Dopamine/Serotonin Receptor Ligands. 12: SAR Studies on Hexahydro-dibenz[<i>d</i>,<i>g</i>]azecines Lead to 4-Chloro-7-methyl-5,6,7,8,9,14-hexahydrodibenz[<i>d,g</i>]azecin-3-ol, the First Picomolar D<sub>5</sub>-Selective Dopamine-Receptor Antagonist
作者:Patrick Mohr、Michael Decker、Christoph Enzensperger、Jochen Lehmann
DOI:10.1021/jm051237e
日期:2006.3.1
Hydroxylated, methoxylated, and/or chlorinated 7-methyl-5,6,7,8,9,14-hexahydrodibenz[d,g]azecines were generally synthesized out of substituted 2-phenylethylamines and isochromanones by Bischler-Napieralski cyclization of the resulting benzamides to dibenzoquinolizines and the quaternization and cleavage of the central C-N bond under Birch conditions. Chlorination of 2-phenylethylamines was useful for the site direction of cyclization, but chlorine atoms were removed under Birch conditions so that chlorination had to be repeated to get the respective chlorinated dibenz[dg]azecines. The target compounds were tested for their affinity at the different human-cloned dopamine-receptor subtypes (D-1 family, D-2 family). Generally, hydroxylation and chlorination of the dibenz-azecines increased affinities significantly. 1-Chloro-2-hydroxyhexahydro-dibenz[d,g]azecine was a subnanomolar antagonist at both subtype families. 4-Chloro-3-hydroxy7-methyl-5,6,7,8,9,14-hexahydro-dibenz[d,g]azecine was identified as the most potent and selective dopamine D-5 receptor ligand described to date with K-i(D-1) = 0.83, K-i(D-2L) = 4.0, K-i(D-3) = 24.6, K-i(D-4) = 5.2 nM, and K-i(D-5) = 57 pM (radioligand binding experiments), respectively.