Abstract
A highly convenient method has been developed for the synthesis of (prop-2-ynyloxy) benzene and its derivatives. Differently substituted phenol and aniline derivatives were allowed to react with propargyl bromide in the presence of K
2
CO
3
base and acetone as solvent. The compounds were synthesized in good yields (53–85%). Low cost, high yields and easy availability of compounds helped in the synthesis. Electron withdrawing groups favor the formation of stable phenoxide ion thus in turn favors the formation of product while electron donating groups do not favor the reaction. Phenol derivatives gave good yields as compared to that of aniline. As aprotic polar solvents favor S
N
2 type reactions so acetone provided best solvation for the reactions. K
2
CO
3
was proved to be good for the synthesis. Antibacterial, Antiurease and NO scavenging activity of synthesized compounds were also examined. 4-bromo-2-chloro-1-(prop-2-ynyloxy)benzene
2a
was found most active compound against urease enzyme with a percentage inhibition of 82.00±0.09 at 100 µg/mL with IC
50
value of 60.2. 2-bromo-4-methyl-1-(prop-2-ynyloxy)benzene
2d
was found potent antibacterial against
Bacillus subtillus
showing excellent inhibitory action with percentage inhibition of 55.67±0.26 at 100 µg/ml wih IC
50
value of 79.9. Based on results, it can be concluded that some of the synthesized compounds may have potential antiurease and antibacterial effects against several harmful substances.