1977-59-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Selective 5-hydroxytryptamine 2c receptor agonists derived from the lead compound tranylcypromine: Identification of drugs with antidepressant-like action
Sung, Jin Cho,Jensen, Niels H.,Kurome, Toru,Kadari, Sudhakar,Manzano, Michael L.,Malberg, Jessica E.,Caldarone, Barbara,Roth, Bryan L.,Kozikowski, Alan P.
experimental part, p. 1885 - 1902 (2009/12/07)
We report here the design, synthesis, and pharmacological properties of a series of compounds related to tranylcypromine (9), which itself was discovered as a lead compound in a high-throughput screening campaign. Starting from 9, which shows modest activity as a 5-HT2C agonist, a series of 1-aminomethyl-2- phenylcyclopropanes was investigated as 5-HT2C agonists through iterative structural modifications. Key pharmacophore feature of this new class of ligands is a 2-aminomethyl-trans-cyclopropyl side chain attached to a substituted be zene ring. Among the tested compounds, several were potent and efficacious 5-HT2C receptor agonists with selectivity over both 5-HT2A and 5-HT2B receptors in functional assays. The most promising compound is 37, with 120- and 14-fold selectivity over 5-HT 2A and 5-HT2B, respectively (EC50) 585, 65, and 4.8 nM at the 2A, 2B, and 2C subtypes, respectively). In animal studies, compound 37 (10-60 mg/kg) decreased immobility time in the mouse forced swim test.
Solvolysis of 1-[trans-2-(m- Orp-Substituted Phenyl)cyclopropyl]- 1-methylethyl p-Nitrobenzoates
Kusuyama, Yoshiaki
, p. 685 - 691 (2007/10/03)
The solvolyses of 1-[trans-2-(m- or p-substituted phenyl)cyclopropyl]-1-methylethyl p-nitrobenzoates in 80% aqueous acetone have been studied with regard to both reactivity and product composition. For the less reactive substituents such as m-Br, m-Cl, and m-CF3, the solvolysis products were the corresponding 2-(2-arylcyclopropyl)-2-propanol, indicating the cyclopropylmethyl cation intermediate. The ring-opened products increased as the electron-donating ability of the substituents increased. The application of the Yukawa-Tsuno equation to the reactivity afforded a ρ value of -1.43 and r value of 0.59 with a correlation coefficient of 0.997. A large value of r indicates the presence of the allylic cation intermediate where much more charge develops at the benzylic carbon for the derivatives with electron-donating substituents than is the case for the cyclopropylmethyl cation intermediate. Thus the solvolysis reaction proceeds via two independent pathways: one has a cyclopropyl cation intermediate and the other has a homoallylic cation intermediate.
ARYLCYCLOPROPANE PHOTOCHEMISTRY. UNUSUAL AROMATIC SUBSTITUENT EFFECTS ON THE PHOTOCHEMICAL REARRANGEMENT OF (2-ARYLCYCLOPROPYL)METHYL ACETATES TO 1-ARYLHOMOALLYL ACETATES.
Hixson,Franke,Gere,Xing
, p. 3601 - 3610 (2007/10/02)
Irradiation of trans(2-arylcyclopropyl)methyl acetates a 4-butenyl-1-arylacetate (7a,b,d-h) via an ionic mechanism from the singlet state. Similar rearrangements occurred with exo-(1,1a,6,6a-tetrahydrocycloprop left bracket a right bracket inden-1-yl)methyl acetate and the 4-cyano derivative. Excited state reaction rate constants were determined from reactant fluorescence lifetimes and product quantum yields. It is concluded that the rate-determining step involves conversion of the initially formed aromatic excited state to a reactive cyclopropane excited state and that cyclopropane to aromatic ring charge transfer enhances this process.
