Synthesis and biological evaluation of some pyrazolinylpyridines and pyrazolylpyridines

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Various new 2-(1′-acetyl-5′-substituted-aryl-2′- pyrazolin-3′-yl)aminopyridines (3a-3e) and 2-(1′-phenyl 5′-substituted aryl-2′-pyrazol-3′-yl)aminopyridines (4a-4e) have been derived from 2-(substituted benzylidenylacetyl)aminopyridines (2a-2e). The struc

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Full Paper
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some
Pyrazolinylpyridines and Pyrazolylpyridines
Tripti Singh, Shalabh Sharma, Virendra Kishore Srivastava, Ashok Kumar
Medicinal Chemistry Division, Department of Pharmacology, LaLa Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College,
Meerut, India
Various new 2-(19-acetyl-59-substituted-aryl-29-pyrazolin-39-yl)aminopyridines (3a–3e) and 2-(19-phe-
nyl 59-substituted aryl-29-pyrazol-39-yl)aminopyridines (4a–4e) have been derived from 2-(substitu-
ted benzylidenylacetyl)aminopyridines (2a–2e). The structure of these compounds have been
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elucidated by elemental and spectral (IR, H-NMR, mass) analysis. Furthermore, above said com-
pounds were evaluated for their insecticidal, antifungal, and antibacterial activities. Compound
4b 2-[19-phenyl-59-(o-chlorophenyl)-29-pyrazol-39-yl]aminopyridine, when compared for insecticidal
and antifungal activities with parathion and fluconazole, respectively, was found to be the most
potent one in this series. It also possessed remarkable antibacterial properties.
Keywords: Pyrazolinylpyridines / Pyrazolylpyridines / Insecticidal / Antifungal; Antibacterial /
Received: April 11, 2005; accepted: September 19, 2005
DOI 10.1002/ardp.200500117
also been found to exhibit insecticidal [9–12], antifungal
Introduction
[13, 14], antibacterial [15, 16] activities. These findings
prompted us to synthesize a new series of pyridine deriv-
atives by incorporating pyrazole and pyrazoline moieties
at its 2-position, with a hope to get a better insecticidal
potential along with additional, antifungal and antibac-
terial, biological activities.
Insecticides are agents of chemical or biological origin
that produce lethal effects on insects. Imidacloprid, acet-
amprid (nicotinoids) [1, 2] derivatives of pyridine, act on
the central nervous system (CNS) of insects causing irre-
versible blockage of post-synaptic nicotenergic acetylcho-
line receptor and fipronil (fiproles) [3] pyrazole derivative
blocks the g-aminobutyric acid (GABA) regulated chloride
channel in neurons, thereby antagonizing the calming
effects of GABA. It has been found in the literature that
pyridine derivatives have been synthesized as insecticidal
[4, 5], antifungal [6], antibacterial [7], herbicidal [8]
agents, and the substitution pattern for the pyridine
nucleus at the 2- or 3-position by different heterocyclic
moieties markedly modulates its biological properties.
Furthermore, pyrazole and pyrazoline congeners have
Results and discussion
Chemistry
For the synthesis of the target heterocycles, the reaction
sequences outlined in Scheme 1 were followed. Thus, the
reaction of 2-aminopyridine with acetyl chloride in the
presence of dry benzene yielded the desired 2-acetylami-
nopyridine 1, which on condensation with proper aro-
matic aldehydes resulted in the formation of 2-(substi-
tuted benzylidenylacetyl)aminopyridines 2a–2e. Cycliza-
tion of the 2a–2e with hydrazine hydrate and a few drops
of glacial acetic acid afforded compounds 2-(19-acetyl-
59substitutedaryl-29-pyrazolin-39-yl)aminopyridines 3a–
3e. Furthermore, 2a–2e were converted into their corre-
sponding pyrazole congeners i.e. 2-(19-phenyl-59-substi-
tuted aryl-29-pyrazol-39-yl)aminopyridines 4a–4e on treat-
ment with pyridine-bromine complex and phenylhydra-
Correspondence: Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor-cum-Druggist,
Medicinal Chemistry Division, Department of Pharmacology, LaLa Lajpat
Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut-250004 (U.P.), India.
