Synthesis and anti-Plasmodium falciparum evaluation of novel pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives

Nine 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives with different substituents in the 4-position of the phenyl group and benzenesulfonamide moiety were synthesized and evaluated against Plasmodium falciparum. Six compounds exhibited activity in vitro against the chloroquine-resistant clone W2 with IC50 values ranging from 5.13 to 12.22 A mu M. The most active derivative with substituents R-1 = F / R-2 = CH3 exhibited an IC50 value of 5.13 A mu M and an IS value of 62.90, which was higher than that of the control drug sulfadoxine. For this reason, it is possible to conclude that the 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine system is promising as a prototype for further studies of antimalarial candidates.