title: Researches on antibacterial and antifungal agents. IX--Pyrrole analogues of bifonazole with potent antifungal activities.
abstract: The synthesis and antifungal activities of pyrrole analogues of bifonazole are reported. Reduction of 4-nitrobenzophenone to the corresponding alcohol, reaction with phosphorus tribromide of the latter compound and condensation of the bromonitroderivative with imidazole led to 1-[alpha-(4-nitrophenyl)-4'-benzyl]-1H-imidazole. Hydrogenation of the nitro group to amino and reaction with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran according to the Clauson-Kaas procedure afforded the pyrrole analogue of bifonazole. This compound and the related chloroderivative were also prepared by a similar pathway starting from 4-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzophenone and its 4'-chloroderivative. Microbiological screening against Candida albicans and Candida spp showed 1-(alpha-[4-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)phenyl]benzyl)-1H-imidazole to be the most active compound among the tested derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stefancich
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D011758:Pyrroles; C036596:bifonazole