Compound 48/80. Structure activity relations and poly THIQ, a new, more potent analog

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm00269a016

Derivatives of p methoxyphenethylmethylamine were synthesized from which formaldehyde copolymers analogous to compound 48/80 were prepared. Measurement of the hypotensive activity of these analogs revealed that potency was not enhanced by changing the group in the para position, by varying the length of the alkyl group, or by altering the degree of methylation of the amine. However, when the ethylamine side chain was cyclized to form 7 methoxytetrahydroisoquinoline, the copolymer prepared from this derivative (poly THIQ) was seven times more potent than compound 48/80. The hypotensive action of poly THIQ was found to result from the liberation of histamine, as with compound 48/80.