Synthesis and biological assessment of some fused Pyran derivatives

Abstract

Pyran was formed by reacting methyl 3-methoxyacrylate (1) with 2-benzylidenemalanonitrile to form compound 2. The pyrano derivatives 3-6 were obtained by reacting the second molecule with 2-benzylidenemalanonitrile, carbon disulfide, formamide, and benzylidene cyclohexanone. Compound (2) interacted with ethyl chloroacetate to form compound 8, which then cyclized in the presence of sodium ethoxide to form compound 9. Compound 7 was formed when compound (2) was treated with acetic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid and reacted with ethylchloroacetate to form compound 10 and then was converted to compound 11 by the addition of sodium ethoxide. Analytical and spectral data have been used to determine the structures of the newly synthesized substances and they were then tested for their antibacterial and antioxidant activities. In terms of antioxidant activity, compounds 2 and 8 were found to have the greatest and lowest levels, respectively, against Enterobacter aerogenes.