Design, synthesis of new pyrimidine derivatives as anticancer and antimicrobial agents

A new series of 6-aryl-5-cyano thiouracil derivatives were synthesized. Cyanouracil 1 was condensed with monochloroacetic acid and different aldehydes to give thiazolopyrimidine 2. On the other hand, treatment of cyanouracil 1 with 2-chloro-N-substituted-phenylac etamide afforded 4. Hydrazinolysis of 6 afforded the hydrazino derivatives 7 which upon reaction with different electrophilic reagents such as acetic anhydride, benzoyl chloride, and carbon disulfide yielded pyrimidine derivatives 8–15. Some of the new derivatives were explored for their antimicrobial activities. Compounds 7 and 9 have a promising activity, relatively equipotent to the reference drug. All of the new synthesized compounds were tested in vitro for their antiproliferative activities against HePG-2 and MCF-7 cell lines. Compounds 7, 9, and 2d displayed potent growth inhibitory effect toward the two cell lines more than the standard drug 5-FU. Furthermore, a docking study of the most active compounds was performed with thymidylate synthase enzyme.