Design and Bioevaluation of Novel Hydrazide-Hydrazones Derived from 4-Acetyl-N-Substituted Benzenesulfonamide

In this research, a series of hydrazine-hydrazone derivatives (Ia–g), (IIa–h) were synthesized to discover new antioxidant and anticholinesterase agents. The structures of synthesized compounds were characterized by spectroscopic data using UV, IR, 1H, 13C NMR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The bio-evaluation of the synthesized compounds (Ia–g), (IIa–h) were evaluated according to in vitro activity assays. The results of β-carotene/linoleic acid assay showed that among the synthesized compounds, the (Ib), (Ie), (IIb–IIe), and (IIh) compound exhibited higher activity for the lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity. In the DPPH free scavenging activity and the cation radical scavenging activity in ABTS•+ activity, compound (IIb) was found to be more active. In the CUPRAC reduced power assay, the A0.5 values of all synthesized compounds were better than α-TOC. In AChE assay, compound (IIb) exhibited the most activity with IC50 = 11.12 ± 0.74 µM, while the compounds (Ib–g) and (IIb–h), exhibited excellent activity than the positive standard galantamine (IC50 = 46.06 ± 0.10 μM) in the BChE assay.