Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. 22 SYNTHESIS OF NEW IMIDAZOLYL ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES OF POTENTIAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANALGESIC ACTIVITIES By Maha M. Khalifaa and Nayira A. Abdelbakyb From a Pharmaceutical Chemistry and bPharmacology Departments Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University(Girls), Cairo, Egypt. ABSTRACT In the following study 2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl) 5-oxo-4,5dihydroimidazol-1-yl) acetic acid 3 was synthesized. Chlorination of the latter afforded the chloro derivative 4 which reacted with different amines and hydrazine to afford compounds 58. Pyrazole, pyrazolone and thiazolidinone derivatives were also synthesized from Imidazol-1ylacetic acid hydrazide 8 to give compounds 9-12. All of the target compounds were then evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and also for their analgesic activity using writhing test in albino mice. Compounds 5, 9, 10, 12 exhibited maximum anti-inflammatory activity, however all the compounds showed excellent protection in the writhing test, compounds 10 and 12 were two times more potent than the reference standard. INTRODUCTION The use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treatment of inflammation and pain by blocking the metabolism of arachidonic acid through the inhibition of cyclooxygenase ( COX-1 and COX-2) and thereby production of prostaglandins (Lombardino,G 1985; Mehanna A.S. 2003) Recently, it was discovered that most of the NSAIDs in the market show greater selectivity for COX-1 which provides cytoprotection in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract than COX-2 which mediates inflammation. Highly selective COX-2 inhibitors have recently been developed and marketed as promising gastroprotective agents (Talley, J.J. 1999). Later on, some potential limitations of long COX-2 inhibitor therapy include ulcer exacerbation in high-risk patients, delayed gastroduodenal ulcer healing, thrombosis due to prostacyclin deficiency and kidney toxicity. Thus COX-2 inhibitors (Bandarage, U.K.; et al., 2000) have not eliminated the need for improved drugs in the NSAIDs area. Imidazolones have been found to be associated with anti-inflammatory activity (Pande K; et al., 1984; Pande K, et al., 1987; Tuyen, T.N., et al., 2005; Wright W.B.; et al., 1966 and Pande K.; et al., 1985). In this investigation we tried to join some biologically active well established anti-inflammatory agents or moiety such as aminoantipyrine, naproxen salt of acid and phenylaminoacetic acid to the imidazolone nucleus in hope to obtain compounds with better anti-inflammatory activity. However, pyrazole, pyrazolones and thiazolidinones which were reported earlier as potential anti-inflammatory agents (Burger, A. 1970; Goel B.; et al., 1999) was also joined to the parent imidazolone nucleus by 2 carbon linkage to obtain new structural hybrid template with better anti-inflammatory potential Hence the reaction sequence followed for the synthesis of the target compounds is outlined in the following scheme. 