title: Quantitative structure-activity relationship study of new potent and selective antagonists at the 5-HT(1A) and adrenergic alpha(1d) receptors: Derivatives of spiroethyl phenyl(substituted)piperazine.
abstract: The antagonistic activities of derivatives of spiroethyl phenyl(substituted)piperazine at the 5-HT(1A) and adrenergic alpha(1d) receptors is quantitatively analyzed employing physicochemical and structural parameters. The derived correlation equation revealed that a substituent, other than 2-CH3 in the phenyl ring, having higher molar refraction, MR, and a substituent producing higher positive field effect at the 3-position are beneficial in increasing the binding affinity at the 5-HT(1A) receptor. In addition, a less hydrophobic substituent at the 4-position is also helpful in augmenting the binding affinity. The 5-R substituents which have higher MR values, however, elicit a detrimental effect. Two disubstituted compounds which are not present in the original data-set and have higher theoretical binding affinities are designed from the correlation equation. These compounds consisting of 2-OCH(CH3)2, 3-Cl and 2-C3H7, 3-Cl in the phenyl ring, have theoretical pK(i) values 10.57 and 10.12 respectively. For the adrenergic alpha(1d) receptor, a less bulky group at the 3-position with 5-Cl (or simply a 3-Cl) is advantageous in increasing the binding affinity. Likewise, a substituent exhibiting a less negative resonance effect at the 4-position and the substituent with low polarizability and showing more a negative resonance effect at the 5-position are suitable for enhancement of the binding affinity. The analysis provides the grounds for rationalizing substituent selection in designing better potency antagonists in the series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, S.K. Government College, Sikar 332 001, India.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Susheela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000077489:Piperazine; D010879:Piperazines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; D058829:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D010879:Piperazines; D058829:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D000077489:Piperazine