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Synthesis of new 2-(aminomethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxalines and their preliminary in-vivo central dopamine antagonist activity evaluation in mice
Guillon,Boulouard,Lisowski,Stiebing,Lelong,Dallemagne,Rault
, p. 1369 - 1375 (2007/10/03)
In the search for antipsychotic agents that are not associated with extrapyramidal side effects, efforts have been focused on finding selective D4-receptor antagonists and investigating their pharmacology. Our laboratory has developed a synthesis program for new pyrroloquinoxalines with therapeutic potential. We have described the synthesis of some new pyrroloquinoxalines with substituted arylpiperazino or aryltetrahydropyrido chain at position 3 of the quinoxaline ring (2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalinium oxalate (3a), 2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-ylmethyl]-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxal inium oxalate (3b), 2-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazin-1-ylmethyl]-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinox alinium oxalate (3c), 2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-ylmethyl]-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaliniumox alate (3d), 2-(4-pyridin-2-ylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalinium oxalate (3e), and 2-(4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-1-ylmethyl)-4-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxal inium oxalate (3f)). A preliminary pharmacological study of these products was conducted using climbing behaviour induced by apomorphine (2.5 mg kg-1, s.c.) in mice. The derivatives were administered intraperitoneally 30 min before apomorphine. Haloperidol, chlorpromazine and clozapine were used as references. Among this series, 3b, 3c and 3f revealed a central dopamine antagonist activity. The most active derivative was 3b, which exhibited a profile relatively close to clozapine.