E-mail: rajputak@gmail.com
Phone: +91 09837455256
Supporting Information for this article is available at http://www.wiley-
vch.de/contents/jc_2019/2005/ardp-2005-0117_s.pdf
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Scheme 1. Synthetic pathways to substituted benzylidenyl (2a–e), pyrazolinyl (3a–e), and pyr-
azolyl congeners (4a–e) of pyridine.
zine hydrochloride. The structures of above said com- pounds were also screened in vitro for antifungal and
pounds were established by their elemental (C, H, N) and antibacterial activities at a concentration of 250 mg/mL.
spectral (IR, 1H-NMR, mass) analysis.
Several of the compounds tested produced varying
degrees of inhibition of growth of different strains of
fungi and bacteria (Table 1).
Biological studies
All the compounds 2a–2e, 3a–3e, and 4a–4e along with
Biological results are illustrated in Table 1. All the com-
reference drug parathion were assayed for their insectici- pounds have shown statistically significant activity. Out
dal activity against Periplaneta americana at a concentra- of the five compounds 2a–2e, compound 2b substituted
tion of 5 g/L. These compounds demonstrated a greater with o-chlorophenyl was found to be most active. Among
level of activity in comparison to parathion (Table 1). Out the compounds 2a–2e, only compounds 2a, 2b, and 2c
of fifteen compounds tested, compound 4b was found to displayed antifungal activity against various strains of
be the most active insecticidal agent. Considering its fungi used except C. krusei G03. On the other hand, com-
potentiality, we examine this compound together with pounds 2a, 2c, and 2b showed inhibition against both
parathion at two more concentrations, i.e. 10 g/L and bacteria tested, while compound 2d inhibited the growth
20 g/L for its insecticidal activity. After that experiment, of E. coli ESS 2231 only. It is tempting to speculate from
compound 4b showed maximal activity than the stan- the above results that compound 2b gave outstanding
dard at all doses tested (Figure 1). Above mentioned com- control of insects, fungi, and bacteria.
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Table 1. Insecticidal, antifungal, and antibacterial data of compounds 2a–2e, 3a–3e, and 4a–4e.
Compound
R
Antibacterial activitya)
Diameter of the inhibition
zone [mm]
Insecticidal activity against
Periplaneta americana
Antifungal activitya)
Diameter of the inhibition zone [mm]
Conc.
[g/L]
Mean killing
time
Aspergillus
fumigatus
Candida
albicans
Candida
albicans
Candida krusei Candida
S. aureus
209P
E. coli
ESS 2231
G03
glabrata
[min] l S.E.
ATCC 2091
ATCC 10231
H05
Control
Parathion
0.02 mL 720 l 10.29
5 g/L
10 g/L
20 g/L
280 + 4.74b)
247 + 9.29c)
231 l 1.75d)
Fluconazole
Chloroamphenicol
–
29
14
25
11
19
–
15
09
20
08
20
10
2a
5 g/L
-do-
204 l 8.22**
10
2b
178.6 l 6.38*
11
12
13
–
10
10
11
2c
2d
2e
3a
-do-
-do-
-do-
-do-
214.2 l 5.80*
245.4 l 6.37**
233.4 l 5.33*
175 l 5.70**
08
–
11
–
10
–
–
–
10
–
08
–
10
08
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
16
12
10
11
11
12
3b
3c
-do-
-do-
140 l 6.33*
13
10
18
12
15
11
12
–
11
10
13
–
13
12
162.6 l 6.20*
3d
3e
-do-
-do-
180 l 5.0*
–
12
08
10
08
–
–
09
–
–
10
–
200.6 l 5.84*
10
10
4a
4b
-do-
142.4 l 5.26*
16
20
24
33
20
28
16
21
13
17
14
16
12
15
5 g/L
10 g/L
20 g/L
98 l 5.38***
67 l 7.40**
53 l 5.23**
4c
4d
4e
5 g/L
-do-
139 l 5.78*
15
14
12
20
18
13
17
13
10
15
13
14
13
10
15
10
–
12
10
–
166.6 l 5.34**
182 l 6.03**
-do-
10
n = 5.
a)
Concentration was 250 mg/mL, – denotes no inhibition.
