title: 1-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-aminopropane: a potent serotonin 5-HT2A/2C agonist.
abstract: A method was found to synthesize 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-2-aminopropane, 5, and its des-alpha-methyl congener 2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)aminoethane, 6, the trifluoromethyl analogs of substituted hallucinogenic phenethylamine derivatives such as 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (3, DOI) that are potent 5-HT2A/2C agonists. In our hands, 5 and 6 have proven to have affinity for [3H]ketanserin or [125I]-3-labeled 5-HT2A/2C sites in rat cortex comparable to or higher than the analogous bromo or iodo analogs. Similarly, 5 and 6 had potency comparable to or slightly greater than that of their bromo or iodo congeners in the two-lever drug discrimination assay in rats trained to discriminate saline from LSD tartrate. The agonist properties of 5 and 6 were evaluated by measuring the accumulation of [3H]inositol monophosphate in cultured cells selectively expressing either 5-HT2A or 5-HT2C receptors. In comparison to serotonin (5-HT), compounds 3 (DOI), 5, and 6 were equally efficacious and full agonists at the 5-HT2C receptor. Similarly, 3 and 5 produced equivalent responses at the 5-HT2A receptor as compared to 5-HT. In contrast, 6, the alpha-desmethyl analog of 5, was only half as potent at stimulating inositol monophosphate accumulation at the 5-HT2A receptor. In conclusion, the title compound 5 and its alpha-desmethyl congener 6 appear to be the most potent of the so-called hallucinogenic amphetamine 5-HT agonists reported to date. Further, the reduced efficacy of 6 at the 5-HT2A receptor may offer at least a partial explanation for the observed higher in vivo potencies of alpha-methyl-substituted compounds in this series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1333.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frescas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marona-Lewicka
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gudelsky
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nash
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: C090930:1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-aminopropane; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010627:Phenethylamines; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014316:Tritium; D012701:Serotonin; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D007650:Ketanserin