title: Synthesis of 5-phenyl-1-(3-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives of potential anti-inflammatory activity.
abstract: A series of 5-phenyl-1-(3-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives 4-10 were synthesized by rearrangement of 4-(3-pyridyl)-hydrazono-2-phenyl-2-oxazolin-5-one 3 in the presence of different nucleophiles to afford derivatives 4, 7, and 8, while hydroxamic acid derivative 6 was prepared from reaction of methyl ester 4 with hydroxylamine hydrochloride. Semicarbazide 9 and thiosemicarbazide 10, derivatives of the 5-phenyl-1-(3-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylic acid, were synthesized via hydrazide 8 with potassium cyanate and appropriate isothiocyanate, respectively. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental analyses, IR, (1)H-NMR, and mass spectra. The results of the anti-inflammatory activity of the synthesized derivatives showed that most of the tested compounds 4-10 showed significant inhibition against carrageenan-induced rat paw edema in albino rats. Derivatives 4 and 8 showed promising results and were found to be equipotent or more potent than Indomethacin and Celecoxib as reference drugs at two dose levels, 5 and 10 mg/kg, and they have no ulcerogenic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Safwat M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rabea
authors.forename: Nawal A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: El-Koussi
authors.forename: Hoda Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aboul-Fadl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D002351:Carrageenan; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012663:Semicarbazides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014230:Triazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D012663:Semicarbazides; D014230:Triazoles; D002351:Carrageenan