P a 0.01, c) P a 0.001 in comparison to control, d) P a 0.05. *P a 0.05, **P a 0.01, ***P a0.001 in comparison to standard.
b)
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Figure 1. Insecticidial activity of compound 4b at
different concentrations injected in the 4th and 5th
segment of cockroaches in comparison to equipo-
tent concentrations of parathion.
Furthermore, the effects of pyrazoline and pyrazole substituent elicits a remarkable increase in activities.
rings at the 2-position of the pyridine nucleus were next However, ortho-chloro substitution showed better activ-
examined. Results indicated that the presence of pyrazo- ities. Presence of an electronegative atom e.g. Cl may
line and pyrazole rings in compounds 3a–3e and 4a–4e, play a pivotal role in the modulation of insecticidal activ-
respectively, enhanced insecticidal, antifungal, and anti- ity.
bacterial profiles of the compounds as compared to their
parent compounds 2a–2e. However, pyrazole congeners
4a–4e exhibited superiority over pyrazoline derivatives
3a–3e in terms of the biological properties. It is signifi-
Acknowledgements
cant to note from the observations that when com-
pounds 3a and 4a bearing p-chlorophenyl group as a sub-
stitutent they showed appreciable activities, whereas
substitution with o-chlorophenyl groups, as seen in com-
pounds 3b and 4b, produced most potent insecticidal,
antifungal, and antibacterial activities. The o-hydroxy-
phenyl substituent in compounds 3c and 4c yielded less
but still adequate biological properties. Out of sixteen
compounds synthesized, 4b was found to be the most
potent compound of the present study. It exhibited bet-
ter insecticidal and antifungal activities than the stan-
dards parathion and fluconazole, respectively, and the
other compounds of this series. It displayed promising
antibacterial activity but less than the standard chlor-
oamphenicol.
We are thankful to Sophisticated Analytical Instrument
Facility, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai,
India for spectral and elemental analysis and Dr. Kirty
Roy, Nicholas Piramal Ltd., Bombay, India for antifungal
and antibacterial activities. This paper is a part of the
Ph.D. thesis of Tripti Singh.
Experimental
General
All reagents and anhydrous solvents were generally used as
received from the commercial supplier. Reaction was routinely
performed in oven-dried glassware. Melting points were deter-
mined with an electrothermal melting point apparatus (Camp-
bell Electronic, Mumbai, India), and are uncorrected. The homo-
geneity of all newly synthesized compounds was checked by
thin layer chromatography (TLC) on silica gel-G coated plates.
Eluent was a mixture of benzene and acetone/methanol in
different proportions, and spots were visualized in an Iodine
chamber. Infrared (IR) spectra (KBr) were recorded on a Brucker –
IFS – 66 FTIR instrument (Bruker, Rheinstetten, Germany); the
wave number (m) was recorded in cm-1. 1H-NMR spectra were
Hence, it may be concluded that: Cyclization of benzy-
lidene congener 2a–2e into pyrazolines 3a–3e and pyra-
zoles 4a–4e increases the insecticidal, antifungal, and
antibacterial activities. Pyrazole derivatives were found
to be more efficacious than pyrazoline congener 3a–3e.
Presence of para-chlorophenyl or ortho-chlorophenyl as a
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Table 2. Physical data of compounds 2a, 2c–2e, 3a, 3c–3e, and 4a, 4c–4e.
Compound
R
Mp.
