Synthesis and histamine H3 receptor activity of 4-(n-alkyl)-1H-imidazoles and 4-(ω-phenylalkyl)-1H-imidazoles
摘要:
The influence of lipophilic moieties attached to a 4-1H-imidazole ring on the histamine H-3 receptor activity was systematically investigated. Series of 4-(n-alkyl)-1H-imidazoles and 4-(omega-phenylalkyl)-1H-imidazoles were prepared, with an alkyl chain varying from 2-9 methylene groups and from 1-9 methylene groups, respectively. The compounds were tested for their activity on the H-3 receptor under in vitro conditions. For the 4-(n-alkyl)-1H-imidazoles the activity is proportional to chain length, ranging from a pA(2) value of 6.3 +/- 0.2 for 4-(n-propyl)-1H-imidazoIe to a pA(2) value of 7.2 +/- 0.1 for 4-(n-decyl)-1H-imidazole. For the series 4-(omega-phenylalkyl)-4H-imidazoles an optimum in H-3 activity was found for the pentylene spacer: 4-(omega-phenylpentyl)-1H-imidazole has a pA(2) value of 7.8 +/- 0.1. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
unsubstituted alkyl and alkenyl imidazole derivatives were prepared and tested for their antagonist activity in vitro and in vivo at histamine H3-receptors. Some compounds showed high in vitro and in vivo H3-receptor activity despite their structure bearing no polar moiety in the centre of the molecule which is a common structural feature of all other antagonists known. Quite probably there are further
An Efficient and Convenient Synthesis of 4-Vinylimidazoles Using a Novel Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) Reagent: Synthetic Studies Toward Novel Histamine H3-Ligands
A novel Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE)-type reagent 1 reacted readily with various aldehydes and ketones to produce (E)-vinylimidazoles 2 in good yields. The synthetic utility of 1 was demonstrated by the efficient preparation of four histamine H 3 ligands 3 by simple hydrogenation of 2.