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  2. Parallel synthesis of 3-aryloxy-2-propanolamines and evaluation as dual affinity 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT re-uptake ligands

Parallel synthesis of 3-aryloxy-2-propanolamines and evaluation as dual affinity 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT re-uptake ligands

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 1999 Nov 15;9(22):3243-8. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00570-3.
M B van Niel 1 M S Beer J L Castro S K Cheng D C Evans A Heald L Hitzel P Hunt R Mortishire-Smith D O'Connor A P Watt A M MacLeod
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, Neuroscience Research Centre, Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom. [email protected]
Abstract

A solution phase synthesis for the preparation of 3-aryloxy-2-propanolamine libraries has been developed. This resulted in the identification of 5 as a ligand with dual affinity for 5-HT1A and serotonin reuptake receptors which shows excellent pharmacokinetic parameters.

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