In present study, a novel class of 3,7-disubstituted 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one derivatives (3xa-3zc) bearing a basic ether side chain at C-7 and a substituted phenyl ring at C-3 of the coumarin ring is synthesized. These compounds have been evaluated for antimicrobial (antibacterial/antifungal) activities. Some of the compounds viz. 3xc, 3xe, 3xf, 3yb, 3yc and 3yf have shown significant antifungal activities against selective strains. Compounds 3xe, 3yb and 3yc with the MIC values of 1.56 μg/mL displayed better antifungal activity than fluconazole against Trichophyton mentagrophytes
The novel zinc(II) phthalocyanine complexes bearing tetra or octa-[7-oxy-3-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyphenyl)coumarin] moieties were synthesized for the first time in this study. These phthalocyanines were characterized by different spectroscopic methods such as FT-IR, 1H NMR, electronic absorption spectra, MALDI-TOF mass and elemental analyses as well. The photochemical properties such as singlet oxygen generation, photostability and photophysical properties such as fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes were investigated in [Formula: see text],[Formula: see text]-dimethylformamide (DMF) solutions. The effect of the structure (the position and number of the coumarin groups on phthalocyanine framework) of novel phthalocyanines on these properties was also determined in this study.