title: Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of 2,3-dimethoxy-5-(fluoroalkyl)-substituted benzamides: high-affinity ligands for CNS dopamine D2 receptors.
abstract: A number of 2,3-dimethoxy-5-(fluoroalkyl)-N-[(1-ethyl-2- pyrrolidinyl)methyl]benzamides (with or without a 6-hydroxy group) were synthesized and evaluated as dopamine D2 receptor ligands. The parent acids were synthesized via the Claisen rearrangement of the appropriate O-allyl ethers, which were derived from o-vanillic acid or 2,3-dimethoxysalicylic acid. A decrease in reactivity was found to be characteristic of pentasubstituted benzoates, and difficulties were encountered with the introduction of fluorine onto the ethyl side chains. The (fluoroethyl)- and (fluoropropyl)salicylamides were 5 times more potent than the corresponding benzamides in inhibiting [3H]spiperone binding to the D2 receptor. These (fluoroalkyl)salicylamides are of potential value for in vivo positron emission tomography (PET) studies upon the basis of their relatively selective, high potency binding affinity for the D2 receptor.
authors.affiliation: Research Medicine and Radiation Biophysics Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mathis
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gerdes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mailman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001549:Benzamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects*; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D008024:Ligands; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2