title: Novel [(diazomethyl)carbonyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives as potential photoaffinity ligands for the 5-HT1A receptor.
abstract: The photolabile (diazomethyl)carbonyl function was introduced into the 8-position of 2-(N,N-di-n-propyl-amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene in three ways, resulting in the ether 8-[[(diazomethyl)carbonyl]methoxy]-2-(N,N-di-n-propylamino)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydronaphthalene (2), the ester 8-(diazoacetoxy)-2-(N,N-di-n-propyl-amino)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydronaphthalene (3), and the ketone 8-[(diazomethyl)carbonyl]-2-(N,N-di-n-propylamino)- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (4). Specific binding of these compounds at the 5-hydroxytryptamine1A sites in rat brain membranes labeled with 1 nM [3H]-8-hydroxy-2-(N,N-di-n-propylamino)- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (8-OH-DPAT) showed IC50 values of ca. 75, 125, and 25 nM, respectively, for the three compounds. Photolysis of methanolic solutions of 2-4 in the absence of receptor proteins lead in each case to an abundance of Wolff-rearranged products. In the case of ether 2, subsequent beta-elimination to 8-OH-DPAT removed this compound from serious consideration as a photoaffinity ligand. Ester 3 and ketone 4 were photolysed in vitro. Whereas ester 3 was ineffective in decreasing the specific binding of [3H]-8-OH-DPAT, ketone 4 decreased 40% of the specific binding of [3H]-8-OH-DPAT in the presence (but not the absence) of ultraviolet light. Thus this ketone emerges from these studies as a good candidate for a photoaffinity label for the 5-hydroxytrypatamine1A receptor.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029.
authors: T B
authors: TB
authors: Kline
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Nelson
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Namboodiri
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D000345:Affinity Labels / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001386:Azides / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008024:Ligands; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010782:Photolysis; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D001386:Azides; D008024:Ligands; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin