Cocaine receptor binding ligands

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention is directed to a class of binding ligands for cocaine receptors, neurotransmitter transporters and other receptors, neurotransmitter transporters in the brain. Specifically, a novel family of compounds shows high binding specificity and activity, and, in a radiolabeled form, can be used to bind to these receptors, for biochemical assays and imaging techniques. Such imaging is useful for determining effective doses of new drug candidates in human populations. In addition, the high specificity, slow onset and long duration of the action of these compounds at the receptors makes them particularly well suited for therapeutic uses, for example as substitute medication for psychostimulant abuse. Some of these compounds may be useful in treating Parkinson's Disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, panic attacks and disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol addiction or depression, by virtue of their inhibitory properties at monoamine transporters.

DISCLOSURE OF PARENT APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority, inter alia, from of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/972,472 filed Mar. 23, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,413,779, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference. This application also claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/564,755, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,128,118, and U.S. PCT Application PCT/US91/05553 (the U.S. National Phase of which is U.S. Ser. No. 07/972,472), filed Aug. 9, 1991, both applications being incorporated herein by reference. In U.S. application Ser. No. 07/564,755, there is disclosure of a family of compounds exhibiting particularly high specificity and affinity for cocaine receptors and other neurotransmitter receptors in the brain of the formula:

Where the broken line represents an optional chemical bond and the substituents at 2 and 3 may be at any position;

The iodo substituent may be at o, m, A, or multisubstituted;

R

1

=CH

3

, CH

2

CH═CH

2

, (CH

2

)

n

C

6

H

5

n=1-4;

R

2

=CH

3

, C

2

H

5

, CH

3

(CH

2

)

3

, (CH

3

)

2

CH, C

6

H

5

, C

6

H

5

CH

2

, C

6

H

5

(CH

2

)

2

;

X=pharmacologically acceptable anion

Sites of specific interest included cocaine receptors associated with dopamine (DA) transporter sites.

Subsequently, in the U.S. PCT Application from which priority is claimed, and which is incorporated herein by reference, the values for R

1

and R

2

were expanded, such that R

1

may be an alkyl of 1-7 carbon atoms, CH

2

CR

3

═CR

4

R

5

wherein R

3

-R

5

are each, independently C

1-6

alkyl, or phenyl compounds of the formula C

6

H

5

(CH

2

)

y

, wherein y=1-6. R

2

may be any of those list above and also C

6

H

5

(CH

2

)

z

, wherein z=1-6. The PCT filing also reveals the affinity of these compounds for cocaine receptors associated with serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) transporters, and confirms, for the first time, that the in vitro binding reported in the earlier-filed application, is confirmed in in vivo testing. Specific disclosure for a variety of applications, including using the compounds in both PET and SPECT scanning, wherein either the iodine substituent, or one of the carbon groups is radioactive (I-123, 125 or 131 and C-11) thus providing methods for scanning for the presence of specific cocaine receptors. Such scanning processes may be used to determine physiological conditions associated with dopamine and serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, which are or lead to behavioral and neurodegenerative disorders/diseases. Such disorders include depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, attention deficit disorder, panic attacks and disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Parkinson's Disease, and cocaine, nicotine and alcohol addiction. These compounds, in addition to being used in treatment of these disorders, may be used to examine in general the density and distribution of specific cocaine receptors in various parts of the brain and/or body, to determine the efficacy of neurological treatments aimed at halting or reversing the degeneration of specific nerves in the brain, and for screening drugs, such as antidepressant drugs. The imaging techniques may also be used to determine the doses of novel or potential therapeutic agents that occupy significant quantities of receptors by in vivo competition technique.

The affinity and specificity of these compounds, as reported in the applications incorporated, is surprisingly high, and compared with prior art compounds, such as [

3

H]WIN 35,428, the novel compounds of these applications exhibit extremely low IC

50

values for binding inhibition.

