139655-01-9Relevant articles and documents
5-HT2 receptor binding, functional activity and selectivity in N-benzyltryptamines
Toro-Sazo, Miguel,Cassels, Bruce K.,Brea, José,Loza, María I.,Cimadevila, Marta
, (2019/01/25)
The last fifteen years have seen the emergence and overflow into the drug scene of “superpotent” N-benzylated phenethylamines belonging to the “NBOMe” series, accompanied by numerous research articles. Although N-benzyl substitution of 5-methoxytryptamine is known to increase its affinity and potency at 5-HT2 receptors associated with psychedelic activity, N-benzylated tryptamines have been studied much less than their phenethylamine analogs. To further our knowledge of the activity of N-benzyltryptamines, we have synthesized a family of tryptamine derivatives and, for comparison, a few 5-methoxytryptamine analogs with many different substitution patterns on the benzyl moiety, and subjected them to in vitro affinity and functional activity assays vs. the human 5-HT2 receptor subtypes. In the binding (radioligand displacement) studies some of these compounds exhibited only modest selectivity for either 5-HT2A or 5-HT2C receptors suggesting that a few of them, with affinities in the 10–100 nanomolar range for 5-HT2A receptors, might presumably be psychedelic. Unexpectedly, their functional (calcium mobilization) assays reflected very different trends. All of these compounds proved to be 5-HT2C receptor full agonists while most of them showed low efficacy at the 5-HT2A subtype. Furthermore, several showed moderate-to-strong preferences for activation of the 5-HT2C subtype at nanomolar concentrations. Thus, although some N-benzyltryptamines might be abuse-liable, others might represent new leads for the development of therapeutics for weight loss, erectile dysfunction, drug abuse, or schizophrenia.
Simple and efficient synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carbolines via the Pictet-Spengler reaction in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP)
Wang, Li-Na,Shen, Su-Li,Qu, Jin
, p. 30733 - 30741 (2014/08/05)
1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) can act as both the solvent and the catalyst to promote the Pictet-Spengler reactions between tryptamine derivatives and aldehydes or activated ketones. For most substrates, removing the low boiling point HFIP by distillation directly afforded tetrahydro-β-carbolines in high yields.
Synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carbolines via isomerization of N-allyltryptamines: A metal-catalyzed variation on the Pictet-Spengler theme
Ascic, Erhad,Hansen, Casper L.,Le Quement, Sebastian T.,Nielsen, Thomas E.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 3345 - 3347 (2012/05/04)
An efficient and broadly applicable alternative to the classical Pictet-Spengler synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carbolines is presented. The method relies on metal-catalyzed isomerization of allylic amines to form reactive iminium intermediates which can be trapped by a tethered indole nucleophile. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.