23 Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. CHEMISTRY The p-fluorohippuric acid 1 was synthesized according to reported procedure12.13. The corresponding oxazolone 2 was prepared using p-fluorobenzaldehyde in glacial acetic acid / sodium acetate, reaction of the latter with glycine in equimolar ratio in an oil bath afforded compound 3. Chlorination of the latter with POCl3 gave us the chloro derivative 4 which was subjected to react in basic medium14 with different agents of known anti-inflammatory activity namely, 2-aminoantipyrine, 2-aminophenyl acetic acid , naproxen salt of acid in order to observe the change in their activity as anti-inflammatory agents and study their analgesic activity as well, compounds 5-7 respectively. Hydrazinolysis of compound 4 with Hydrazine in dry benzene to obtain Imadazol-1ylacetic acid hydrazide 8. Reaction of 8 with acetylacetone15 yielded the pyrazolo derivative 9. However reaction with ethylacetoacetate in ethanol afforded pyrazolone 10. Schiff’s base 11 was obtained by reacting the hydrazide with pfluorobenzaldehyde Cyclocondensation of 11 with thioglycolic acid in dry benzene for 20 h afforded the corresponding thiazolidinone derivative 12 Scheme O Ar O Ar N H COOH N O A Ar 2 1 B O Ar N O N OH 3 Ar C HOOC O Ar N O N N N H Ar O N N Cl Ar N N Ar O N O N N Ph O O N NHNH2 OMe O CH3 7 Ar 8 NH J O N 10 N Ar I O N N 9 H3C Ar H CH3 O N H3 C Ar O Ar O Ar H3C 6 F G N E 4 5 O N N D Ar Ar O O Ar O Ar O N CH3 O Ar K N N Ar O Ar O N O N NH NH 11 N Ar N Ar 12 Ar S O Ar=C6H4-F-4 Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. 24 Scheme Synthesis of compounds 1-12: A; 4-fluoro benzaldehyde, Ac2O/AcONa, reflux; B; glycine, oil bath, 150ºC; C : POCl3, water bath, D; 2-aminophenylacetic acid; E-4aminoantipyrine, DMF, w.b; F; naproxen salt, Ethanol, piperidine, G; N2H4, drybenzene, reflux H; acetylacetone, ethanol/ KOH, reflux, I; ethylacetoacetate, ethanol, reflux; J; pfluorobenzaldehyde, ethanol, reflux, K; thioglycolic, dry benzene, reflux. Experimental Elemental analyses were performed on Perkin-Elmer 2400 analyzer (Perkin-Elmer, Norwalk, CT, USA) at the Microanalytical Unit of Cairo University. Melting points were determined in open capillaries on an electrothermal LA 9000 Series (Electrothermal Engineering Ltd., Essex, UK) and are uncorrected. TLC chromatography was performed on precoated silica gel 60F 254 plates (Merck CO., Darmstadt, Germany). Infrared spectra were recorded on Pye Unicam SP 1000 IR spectrophotometer (Thermoelectron CO., Egelsbach, Germany). 1HNMR spectra were recorded on Varian Gemini EM-300 MHz NMR spectrophotometer (Varian CO., Fort Collins, USA). DMSO-d6 was used as solvent, TMS was used as internal standard and chemical shifts were measured in δ ppm. Mass spectra were recorded on Varian MAT 311-A 70 e.v. (Varian CO., Fort Collins, USA). Compound 1 was synthesized according to reported procedure12,13 4-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4H-oxazol-5-one 2: The compound 2 was prepared according to a reported procedure: Mp: 199-201oC 2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-imidazol-l-ylacetic acid 3 Oxazolone 2 ( 0.01 mol, 2.84 g ) was heated with an equimolar quantity of glycine (0.01 mol, 0.75 g ) in an oil bath at 150ºC for 3 hr, the product was recrystallized from ethanol. 