In U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/164,576, filed Dec. 10, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,496,953, also incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, a family of compounds was disclosed, having the formula:

wherein

Y is CONRR

2

,

R

1

is hydrogen or C

1-5

alkyl,

X is H, C

1-6

alkyl, C

3-8

cycloalkyl, C

1-4

alkoxy, C

1-6

alkynyl, halogen amino or acylamido,

R and R

2

independently are H, C

1-6

alkyl, alkene or alkyne, phenyl, phenyl substituted with 1-3 of C

1-6

alkyl, alkene, alkyne or alkoxy, C

1-6

alkoxy, phenoxy, amine amino substituted with 1 or 2 C

1-6

alkyl, alkene, alkyne, alkoxy, phenyl or phenoxy, or R and R

2

may combine to form a cyclic structure selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl and piperidinyl moieties, and

Z is H, I, Br, Cl, F, CN, CF

3

, NO

2

, N

3

, OR

1

, CO

2

NH

2

, CO

2

R

1

, C

1-6

alkyl, NR

4

R

5

, NHCOF

5

, NHCOR

6

, wherein R

4

-R

6

are each C

1-6

alkyl.

These compounds exhibit unusually high affinity and specificity for binding to receptors for the dopamine transporter site, as well as the serotonin transporter site, based on inhibition of [

3

H]paroxetine binding. This high affinity makes certain of these compounds particularly well suited for use as therapeutic agents, as well as for imaging agents for dopamine and serotonin transporters.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, one object of this invention is to provide novel compounds which bind to cocaine receptors which include neurotransmitter transporters.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analogs which bind to cocaine receptors.

Still another object of the invention is to provide 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analogs which bind preferentially to the dopamine transporter.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analogs which bind preferentially to the serotonin transporter.

Another object of the invention is to provide a compound of the formula

wherein R is CH

3

, C

2

H

5

, CH

2

CH

2

CH

3

, or CH(CH

3

)

2

, R

1

is CH

3

, CH

2

CH

5

, (CH

2

)

2

C

6

H

5

, (CH

2

)

3

C

6

H

5

, or

wherein X is H, OCH

3

, or Cl and Y is H, OCH

3

, CO

2

CH

3

or Cl, and n=1-8.

Another object of the invention is to provide compounds having the following formulas:

wherein

R

1

=hydrogen, C

1-5

alkyl,

X=H, C

1-6

alkyl, C

3-8

cycloalkyl, C

1-4

alkoxy, C

1-6

alkynyl, halogen, amino, acylamido, and

Z=H, I, Br, Cl, F, CN, CF

3

, NO

2

, N

3

, OR

1

, CONH

2

, CO

2

R

1

, C

1-6

alkyl, NR

4

R

5

, NHCOR

5

, NHCO

2

R

6

,

R

b

is C

1-6

alkyl, C

1-6

alkenyl, phenyl, or phenyl substituted with C

1-6

alkyl, C

1-6

alkoxy, or halogen;

wherein R

1

=H or CO

2

CH

3

;

wherein R

1

, R

2

=H or CH

3

and X=CH

3

;

wherein R=H, CH

3

or CH

2

CO

2

C

2

H

5

,

and Y=H, X=CH

3

, Cl, t-CH

3

CH═CH—, 2-naphthyl, or H

2

C═C—;

wherein R=CH

3

, C

6

H

5

, 4-CH

3

OC

6

H

4

, 4-ClC

6

H

4

, 4-BrC

6

H

4

, or (CH

3

)

2

CH and X=Cl, CH

3

or H; and

wherein X=CH

3

or H and Y=H or CH

3

.

A further object of the invention is to provide a method for treating psychostimulant abuse, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutically effective amount of a 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analog.

A still further object of the invention is to provide method for inhibiting the action of a psychostimulant, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a psychostimulant-inhibiting amount of a 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analog.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a method for inhibiting neurotransmitter re-uptake by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a neurotransmitter transporter-inhibiting amount of a 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analog.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method for treating neurodegenerative disorders, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutically effective amount of a 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analog.

