Adenosine receptors: synthesis, structure-activity relationships and biological activity of new 6-amino purine derivatives

Development of novel pyridazinone-based adenosine receptor ligands

With the aim of finding new adenosine receptor (AR) ligands, a preliminary investigation focusing on the thieno[2,3-d]pyridazin-5(4H)-one scaffold was undertaken. The synthesized compounds 1-11 were evaluated for their binding at hA₁, hA_2A and hA₃ ARs and efficacy at hA_2B subtype in order to determine the affinity at the human adenosine receptor subtypes. Small structural changes on this scaffold highly influenced affinity; compound 5 (5-ethyl-7-(thiazol-2-yl)thieno[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-one) emerged as the best of this series. The simplicity of the synthetic process, the capability of the scaffold to be easily decorated, together with the predicted ADME properties confirm the role of these compounds as promising hits. A molecular docking investigation at the hA₁AR crystal structure was performed to rationalize the SARs of the herein reported thienopyridazinones.

Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions with Quinazolinones: A New Route for the Synthesis of Several Annelated Pyrrolo- and Pyridazinoquinazoline Derivatives

The novel 2-aryl-3a,4,12,12a-tetrahydropyrrolo[3',4':4,3]-pyridazino[6,1-b]-quinazoline-1,3,6-triones (6a–d), 2-aryl-10-oxopyridazino[6,1-b]-quinazoline-3-thio-carboxamides (10a–d) and 2-aryl-3-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-pyridazino[6,1-b]quinazolin-10-ones (12a–d) were synthesized via a new, facile one step route involving the reactions of the zwitterion 4, formed in situ, with a variety of N-arylmaleimides 5, 3-aryl-2-cyano-thioacrylamides 8 and ω-nitrostyrenes 11. Dehydrogenation of the tetrahydro derivatives 6a–d and 12a–d in nitrobenzene resulted in the formation of 2-arylpyrrolo[3',4':4,3]-pyridazino[6,1-b]quinazoline-1,3,6-triones (7a–d) and 2-aryl-3-nitropyridazino[6,1-b]quinazolin-10-ones (13a–d), respectively. The structures of the products were confirmed by elemental analysis and spectral data.

Synthesis and alpha(1)-antagonist activity of derivatives of 4-chloro-5-[4-[2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-ethyl]-1-piperazinyl]-3(2H)-pyrid azinone

The synthesis and evaluation of the biological activity of new 4-chloro-5-¿4-[2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-ethyl]-1-piperazinyl¿-3(2H)-pyrid azinone derivatives are reported. The blocking activity of these compounds was determined on the pre- and postsynaptic alpha-adrenoceptors of isolated rat vas deferens.