2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4-dihydroimidazol-1-yl) chloride 4. acetyl Compound 3 (0.34 mol, 1.16 g ) was refluxed with POCl3 (3 ml) for 2 h in a water bath. The excess POCl3 was distilled off and the residual solid was recrystallized from dry benzene. Mp: 160-162 oC 1-(2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)5-oxo-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-yl) acetamido-2-phenylacetic acid 5. A mixture of compound 4 ( 0.001mol, 0.36 g) and (0.001 mol, 0.15 g) of 2aminophenylacetic acid in 20 ml DMF, heated in a w.b for 5 h . The reaction mixture poured onto ice H2O, the resulting residue was filtered dried and recrystallized from absolute ethanol N-(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) 2-(4-(4-fluorobenzyldene)2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-yl) acetamide. 6 0.001 mol of compound 4 (0.36g) together with (0.001 mol, 0.20 g) of 2-aminoantipyrine in 20 ml DMF, heated in a water bath for 5 h. The reaction mixture poured onto ice H2O, the resulting residue was filtered dried and recystallized from absolute ethanol 2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-yl) (7-methoxynaphthalene 2-yl) propanoic anhydride 7. acetic-2- Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. 25 A mixture of compound 4 (0.001 mol, 0.36 g) and sodium salt of Naproxen (0.001 mol, 0.25 g) in ethanol (20 ml) , 2 drops piperidine was heated at reflux for 6 h. The resulting solution was cooled, the solid product was filtered, dried and recystallized from absolute ethanol. 2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroim-idazol-1-yl) acetohydrazide 8. A mixture of compound 4 (0.01 mol) and 99% hydrazine hydrate (0.012 mol) in absolute ethanol was heated at reflux for 6 h. Excess solvent was evaporated, residue washed with ether, recystallized from ethanol to give the product. 4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-2oxoethyl)-1H-imidazol-5(4H)-one 9. A mixture of carbohydrazide (0.001 mol, 0.37 g)) and acetylacetone (0.001 mol, 0.10 g ), KOH, absolute ethanol (20 ml) heated at reflux for 3h. the reaction mixture was cooled and the formed precipitate was filtered off and recrystallized from absolute ethanol to give compound 9. 1-(2-{4-(4-fluorophenyl)-42-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-yl)acetyl}-3methyl-1H-pyrazole-5(4H)-one 10. A mixture of carbohydrazide (0.001 mol, 0.37 g) and ethylacetoacetate (0.001 mol. 0.12 g) in absolute ethanol (20 ml) was heated at reflux temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was treated according to the procedure described above to give compound 10. 2-4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-yl)-N'-4(substitutedbenzylidene)acetohydrazide 11. A mixture of compound 9 (0.001 mol, 0.37 g) and p-fluorobenzaldehyde (0.001 mol, 0.12 g) was refluxed in absolute ethanol (20 ml) for 5 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated, cooled and the formed precipitate was filtered off, dried and then recrystallized from absolute ethanol to give compound 11 N-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)-2-(4-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-2-(4fluorophenyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroimidzol-1-yl) acetamide 12. A mixture of compound 12 (0.005 mol, 2.31 g) and thioglycolic (0.006 mol, 0.42 g ) was refluxed in dry benzene (50 ml) for 20 h. The solvent was evaporated and the reaction mixture was neutralized with cold dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, then was filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol/ether to give the product Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. 26 Table 1: Spectral data of the synthesized compounds No 2 Spectral data 1H 1 HNMR (DMSO-d6): 7.34-7.50 (m, 5H, ArH), 8.17-8.40 (m, 4H,ArH).; M.S ( m/z): 284 (10.3%, M+), 123 (100%), 108 (1.8%), 95 (44.7%). 