A further object of the invention is to provide binding ligands for in vitro or in vivo studies, to measure doses, concentrations and receptor occupancy, or to screen for new drugs acting at these sites.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a method for treating depression, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutically effective amount of a 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-(substituted)tropane analog.

Briefly, the invention pertains to the discovery that certain cocaine analogs are particularly well suited for therapeutic use as neurochemical agents. These particular cocaine analogs, in modulating neurotransmitter actions, may also be useful for modulating the actions of pyschostimulant drugs, for modulating endocrine function, for modulating motor function, and for modulating complex behaviors.

With the foregoing and other objects, advantages and features of the invention that will become here in after apparent, the nature of the invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention and to the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1

depicts the scheme or converting 3-(substituted phenyl)-2-tropane carboxylic acid (tropane acid) to 2-substituted oxazoles, oxadiazoles, thiazoles, thiadiazoles and benzothiazole.

FIG. 2

depicts the scheme in which the carboxamide obtained from the tropane acid was treated to obtain nitrites and tetrazoles.

FIG. 3

depicts the scheme used to prepare 3-substituted isoxazoles.

FIG. 4

depicts the scheme for converting RTI-93 to RTI-123.

FIG. 5

depicts the scheme for converting a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-ester analog (RTI-32) to a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-amide analog (RTI-129) and a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-aminomethyl analog (RTI-132).

FIG. 6

depicts the scheme for converting a 3β-phenyltropane analog (RTI-31) or a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-ester analog (RTI-32) into a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-(3′-substituted-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl) analog (RTI-144) or a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-heterocyclic analog (RTI-194, RTI-219, and RTI-202).

FIG. 7

depicts the scheme for converting a 3β-phenyltropane analog (RTI-31) into a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-amide analog (RTI-214).

FIG. 8

depicts the scheme for making a 3β-phenyltropane 2β-alkyl analog (RTI-239).

FIG. 9

depicts the scheme for making a 3β-phenyltropane analog (RTI-251) and an N,C2-fused 3β-phenyltropane analog (RTI-242).

FIG. 10

depicts the scheme for making RTI compounds 296, 298 and 309.

FIG. 11

depicts the scheme for making RTI-318.

FIG. 12

depicts the scheme for making a 2β,3β-diphenyltropane analog (RTI-422).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention includes novel compounds having the following formula:

1a, R = C

2

H

5

b, R = CH

2

CH

3

CH

3

c, R = CH(CH

3

)

2

2a, R

1

= CH

2

C

6

H

5

b, R

1

= (CH

2

)

2

C

6

H

5

c, R

1

= (CH

2

)

3

C

6

H

5

3a, X = H, Y = OCH

3

b, X = OCH

3

, Y = H c, X = OCH

3

, Y = OCH

3

d, X = Cl, Y = H e, X = H, Y = Cl f, X = Cl, Y = Cl

1a, R

1

= H 1b, R

1

= CO

2

CH

3

1a, Y = CO

2

CH

3

M = C≡C R

1

= CH

3

X = H Z = H

1a, X = CH

3

Y = H 1b, X = H Y = H 1c, X = H Y = CH

3

1a, R

1

, R

2

, X = CH

3

1b, R

1

, X = CH

3

R

2

= H 1c, R

1

, R

2

= H X = CH

3

1a, R = C

6

H

4

X = Cl 1b, R = 4-CH

3

OC

6

H

4

X = Cl 1c, R = C

6

H

5

X = CH

3

1a, R = CH

3

, X = t-CH

3

CH═CH 1b, R = CH

3

, X = CH

3

C≡C 1c, R = H, X = HC≡C 1d, R = CH

2

CO

2

C

2

H

5

, X = Cl

X = Cl 1b, R = CON(CH

3

)

2

X = Cl 1c, R = CH(CH

3

)

2

X = CH

3

1d, R =

X = Cl 1e, R =

X = Cl 1f, R =

X = CH

3

1g, R = CH

2

OCOC

6

H

5

X = Cl

The compounds of this invention can be prepared according to the synthesis methods described in the parent applications. Alternative synthesis for related compounds will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Particular synthesis schemes are exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 5,444,070, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. Additional schemes follow hereinbelow.

