Synthesis and Pharmacological Activities of Pyrazole Derivatives: A Review

Molecules. 2018 Jan 12;23(1):134. doi: 10.3390/molecules23010134.

Abstract

Pyrazole and its derivatives are considered a pharmacologically important active scaffold that possesses almost all types of pharmacological activities. The presence of this nucleus in pharmacological agents of diverse therapeutic categories such as celecoxib, a potent anti-inflammatory, the antipsychotic CDPPB, the anti-obesity drug rimonabant, difenamizole, an analgesic, betazole, a H2-receptor agonist and the antidepressant agent fezolamide have proved the pharmacological potential of the pyrazole moiety. Owing to this diversity in the biological field, this nucleus has attracted the attention of many researchers to study its skeleton chemically and biologically. This review highlights the different synthesis methods and the pharmacological properties of pyrazole derivatives. Studies on the synthesis and biological activity of pyrazole derivatives developed by many scientists around the globe are reported.

Keywords: biological activities; pyrazole derivatives; synthesis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-HIV Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / pharmacology
  • Antidepressive Agents / chemistry
  • Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology
  • Antipsychotic Agents / chemistry
  • Antipsychotic Agents / pharmacology
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Pyrazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anti-Obesity Agents
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Pyrazoles