title: Introduction of a putative dopaminergic prodrug moiety into a 6,7-substitution pattern characteristic of certain 2-aminotetralin dopaminergic agonists.
abstract: On the basis of the premise that the dopaminergic agonist profile of 2-(di-n-propylamino)-5-hydroxy-6-methyltetralin (1a) is due to in vivo oxidation of the 6-methyl moiety and that 1a may represent a novel prodrug strategy, the vicinal methyl-hydroxyl substitution pattern was incorporated into the 6- and 7-positions of 2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin to give the 6-methyl-7-hydroxy and 6-hydroxy-7-methyl isomers 8 and 9, respectively. A multistep synthetic approach was devised which permitted preparation of target molecules 8 and 9. Pharmacological data revealed that both target compounds exhibit modest dopamine-like effects in the cardioaccelerator nerve assay in the cat, but neither appeared to be metabolically activated as was the case with 1a. The effects of 9 (but not of 8) were antagonized by pretreatment with haloperidol. Thus, the 5-hydroxy-6-methyl substitution pattern in the 2-aminotetralins remains unique as a dopaminergic agonist prodrug structure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: True
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Bhatnagar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Flynn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001338:Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic / Q000187:drug effects; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015259:Dopamine Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011355:Prodrugs; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes