and Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives were between 2-4096 μg/mL, and 2-2048 μg/mL, respectively. The results showed that the antioxidant property of Pyo derivatives were more than Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives, but the antimicrobial effect of Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives were more than Pyo derivatives. The antioxidant results proved that the activity of Pyo derivatives and Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives does not depend on the substitutions of the derivatives and is close to each other. Therefore, based on this, a proposed mechanism for stability of DPPH by Pyo derivatives and Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives were suggested. Finally, based on the more stable resonance structures of Pyo derivatives, compared to Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives, its high antioxidant property was justified. Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives has 2 heterocyclic rings connected together )pyrano and pyrazole), but Pyo derivatives has only one heterocyclic ring (pyrrole). So high antimicrobial property of Pya[2,3-c]Pyz derivatives compared to Pyo derivatives can be attributed to having two bioactive heterocyclic rings.

    Keywords: green chemistry, Multi-component reaction, antimicrobial evaluation, Antioxidant evaluation, Co3O4 nanoparticles, Pyrrole derivatives, Pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives

    Received: 12 Dec 2023; Accepted: 25 Jun 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Almeleebia, Jasim Naser, Saeed, Abid, Altimari, Shaghnab, Rasen, Alawadi, Ahmad and Alsalamy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ali Alsalamy, Imam Ja’afar Al‐Sadiq University, Al‐Muthanna, Iraq

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