J. Chem. Sci. Vol. 129, No. 1, January 2017, pp. 117–130. c Indian Academy of Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12039-016-1209-7 REGULAR ARTICLE Synthesis, in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and molecular docking studies of novel 4,5-diarylthiophene-2-carboxamide derivatives T SHANMUGANATHANa,b,∗, K PARTHASARATHYc, M VENUGOPALd, Y ARUNe, N DHATCHANAMOORTHYa andAAMPRINCEb aOrchid Pharma Ltd, R & D Centre, Chennai 600 119, India bRamakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Department of Chemistry, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004, India cDepartment of Chemistry, Siddha Central Research Institute, Central Council for Research in Siddha, Chennai 600 106, India dVen Biotech Private Limited, Chennai, India eOrganic Chemistry Division, Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India Email:
[email protected] MS received 29 September 2016; revised 1 November 2016; accepted 12 November 2016 Abstract. A series of novel 4,5-diarylthiophene-2-carboxamide containing alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aryl alkyl and heterocyclic alkyl moieties were synthesized, characterized and subsequently evaluated for anti- inflammatory property. Among the novel compounds, the inhibition of bovine serum albumin denaturation assay revealed that the aryl and aryl alkyl derivatives of 4,5-diarylthiophene-2-carboxamide showed anti- inflammatory activity comparable to the standard drug diclofenac sodium whereas alkyl and cycloalkyl amide derivatives showed less activity. Docking studies with these compounds against cyclooxygenase-2 receptor (PDB 1D: 1PXX) indicated