Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Ibuprofen-1,3,4-oxadiazole-1,2,3-triazole Hybrids

A new hybrid polydentate template comprising distinctive pharmacophoric groups, namely, ibuprofen, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and 1,2,3-triazole linked through a thioether bridge was achieved by one-pot synthesis by exploring multicomponent Cu-catalyzed "click chemistry" approach. The target structures were characterized by NMR, IR, and LC-Mass. The X-ray analysis of 2-(1-(4-isobutylphenyl)ethyl)-5-(((1-(3-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (8a) confirmed the assigned structure. The in vitro antibacterial and anticancer activity of these compounds revealed that 2-(1-(4-isobutylphenyl)ethyl)-5-(((1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (8b) demonstrated more potent antibacterial activity against Gram-negative strains (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and 2-(((1-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)-5-(1-(4 isobutylphenyl)ethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (8e) exhibited anticancer activity with IC50 of 27.50 and 31.03 mu g/mL against HeLa and MCF-7 cell lines, respectively.