Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of an Imine, (E)-1-(3-bromobenzylidene)-2-phenylhydrazine.

Several Imines (Schiff bases) have been reported for their significant biological activity. In this work, an imine, (E)-1-(3-bromobenzylidene)-2-phenylhydrazine has been synthesized under microwave irradiation and evaluated for its antioxidant activity by DPPH assay. The structure of synthesized compound was confirmed based on the spectroscopic data included UV-Vis, FT-IR, MS, 1D and 2D NMR. Based on the DPPH assay, the synthesized compound possessed a strong antioxidant activity with IC50 value of 62 μg/ml. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]