Synthesis, DFT Study, and Antitumor Activity of Some New Heterocyclic Compounds Incorporating Isoxazole Moiety

Thiazolidin‐4‐one derivative 3 was synthesized by the transformation of chloroacetamide derivative 2 with NH 4 SCN.The condensation of 3 with p ‐anisaldehyde afforded the corresponding arylidene derivative 4 . Also, the alkylation of chloroacetamide derivative 2 with different heterocyclic compounds was investigated. Annulation of 5‐amino‐3‐methylisoxazole ( 1 ) with α‐halocarbonyl compounds 12 and 14 furnished pyrrolo[3,2‐d]isoxazole and isoxazolo[5,4‐b]azepin‐6‐one derivatives 13 and 15 , respectively, while reaction of 1 with 1‐chloro‐4‐(chloromethyl)benzene gave the monoalkylated product 17 . The newly synthesized compounds were screened for their antitumor activity, and the geometry optimizations are in a good agreement with the experimentally observed data.