- Late-Stage Conversion of a Metabolically Labile Aryl Methyl Ether-Containing Natural Product to Fluoroalkyl Analogues
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We report the conversion of aryl methyl ethers and phenols into six fluoroalkyl analogues through late-stage functionalization of a natural product-derived FDA-approved therapeutic. This series of short synthetic sequences exploits a combination of both modern and traditional methods and demonstrates that some recently reported methods do not always work as well as desired on a natural product-like scaffold. Nonetheless, reaction optimization can deliver sufficient quantities of each target analogue for medicinal chemistry purposes. In some cases, classical reactions and synthetic sequences still outcompete modern organofluorine transformations, which should encourage the continued search for improved reactions. Overall, the project provides a valuable synthetic roadmap for medicinal chemists to access a range of fluorinated therapeutic candidates with distinct physicochemical properties relative to the original O-based analogue.
- Altman, Ryan A.,Ambler, Brett R.,Sorrentino, Jacob P.
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- DEUTERATED MORPHINAN COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN TREATING AGITATION
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This invention relates to methods of treating agitation comprising administering a morphinan compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. This invention also provides the use in methods of treating agitation and related disorders with such a morphinan compound in combination with quinidine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of either or both thereof.
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- COMBINATION OF MORPHINAN COMPOUNDS AND ANTIDEPRESSANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT, NEUROLGICAL DISEASES, INTRACTABLE AND CHRONIC PAIN AND BRAIN INJURY
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Provided herein are compositions comprising a dextromethorphan analog according to Formula I or Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of either of the foregoing, and a co-agent, e.g., an antidepressant such as a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; a serotonin noradrenaline dopamine reuptake inhibitor; a norepinephrine dopamine reuptake inhibitor; a monoamine oxidase inhibitor; a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; and a tricyclic antidepressant or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing. The compositions are useful in the the treatment of pseudobulbar affect, neuropathic pain, neurodegenerative diseases, brain injuries, and the like.
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- Preliminary pharmacological evaluation of enantiomeric morphinans
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A series of levo- and dextromorphinan pairs have been synthesized and evaluated for their affinities to the mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptors, the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) channel, and sigma 1 and 2 receptors. It was found that levo isomers tended to have higher affinities at the opioid receptors and moderate to high affinities to the NMDA and sigma receptors, while dextro isomers tended to have lower affinities to the opioid receptors but comparatively higher affinities to the NMDA and sigma receptors. This series of compounds have interesting and complex pharmacological profiles, and merit further investigation as potential therapies for drug abuse treatment.
- Sromek, Anna W.,Provencher, Brian A.,Russell, Shayla,Chartoff, Elena,Knapp, Brian I.,Bidlack, Jean M.,Neumeyer, John L.
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- MORPHINAN COMPOUNDS
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This invention relates to novel morphinan compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a σ1 receptor agonist that also has NMDA antagonist activity.
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(2010/04/25)
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- Morphinan Compounds
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This disclosure relates to novel morphinan compounds and their derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising a compound of this disclosure and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a σ1 receptor agonist that also has NMDA antagonist activity.
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