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with diethyl ether and isolated under reduced pressure).
A small amount of glacial acetic acid (5 drops) was
added and the mixture was refluxed for 8 h.
By standing in a refrigerator a solid crystallized,
which was filtered and recrystallized from absolute
ethanol.
NH, disappears with D2O), 6.61ꢀ
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7.98 (5m, 12H Ar).
Anal. Calc. for C23H17N3F2: C, 73.98; H, 4.59; N, 11.25.
Found: C, 73.75; H, 4.85; N, 11.15.
2j: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). 1H
NMR: 2.54 and 2.93 (2t, Jꢁ/7.5, 4H, 2CH2), 5.21 (s, 1H,
NH, disappears with D2O), 6.64ꢀ
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8.00 (5m, 12H Ar).
Yields and melting points are reported in Table 1.
Anal. Calc. for C23H17N3ClF: C, 70.86; H, 4.40; N,
10.78. Found: C, 70.67; H, 4.42; N, 10.92%.
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2a: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
NMR: 2.28 and 2.37 (2s, 6H, 2CH3), 2.57 and 2.94 (2t,
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2k: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
Jꢁ
D2O), 6.60ꢀ
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6.0, 4H, 2CH2), 5.20 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with
8.00 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for
NMR: 2.53 and 2.92 (2t, Jꢁ
NH, disappears with D2O), 6.60ꢀ
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7.3, 4H, 2CH2), 5.20 (s, 1H,
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/7.97 (5m, 12H Ar).
C25H23N3: C, 82.16; H, 6.34; N, 11.50. Found: C,
81.85; H, 6.47; N, 11.73%.
Anal. Calc. for C23H17N3BrF: C, 63.61; H, 3.95; N,
9.68. Found: C, 63.59; H, 3.75; N, 9.74%.
2l: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). 1H
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2b: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
NMR: 2.27 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.55 and 2.95 (2t, Jꢁ
2CH2), 3.80 (s, 3H, OCH3), 5.20 (s, 1H, NH, disappears
with D2O), 6.60ꢀ8.05 (6m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for
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6.0, 4H,
NMR: 2.56 and 2.94 (2t, Jꢁ
NH, disappears with D2O), 6.62ꢀ
Anal. Calc. for C24H17N3F4.1/2H2O: C, 66.66; H, 4.20;
N, 9.72. Found: C, 66.56; H, 4.32; N, 9.76%.
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7.8, 4H, 2CH2), 5.22 (s, 1H,
/8.00 (5m, 12H Ar).
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C25H23N3O: C, 78.71; H, 6.08; N, 11.04. Found: C,
78.53; H, 6.27; N, 11.04%.
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2c: light brown crystals, IR: 3413 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
2.2. Pharmacology
NMR: 2.28 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.57 and 2.91 (2t, Jꢁ
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7.6, 4H,
2CH2), 5.15 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with D2O), 6.60ꢀ
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The following experimental procedures were em-
ployed:
8.00 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for C24H20N3F.1/3 H2O:
C, 76.78; H, 5.55; N, 11.19. Found: C, 77.04; H, 5.65; N,
11.51%.
2.2.1. Analgesic activity
The acetic acid writhing test was used on mice [15].
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2d: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
NMR: 2.20 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.55 and 2.93 (2t, Jꢁ
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7.4, 4H,
Groups of ten mices (weight 20ꢀ25 g) of both sexes,
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2CH2), 5.21 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with D2O), 6.60ꢀ
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pregnant females excluded, were administered orally by
gavage in 1% methylcellulose suspension, using a single
dose of 50 mg/kg or scalar doses of 12.5, 25 and 50 mg/
kg for the most active compounds. Indomethacin
(Sigma Aldrich SrL, Milano, Italy) was used as reference
drug in all the tests for comparison purposes at the dose
of 5 mg/kg.
8.00 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for C24H20N3Cl.: C,
74.70; H, 5.22; N, 10.89. Found: C, 74.59; H, 5.28; N,
10.92%.
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2e: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
NMR: 2.29 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.56 and 2.93 (2t, Jꢁ
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7.0, 4H,
2CH2), 5.20 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with D2O), 6.60ꢀ
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8.00 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for C24H20N3Br.: C,
66.98; H, 4.68; N, 9.76. Found: C, 66.75; H, 4.80; N,
9.90%.
Thirty minutes later the animals were injected intra-
peritoneally with 0.25 ml/mouse of 0.5% acetic acid
solution and writhes were counted during the following
25 min. The mean number of writhes for each experi-
mental group and percentage inhibition compared to the
control group were calculated. The experimental results
are listed in Table 2.
The estimation of ED50 values was obtained using the
Litchfield and Wilcoxon I formula, by means of the
computer program PHARM-PCS [7] [16].
2f: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). 1H
NMR: 2.28 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.57 and 2.93 (2t, Jꢁ
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7.0, 4H,
2CH2), 5.20 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with D2O), 6.60ꢀ
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8.00 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for C25H20N3F3.: C,
71.59; H, 4.81; N, 10.02. Found: C, 71.38; H, 4.61; N,
10.01%.
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2g: light brown crystals, IR: 3174 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
NMR: 2.37 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.54 and 2.93 (2t, Jꢁ
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6.0, 4H,
2CH2), 5.25 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with D2O), 6.63ꢀ
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2.2.2. Antiarrhythmic activity
8.05 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for C24H20N3F: C, 78.03;
H, 5.46; N, 11.37. Found: C, 77.74; H, 5.70; N, 11.22%.
Ventricular fibrillation induced by aconitine hydro-
chloride, according to method suggested by Marmo,
[17], was used to study antiarrhythmic activity of test
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2h: light brown crystals, IR: 3197 cmꢂ1 (NH). H
NMR: 2.54 and 2.94 (2t, Jꢁ/6.5, 4H, 2CH2), 3.81 (s, 3H,
compounds on groups of ten albino rats (weight 200ꢀ
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OCH3), 5.25 (s, 1H, NH, disappears with D2O), 6.63ꢀ
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250 g) of both sexes, pregnant females excluded.
Aconitine hydrochloride (15 mg/kg/i.v./min, Sigma Al-
drich Srl, Milano, Italy) was injected in the control
group and appearance time of extrasystoles and death
time were determined. The same procedure was applied
either in the groups treated with the reference compound
7.98 (5m, 12H Ar). Anal. Calc. for C24H20N3OF: C,
74.79; H, 5.23; N, 10.90. Found: C, 74.47; H, 5.15; N,
10.96%.
2i: light brown crystals, IR: 3412 cmꢂ1 (NH). 1H
NMR: 2.55 and 2.93 (2t, Jꢁ6.1, 4H, 2CH2), 5.20 (s, 1H,
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