Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel N-(2-(1, 1-dimethyl-5, 7-dioxo-4, 6-diazaspiro[2.4]heptan-6-yl)ethyl) sulfonamide derivatives as potential anticonvulsant agents

•N-(2-(1,1-dimethyl-5,7-dioxo-4,6-diazaspiro[2.4]heptan-6-yl)ethyl) sulfonamide derivatives were synthesized.•The newly synthesized compounds have been tested for anticonvulsant activity and neurotoxicity.•In the present study, compound 8e and 8f have emerged as the lead compounds.•Compound 8f has shown a protective index of 20 in MES test.

A series of new N-(2-(1,1-dimethyl-5,7-dioxo-4,6-diazaspiro[2.4]heptan-6-yl)ethyl) sulfonamide derivatives (8a–i) and ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-1-(3-(2-(sulfonamido)ethyl)ureido) cyclopropanecarbox-ylate derivatives (9a–i) were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their anticonvulsant activities using maximal electroshock shock (MES) and subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole (scPTZ) seizure models in mice. N-(2-(1,1-dimethyl-5,7-dioxo-4,6-diazaspiro[2.4]heptan-6-yl)ethyl)-4-fluoroben- zenesulfonamide (8f) and N-(2-(1,1-dimethyl-5,7-dioxo-4,6-diazaspiro[2.4]heptan-6-yl)ethyl)-4- methylbenzenesulfonamide (8e) have shown promising anticonvulsant activities in MES model. The most active compound 8f has shown the MES-induced seizures with ED50 value of 28.05 mg/kg and TD50 value of 561 mg/kg after intraperitoneal injection to mice, which provided compound 8f with a protective index (TD50/ED50) of 20 in the MES test. Further, rotarod toxicity method was used to study the acute neurotoxicity profile of selected compounds.

Graphical abstractA series of novel sulfonamide derivatives were synthesized and found to possess good anticonvulsant activities using maximal electroshock shock and subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole seizure models in mice.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide