Exploration of antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of newly synthesized 2,3-disubstituted quinazoline-4(3H)-ones

Abstract A series of 2-(chloromethyl)-3-(4-methyl-6-oxo-5-[( E )-phenyldiazenyl]-2-thioxo-5,6-dihydropyrimidine-1(2 H )-yl)quinazoline-4(3 H )-ones 9a – j was synthesized by treating 2-(chloroacetyl)amino benzoic acid with 3-amino-6-methyl-5-[( E )-phenyldiazenyl]-2-thioxo-2,5-dihydropyrimidine-4(3 H )-one 8a – j and was screened for in vitro antibacterial activities against a representative panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The compounds were synthesized in excellent yields and the structures were corroborated on the basis of IR, 1 H NMR, Mass and elemental analysis data. All the synthesized compounds elicited the potent inhibitory action against all the tested bacterial stains. Furthermore, in order to explore the antioxidant potential of newly synthesized compounds, the free radical scavenging activity measurement were performed by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assay method. It is revealed from the antioxidant screening results that the compounds 9c and f manifested profound antioxidant potential.