title: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazole-5(6)-carboxamides and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity.
abstract: A series of 14, N'-(N,N-dialkylaminoethyl)-benzimidazole-5(6) or 5-carboxyamides (1-14), having several substituents on the azole and benzene nuclei, were prepared and evaluated in vitro for antimicrobial activity. The precursor benzimidazolecarboxylic acids (15-27) were prepared via oxidative condensation of diaminobenzoic acids and several aldehydes with cupric ion. Compounds 11-14 were prepared by selective regioisomer synthesis. All carboxamides were prepared from the corresponding acids and N,N-dialkylethylenediamine. Antibacterial and antifungal activities were determined as MIC values. Of the synthesized compounds 1-10, 6 and 10 were found to be the most favourable. In order to clarify the effect of the substituents at N1 on antimicrobial activity, 12 was prepared by p-chlorobenzyl substitution of compound 6, and increased activity was shown. Compounds 13 and 14, which were prepared by replacement with more bulky alkyl groups on the tert-N atom than 12, gave the best results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ankara Faculty of Pharmacy, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Göker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tebrizli
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Abbasoglu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles