Abstract
The one-pot three-component reaction of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolin-5-one, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile in the presence of piperidine in ethanol has been carried out. The reaction proceeded through domino Knoevenagel condensation – Michael addition – O-cyclization sequence of reactions in a single transformation affording structurally intriguing novel pyrano[2,3-f]pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline-3-carbonitriles in excellent yields in short reaction time. The high-throughput AChE inhibition studies of these pyrano[2,3-f]pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline-3-carbonitriles disclosed one compound with maximum potency with an IC50 value of 2.6 µM/L. The structure–activity relationship revealed that the pyrano[2,3-f]pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline-3-carbonitriles bearing alkyl or alkoxy substituted phenyl ring at C-4 exhibited more potency than the compounds with halogen-substituted phenyl ring.
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