[8C]
Yield
[%]
Crystallization
Solvent
Molecular
Formula
2a
79–80
70
B
C14H11N2OCl
2c
2d
2e
159–160
154-155
89–90
63
68
61
D
C14H12N2O
C15H14N2O2
C16H17N3O
E
C–W
3a
119–120
58
F
C16H15N4OCl
3c
101–102
179–180
48
52
C–W
D
C16H16N4O2
C17H18N4O2
3d
3e
4a
189–190
124–125
46
52
C–W
E
C18H21N5O
C20H15N4Cl
4c
4d
4e
199–200
69–70
48
46
51
B
F
C20H16N4O
C21H18N4O
C22H21N5
109–110
D
B – Benzene, C – Methanol, D – Ethanol, E – Acetone, F – Acetic acid, W – Water.
recorded on a JEOL GSX-400 FT NMR instrument (Jeol, Tokyo,
Japan) in CDCl3 or DMSO-d6 unless otherwise specified; chemical
shifts (d) are reported in ppm relative to tetramethylsilane as an
internal standard. Mass spectra were determined from GC-Mass
Spec Finnigan Mat 8230 MS (Thermo Electron Corporation, Bre-
men, Germany). Elemental analysis (C, H, N) of all the com-
pounds was performed on Carlo Erba-1108 elemental analyzer.
Satisfactory analysis for C, H, N was obtained for all the com-
pounds with l0.4% of the theoretical values. All chemicals used
were obtained from Sisco Research Laboratories (SRL), Mumbai,
India; Qualigens Fine Chemicals, Mumbai, India; E. Merck Ltd.,
New Delhi, India.
Chemistry
2-Acetylaminopyridine 1
To a solution of 2-aminopyridine (83.5 g, 0.887 mol) in dry ben-
zene (220 mL), acetylchloride (126.13 mL, 1.77 mol) was slowly
added with constant stirring at a temperature of 0–58C. This
reaction mixture was stirred for further 4 h at room tempera-
ture and then refluxed for 6 h. The excess of solvent was distilled
off. The contents were cooled, poured onto crushed ice, and crys-
tallized with benzene-petroleum ether (40–608C) to furnish
compound 1: mp. 164–1678C; yield 73%; molecular formula
C7H8N2O; IR (KBr) m in cm–1: 3350 (N–H), 3050 (C–H aromatic),
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2915 (C–H aliphatic), 1678 (C=O), 1575 (C…C of aromatic ring);
1H-NMR (CDCl3) d in ppm: 8.42 (brs, 1H, NHCO), 8.32 (d, J = 2.2 Hz,
1H, Ha), 7.67 (dd, J = 8.4/2.2 Hz, 1H, Hb), 7.46 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H,
Hd), 7.33 (dd, J = 8.4/2.2 Hz, 1H, Hc), 2.45 (s, 3H, COCH3), ); MS:
[M]+ m/z 136.
were procured from compounds 2a, 2c, 2d, and 2e, respectively.
The physical data of compounds 4a, 4c, 4d, and 4e are shown in
Table 2. Compound 4b: mp. 182-183 0C; yield 54%; molecular
formula C20H15N4Cl; IR (KBr) m in cm-1: 3352 (N–H), 3033 (C–H
aromatic), 1611 (C=N), 1565 (C…C of aromatic ring), 1120 (C–N),
791 (C–Cl); 1H-NMR (CDCl3) d in ppm: 8.33 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H, Ha),
8.16 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H, Ar-H2), 7.64 (dd, J = 7.7/2.4 Hz, 1H, Hb), 7.52
(d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H, Hd), 7.38 (dd, J = 8.0/2.2 Hz, 1H, Hc), 6.73–7.22
(m, 8H, Ar-H), 6.22 (s, 1H, CH of pyrazole ring), 5.12 (s, 1H, NH).
The general mass fragmentation pathway of compound 4b
along with m/z values and relative intensities of different frag-
ments is illustrated in Scheme 2. On electron impact, the mole-
cular ion [M]+ was observed at m/z 346. Three modes of fragmen-
tation have been observed. According to route I, fragment [a]+
with m/z 52 was found on disintegration of the pyridine nucleus
[17]. Route II, splitting across the pyrazole ring occurred, yielded
fragment [b]+ at m/z 227 as a base peak [18]. Further, chloride
radical was ejected from fragment [b]+ to give ion [c]+ with m/z
192. This fragment exhibited cleavage at two sites to yield the
phenyl radical [d]+ and ion [e]+ with m/z 77 and 116, respectively,
Fragment [e]+ finally decomposed to give ion [f]+ at m/z 39. Route
III showed another type of splitting across the pyrazole ring, as
shown by Singh et al. [19, 20] to produce radical ion [g]+ with m/z
210, which on ejection of the phenyl radical gave ion [h]+ at m/z
133. This fragment on expulsion of the pyridine radical afforded
ion [i]+ with m/z 55, and ion [i]+ finally eliminated the NH radical
to give rise of fragment [j]+ at m/z 40 (Scheme 2).
2-(o-Chlorobenzylidenylacetyl)aminopyridine 2b
A solution of compound 1 (12 g, 0.0465 mol) in methanol
(100 mL) with o-chlorobenzaldehyde (5.25 mL, 0.0465 mol) in
the presence of few drops of 2% NaOH solution (dissolved in
water) was refluxed for 10 h, while progress and completion of
the reaction was monitored by TLC. The reaction mixture was
distilled off, cooled, then poured onto crushed ice, and filtered.
The solid mass thus separated out was crystallized from metha-
nol-water giving compound 2b. By this procedure, compounds
2a, 2c, 2d, and 2e were obtained starting from p-chlorobenzalde-
hyde, salicyldehyde, anisaldehyde, and p-aminodimethylbenzal-
dehyde, respectively. The physical data of these compounds are
given in Table 2. Compound 2b: mp. 204–2058C; yield 67%;
molecular formula C14H11N2OCl; IR (KBr) m in cm– 1: 3356 (N–H),
3030 (C–H aromatic), 2933 (C–H aliphatic), 1676 (C=O), 1582
(C…C of aromatic ring), 1115 (C–N), 790 (C–Cl); 1H-NMR (DMSO-
d6) d in ppm: 8.44 (brs, 1H, NHCO), 8.28 (d, J = 2.6 Hz, 1H, Ha),
8.14 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1H, Ar-H2), 7.68 (dd, J = 8.0/2.1 Hz, 1H, Hb), 7.46
(d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H, Hd), 7.39 (dd, J = 8.0/2.2 Hz, 1H, Hc), 6.96-7.05
(m, 3H, Ar-H), 6.86 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1H, CH-Ar), 6.18 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H,
CHCO); MS: [M]+ at m/z 258.
Biology
2-[19-Acetyl-59-(o-chlorophenyl)-29-pyrazolin-39-
yl)]aminopyridine 3b
Biological evaluation
Compounds 2a–2e, 3a–3e, and 4a–4e have been evaluated in
vivo for insecticidal activity against male or female cockroaches
(Periplaneta americana). These compounds were also assayed in
vitro for their antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus,
Candida albicans ATCC 2091, Candida krusei GO3, Candida albicans
ATCC 10231, Candida glabrata HO5 and antibacterial activity
against Eschericia coli ESS 2231, Staphylococcus aureus 209P.
To a solution of compound 2b (2.81 g, 0.011 mol) in absolute
ethanol (60 mL), hydrazine hydrate 99% (1.07 mL; 0.022 mol)
was added followed by a few drops of glacial acetic acid and then
refluxed for 12 h. Excess of solvent was distilled off. Remnant of
the reaction mixture was cooled and poured on to crushed ice,
filtered, then dried, and finally crystallized from ethanol-water
to give compound 3b. By employing this identical procedure,
compounds 3a, 3c, 3d, and 3e were synthesized from compounds
2a, 2c, 2d, and 2e, respectively. Their physical data are listed in
Table 2. Compound 3b: mp. 241–2438C; yield 54%; molecular
formula C16H15N4OCl; IR (KBr) m in cm– 1: 3368 (N–H), 3030 (C–H
aromatic), 2920 (C–H aliphatic), 1712 (C=O), 1610 (C=N), 1562
(C…C of aromatic ring), 1165 (C–N), 793 (C–Cl); 1H-NMR (CDCl3)
d in ppm: 8.30 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H, Ha), 8.11 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, Ar-H2),
7.65 (dd, J = 7.7/2.4 Hz, 1H, Hb), 7.55 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, Hd), 7.31
(dd, J = 8.2/2.2 Hz, 1H, Hc), 6.83-7.10 (m, 3H, Ar-H), 6.60 (t, J =
7.2 Hz, 1H, CH-Ar), 5.76 (d, J = 11.0 Hz, 2H, CH2 of pyrazoline
ring), 5.12 (s, 1H, NH), 2.50 (s, 3H, COCH3); MS: [M]+ at m/z 314.
Insecticidal activity
The insecticidal activity was determined according to the
method of Joshi and Tholia [21]. Each experimental group con-
sisted of five cockroaches of each sex. An acetone solution
(0.02 mL of 5 g/L) of standard insecticide, parathion, and differ-
ent test compounds were injected on the ventral side of the
insect between the fourth and fifth abdominal segment with the
help of micrometer syringe. Insects receiving 0.02 mL of acetone
by the same route served as control. The treated cockroaches
were kept under observation to record the time taken to die (till
100% mortality). During this period, no food was given. In
another set of experiments, test compound 4b, 0.02 mL of 10 g/L
and 20 g/L solution in acetone, were also injected to other
groups of insects and compared with the identical doses of para-
thion regarding the killing time. The statistical significance of
the difference between the data of standard and test compound
was calculated by employing student's t-test.
2-[19-Phenyl-59-(o-chlorophenyl)-29-pyrazol-39-
yl]aminopyridine 4b
Pyridine-bromine complex was prepared by addition of pure bro-
mine (2.5 mL, 0.049 mol) to pyridine (20 mL, 0.247 mol) at 0–
58C temperature. The complex was added to a solution of com-
pound 2b (3.70 g, 0.0143 mol) and phenylhydrazine hydrochlor-
ide (4.14 g, 0.0286 mol) in pyridine (100 mL). The resulting mix-
ture was refluxed for 4 h, cooled, poured in cold water, and
washed with 30% acetic acid to remove pyridine and the gummy
product triturated with glacial acetic acid to get an amorphous
powder, which was crystallized from methanol-water to yield
compound 4b. By this procedure, compounds 4a, 4c, 4d, and 4e
Antifungal activity
The agar diffusion technique was followed by the method of
Goulding et al. [22]. A solution of the test compounds dissolved
in acetone was given to a final concentration of molten sterile
Czapek-Dox agar medium at 458C. The resultant solution was
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Scheme 2. The general mass fragmentation pattern of compound 4b.
thoroughly mixed and approximately 20 mL were poured into
each of 9 cm sterile glass Petri dish and allowed to set. The result-
ing agar plates were inoculated with 5 mm plugs of fungi cut
from freshly prepared actively growing inoculum cultures and
incubated at 188C in the dark. Three replicates were used for
each compound. For each test organisms control cultures, also
comprising three replicates, received an equivalent amount of
the solvent used to dissolve the test compounds. The average
inhibition was calculated using the equation:
(5 g/L), and peptone (25 g/L) at pH 7.0 was inoculated with 1 mL
of a 24 h-old culture of the test bacteria at 358C. Filter paper discs
(Whatman filter paper, 41, 5 mm diameter), saturated with etha-
nolic solution of the test compounds (10 mg/mL) in acetone,
were dried in air and then placed on the nutrient agar. The
plates were incubated at 37 8C and the zones of inhibition
around the disc were measured after 24 h. Chloroamphenicol
was used as standard drug.
Inhibition [%] = (C – T)6100,
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