Preparation of 3β-(Substituted phenyl)tropane-2β-heterocyclic Analogues

Chemistry

The known 3β-(substituted phenyl)-2β-tropane carboxylic acid (tropane acid) (Carroll et al.,

J. Med. Chem.

35:1813-1817 (1992)) served as the starting material for the synthesis of 2β-substituted tetrazoles, oxazoles, oxadiazoles, thiazoles, thiadiazoles and benzothiazole as shown in FIG.

1

and FIG.

2

.

The tropane acid was refluxed with N-acetyl and benzoic hydrazide in phosphorous oxychloride to obtain the corresponding 5-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (Afanasiadi et al.,

Chem. Heterocyclic Compd.

397-400 (1995)). N-benzoyl hydrazide amide obtained by the reaction of the acid chloride of tropane acid with N-benzoic hydrazide was cyclized with Lawesson's reagent (El-Barbary et al.,

Acta Chimica Scandinavica

597-601 (1980)) in refluxing THF to the 5-substituted 1,3,4-thiadiazoles. The N-phenylacyl carboxamide obtained from tropane acid and 2-aminoacetophenone was cyclized by refluxing the amide in phosphorous oxychloride to obtain the required 5-substituted oxazoles (Carroll et al.,

Med. Chem. Res.

3:468 (1993)). Cyclization of the same amide with Lawesson's reagent (El-Barbary et al., 1980) in refluxing THF gave the 5-substituted thiazoles respectively. The benzothiazole was obtained without the cyclization step by the reaction of acid chloride obtained from the appropriate tropane acid with 2-aminothiophenol.

The previously reported carboxamide (Carroll et at., J. Med. Chem. 38:379-388, 1995) obtained from the tropane acid was dehydrated with trifluoroacetic acid and pyridine in THF to the nitrites (Campagna et al.,

Tet. Letts.

22:1813-1816 (1977)) as shown in FIG.

2

. Cycloaddition of trimethylsilylazide to the nitrite afforded the corresponding tetrazoles (Saunders et al.,

Med. Chem.

33:1128-1138 (1990).

FIG. 3

outlines the route used to prepare 3-substituted isoxazole. The known tropane compounds (Carroll et al.,

J. Med. Chem.

34:2719-2725 (1991)) were treated with dilithiated methyl or phenyl acetoneoximes, obtained by the treatment of acetone oxime, or acetophenoneoxime with n-BuLi at 0° C. The corresponding addition product was cyclized without isolation using sulfuric acid at reflux temperature to furnish the required isoxazoles (Saunders et al., 1990).

The therapeutic effects of the present cocaine analogs can be analyzed in various ways, many of which are well known to those of skill in the art. In particular, both in vitro and in vivo assay systems may be used for the screening of potential drugs which act as agonists or antagonists at cocaine receptors, or drugs which are effective to modulate neurotransmitter level or activity, in particular by binding to a transporter of that neurotransmitter.

The compounds of the invention may be prepared and labeled with any detectable moiety, in particular a radioactive element, and may then be introduced into a tissue or cellular sample. After the labeled material or its binding partner(s) has had an opportunity to react with sites within the sample, the location and concentration of binding of the compound may be examined by known techniques, which may vary with the nature of the label attached.

Illustrative in vitro assays for binding are described in Boja et al

Ann. NY Acad. Sci.

