title: Synthesis, absolute configuration, and biological profile of the enantiomers of trans-[2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)ethyl] [(3-p-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)methyl]amine (mephendioxan), a potent competitive alpha 1A-adrenoreceptor antagonist.
abstract: The enantiomers of trans-[2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)ethyl] [(3-p-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl) methyl]amine (mephendioxan, 2) were synthesized from the chiral trans-3-p-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-carboxylic acids [(+)-3 and (-)-3] which in turn were obtained through the resolution of the racemic acid with (R)- and (S)-alpha-methylbenzylamine. Comparison of CD spectra of the enantiomers of 2 with that of (2S,3S)-3-methyl-2-phenyl-1,4-benzodioxane allowed the assignment of the 2S,3S configuration to the (-)-enantiomer of 2 and of the 2R,3R configuration to the other enantiomer. The binding profile of the enantiomers of 2 was assessed at alpha 1, alpha 2, D2, and 5-HT1A receptors, in comparison to WB 4101 (1), 5-methylurapidil, and (+)-niguldipine. In addition, the two enantiomers were investigated at native and cloned alpha 1-adrenoreceptor subtypes. (-)-2 was 10-30 times as potent as the (+)-enantiomer at alpha 1-adrenoreceptor subtypes in both functional and binding assays. It was 36-fold selective for the alpha 1A- versus alpha 1B-adrenoreceptor and 60- and 20-fold selective in binding to the alpha 1a-adrenoreceptor relative to alpha 1b and alpha 1d subtypes, respectively. Furthermore, the enantiomer (-)-2 displayed selectivities of 12000-, 2500-, and 250-fold in binding to alpha 1a-adrenoreceptors relative to alpha 2-adrenoreceptors and 5-HT1A and D2 receptors. These results indicate that (-)-2 may be a valuable tool in the characterization of alpha 1-adrenoreceptor subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Camerino, Italy.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Quaglia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pigini
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tayebati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piergentili
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Melchiorre
mesh_terms: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000378:metabolism; D004147:Dioxins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011224:Prazosin / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014162:Transfection; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D004146:Dioxanes; D004147:Dioxins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C099853:mephendioxan; C010654:(2-(2',6'-dimethoxy)phenoxyethylamino)methylbenzo-1,4-dioxane; D011224:Prazosin