Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of 1-acetyl-5-substituted aryl-3-(beta-aminonaphthyl)-2-pyrazolines and beta-(substituted aminoethyl) amidonaphthalenes.

The title compounds were prepared by reaction of beta-acetylamino-naphthalene with different aromatic aldehydes followed by cyclisation with hydrazine hydrate and with different primary or secondary amines (Mannich's reaction), respectively. The structures of new compounds were confirmed by 1H-NMR and IR spectral data. Anti-inflammatory and ulcerogenic activities in vivo were evaluated and compared with the standard drugs, phenylbutazone and indomethacin. Some compounds of the series exhibited promising anti-inflammatory activity with a lower ulcerogenic liability than the standard drugs.