RESEARCH ARTICLE

 

Synthesis of new benzocoumaryl oxadiazolyls as strong blue-green fluorescent brighteners

 

 

G. Rajesha^I; H.C. Kiran Kumar^II; H.S. Bhojya Naik^I; K.M. Mahadevan^{II, *}

^IDepartment of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Industrial Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka 577 451, India
^IIDepartment of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka 577 451, India

 

 

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ABSTRACT

The benzocoumarin-3-ethylcarboxylate 2 on treatment with hydrazine hydrate at room temperature afforded benzo-coumarin-3-carbohydrazide 3. The compound 3 served as key intermediate in the synthesis of the title compounds. Thus, benzocoumarin-1,3,4-oxadiazolyls 6a-e were obtained in two ways, i.e. one by direct cyclization of benzocoumarin-3-carbohydrazide 3 with substituted benzoic acids in POCl₃ and the other by cyclization of Schiff bases of compounds 5a-e in the presence of bromine/acetic acid. The structures of the novel benzocoumaryl oxadiazolyls 6a-e were confirmed by spectral analysis. The benzocoumarin-1,3,4-oxadiazolyls 6a-e exhibited strong blue and green fluorescent properties. The Stoke's shifts range from 43 to 165 nm. The absorption and fluorescence maxima of the benzocoumaryl oxadiazolyls showed good bathochromic shifts.

Keywords: Benzocoumarin-3-ethylcarboxylate, benzocoumaryl oxadiazolyls, fluorescent brighteners

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to Department of Chemistry, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, for providing laboratory facilities and Karnataka University, Dharwad, India for fluorescence spectral analysis and Institute of Science, Bangalore, India for providing spectral data.

 

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Received 5 April 2011
Revised 2 June 2011
Accepted 29 June 2011

 

 

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