Solvent Effects on the Structure-Property Relationship of Some Potentially Pharmacologically Active 3-(4-Substituted Benzyl)-5-Ethyl-5-Phenyl- and 3-(4-Substituted Benzyl)-5,5-Diphenylhydantoins

Two series of 3-(4-substituted benzyl)-5-ethyl-5-phenyl- and 3-(4-substituted benzyl)-5,5-diphenylhydantoins were synthesized and their UV absorption spectra were recorded in the region 200-400 nm in selected solvents of different polarity. The effects of solvent dipolarity/polarizability and solvent/solute hydrogen bonding interactions on the spectral shifts were analyzed by means of the linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) methodology of Kamlet and Taft. The quantitative relationships between hydrogen bonding interactions and the lipophilicity and blood-brain permeation of the studied compounds were discussed. Satisfactory linear dependences were obtained for moderate electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents at the benzyl moiety, while the strong electron-withdrawing substituent (NO2) significantly modifies the solvation characteristics of the molecule. The paper clearly demonstrates how the solvatochromic comparison method may be applied to estimate the contributions of various modes of solvation to the pharmaceutically relevant properties of these newly synthetized hydantoin derivatives

Uticaj rastvarača na apsorpcione spektre potencijalno farmakološki aktivnih 5-alkil-5-arilhidantoinaproučavanje odnosa strukture i svojstava

To obtain insight into the interactions of potential anticonvulsant drugs with their surroundings, two series of 5-methyl-5-aryland 5-ethyl-5--arylhydantoins were synthesized and their absorption spectra were recorded in the region from 200 to 400 nm in a set of selected solvents. The effects of solvent dipolarity/polarizability and solvent-solute hydrogen bonding interactions on the absorption maxima shifts were analyzed by means of the linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) concept of Kamlet and Taft. The ratio of the contributions of specific and non-specific solvent-solute interactions were correlated with the corresponding absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) properties of the studied compounds. The correlation equations were combined with different physicochemical parameters to generate new equations, which demonstrate the reasonable relationships between the solvent-solute interactions and the structure-activity parameters.Da bi se procenio način na koji potencijalni antikonvulzivni lekovi interaguju sa svojim okruženjem, dve serije 5-metil-5-(4-supstituisanih fenil)i 5-etil-5-(4supstituisanih fenil)hidantoina su sintetisane i njihovi apsorpcioni spektri su snimljeni u intervalu talasnih dužina od 200 do 400 nm u setu izabranih rastvarača. Efekti dipolarnosti/polarizabilnosti rastvarača i vodoničnog vezivanja između molekula rastvarača i rastvorene supstance na pomeranje apsorpcionih maksimuma analizirani su primenom metoda linearne korelacije energije solvatacije (LSER), odnosno Kamlet-Taftovom jednačinom. Odnos doprinosa specifičnih i nespecifičnih interakcija između molekula rastvarača i rastvorene supstance korelisani su sa odgovarajućim ADME svojstvima proučavanih jedinjenja. Korelacione jednačine su dalje kombinovane sa različitim fizičko-hemijskim parametrima pri čemu su dobijene nove jednačine koje na zadovoljavajući način opisuju odnose između interakcija između molekula rastvarača i rastvorene supstance i svojstava koja određuju njihovu aktivnost u organizmu

Solvent effects on the absorption spectra of potentially pharmacologically active 5-alkyl-5-arylhydantoins: A structure-property relationship study

To obtain an insight into the interactions of potential anticonvulsant drugs with their surrounding, two series of 5-methyl-5-aryl- and 5-ethyl-5-arylhydantoins were synthesized and their absorption spectra were recorded in the region from 200 to 400 nm in a set of selected solvents. The effects of solvent dipolarity/polarizability and solvent-solute hydrogen bonding interactions on the absorption maxima shifts were analyzed by means of the linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) concept of Kamlet and Taft. The ratio of the contributions of specific and nonspecific solvent-solute interactions were correlated with the corresponding ADME properties of the studied compounds. The correlation equations were combined with different physicochemical parameters to generate new equations, which demonstrate the reasonable relationships between solvent-solute interactions and the structure-activity parameters. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 172013

New derivatives of hydantoin as potential antiproliferative agents: biological and structural characterization in combination with quantum chemical calculations

Two new series of hydantoin derivatives, 3-(4-substituted benzyl)-5,5-diphenyl- and 3-(4-substituted benzyl)-5-ethyl-5-phenylhydantoins, were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity was tested against human colon cancer HCT-116 and breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell lines. The presence of different substituents on both hydantoin and benzyl moieties changed the antiproliferative activity of the investigated hydantoins, whereby most of the compounds showed superior antiproliferative activity against MDA-MB-231 than against the HCT-116 cell line. The structure of three compounds was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The general structural characteristic is the presence of N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds in crystal packings. The molecular geometry and bonding features of the investigated hydantoins in the ground states were calculated using the density functional method. The relationship between structure and antiproliferative activity was discussed. The data presented in this investigation afford guidelines for the preparation of new hydantoin derivatives with greater antiproliferative activity