title: Synthesis of novel 3-(4-acetyl-5H/methyl-5-substituted phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones as potential anticonvulsant agents.
abstract: A series of 3-(4-acetyl-5H/methyl-5-substituted phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2H-chromene-2-ones (6a-j) were synthesized and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity and neurotoxicity. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of their spectral data and elemental analysis. A majority of the compounds was active in MES tests. Compound (6e) was found to be potent and had activity at lower dose of 30 mg/kg in MES-test. All the compounds were less toxic as compared with the standard drug phenytoin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University) Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India.
authors.forename: Mashooq A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Suroor A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D051379:Mice; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010069:Oxadiazoles