Synthesis and antifungal activity of 3-(1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-indoles and 3-(1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-5-yl) methyl-indoles

MZ Zhang, N Mulholland, D Beattie, D Irwin…

Index: Zhang, Ming-Zhi; Mulholland, Nick; Beattie, David; Irwin, Dianne; Gu, Yu-Cheng; Chen, Qiong; Yang, Guang-Fu; Clough, John European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 63, p. 22 - 32

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Abstract

On the basis of the principle of combination of active structural moieties, a modified and efficient synthetic method for three series of novel indole-based 1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles is described. Bioassays conducted at Syngenta showed that several of the synthesized compounds exhibit higher antifungal activity than pimprinine, the natural product which inspired this synthesis. Two main structural alterations were found to broaden the ...