Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes

The synthesis of inhibitors for oxidative stress-associated destructive processes based on 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds affording the bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds in good-to-excellent yields was reported. In particular, a serie...

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Autores principales: Elena L. Gerasimova, Elena R. Gazizullina, Maria V. Borisova, Dinara I. Igdisanova, Egor A. Nikiforov, Timofey D. Moseev, Mikhail V. Varaksin, Oleg N. Chupakhin, Valery N. Charushin, Alla V. Ivanova
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8420786c125c436ca4042283a18a849f2021-11-11T18:31:24ZDesign and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes10.3390/molecules262165341420-3049https://doaj.org/article/8420786c125c436ca4042283a18a849f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6534https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049The synthesis of inhibitors for oxidative stress-associated destructive processes based on 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds affording the bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds in good-to-excellent yields was reported. In particular, a series of bifunctional organic molecules of the 5-aryl-2<i>H</i>-imidazole family of various architectures bearing both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents in the aryl fragment along with the different arrangements of the hydroxy groups in the polyphenol moiety, namely derivatives of phloroglucinol, pyrogallol, hydroxyquinol, including previously unknown water-soluble molecules, were studied. The structural and antioxidant properties of these bifunctional 5-aryl-2<i>H</i>-imidazoles were comprehensively studied. The redox transformations of the synthesized compounds were carried out. The integrated approach based on single and mixed mechanisms of antioxidant action, namely the AOC, ARC, Folin, and DPPH assays, were applied to estimate antioxidant activities. The relationship “structure-antioxidant properties” was established for each of the antioxidant action mechanisms. The conjugation effect was shown to result in a decrease in the mobility of the hydrogen atom, thus complicating the process of electron transfer in nearly all cases. On the contrary, the conjugation in imidazolyl substituted phloroglucinols was found to enhance their activity through the hydrogen transfer mechanism. Imidazole-derived polyphenolic compounds bearing the most electron-withdrawing functionality, namely the nitro group, were established to possess the higher values for both antioxidant and antiradical capacities. It was demonstrated that in the case of phloroglucinol derivatives, the conjugation effect resulted in a significant increase in the antiradical capacity (ARC) for a whole family of the considered 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds in comparison with the corresponding unsubstituted phenols. Particularly, conjugation of the polyphenolic subunit with 2,2-dimethyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-2<i>H</i>-imidazol-4-yl fragment was shown to increase ARC from 2.26 to 5.16 (10<sup>4</sup> mol-eq/L). This means that the considered family of compounds is capable of exhibiting an antioxidant activity via transferring a hydrogen atom, exceeding the activity of known natural polyphenolic compounds.Elena L. GerasimovaElena R. GazizullinaMaria V. BorisovaDinara I. IgdisanovaEgor A. NikiforovTimofey D. MoseevMikhail V. VaraksinOleg N. ChupakhinValery N. CharushinAlla V. IvanovaMDPI AGarticle2<i>H</i>-imidazolepolyphenolsantioxidant capacityantiradical capacityOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6534, p 6534 (2021)
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topic 2<i>H</i>-imidazole
polyphenols
antioxidant capacity
antiradical capacity
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle 2<i>H</i>-imidazole
polyphenols
antioxidant capacity
antiradical capacity
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Elena L. Gerasimova
Elena R. Gazizullina
Maria V. Borisova
Dinara I. Igdisanova
Egor A. Nikiforov
Timofey D. Moseev
Mikhail V. Varaksin
Oleg N. Chupakhin
Valery N. Charushin
Alla V. Ivanova
Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes
description The synthesis of inhibitors for oxidative stress-associated destructive processes based on 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds affording the bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds in good-to-excellent yields was reported. In particular, a series of bifunctional organic molecules of the 5-aryl-2<i>H</i>-imidazole family of various architectures bearing both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents in the aryl fragment along with the different arrangements of the hydroxy groups in the polyphenol moiety, namely derivatives of phloroglucinol, pyrogallol, hydroxyquinol, including previously unknown water-soluble molecules, were studied. The structural and antioxidant properties of these bifunctional 5-aryl-2<i>H</i>-imidazoles were comprehensively studied. The redox transformations of the synthesized compounds were carried out. The integrated approach based on single and mixed mechanisms of antioxidant action, namely the AOC, ARC, Folin, and DPPH assays, were applied to estimate antioxidant activities. The relationship “structure-antioxidant properties” was established for each of the antioxidant action mechanisms. The conjugation effect was shown to result in a decrease in the mobility of the hydrogen atom, thus complicating the process of electron transfer in nearly all cases. On the contrary, the conjugation in imidazolyl substituted phloroglucinols was found to enhance their activity through the hydrogen transfer mechanism. Imidazole-derived polyphenolic compounds bearing the most electron-withdrawing functionality, namely the nitro group, were established to possess the higher values for both antioxidant and antiradical capacities. It was demonstrated that in the case of phloroglucinol derivatives, the conjugation effect resulted in a significant increase in the antiradical capacity (ARC) for a whole family of the considered 2<i>H</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds in comparison with the corresponding unsubstituted phenols. Particularly, conjugation of the polyphenolic subunit with 2,2-dimethyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-2<i>H</i>-imidazol-4-yl fragment was shown to increase ARC from 2.26 to 5.16 (10<sup>4</sup> mol-eq/L). This means that the considered family of compounds is capable of exhibiting an antioxidant activity via transferring a hydrogen atom, exceeding the activity of known natural polyphenolic compounds.
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author Elena L. Gerasimova
Elena R. Gazizullina
Maria V. Borisova
Dinara I. Igdisanova
Egor A. Nikiforov
Timofey D. Moseev
Mikhail V. Varaksin
Oleg N. Chupakhin
Valery N. Charushin
Alla V. Ivanova
author_facet Elena L. Gerasimova
Elena R. Gazizullina
Maria V. Borisova
Dinara I. Igdisanova
Egor A. Nikiforov
Timofey D. Moseev
Mikhail V. Varaksin
Oleg N. Chupakhin
Valery N. Charushin
Alla V. Ivanova
author_sort Elena L. Gerasimova
title Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes
title_short Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes
title_full Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes
title_fullStr Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes
title_full_unstemmed Design and Antioxidant Properties of Bifunctional 2<i>H</i>-Imidazole-Derived Phenolic Compounds—A New Family of Effective Inhibitors for Oxidative Stress-Associated Destructive Processes
title_sort design and antioxidant properties of bifunctional 2<i>h</i>-imidazole-derived phenolic compounds—a new family of effective inhibitors for oxidative stress-associated destructive processes
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8420786c125c436ca4042283a18a849f
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