The bispyranopyrazoles (
) were synthesized from the
reactions of dibenzaldehydes (
) with 3-methylpyrazole-5-one
and
malononitrile by refluxing under alcoholic medium. The dibenzaldehydes were obtained from the
O-alkylation of
3-hydroxybenzaldehyde with suitable 1,ω-dibromoalkanes under the alkaline conditions in the presence of dry EtOH/DMF. The structures of bisheterocyclics were determined from rigorous analysis of their spectral parameters (IR,
1H-NMR,
13C-NMR, and ESI-MS). The newly prepared compounds were screened for their
antimicrobial activity against seven bacterial and five fungal strains. The DNA photo
cleavage potential of these compounds was also evaluated by using agarose gel electrophoresis, and bispyranopyrazoles
,
and
exhibited significant level of DNA photo
cleavage activity.