TB Research

Synthesis and antitubercular activity of new <i>N</i> -[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]-(nitroheteroaryl)carboxamides

Roberto Martı́nez, Gladys J. Nieves Zamudio, Gustavo Pretelin‐Castillo, Rubén O. Torres‐Ochoa, José L. Medina‐Franco, Clara I. Espitia Pinzón, Mayra Silva‐Miranda, Eugenio Hernandez‐Fernandez, et al. (9 authors)

Heterocyclic Communications · 2019-01

Abstract

Abstract Nitro-substituted heteroaromatic carboxamides 1a-e were synthesized and tested against three Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell lines. The activities can be explained in terms of the distribution of the electronic density across the nitro-substituted heteroaromatic ring attached to the amide group. 1,3,5-Oxadiazole derivatives 1c-e are candidates for the development of novel antitubercular agents. Ongoing studies are focused on exploring the mechanism by which these compounds inhibit M. tuberculosis cell growth.

MeSH terms

  • Chemistry
  • Nitro
  • Amide
  • Ring (chemistry)
  • Oxadiazole
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Stereochemistry
  • Combinatorial chemistry
  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicinal chemistry