Publications internationales

2025
Abdeslem Bouzina · Zineb Aouf  · Aϊcha Amira ·Yousra Ouafa Bouone  · Houria Bentoumi · Yasmine Chemam  ·Malika Ibrahim‑Ouali  · Rachida Zerrouki · Nour‑Eddine Aouf . (2025), Recent Advances in the Mitsunobu and Related Reactions: A Review from 2010 to 2024. Topics in Current Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-025-00501-3

Résumé: This review discusses recent progress in the most significant synthetic approachesinvolving transformations under the Mitsunobu reaction. The Mitsunobu reactionentails the "redox" condensation of an acidic pronucleophile ‘Nu-H’ and an electro-philic primary or secondary alcohol, facilitated by stoichiometric amounts of phos-phines and azodicarboxylate reagents. Widely utilized for dehydrative oxidation–reduction condensation, this reaction shows synthetic utility through its toleranceof a broad range of acidic pronucleophiles, including carboxylic acids, pro-imides,hydroxamates, phenols, thiols, fluorinated alcohols, oximes, thioamides, pyridiniumand imidazolium salts, pyrimidine bases, α-ketoesters, and trimethylmethane tricar-boxylate, thereby yielding a variety of functional and potentially biologically activecompounds. The purpose of this review is to focus on recent advances and applica-tions of Mitsunobu reaction chemistry, particularly from 2010 to 2024. In additionto discussing newer reagents that facilitate purification, we will describe contem-porary applications of this chemistry, especially concerning the synthesis of poten-tial biological compounds and their precursors. This focus review of the Mitsunobureaction summarizes its origins, the current understanding of its mechanism, andrecent improvements and applications. We aim for this work to serve as a usefulresource for scientists working in this research domain

2024
Houria Bentoumi, Abdeslem Bouzina, Aïcha Amira, Omar Sekiou, Djawhara Chohra, Loubna Ferchichi, Rachida Zerrouki & Nour-Eddine Aouf. (2024), Theoretical investigations of some isolated compounds from Calophyllum flavoramulum as potential antioxidant agents and inhibitors of AGEs. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamicshttps://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2024.2428375

Résumé: In this paper, we have attempted a theoretical calculation of some plant-isolated compounds as potential inhibitors of oxidative stress and Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs). Herein, theoretical reactivity indices based on the CDFT theory were computed to explore the reactivity of five isolated products from Calophyllum flavoramulum. Global reactivity indices based on HOMO and LUMO energy such as electronic chemical potential, hardness, electrophilicity and the local reactivity descriptors Parr function, molecular electrostatic potentials(MEP), electrostatic potential (ESP) and thermodynamic parameters for the studied compounds are computed and discussed using DFT method and two functionals B3LYP and CAM-B3LYP with 6-31 G(d,p) basis set. The free radical scavenging activity mechanisms (HAT, SET-PT, and SPLET) of some of the isolated products with DPPH are also presented in this work. SET-PT mechanism of the antiradical activity is found to be thermodynamically favorable. Furthermore, a molecular docking study with RAGE receptor and AtGSTF2 enzyme was conducted, in which flavonoids 4 and 5 show a low binding affinity with −8.42 and −10.49 kcal/mol for RAGE, −8.67 and −9.00 kcal/mol for AtGSTF2. After the encouraging outcomes from the molecular docking study, the 4-AtGSTF2 and 5-RAGE complex were subjected to 200 ns molecular dynamics simulation using Desmond, where both studied systems exhibited remarkable stability throughout the 200 ns simulations. Also, the MM-GBSA method was measured by calculating the binding free energy using the individual energy components. Finally, the ADMET predictions were assessed to anticipate the behavior of a drug candidate within the human body.

Yasmine Chemam, *abc Samir Benayache,a Abdeslem Bouzina,c Eric Marchioni,b Omar Sekiou,d Houria Bentoumi,c Minjie Zhao,b Zihad Bouslama,d Nour-Eddine Aoufc and Fadila Benayachea. (2024), Phytochemical on-line screening and in silico study of Helianthemum confertum: antioxidant activity, DFT, MD simulation, ADME/T analysis, and xanthine oxidase binding†. RSC AdvDOI: 10.1039/d4ra02540g

