Synthesis, Structural Elucidation, and In Vitro Antitumor Activities of Some Pyrazolopyrimidines and Schiff Bases Derived from 5-Amino-3-(arylamino)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides.

The reaction of 5-amino-3-(arylamino)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides 1a,b with acetylacetone 2 and arylidenemalononitriles 5a-c yielded the pyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine derivatives 4a,b and 7a-f respectively. On the other hand, Schiff bases 9a,b and 12a-j were obtained upon treatment of carboxamides 1a,b with isatin 8 and some selected aldehydes 11a-e. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by analytical and spectroscopic data. Representative examples of the synthesized products 4a,b, 7e, 7f, 9b, 12b-f, 12h, and 12j were screened for their in vitro antitumor activities against different human cancer cell lines and the structure-activity relationship (SAR) was discussed.