Synthesis and antifungal activity of new dihydrofurocoumarins and dihydrofuroquinolines

Abstract

We investigated the radical addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin (1a) and 4-hydroxyquinoline (1b) with conjugated dienes (2a-f) mediated by cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) resulting in ethenyl substituted 2,3-dihydrofurocoumarin (3a-f) and 3,5-dihydrofuroquinoline (3g, 3h) compounds in moderate to good yields. All compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods (IR, MS, and 1H and 13C NMR) and microanalysis. Antifungal activities of these compounds were investigated against the fungi Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, and Aspergillus fumigatus.