cis-1S)-4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1naphthalenamine hydrochloride, or sertraline hydrochloride, is a very effective antidepressant. This report presents a novel industrial synthesis of sertraline hydrochloride that is in many respects more advantageous than processes reported thus far.
N-[4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalenylidene]-methanamine N-oxide is used as intermediate in our process, which is a stable compound in normal conditions. It can be obtained in a simple reaction from the corresponding tetralone in good yield, using acceptable reagents with regard to environmental and safety respects. Its reduction to the desired cisracemic amine is stereoselective, and thus it provides sertraline hydrochloride with a purity required for pharmaceutical ingredients.
The enantiomeric separation ability of the newly prepared chiral stationary phases containing acridino-18-crown-6 ether selectors was studied by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The chiral stationary phases separated the enantiomers of selected protonated primary aralkylamines efficiently. The best results were found for the separation of the mixtures of enantiomers of NO2 -PEA.
A new class of selective vasopressin receptor 1A (V 1A ) antagonists was identified, where "methyl-scan" was performed around the benzene ring of the 5-hydroxy-triazolobenzazepine core. This led to the synthesis of two 10-methyl derivatives, each possessing a chiral axis and a stereogenic center. The four atropisomeric stereoisomers (involving two enantiomer pairs and atropisomeric diastereomers) could be successfully isolated and spectroscopically characterized. According to the in vitro pharmacological profiles of the compounds, the human V 1A receptor has a strong preference toward the isomers having an aR axial chirality, the most active isomer being the aR,5S isomer. Furthermore, the structure−activity relationships obtained for the isomers and for the newly synthesized analogues could be tentatively explained by an in silico study.
New enantiopure dimethyl-substituted acridino-18-crown-6 and acridino-21-crown-7 ethers containing a carboxyl group at position 9 of the acridine ring [(S,S)-8, (S,S)-9, (R,R)-10] were synthesized. The pK values of the new crown ethers [(S,S)-8, (S,S)-9, (R,R)-10] and of an earlier reported macrocycle [(R,R)-2] were determined by UV-pH titrations. Crown ether (S,S)-8 was attached to silica gel by covalent bonds and the enantiomeric separation ability of the newly prepared chiral stationary phase [(S,S)-CSP-12] was studied by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Homochiral preference was observed and the best separation was achieved for the enantiomers of 1-NEA. Ligands (S,S)-9 and (R,R)-10 are precursors of enantioselective sensor and selector molecules for the enantiomers of protonated primary amines, amino acids, and their derivatives.
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