title: Synthesis and analgesic/anti-inflammatory evaluation of fused heterocyclic ring systems incorporating phenylsulfonyl moiety.
abstract: A series of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, and pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole ring systems incorporating phenylsulfonyl moiety were synthesized via the reaction of 3-(N,N-dimethylamino)-1-aryl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)prop-2-en-1-one derivatives 2a,b with appropriate nitrogen nucleophiles. The analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the newly synthesized compound were investigated in vivo. 3-Bromo-2-phenyl-6-(phenylsulfonyl)-7-(4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (5e) was found to have an excellent analgesic activity in comparison with indomethacin as a reference drug, while the highest anti-inflammatory effect was observed in the case of 2-(4-bromophenyl)-6-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (5d). From the structure-activity relationship (SAR) point of view, the analgesic/anti-inflammatory activity of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives was found to be much higher than triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shaaban
authors.forename: Tamer S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Abdelrahman S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mayhoub
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Ahmad M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Farag
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D011743:Pyrimidines