Résumé: Seven components from the methanol extract of the aerial part of the endemic species Helianthemum confertum were isolated and identified for the first time. Investigating this species and its separated components chemical make-up and radical scavenging capacity, was the main goal. Using an online HPLC-ABTSc+ test, ORAC, and TEAC assays, the free radical scavenging capacity of the ethyl acetate extract was assessed. The fractionation of these extracts by CC, TLC, and reverse-phase HPLC was guided by the collected data, which was corroborated by TEAC and ORAC assays. Molecular docking studies, DFT at the B3LYP level, and an examination of the ADME/T predictions of all compounds helped to further clarify the phytochemicals' antioxidant potential. Isolation and identification of all components were confirmed through spectroscopy, which revealed a mixture (50–50%) of para-hydroxybenzoic acid 1 and methyl gallate 2, protocatechuic acid 3, astragalin 4, trans-tiliroside 5, cis-tiliroside 6, contaminated by trans-tiliroside and 3-oxo-a-ionol-b-D-glucopyranoside 7, as well as two new compounds for the genus Helianthemum (2 and 7). With a focus on compounds 1, 2, 3, and 4, the results clearly showed that the extract and the compounds tested from this species had a high antioxidant capacity. Within the xanthine oxidase enzyme's pocket, all of the components tested showed strong and stable binding. In light of these findings, the xanthine oxidase/methyl gallate 2 complex was simulated using the Desmond module of the Schrodinger suite molecular dynamics (MD) for 100 ns. Substantially stable receptor–ligand complexes were observed following 1 ns of MD simulation.

2022
Houria Bentoumi ∗, Sourour Tliba , Hacene K’tir , Djawhara Chohra , Zineb Aouf , Yasmina Adjeroud , Aïcha Amira , Rachida Zerrouki , Malika Ibrahim-Ouali , Nour-eddine Aouf , Messaoud Liacha. (2022), Experimental synthesis, biological evaluation, theoretical investigations of some novel benzoxazolinone based Schiffunder eco-environmental conditions as potential antioxidant agentsDOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133986
Yasmine Chemam , Aouf Zineb , Aïcha Amira,HacèneK'tir , Houria Bentoumi, Racha Ghodbane,Rachida Zerrouki,Aouf Nour-Eddine. (2022), Recent advances in the chemistry of chlorosulfonyl isocyanate: a reviewApril 2022 197(8):1-11 DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2022.2056738
Aïcha Amira,HacèneK'tir, Aouf Zineb ,Taha Khaldi , Houria Bentoumi,Latifa Khattabi,Rachida Zerrouki,Malika Ibrahim-ouali, Aouf Nour-Eddine. (2022), One‐Pot Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis, in Vitro Anti‐inflammatory Evaluation and Computer‐Aided Molecular Design of Novel Sulfamide‐Containing Bisphosphonates DerivativesJuly 2022 ChemistrySelect 7(28) DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201889
2020
Houria Bentoumi, Naouel Chettibi, Djerourou Abdelhafid,Nour Eddine Aouf,Messaoud Liacha. (2020), SONOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF SOME NOVEL 6-IMINOBENZOXAZOLINONES WITH POTENTIAL ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES

Résumé: An environmentally benign protocol for the synthesis of a novel series of imine derivatives containing 2-oxo-3H-benzoxazole scaffold was successfully developed. Thus benzoxazolinone-6-carbaldehyde (3) was carried out by the formylation of 3-methyl-2-oxo-3H-benzoxazole (1) using hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) in polyphosphoric acid (PPA). The designed compounds were prepared by the treatment of compound (3) with primary amines in the presence of methanol as solvent, by using ultrasonic-assisted method under catalyst-free conditions and conventional heat in methanol at reflux in presence of catalytic amount of acetic acid, to afforded the pure desired 6-imino-2-oxo-3H-benzoxazoles (4a-4f) in appreciable yields; their purity was confirmed by melting point as well as thin layer chromatography (TLC). The chemical structures of the new synthesized compounds were elucidated on the basis of the FT-IR, 1 H and 13 C-NMR spectroscopic techniques.

Naouel CHETTIBI,Houria Bentoumi, Messaoud LIACHA. (2020), Ultrasound-assisted synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of some novel benzoxanonyhyldrazone derivatives
2018
N. Chettibi ,H. Bentoumi ,M. Liacha. (2018), Conventional and ultrasound assisted synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of some N′-(Nitro-Substituted Benzylidene)-2(3-OXO-2H-Benzo[B][1,4]Oxazin-4(3H)-YL)Acetohydrazide