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Asymmetric total synthesis of tetrahydroprotoberberine derivatives and evaluation of their binding affinities at dopamine receptors
Lee, David Y.W.,Liu, Jing,Zhang, Shuzhen,Huang, Peng,Liu-Chen, Lee-Yuan
, p. 1437 - 1440 (2017/03/08)
Cocaine addiction remains a serious challenge for clinical and medical research because there is no effective pharmacological treatment. L-THP, a natural product isolated from Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang, is one of the most frequently used traditional herbs to treat drug addiction in China. Our laboratory first reported that its demethylated metabolites L-ICP, L-CD, and L-CP had high affinity at dopamine D1, D2, and D5 receptors. Here we report the chemical synthesis of these metabolites and other derivatives and their binding affinities at dopamine receptors. The synthesis of these bioactive metabolites will allow further in vivo study of their potential in treating cocaine addiction.
SYNTHETIC APPLICATION OF LITHIATION REACTIONS - XVI: SYNTHESES OF (+/-)TETRAHYDROPALMATINE, (+/-)CANADINE, (+/-)STYLOPINE AND (+/-)SINACTINE
Narasimhan, N. S.,Mali, R. S.,Kulkarni, B. K.
, p. 1975 - 1982 (2007/10/02)
N,N-Dimethyl-3,4-dimethoxy- and methylenedioxybenzylamines were lithiated and the organolithium intermediates treated with paraformaldehyde to give the 2-hydroxymethyl derivatives.The latter were converted to 7,8-dimethoxy- and methylenedioxyisochroman-3-ones through successive reaction with ClCOOEt, KCN and KOH.The isochromanones on condensation with homoveratrylamine or homopiperonylamine, followed by cyclisation and reduction furnished the protoberberine alkaloids.