The pH-activated E/Z isomerization of a series of hydrazone-based systems having different functional groups as part of the rotor (R = COMe, CN, Me, H), was studied. The switching efficiency of these systems was compared to that of a hydrazone-based molecular switch (R = COOEt) whose E/Z isomerization is fully reversible. It was found that the nature of the R group is critical for efficient swi...

In the current work a new class of novel benzothiazole-hydrazone derivatives was designed and synthesized as hMAO-B inhibitors. Structures of the obtained compounds (3a-3j) were characterized by IR, ¹H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and HRMS spectroscopic methods. The inhibitory activity of compounds (3a-3j) against hMAO-A and hMAO-B enzymes was evaluated by using an in vitro fluorometric method. According to a...

World Health Organization considers Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most dangerous chronic transmittable disease. Development of resistance by a common problem world Wide. To combat these problems there could be solution that we should search newer molecules with different mechanism action to fight against such diseases. A series some novel benzothiazole derivatives (I-X) have been synthesize...

Firefly luciferin, the substrate for the bioluminescence reaction of luminous beetles, possesses a benzothiazole ring, which is rare in nature. Here, we demonstrate a novel one-pot reaction to give firefly luciferin in a neutral buffer from p-benzoquinone and cysteine without any synthetic reagents or enzymes. The formation of firefly luciferin was low in yield in various neutral buffers, where...

The lack of ideal photosensitizers limits the clinicalapplication of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Here we report the PDT efficiency of dicyanomethylene substituted benzothiazole squaraine derivatives. This class of squaraine derivatives possess strong absorption and long excitation and emission wavelengths (ex/em, 685/720nm). They show negligible dark toxicity, but can generate singlet oxygen un...

This study presents a method for the synthesis of thiazinopyrrole fused ring derivatives utilizing ring‐opening recombination strategy with benzothiazole salts. Thiazolium salts, aldehydes, and amines undergo cascade cyclization reaction in one‐pot under solvent conditions ethanol.

Cyclization-carbonylation of α,β-alkynic hydrazones and (o-alkynylphenyl) (methoxymethyl) sulfides with Pd(tfa)2 in DMSO/MeOH afforded methyl pyrazole-4-carboxylates and benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylates, respectively, in good yields. A simple change of the ligand (solvent) allowed controlled, effective switching between cyclization-carbonylation-cyclization-coupling (CCC-coupling) reactions and...

Oxidative transformations of the aldehydes, ketones, and their azomethine derivatives such as hydrazones, Schiff bases, azines, and oximes are presented and discussed. The oxidants used have been hydrogen peroxide in the presence of selenium compounds as catalysts, peroxycarboxylic acids, and eerie ammonium nitrate. Some of reported reactions have practical value in the synthesis of phenols, es...