Further exploration of 1-{2-[Bis-(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl}piperazine (GBR 12909): Role of N-aromatic, N-heteroaromatic, and 3-oxygenated N-phenylpropyl substituents on affinity for the dopamine and serotonin transporter

David Lewis, Ying Zhang, Thomas Prisinzano, Christina M. Dersch, Richard B. Rothman, Arthur E. Jacobson, Kenner C. Rice

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Abstract

A series of N-aromatic, N-heteroaromatic, and oxygenated N-phenylpropyl derivatives of 1-(2-benzhydryloxyethyl)-piperazine and 1-{2-[bis-(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl}piperazine, analogues of GBR 12909 (1a) and 12935 (1b), was synthesized and examined for their dopamine (DAT) and serotonin (SERT) transporter binding properties. One of these compounds, racemic 3-[4-(2-benzhydryloxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-propan-1-ol (33), had DAT affinity as good as, or better than, GBR 12909 and 12935, and was more selective for DAT over SERT than the GBR compounds. Both trans- (43) and cis- (47) (±)-2-(4-{2-[bis-(4-fluorophenyl)-methoxy]ethyl}piperazin-1- ylmethyl)-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol had relatively good SERT selectivity and, as well, showed high affinity for SERT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1385-1389
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume13
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 7 2003

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Funding Information:
The authors (LMC, NIDDK) thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, for partial financial support of our research program. We also thank Noel Whittaker (NIDDK, NIH) for mass spectral data.

Funding

The authors (LMC, NIDDK) thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, for partial financial support of our research program. We also thank Noel Whittaker (NIDDK, NIH) for mass spectral data.

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesZ01DK059501

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Medicine
    • Molecular Biology
    • Pharmaceutical Science
    • Drug Discovery
    • Clinical Biochemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

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