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Substituted-3-formylchromones (4a-e) on reaction with 1,3-bis-dimethylaminomethylene-thiourea (5) in refluxing toluene solution give novel substituted 5-(o-hydroxyaroyl)pyrimidines (6a-e) in high yields. A mechanistic rationalization of the formation of products (6a-e) is proffered. Antimicrobial activities of all the synthesized compounds (6a-e) were evaluated against various fungal and bacterial strains. Compound 6d display significant antifungal activity (MIC 15) against Geotrichum candidum in comparison fluconazole used as positive control. Some of the compounds also display good antibacterial activity. Cytotoxic profile of compound 6d against HeLa cells indicates that at concentration (20 μM) no significant cell death (~2%) was observed., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of 5-aryl-7,11,11-trimethyltricyclo[5.4.0.0(3,6)]-undec-1-en-4-ones 4a-h by H(2)O(2) and formic acid in methanol yields mixtures of 3b,7,7-trimethyl-3-phenyl-3,3a,3b,4,5,6,7,8a-octahydro-1H-indeno-[1,2-c]furan-1-ones 8a-h and 3b,7,7-trimethyl-3-phenyl-3,3a,3b,4,5,6,7,8a-octahydro-1H-indeno-[1,2-c]furan-2-ones 9a-h in high yields. The obtained butyrolactones 8a-h display cytotoxic activity against a number of human cancer cells.

6-Chloro-2-pyrrolidino-/morpholino-/piperidino-/N-methylpiperazino-3-formyl-chromones (13-16) and 6-fluoro-2,7-di-morpholino-/piperidino-/N-methylpiperazino-3-formylchromones (17-19) have been synthesized as potential topoisomerase inhibitor anticancer agents, and evaluated, in vitro, against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells, and also in vivo on EAC bearing mice. The compounds displayed promising anticancer activity under these test systems and shall serve as useful 'leads' for further design.