Synthesis, characterization and biological investigations of potentially bioactive heterocyclic compounds containing 4-hydroxy coumarin

In this paper, we have reported the synthesis of a series of heterocyclic azo dyes containing 4-hydroxy coumarin by diazo-coupling reaction. The structural aspect of the newly synthesized compounds was accomplished by various physico-chemical techniques like UV-Visible, FT-IR, NMR, and mass spectrometry. The computational calculations and geometrical optimization of the newly synthesized azo dyes were investigated by using Gaussian software with the help of Density functional theory (DFT)/B3LYP method using 6-31G(d,p) basis set at gaseous phase. Also, the quantum chemical parameters were evaluated to understand the structural activity concept of the dyes. The pharmacological efficacy of the azo dyes was investigated by antimicrobial, antitubercular, DNA cleavage and in silico molecular docking studies. All the newly synthesized compounds were able to exhibit significant inhibitory activity against tested microbes. Further, the in silico molecular docking showed effective binding properties of the compounds against RpsA target receptor.