Synthesis and characterization of new imidazolidineiminothione and bis-imidazolidineiminothione derivatives as potential antimicrobial agents

Abstract

A series of new imidazolidineiminothiones (2-4) and bis-imidazolidineiminothiones (5) were synthesized through the cycloaddition reaction of N-arylcyanothioformamides (1) with some electrophilic reagents. Structure of imidazolidineiminothione derivatives were established based on spectroscopic IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS and elemental analyses data. These compounds were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. Among the synthesized compounds, imidazolidineiminothione derivative 3a showed about 25% less potent effect than Ampicillin against S. epidermidis and B. subtilis (MIC, 0.49 μg/mL) and about 50 % less potent effect than Amphotericin B against A. clavatus and G. Candidum. Bis-imidazolidineiminothione derivative 5a was equipotent to the Gentamycin in inhibiting the growth of N. gonorrhoeae (MIC, 0.49 μg/mL), and displayed 50% less active than Amphotericin B against A. clavatus.