3 IR IR (KBr, cm-1): 1726 (C = O, COOH), 1642 (C= O, imidazolone), 3064 (ArH). 1 HNMR:(DMSO-d6) : 4.32 (s, 2H, N–CH2), 7.21 (s, 1H, arylidene H), 7.26 – 7.41 (m, 4H, ArH), 7.85-7.89 (m, 2H, ArH), 8.31-8.36 (m, 2H, ArH), 10.1 (s, 1H, OH). M.S (m/z) 342 (87.8%), 123 (100%), 108 (10.4%), 95 (36.5%). II IR (KBr, cm-1): : 1708 (COCl), 1665 (C = O, imidazolone), 1600 (C = N). IR (KBr, cm-1): 3400 (OH), 3200 (NH) , 1642 (C=O, imidazolone), 1694 (C=O, COOH), 1596 (CN). 1 HNMR:(CDCl3): 2.85 (s, 2H, CH2COOH), 4.48 (s, 2H, CH2) 7.05-7.16 (m, 7H, ArH), 7.68-7.73 (m, 4H, ArH) 8.17-8.23 (m, 2H, ArH), 9.02 (s, 1H, NH), 9.10 (s, 1H, OH). IR (KBr, cm-1): 3412 (NH), 2928 (CH-aliphatic) 1716 (C=O pyrazolone), 1650 (C=O, imidazolone), 1600 (C=N). 1 HNMR (DMSO-d6) : 2.21 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.97 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.39 (s, 2H, CH2) 7.06 – 7.19 (m, 7H, ArH), 7.33-7.46 (m, 4H, ArH), 8.02-8.20 (m, 3H, ArH), 9.8 (s,1H,NH). IR (KBr, cm-1) : 1720 (OC–O–CO), 1648 (C=O), imidazolone), 1600 (CN). 1 HNMR (DMSO-d6): 1.43-1.45 (d, 3H, CH3, J= 6.9 Hz), 3.78 (q, 1H, CHCH3), 3.86 (s, 3H, OCH3), 4.14 (S, 2H, CH2), 7.12-7.13 (d, 2H, ArH, J=2.4 Hz), 7.157.16 (d, 2H, ArH, J=2.7 Hz) 7.24 (s, 1H, arylidene H), 7.27 – 7.45 (m, 4H, ArH) 7.70-7.80 (m, 2H, ArH) 7.88 – 7.92 (m, 2H, ArH), 8.35 – 8.40 (m, 2H, ArH). I IIR (KBr, cm-1): 3470-3316 (NH2), 3208 (NH), 1628 (C=O), 1662 (C=O, hydrazide) 1 1 HNMR (DMSO-d6): 3.82 (s, 2H, N–CH2), 7.10-7.38 (m, 5H, ArH), 7.91-7.96 (m, 4H, ArH), 8.70 (s, 2H, NH2), 10.37 (s, 1H, NH). 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 II IR (KBr, cm-1): 2990 (CH), 1662 (C=O) 1 HNMR: (DMSO-d6) 8: 1.23 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.07-2.11 (m, 3H, CH3 of pyrazoline), 3.82 (s, 2H, N-CH2) , 7.24- 7.42 (m, 10H, ArH+1H olefinic+ 1H of pyrazoline). IR (KBr, cm-1): 2990 (CH), 1716 (C=O, pyrazolone), 1642 (C=O, imidazolone), 1602 (C=O, amide), 1510 (CN). 1 HNMR (DMSO-d6): 1.88 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.26 (s, 2H,CH2 of pyrazolone), 4.13 (s, 2H, N-CH2), 7.22 (s, 1H, arylidene H), 7.24-7.37 (m, 4H, ArH), 7.73-7.78 (m, 4H, ArH). II IR (KBr, cm-1) of 11 :3100 (NH), 2990 (CH), 1665 (C=O, imidazolone), 1600 (CN). IR IR (KBr, cm-1): 3421 (NH), 1715 (C=O of thiazolidinone), 1647 (C=O of imidazolone), 111610 (C=O, amide), 1507 (CN) 27 Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. Table 2: Physical properties and molecular formula of the synthesized compounds. Compd No 3 Mp (oC) 255-58 Yield % 70 Mol.Formula M. wt C18H12F2N2O3 342.3 5 200-02 45 C26H19F2N3O4.1 H2O 493.4 6 141-42 45 C29H23F2N5O3 527.5 7 129-31 40 C32H24F2N2O5 554.5 8 105-07 42 9 123-25 30 C18H14F2N4O2.0.5 H2O 360.6 C23H18F2N4O2 420.4 10 162-64 32 C22H16F2N4O3 422.3 11 130-32 30 C25H17F2N4O2 462.4 12 180-82 20 C27H19F3N4O3S 536.5 Elemental Analysis Calcd Found C 63.13 63.23 H 3.53 3.09 N 8.18 8.22 C 63.22 63.57 H 4.26 4.64 N 8.52 9.01 C 66.03 H 4.39 N 13.28 C 69.31 H 4.36 N 5.05 C59.89 H 3.88 C 65.71 H 4.32 N13.33 C 62.56 H 3.82 N 13.26 C 64.93 H 3.71 N12.12 C 60.44 H 3.57 N10.44 66.77 4.72 13.55 69.68 4.64 5.25 59.66 4.26 65.83 3.93 13.76 63.20 3.61 13.66 65.34 4.09 12.02 60.64 3.86 11.01 28 Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. PHARMACOLOGY 4.1-Anti-inflammatory activity: Materials and Methods: The anti-inflammatory