Competent synthesis of biaryl analogs via asymmetric Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling for the development of anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents

Abstract

Based on the core structure of diflunisal drug, herein, we report a resembling series of biaryl analogs (3a–j) containing halogens, nitro, and methoxy substituents. They were designed and synthesized via a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction using Pd (OH) 2 as a catalyst at a temperature of 65 °C with an intent to obtain improved and safer anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents. Suzuki–Miyaura transformation is the most significant among the cross-coupling reactions since its practical advantages include the commercially available low toxic reagents, mild reaction conditions, and functional group compatibility. On the other hand, a few conditions can be used to cross-couple aryl boronic acids or esters with aryl halides, especially 2-benzyl halides. Because of this, a novel Suzuki–Miyaura protocol is investigated that facilitates the selective conversion of halo aromatics, with an emphasis on the reaction to convert substituted bromobenzene to conjugated biphenyls. Finally, the obtained biaryl analogs ( 3a–j) were tested for in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic applications. The results showed that compound 3b performed better than the standard drug with IC 50 values comparable to that of the standard drug for COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition. Finally, molecular docking tests for the effective compound were carried out. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13738-021-02460-0.

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