2-(4-Diphenylmethylpiperazinyl)-1-phenyl alkanol or their salts, a
申请人:Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd.
公开号:US04528194A1
公开(公告)日:1985-07-09
A piperazine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a hydroxyl group, an aralkyloxy group, a lower alkoxy group containing 1-5 carbon atoms or a lower alkenyloxy group containing 3-5 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, or an aralkyloxy group, a lower alkoxy group containing 1-5 carbon atoms or a lower alkenyloxy group containing 3-5 carbon atoms; and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group containing 1-5 carbon atoms, provided that R.sup.2 is a group other than the lower alkoxy group containing 1-5 carbon atoms when both R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen atoms; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt is effectively useful as a cerebral circulation-improving agent.
A series of 2-(4-benzhydryl-1-piperazinyl)-1-phenylethanols (4) was synthesized and evaluated for calcium entry-blocking activity, assessed as inhibitory activity on calcium current in rat hippocampal pyramidal neurons by using a patch-clamp technique (10-5 M), and cerebral visodilating activity, assessed in terms of increase of vertebral blood flow after intravenous administration (1 mg/kg) in anesthetized dogs. Alkoxy substituents on the phenyl ring of the phenylethanol moiety conferred potent calcium entry-blocking activity and potent cerebral vesodilating activity.Among these compounds, 4i (NC-1100) was selected as the best analog. Some pharmacological properties of 4i are presented.