654:282-291 (1992), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. A particularly preferred in vitro assay involves the ability of a compound in question to displace the binding of a known labeled compound at binding sites in a tissue sample, isolated membranes or synaptosomes. Alternatively, the compounds may be analyzed by their ability to inhibit reuptake of a labelled neurotransmitter in a sample, in particular, in synaptosomes.

The compound or its binding partner(s) can also be labeled with any detectable moiety, but are preferably labelled with a radioactive element. The radioactive label can be detected by any of the currently available counting procedures, including the imaging procedures detailed in the disclosures of the parent applications. The preferred isotope may be selected from

3

H,

11

C,

14

C,

32

P,

35

S,

36

Cl,

51

Cr,

57

Co,

58

Co,

59

Fe,

90

Y,

125

I,

131

I,

123

I, and

186

Re.

As noted in the parent disclosures, the binding of the labelled compounds may be analyzed by various imaging techniques, including positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), autoradiogram, and the like. Such imaging techniques are useful for determining effective doses of new drug candidates. By performing in vivo competition studies, it is possible to use brain imaging studies to determine the oral doses of new drug candidates, which produce significant receptor occupancy in the brain. In vivo displacement studies which determine in vivo IC50's which in turn reflect doses that occupy receptors in vivo are described in Cline et al ((1992) Synapse 12:37-46). In addition to its uses in determining in vivo potency/occupancy, these same brain imaging methods can be used to determine rate of entry of compounds into the brain (Stathis et al (1995)

Psychopharmacology

119:376-384) and duration of action (Volkow et al (1995)

Synapse

19:206-211).

The binding of the compounds of the invention may be at any location where a receptor for a particular psychostimulant is present, and more specifically, any location where a dopamine or serotonin transporter is present. Such locations are in general any area comprising a part of the dopamine or serotonin pathway, in particular at or near synapses. Examples of locations known to be associated with dopamine transport include the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, substantia nigra, nucleus accumbens, arcuate nucleus, anterior periventricular nuclei, median eminence and amygdala. Examples of locations known to be associated with serotonin include the striatum, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, Raphe nuclei, pre-optic area and suprachiasmatic nucleus.

By “psychostimulant” is meant compounds whose abuse is dependent upon mesolimbic and mesocortical dopaminergic pathways. In particular, psychostimulant relates to cocaine and amphetamine. However, the compounds of the invention may also be used to treat abuse of compounds not traditionally classified as “psychostimulants,” but which act by altering dopamine or serotonin systems in brain. Such abused compounds include ethanol and nicotine.

For in vivo studies, the compounds of the invention may be prepared in pharmaceutical compositions, with a suitable carrier and at a strength effective for administration by various means to a patient experiencing an adverse medical condition associated with cocaine receptor binding or neurotransmitter release and reuptake, for the treatment thereof. The action of the compounds may be analyzed by the imaging methods noted above, and also by behavioral studies. In particular, the pharmaceutical effects of the compounds of the invention may be reflected in locomotor activity, including the induction of ipsilateral rotation, stereotyped sniffing and the “swim test”, in schedule-controlled operant behavior (i.e., response for food or shock termination) or drug self-administration. In general, maximal behavioral effects are seen at near complete occupancy of transporter sites. Such protocols are described in Boja et al (1992), Balster et al

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

29:145-151 (1991), Cline et al

Pharm. Exp. Ther.

260:1174-1179 (1992), and Cline et al

Behavioral Pharmacology

3:113-116 (1992), which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

A variety of administration techniques may be utilized, among them oral or parenteral techniques such as subcutaneous, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intracerebral and intracerebroventricular injections, catheterizations and the like. Average quantities of the compounds may vary in accordance with the binding properties of the compound (i.e., affinity, onset and duration of binding) and in particular should be based upon the recommendations and prescription of a qualified physician or veterinarian.

