Title:Recent Advances in the Microwave and Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis of Pyrazole
Scaffolds
Volume: 27
Issue: 12
Author(s): Fatih Tok and Bedia Koçyiğit-Kaymakçıoğlu*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, 34854, Turkey
Keywords:
Pyrazole, microwave, ultrasound-assisted, heterocyclic compounds, reaction time, environmentally friendly.
Abstract: Pyrazoles are well-known five-membered heterocyclic compounds and are found
in a wide variety of synthetic and natural compounds. Compounds carrying pyrazole scaffolds
exhibit a wide range of biological activities such as anticancer, antimicrobial, anticonvulsant,
antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Pharmaceuticals with many
different activities in the pyrazole structure are currently on the market (e.g., celecoxib, lonazolac,
tepoxalin, rimonabant, pyrazofurin, epirizole). The pyrazole ring contains the N-N
double bond, which is thought to have a key role in biological activity, and compounds with
this bond are difficult to produce by organisms, so their relative abundance is very low in
nature. For this reason, many studies have been carried out on this structure and it has been
revealed that the structure has a unique effect spectrum. Microwave-assisted synthesis has
opened up some new opportunities compared to conventional synthesis. It is possible to use less solvent and reduce
processing time with microwave synthesis. In addition, better selectivity and thermal stability are provided by microwave
synthesis. Ultrasound-assisted synthesis is often used to enhance conventional solvent extraction, while
microwaves reveal bioactive compounds by heating without any solvent. In the traditional method of pyrazole synthesis;
polar solvents, acidic and basic catalysts are needed in large quantities in the synthesis of pyrazole scaffolds.
This review aims to summarize the recent advancements in the synthesis methods of a pyrazole ring with nontraditional
methods. Therefore this article will provide readers with a new perspective on the synthesis of pyrazole
scaffolds as an environmentally friendly alternative.