Research Article

Spectroscopic Investigations, DFT Calculations, and Molecular Docking Studies of the Anticonvulsant (2E)-2-[3-(1H-Imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene]-N-(4-methylphenyl)hydrazinecarboxamide

Scheme 1

Synthesis of the title molecule (2E)-IPPMP. Reagents and conditions: (i) HN(CH3)2·HCl, (CH2O)n, conc. HCl, ethanol, reflux, 2 h; (ii) imidazole, water, reflux, 5 h; (iii) N-(4-methylphenyl)hydrazinecarboxamide, few drops of acetic acid, ethanol, RT, 18 h.