The compounds of the invention preferably have a long duration of action, which is important to facilitate dosing schedules. In rats, the present compounds have a 7-10 fold longer duration of action than cocaine (Fleckenstein et al, “Highly potent cocaine analogs cause long-lasting increases in locomotor activity,”

Eur. J. Pharmacol.,

which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). In addition, the present compounds also preferably have a slow rate of entry into the brain, which is important in decreasing the potential for abuse (Stathis et al, supra, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). The present compounds enter the brain more slowly than cocaine.

The therapeutic compositions useful in practicing the therapeutic methods of this invention may include, in admixture, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient (carrier) and one or more of the compounds of the invention, as described herein as an active ingredient.

The preparation of therapeutic compositions which contain such neuroactive compounds as active ingredients is well understood in the art. Such compositions may be prepared for oral adminstration, or as injectables, either as liquid solutions or suspensions, however, solid forms suitable for solution in, or suspension in, liquid prior to injection can also be prepared. The preparation can also be emulsified. The active therapeutic ingredient is often mixed with excipients which are pharmaceutically acceptable and compatible with the active ingredient. Suitable excipients are, for example, water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, ethanol, or the like and combinations thereof. In addition, if desired, the composition can contain minor amounts of auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, and pH buffering agents which enhance the effectiveness of the active ingredient. The compounds of the invention can be formulated into the therapeutic composition as neutralized pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms.

The therapeutic compositions are conventionally administered orally, by unit dose, for example. The term “unit dose” when used in reference to a therapeutic composition of the present invention refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosage for humans, each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active material calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with the required diluent; i.e., carrier, or vehicle.

The compositions are administered in a manner compatible with the dosage formulation, and in a therapeutically effective amount. The quantity to be administered depends on the subject to be treated, the presence of other agonists and antagonists in the subject's system, and degree of binding or inhibition of binding desired. Precise amounts of active ingredient required to be administered depend on the judgment of the practitioner and are peculiar to each individual. However, suitable dosages may range from about 0.01 to about 1000, preferably about 0.25 to about 500, and more preferably 10 to 50 milligrams of active ingredient per kilogram body weight of individual per day and depend on the route of administration. However, the exact dosage must be determined by factoring in rate of degradation in the stomach, absorption from the stomach, other medications administered, etc. Suitable regimes for administration are also variable, but are typified by an initial administration followed by repeated doses at one or more hour intervals by a subsequent injection or other administration. Alternatively, continuous intravenous infusion sufficient to maintain appropriate concentrations in the blood are contemplated.

The compounds of the present invention may be administered for their activities as surrogate agonist medications for cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, amphetamine and other psychostimulant abuse. Because of their favorable binding characteristics to transporters of neurotransmitters, they may be used for inhibiting the uptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin and other monoamines. The compounds of the present invention may find use as antipsychotics, antidepressants, local anesthetics, anti-Parkinsonian agents, anti-obesity drugs, drugs useful in the treatment of bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, attention deficit disorder, panic attacks and disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexual dysfunction, as anticholinergic agents and as sigma receptor drugs.

The compounds of the invention may also be useful in treating neurodegenerative disorders, in particular for treating Parkinson's Disease, but also may be useful in the treatment of cocaine, nicotine and alcohol addiction.

The preferred compounds of the present invention are derived from the series of compounds designated RTI-4229. The physical properties of some of these compounds are given in Table I.

TABLE 1

Physical Properties of 2β-substituted Heterocyclic

Analogs of 3β-(4-Substituted-phenyl) Tropane and Cocaine

Code

Molecular

[α]D

Yield

Name

Formulae

a

mp° C.

(c) MeOH

%

RTI-188

C

22

H

23

Cl

2

N

3

O

e

160-162

+84.59 (0.36)

42

RTI-195

C

23

H

26

CN

3

O

e

175-178

+97.22 (0.25)

40

RTI-194

C

18

H24

CN

3

0

d

146 (dec)

−43.05 (0.15)

58

RTI-200

C

22

H

23

Cl

2

N

3

S

e

165-170

−42.81 (0.16)

58

RTI-199

C

23

H

26

CN

3

S

d

180-185

−33.50 (0.20)

58

RTI-189

C

27

H

29

CN

2

O

7

b,e

126 (dec)

+101.43 (0.21)

49

RTI-178

C

29

H

32

N

2

O

7

b,f

175-181

−104.04 (0.60)

72

RTI-219

C

23

H

24

CN

2

S

f

228-230

+27.43 (0.11)

30

RTI-202

C

21

H

22

Cl

2

N

2

S

c

140-150 (dec)

−172.49 (0.28)

41

RTI-161

C

15

H

18

Cl

2

N

2

e

>220 (dec)

−71.00 (0.50)

77

RTI-158

C

16

H

21

CN

2

270 (dec)

−76.40 (0.50)

67

RTI-163

C

15

H

18

CN

5

e

296-300

−124.94 (0.39)

33

RTI-157

C

16

H

23

Cl

2

N

5

c

<212 (dec)

−110.97 (0.16)

88

RTI-165

C

18

H

22

Cl

2

N

2

O

235 (dec)

−102.89 (0.46)

46

RTI-171

C

19

H

25

CN

2

O

277

−107.28 (0.71)

62

RTI-180

C

18

H

22

CN

2

O

c

<235 (dec)

−94.57 (0.39)

49

RTI-177

C

23

H

24

Cl

2

N

2

O

c

287

−97.50 (0.28)

50

RTI-176

C

24

H

27

CN

2

O

270-295 (dec)

−102.22 (0.68)

77

RTI-181

C

23

H24

CN2

O

3

d

<2679 (dec)

−91.11 (0.43)

56

RTI-184

C

19

H

23

CN

2

O

3

d

117-121

−53.60 (0.25)

82

RTI-185

C

24

H

25

CN

2

O

3

205

−56.71 (0.43)

68

a

HC1 Salt;

b

Tartrate Salt

c

0.25 mol water;

d

0.5 mol water;

e

0.75 mol water;

f

1 mol water.

Many of the preferred compounds of the invention fall within the broad class of compounds described by the formula:

wherein Y=CH

2

R

3

, CO

2

R

2

, CONRR

1

,

R

1

=hydrogen, C

1-5

alkyl,

R

2

=hydrogen, C

1-6

alkyl, C

3-8

cycloalkyl, C

1-4

alkoxy, C

1-6

alkynyl, halogen, amine, CH

2

C

6

H

5

, (CH

2

)

2

C

6

H

5

, (CH

2

)

3

C

6

H

5

or

R

3

=OH, hydrogen, C

1-6

alkyl, C

3-8

cycloalkyl, C

1-4

alkoxy, Cl, Br, I, CN, NH

2

, NHC

1-6

alkyl, NC

1-6

alkyl, OCOC

1-6

alkyl, OCOC alkylaryl,

A=S, O or N

X=H, C

1-6

alkyl, C

3-8

cycloalkyl, C

1-4

alkoxy, C

1-6

alkynyl, halogen, amino, acylamido, C

2

H

5

, CH

2

CH

3

CH

3

, CH(CH

3

)

21

Z=H, I, Br, Cl, F, CN, CF

3

, NO

2

, N

3

, OR

1

, CONH

2

, CO

2

R, C

1-6

alkyl, NR

4

R

5

, NHCOR

5

, NHCO

2

R

6

, and Q

1

and Q

2

may be the same or different and ═H, OCH

3

, or Cl,

wherein R

4

-R

6

are each C

1-6

alkyl, R and R

1

are independently H, C

1-6

alkyl, C

1-6

alkene, C

1-6

alkyne, phenyl, phenyl substituted with 1-3 of C

1-6

alkyl, alkene, alkyl or alkoxy, C

1-6

alkoxy, phenoxy, amine, amine substituted with 1-2 of C

1-6

alkyl, alkene, alkyne, alkoxy or phenyl or phenoxy or R and R

1

may combine to form heterocyclic structure including pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl and morpholino moieties, unsubstituted or substituted with 1-2 C

1-6

alkyl, alkene, alkyne or alkoxy groups.

