Abstract

In the present communication, we herein report the synthesis of some novel derivatives of coumarin i.e. 3-((2E)-(3-(2-hydroxy-5-((aryl)diazenyl)phenyl)acryloyl)-2H-chromen-2-one (2a-2g). Various aromatic amines and salicylaldehyde in the presence of sodium nitrite and conc. HCl yielded 2-hydroxy-5-((aryl)diazenyl)benzaldehyde (1a-1g). A series of 3-((2E)-(3-(2-hydroxy-5-((aryl)diazenyl) phenyl)acryloyl)-2H-chromen-2-one were synthesized by the reaction of 2-hydroxy-5-((aryl)diazenyl) benzaldehyde and coumarin in presence of ethanol and piperidine. Different analytical techniques such as elemental analysis, IR spectra, ¹H NMR spectra and mass spectra were used to elucidate the structures of all newly synthesized compounds (1a-1g and 2a-2g). The anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity of newly synthesized chalcone derivatives (2a-2g) were evaluated against different bacterial and fungal stains. Some of these compounds showed promising activity against different stains.

Keywords

Chalcone derivatives, Coumarins, Anti-bacterial activity