testing was performed according to the method of Winter et al 16,17 . Edema was induced in the left hind paw of all rats by subcutaneous injection of 0.1 ml of 1% (w/v) carrageenan in distilled water into their footpads. Fifty four rats weighing 150-180g of both sexes were divided into nine groups of 6 rats each. The 1st group was Kept as control, was given the respective volume of the solvent(few drops of tween 80 in distilled water).The 2nd-8th groups were orally given the compound in a dose of 25mg/Kg, The last group was administered indomethacin (IndocidR) in a dose of 10mg/Kg orally as a standrard reference. The paw thickness of each rat was measured using Vernier caliper before carrageenan injection and then 4 hours post administration of the tested compounds. Edema rate and inhibition rate of each group were calculated as follows: Edema rate%= Tht-Tho/tho, Inhibition rate%=Ec-Et/Ec Where: Tht- is the thickness before carragenan injection(mm) Tho is the thickness after carrageenan injection (mm). Ec& Et is the edema rate of control and treated groups respectively. Table 3: Anti-inflammatory activity ( Rat Paw Edema % inhibition ): Compound No Control 3 5 6 7 9 10 12 Indomethacin Edema rate% 86.6±5.93 b 57.88±5.24a 33.82±2.58a 69.61±5.66 b 69.50±3.13a 32.34±1.43 a 36.77±2.87 a 28.00±2.78 a 31.41±2.40 a Inhibition rate% 0 33.19 60.96 19.65 19.77 62.66 64.48 67.67 63.74 Potency % 0 52 95.7 30 31.1 98.3 101 106 100 Values represent the mean±S.E of six animals for each group. a P<0.05 statistically significant from control (Dunnett's test) Analgesic activity: Writhing test: An acetic-induced abdominal constriction in mice ( Writhing effect) was determined by the method described by (Collier et al., 1968). Fifty mice of both sexes weighing 18-25 gm were divided into nine groups and pretreated as follows: group I served as control,orally received distilled water in appropriate volumes, group 2-8 orally received the test compounds at a dose of 25mg/Kg. Group 9 orally received acetylsalicyclic acid in a dose of 150 mg/Kg. After 30 minutes, the animals were injected intraperitoneally with 0.7 % of an aqueous solution of acetic acid (10 ml/ Kg of animal weight). The number of abdominal constrictions of injected mice was recorded during 30 min after I. P injection. 29 Az. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol. 35 March, 2007. The values obtained were compared with those obtained on untreated control mice and the activity expressed as percent of protection using the following ratio %protection= Control mean-Treated mean/control mean X 100 Mean values were analyzed statistically ( Table 4). Table 4: Peripheral analgesic activity (Writhing test) Compound No Control 3 5 6 7 9 10 12 Acetylsalicyclic acid No of writhes/20 min 45.4±1.29 b 15.6±2.25a b 1.8±0.80 a 29.4±2.80 a 29.6±2.79 a 2.0±0.18 a 1.2±0.58 a 0.2±0.18 a 26.2±1.16 a Protection % 0 65.60 96.10 35.22 34.80 95.70 97.40 99.60 42.3 Values represent the mean± S.E of five animals for each groups. a P< 0.05: Statistically significant from control. (Dunnett's test) b P<0.05: Statistically significant from aspirin. (Dunnett's test) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Results of the carrageenan induced rat paw edema (CPE) showed that compound 5 as well as 9, 10 and 12 were potent anti-inflammatory agents. The parent imidazolone showed only moderate potency. 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