A novel series of cinnamic acid–tryptamine hybrids was designed, synthesized, and evaluated as cholinesterase inhibitors. Anticholinesterase assays showed that all of the synthesized compounds displayed a clearly selective inhibition of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), but only a moderate inhibitory effect toward acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was detected. Among these cinnamic acid–tryptamine hybrids, compound 7d was found to be the most potent inhibitor of BChE with an IC50 value of 0.55 ± 0.04 μM. This compound showed a 14‐fold higher inhibitory potency than the standard drug donepezil (IC50 = 7.79 ± 0.81 μM) and inhibited BChE through a mixed‐type inhibition mode. Moreover, a docking study revealed that compound 7d binds to both the catalytic anionic site (CAS) and the peripheral anionic site (PAS) of BChE. Also, compound 7d was evaluated against β‐secretase, which exhibited low activity (inhibition percentage: 38%).
An efficient synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines is described.Heating a mixture of an acetophenone, a benzyl halide, and ammonium acetate under neat conditions afforded the corresponding Kröhnke pyridines in excellent yields.
An efficient synthesis of 2,4-diarylpyrroles is described.Heating a mixture of a 4-nitro-1,3-diarylbutan-1-one and ammonium acetate in the presence of morpholine and sulfur afforded the corresponding 2,4-diarylpyrroles in excellent yields.
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