Identification of a 3-(5-methyl-2-thiazolylamino)phthalide as a new minor groove agent.

A new 3-(5-methyl-2-thiazolylamino)phthalide molecule, 3-((5-methylthiazol-2-yl)amino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one, was synthesized and characterized experimentally by FT-IR, NMR, UV-Vis, and single-crystal X-ray analysis and theoretically by quantum chemical calculations. The single-crystal X-ray studies revealed that the compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P-21/c with unit-cell parameters a = 8.0550(6) Å, b = 6.1386(3) Å, c = 23.3228(18) Å, ß = 97.724(6)° and Z = 4. Optimized geometries and the vibrational frequencies were studied at the density functional theory (DFT) level by using the hybrid functional B3LYP with a 6-311 G (d,p) basis set. The title compound was evaluated for its anti-quorum sensing (anti-QS) activity on Chromobacterium violaceum 12472 and additionally for its antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus 29213, Staphylococcus epidermidis 12228, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 27853, Escherichia coli 25922, and Proteus mirabilis 14153. The lowest MIC value was 0.24 µg/mL for S. aureus 29213 and the highest MIC value was 30.75 µg/mL for E. coli 25922. While anti-bacterial activity was observed in those other than the S. epidermidis and P. Mirabilis, anti-QS activity wasn't detected. Investigations on dsDNA binding affinity indicate that the title compound binds to dsDNA via the groove binding mode. Molecular docking calculations and molecular dynamics simulations results showed also that the title compound prefers binding to the minor groove of dsDNA and remains stable in the minor groove throughout the molecular dynamics simulation.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

Synthesis, structural and computational characterization of 2-amino-3,5-diiodobenzoic acid and 2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzoic acid.

The benzoic acid compounds 2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzoic acid (2A35Br) and 2-amino-3,5-diiodobenzoic (2A35I) acid have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and computational methods. Molecular geometry, intra- and inter-molecular interactions have been investigated by using X-ray diffraction technique. Fundamental vibrational bands of the title compounds were founded by FT-IR and UV-Vis method was used to obtain electronic bands. Geometry optimizations and the calculation of IR frequencies were performed both Gaussian type orbitals at Gaussian 09W and Slater type orbitals at ADF2009.01 software. The calculations are compatible with the experiment results. In addition, geometrical parameters, energies, HOMO-LUMO gaps and electrophilicity indexes have been calculated for thirty possible positional isomers of 2A35Br and 2A35I. Calculations show that 2A35Br and 2A35I isomers have the lowest energy, the narrowest HOMO-LUMO gap and the highest electrophilicity index values. Molecular electrostatic potential maps, Fukui indices, natural bond orbital analysis, thermodynamic parameters and non-linear optical properties of the 2A35Br and 2A35I were also investigated by theoretical calculations.

(E)-2-{[(2-(Trifluoro-meth-yl)phen-yl]imino-meth-yl}phenol.

In the crystal of the title compound, C(14)H(10)F(3)NO, intra-molecular O-H⋯N and O-H⋯F hydrogen bonds generate S(6) and S(10) intramolecular hydrogen-bonded rings. The dihedral angle between the planes of the aromatic rings is 13.00 (14)°.

2-Amino-3-(hy-droxy-meth-yl)pyridinium 2-benzoyl-benzoate monohydrate.

In the title hydrated salt, C(6)H(9)N(2)O(+)·C(14)H(9)O(3) (-)·H(2)O, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings of the 2-benzoyl-benzoate anion is 82.04 (14)°, while the angles between the aromatic ring of the pyridinium cation and each of the benzene rings of the anion are 4.42 (14) and 82.04 (14)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network with R(2) (2)(8), R(6) (6)(16) and R(4) (4)(6) motifs. The crystal packing is further stabilized by two π-π inter-actions, one between pyridinium rings, and another between the benzene benzoate and pyridinium rings of neighbouring mol-ecules, with centroid-to-centroid distances of 3.559 (2) and 3.606 (2) Å, respectively.

2-Amino-5-nitro-benzoic acid.

In the title compound, C(7)H(6)N(2)O(4), an intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate R(2) (2)(8) loops. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds then link the dimers, generating R(3) (3)(16)R(2) (1)(6) motifs. The whole mol-ecule is essentially planar, with the greatest deviation from the mean plane being 0.065 (2) Å.