Preparation and Hydro-Lipophilic Properties of Methoxylated and Methylated 1-Hydroxynaphthalene-2-Carboxanilides

摘要

A series of variously methoxylated and methylated N-aryl-1-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxanilides was prepared and characterized as potential anti-invasive agents. As it is known that lipophilicity significantly influences the biological activity of compounds, the hydro-lipophilic properties of these mono-, di- and tri-substituted 1-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxanilides are investigated in the study. All the discussed hydroxynaphthalene derivatives were analyzed using the reversed-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography method, to measure lipophilicity. The procedure was performed under isocratic conditions with methanol as an organic modifier in the mobile phase, using an end-capped, non-polar C18 stationary reversed-phase column. The present study discusses the correlations between the logarithm of the capacity factor k and log P/Clog P values, calculated in various ways, as well as the relationships between the lipophilicity and the chemical structure of the studied compounds.