Research Article

Molecular Docking, Synthesis, and Tyrosinase Inhibition Activity of Acetophenone Amide: Potential Inhibitor of Melanogenesis

Scheme 1

Synthetic pathway for title derivatives 3(a–e); reaction conditions and reagents; (i) dichloromethane (CH2Cl2)/triethylamine (C2H5)3N, 0-5°C, 5 hours stirring (ii) dimethylformamide (DMF)/(C2H5)3N/KI, stirring for 24 hours at room temperature.