title: 1- and 2-substituted naphthalenes: a new class of potential hypotensive agents.
abstract: A series of 2-substituted aminomethyloxy naphthalenes 1 and 4-(1-naphthoxy-2-substituted aminomethyl)-butanoic acids 2 were synthesized by Mannich reaction of 4-(2-naphthoxy)-butanoic acid 3 and 4-(1-naphthoxy)-butanoic acid 4 with appropriate secondary amines and para-formaldehyde. The newly synthesized compounds were tested for their hypotensive activity at 5 mg/kg i.v. dose in cats. The results indicated that the analogue 2-(N4-phenyl-N1-piperazino)-methyloxy naphthalene 1d (> N = N4-phenyl-N1-piperazino) was the most active analogue when its hypotensive activity was compared to the reference compound propranolol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, India. vishnutandon@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Vishnu K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: Kunwar A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Gajendra K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Goswamy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes