Synthesis and in vitro study of antiproliferative benzyloxy dihydropyrimidinones.

In this study, we report on antiproliferative benzyloxy dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs) produced by the Biginelli reaction of benzyloxy benzaldehyde, urea, and diverse 1,3-diones. The reaction was catalyzed by lanthanum triflate and completed within 1-1.5 h, with 74-97% yield. The antiproliferative assay was carried out for all synthesized dihydropyrimidinones against six human solid tumor cell lines. Six compounds showed good antiproliferative activity with GI50 values below 5 µM. Among all the synthesized compounds, the most potent derivative showed good antiproliferative activity against all cell lines with GI50 values in the range of 1.1-3.1 µM. These DHPMs comply with druglikeness. Furthermore, ADMET prediction and the effect of P-glycoprotein on the antiproliferative activity were also studied. Overall, our method allows eco-friendly access to benzyloxy DHPMs as potential anticancer drugs.

Hydroxyl alkyl ammonium ionic liquid assisted green and one-pot regioselective access to functionalized pyrazolodihydropyridine core and their pharmacological evaluation.

Herein our team explored a promising synthetic trail to Functionalized pyrazolodihydropyridine core using hydroxyl alkyl ammonium ionic liquid via one-pot fusion of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, different heterocyclic aldehydes and 1, 3-Cyclic diones. The aimed compounds were obtained by Domino-Knoevenagel condensation and Michael addition followed by cyclization. The reaction transformation involves the formation of two CC and one CN bond formation. The perspective of the present work is selectively approached to Functionalized pyrazolodihydropyridine core excluding other potential parallel reactions under environmentally benign reaction condition. The present protocol show features such as the low E-factor, ambiphilic behavior of ionic liquid during reaction transformation, scale-up to a multigram scale, reusability of the ionic liquid, mild reaction condition, and produce water as a byproduct. All newly derived compounds were evaluated for their in vitro biological activities. In preliminary biological studies compound, 4c showed better potency than the standard drug ampicillin against Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli); the compound 4i exhibited outstanding activity against S. aeruginosa which is far better than ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and ciprofloxacin. The compound 4m was found more potent against C. albicans, than that of griseofulvin and show equipotency to nystatin whereas, in preliminary antitubercular screening, compound 4o was exhibited more potency than rifampicin. Noteworthy compounds 4f and 4i were found most active in antiproliferative screening.