Faryal Chaudhry

In search of new α-glucosidase inhibitors: Imidazolylpyrazole derivatives

Under three different reaction conditions (conventional heating, microwave irradiations and amino acid catalysis), a series of imidazolylpyrazoles (2a-2k) were synthesized in good to excellent yields from a mixture of three precursors: aryl(hetaryl)pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes (1a-1k), benzil and ammonium acetate. α-Glucosidase inhibition assay revealed a new class of highly potent agents wherein each compound displayed significant inhibitory potentials (in terms of percentage inhibition and relative IC50 values) as compared to that of the reference drug (Acarbose). Moreover, molecular modelling of most potent compounds 2h, 2j and 2k also helped in understanding the structure and activity relationship.

Discovery of indole-based tetraarylimidazoles as potent inhibitors of urease with low antilipoxygenase activity.

A series of tetraarylimidazoles (5A-5O) were prepared by one pot four component condensation reactions of 2-arylindole-3-carbaldehydes, substituted anilines, benzil and ammonium acetate in acetic acid. The synthesized compounds exhibited potent antiurease activity with IC50 values ranging from 0.12 ± 0.06 μM to 29.12 ± 0.18 μM as compared with thiourea. However, low inhibition profiles were observed for lipoxygenase. The data show that tetraarylimidazoles containing a substituted 2-penylindole have emerged as a new class of potent inhibitors of urease enzyme.

(4Z)-4-[(2E)-1-Hy-droxy-3-(3-nitro-phen-yl)prop-2-en-1-yl-idene]-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one.

In the title compound, C20H17N3O4, the dihedral angles between the heterocyclic ring and the toluene and nitrobenzene rings are 4.21 (15) and 11.43 (14)°, respectively. The whole molecule is close to planar (r.m.s. deviation for the 27 non-H atoms = 0.171 Å). Two S(6) rings are formed due to intramolecular C—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of C—H⋯O bonds generate R 2 2(10) loops and further C—H⋯O bonds link the dimers along the b-axis direction. There exist π–π interactions between the heterocyclic rings at a centroid–centroid distance of 3.7126 (10) Å and between the centroids of the benzene rings at a distance of 3.8710 (16) Å.

Green synthesis, inhibition studies of yeast α-glucosidase and molecular docking of pyrazolylpyridazine amines

An efficient and environmentally benign simple fusion reaction of 3-chloro-6-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridazine (1a) or 3-chloro-6-(3,5-dimethyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridazine (2a) with different aliphatic/aromatic amines have produced a series of novel pyrazolylpyridazine amines (4a-4c &5a-5m). All compounds exhibited moderate in vitro yeast α-glucosidase inhibition except m-chloro derivative 5g, which was found potent inhibitor of this enzyme with IC50 value of 19.27±0.005µM. The molecular docking further helped in understanding the structure activity relationship of these compounds including 5g.

Facile, eco-friendly, one-pot protocol for the synthesis of indole-imidazole derivatives catalyzed by amino acids

ABSTRACT An efficient, convenient green approach for the synthesis of indole-based 2,4,5-trisubstituted and 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazoles by multicomponent reaction of substituted 2-arylindole-3-carbaldehydes, benzil, substituted anilines, and ammonium acetate using catalytic amino acid (glycine) in ethanol is described. Several amino acids have also been evaluated as organic catalysts for these reactions. The structures of the compounds have been established on the basis of infrared, mass, and 1H NMR spectral data. The mild reaction conditions, inexpensive/economical reagents, and good yield show the usefulness of this approach. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Imidazole-Pyrazole Hybrids: Synthesis, characterization and in-vitro bioevaluation against α-glucosidase enzyme with molecular docking studies

Herein, substituted imidazole-pyrazole hybrids (2a-2n) were prepared via a multi component reaction employing pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes (1a-1d), ammonium acetate, benzil and arylamines as reactants. All the new compounds were characterized through their spectral and elemental analyses. Further these compounds were tested against α-glucosidase enzyme. The compounds 2k, 2l and 2n possessed good inhibition potencies, however, compounds 2f (IC50 value: 25.19 ± 0.004 μM) and 2m (IC50 value: 33.62 ± 0.03 μM) were the most effective compounds of the series. Furthermore, molecular docking helped to understand the binding interactions of 2f and 2m with the understudy yeasts α-glucosidase enzyme.

Biological evaluation of new imidazole derivatives tethered with indole moiety as potent α-glucosidase inhibitors

A series of triarylimidazoles substituted with 2-arylindoles (4a-4j) were prepared and evaluated for their in vitro α-Glucosidase inhibition. α-Glucosidase inhibition assay displayed a new class of highly potent agents The new compounds showed significant α-glucosidase inhibitory activity as compared to the standard inhibitor acrabose. Structures of synthesized compounds were determined by using Mass spectrometry FT-IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR.

1,3-Diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde

There are four molecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H12N2O. The dihedral angle between the phenyl rings in the molecules are 22.2 (2), 22.4 (2), 25.1 (3) and 41.9 (2)°. In the crystal, molecules form dimers due to intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which result in one R 2 2(10) and two R 2 1(7) ring motifs. Weak aromatic π–π stacking [centroid–centroid separation = 3.788 (3) Å] and C—H⋯π interactions may also consolidate the packing.