calix(4)arene and molybdenum-disulfide

A MoS2-supported-calix[4]arene (MoS2-CA4) nanocatalyst was used for efficient synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazole derivatives from 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethane-1,2-dione, aldehydes and ammonium acetate under solvent-free conditions. Reusability of the catalyst up to five cycles without any significant loss in the yields of the product is the unique feature of this heterogeneous solid catalysis. Furthermore, the noteworthy highlights of this method are safe reaction profiles, broad substrate scope, excellent yields, economical, solvent-free, and simple workup conditions. All synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antitubercular (TB) activity against

Topics: 3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Reductase; Animals; Antitubercular Agents; Bacterial Proteins; Calixarenes; Catalysis; Chlorocebus aethiops; Disulfides; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Enzyme Inhibitors; Humans; Imidazoles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Docking Simulation; Molybdenum; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Phenols; Protein Binding; Small Molecule Libraries; Structure-Activity Relationship; Vero Cells