Abstract:
In an attempt to improve the clinical efficacy and enhance the stability of heginamine (Ⅰ), a series of its derivatives and their open-ring analogues were synthesized. The ring-substituted phenethyl amines were reacted with acids or diacids to give corresponding amides (2~3) and bis-amides (6~10), which were transformed into products (A
1~2,E
1~4)by reduction,
β-(3,4-methelene dioxy)-phenethyl amine was allowed to react with β-chloropropionyl and morpholine to produce amino-amide (5). B
1 and D
1~2 were formed by cyclization and reduction from (5) and (9, 10) respectively. (5) was reduced directily to produce (C
1). In animal test compound D
2 was shown to have significant activity and was superior to heginamine.