title: Novel benzamides as selective and potent gastrokinetic agents. IV. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of 2-substituted 4-amino-N-[(4-benzyl-2-morpholinyl)methyl]-5-chlorobenzamides.
abstract: A new series of 2-substituted 4-amino-N-[(4-benzyl-2-morpholinyl)methyl]-5-chlorobenzamides (4-39) including a few 4-fluorobenzyl analogues were prepared and evaluated for their gastrokinetic activity by determining their effects on the gastric emptying activity of phenol red semisolid meal in rats. The C-2 substituent comprises alkoxy and variously substituted alkoxy groups. Among the derivatives, 4-amino-N-[(4-benzyl-2-morpholinyl)methyl]-2-(n-butoxy)-5-chlorobenza mide (5), its 4-fluorobenzyl (6), and 3-methyl-2-butenyloxy analogues (22) were superior to cisapride and essentially equipotent to the 2-ethoxy analogue (1b, AS-4370 as its citrate) in gastrokinetic activity. These compounds, like AS-4370, had no dopamine D2 receptor antagonistic activity.
authors.affiliation: Exploratory Research Laboratories, Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morie
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D001549:Benzamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D065127:Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009025:Morpholines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D001549:Benzamides; D065127:Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists; D009025:Morpholines; C063790:4-amino-N-((4-benzyl-2-morpholinyl)methyl)-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamide