ISSN:
0899-0042
Keywords:
α-adrenergic
;
imidayole analogs
;
metetomidine
;
enantiomers
;
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Recently we synthesized a naphthalene analog of medetomidine, 4-[1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole hydrochloride (1), and found it to be highly potent in adrenergic systems. The separation of optical isomers of this naphthalene analog was achieved by using the isomers of tartaric acid. The optical purities of the isomers were determined by HPLC using a chiral column. Using X-ray analysis the (+)-isomer was determined to have the S absolute configuration. It has been reported that the (+)-isomer of medetomidine (2) is the most potent enantiomer on α2-adrenergic receptors. There were both qualitative and quantitative differences in biological activities of the optical isomers of 1 in α1- and α2-adrenergic receptor systems of guinea pig ileum and human platelets. (+)-(S)-1, but not ( - )-(R)-1 was a selective agonist of α2-mediated responses in ileum whereas ( - )-(R)-1 was more potent than (+)-(S)-1 as an inhibitor of α2-mediated platelet aggregation. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chir.530040706
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