A variety of 2-alkoxy-4-aryl-6-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-3-pyridinecarbonitriles 4a-r were prepared via either regioselective reaction of 3-aryl-1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-2-propen-1-ones 3 with malononitrile or ylidenemalononitriles 6 with 2-acetyl-1H-benzimidazoles 1 in the presence of sodium alkoxide in the corresponding alcohol. All the synthesized compounds showed significant vasodilation properties using isolated thoracic aortic rings of rats pre-contracted with norepinephrine hydrochloride standard technique. Compounds 4d, 4p, 4l, and 4f exhibited remarkable activity compared with prazosin hydrochloride, which was used as a reference standard in the present study. QSAR studies revealed a good predictive and statistically significant 3 descriptor model (r(2) = 0.913, radjusted(2)=0.8808, rprediction(2)=0.7911).
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