Novel pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines: design, synthesis, and in vivo TNF-α inhibitory activity

Pyrrolopyrimidines: An update on recent advancements in their medicinal attributes

Fused heterocycles are reported to demonstrate variety of biological activities such as anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory, and are thus exhaustively utilized in the field of medicinal chemistry. Pyrrolopyrimidines is one of the major classes of fused heterocycles which are extensively reported throughout the literature. Several reports suggest that pyrrolopyrimidine as fused scaffold possess more diverse and potent pharmacological profile than individual pyrrole and pyrimidine nucleus. Different pathological targets require different structural attributes reflected via varied substitutions, thus in recent years, researchers have employed various synthetic strategies to achieve desired substitutions on the pyrrolopyrimidine nucleus. In this review, authors highlight the recent advancement in this area, special focus was laid on the pharmacological profile and structure-activity relationship studies (SAR) of various synthesized pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives.

Two new pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines (7-deazapurines): ultrasonic-assisted synthesis, experimental and theoretical characterizations as well as antibacterial evaluation

Two new pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines (7-deazapurines) were synthesized in high yields by the reaction of 2-amino-1-methyl-4,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile with triethyl orthoformate followed by cyclocondensation with methyl or benzyl amine in refluxing glacial acetic acid or using ultrasonic irradiation containing a catalytic amount of glacial acetic acid at 60°C. For each product, the correct structural isomer was identified using the FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 2D nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy spectral and microanalytical data together with comparison of the experimental and calculated chemical shifts at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. Furthermore, the synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) by the agar dilution method using 24-well microtiter plates.