Synthesis, optical resolution, absolute configuration, and preliminary pharmacology of (+)- and (-)-cis-2,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydro-1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-h]isoquinoline, a structural analog of nicotine
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Abstract
Title compound, 8, has been synthesized from isoquinolinone, 1 (an improved preparation for which is presented) and separated into its antipodes with D- and L-di-p-toluoyltartaric acids. These antipodes and the racemic precursor have been evaluated (and found active) in two in vivo systems for their effects. The most potent of the three, (+)-8, has an ED50 of 7.13 mumol/kg for inhibition of spontaneous activity and 7.45 mumol/kg for antinociception compared to 4.44 and 4.81 mumol/kg, respectively, for (S)-(-)-nicotine. Compounds (-)-8 and 7 are about one-fourth as potent. Isomer (+)-8 has the 3aR,9bS configuration, the latter corresponding to (S)-(-)-nicotine as determined by X-ray crystallography. However, (+)-8 failed to compete for [3H]-nicotine binding, and its pharmacological effects were not blocked by mecamylamine. These bridged nicotine analogs either are binding to an as-yet-unidentified nicotinic receptor or they represent a novel class of non-nicotinic analgesics.
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