Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 5-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzonitrile derivatives as xanthine oxidase inhibitors

Article abstract of DOI:10.1111/cbdd.13114

A series of 5-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzonitrile derivatives (1a–p) was designed, synthesized, and identified as xanthine oxidase inhibitors with micromolar level potencies. Among them, the most promising compounds 1j and 1k were obtained with IC₅₀ values of 8.1 and 6.7?μm, respectively. The Lineweaver–Burk plot revealed that compound 1k acted as a mixed-type xanthine oxidase inhibitor. SAR analysis revealed that a carbon atom occupying the X³ position is not as effective as a nitrogen atom, and an iso-pentyloxy or a cyclopentyloxy at the 2-position of benzonitrile moiety will benefit the inhibitory potency. The basis of xanthine oxidase inhibition by 1k was rationalized by molecular modeling studies.