1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline analogs of phenylalkylamine stimulants and hallucinogens

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Medicinal Chemistry Research

Abstract

Conformationally constrained, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (TIQ) analogs of central stimulant (e.g. amphetamine) and hallucinogenic (e.g. DOM) phenylalkylamines were prepared and evaluated to determine the contribution to activity of this conformational restriction. The amphetamine-related TIQs failed to produce locomotor stimulation in mice and did not produce amphetamine-appropriate responding in tests of stimulus generalization in (+)amphetamine-trained rats. Hallucinogen-related TIQs lacked appreciable affinity for 5-HT2A serotonin receptors and did not produce DOM-like effects in tests of stimulus generalization in DOM-trained rats. It is concluded that the phenylalkylamine conformation represented by the TIQs is not a major contributor to these actions.

First Page

400

Last Page

411

Publication Date

12-1-1996

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