Scientific Reports (Mar 2023)

Catalytic response and molecular simulation studies in the development of synthetic routes in trimeric triaryl pyridinium type ionic liquids

  • Ramalingam Tamilarasan,
  • Annadurai Subramani,
  • G. Sasikumar,
  • Pandurangan Ganapathi,
  • S. Karthikeyan,
  • Sasikumar Ponnusamy,
  • Salim Albukhaty,
  • Mustafa K. A. Mohammed,
  • Zaidon T. Al-aqbi,
  • Faris A. J. Al-Doghachi,
  • Duha S. Ahmed,
  • Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31476-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract Under conventional and silica-supported Muffle furnace methods, water-soluble substituted trimeric triaryl pyridinium cations with various inorganic counter anions are synthesized. The solvent-free synthesis method is superior to the conventional method in terms of non-toxicity, quicker reaction times, ease of workup, and higher yields. Trimeric substituted pyridinium salts acted as excellent catalytic responses for the preparation of Gem-bisamide derivatives compared with available literature. To evaluate the molecular docking, benzyl/4-nitrobenzyl substituted triaryl pyridinium salt compounds with VEGFR-2 kinase were used with H-bonds, π–π stacking, salt bridges, and hydrophobic contacts. The results showed that the VEGFR-2 kinase protein had the most potent inhibitory activity. Intriguingly, the compound [NBTAPy]PF6 - had a strongly binds to VEGFR-2 kinase and controlled its activity in cancer treatment and prevention.