The present inventors have surprisingly found that certain of the RTI-4229 series of compounds are particularly potent pharmaceutical agents in accordance with the present invention.

Preferred compounds of the RTI-4229 series include the following: RTI-4229-31, 32, 51, 55, 83, 96, 97, 98, 101, 105, 108, 110, 111, 112, 116, 121, 122, 123, 127, 132, 139, 140, 142, 145, 146, 147, 150, 153, 173, 178, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 195, 199, 200, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214, 219, 230, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 251, 252, 274, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 287, 296, 304, 305, 307, 309, 318, 330 and 422. The chemical structures of these compounds, along with their IC

50

values for inhibition of radioligand binding are given below. DA is dopamine, 5-HT is S-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), and NE is norepinephrine, DA=[

3

H]WIN 35,428; 5-HT=[

3

H] paroxetine and NE

N

=[

3

H] nisoxetine:

RTI-4229-31

DA 1.12 ± 0.1 5-HT 44.5 ± 1.34 NE

N

37 ± 2.1

RTI-4229-32

DA 1.71 ± 0.31 5-HT 240 ± 27 NE

N

60 ± 0.53

RTI-4229-51

DA 1.69 ± 0.23 5-HT 240 ± 0.24 NE

N

37.4 ± 5.2

RTI-4229-55

DA 1.26 ± 0.04 5-HT 4.21 ± 0.34 NE

N

36 ± 3

RTI-4229-83

DA 55 ± 2 5-HT 28.4 ± 3.83 NE

N

4.027.87 ± 380.70

RTI-4229-96

DA 2.95 ± 0.58 5-HT 76 ± 2.8 NE

N

520 ± 10.4

RTI-4229-97

DA 3.91 ± 0.59 5-HT 181 ± 14 NE

N

282 ± 30

RTI-4229-98

DA 0.69 ± 0.2 5-HT 0.36 ± 0.047 NE

N

10.97 ± 0.88

RTI-4229-101

DA 2.2 ± 0.19 5-HT 26 ± 3.2 NE

N

±

RTI-4229-105

DA 1.60 ± 0.05 5-HT 143 ± 25 NE

N

127.2 ± 5.9

RTI-4229-108

DA 2.64 ± 0.31 5-HT 98 ± 8.7 NE

N

129.3 ± 15

RTI-4229-110

DA 0.62 ± 0.09 5-HT 4.13 ± 0.62 NE

N

5.45 ± 0.21

RTI-4229-111

DA 0.79 ± 0.08 5-HT 3.13 ± 0.36 NE

N

17.96 ± 0.85

RTI-4229-112

DA 0.82 ± 0.05 5-HT 10.5 ± 0.41 NE

N

36.2 ± 1.02

RTI-4229-116

DA 33 ± 3.9 5-HT 1,227 ± 176 NE

N

967.55 ± 26.25

RTI-4229-121

DA 0.43 ± 0.05 5-HT 55.84 ± 6.53 NE

N

285 ± 7.6

RTI-4229-122

DA 1.50 ± 0.35 5-HT 184.38 ± 21.91 NE

N

3.791 ± 149

RTI-4229-123

DA 1.78 5-HT 3.53 NE

N

393

RTI-4229-127

DA 19 ± 1 5-HT 4,499 ± 557 NE

N

3,444 ± 44

RTI-4229-132

DA 3.48 ± 0.11 5-HT 208 ± 18 NE

N

137.3 ± 10.5

RTI-4229-139

DA 1.67 ± 0.13 5-HT 85 ± 9.3 NE

N

56.9 ± 2.6

RTI-4229-140

DA 101 ± 16 5-HT 5,701 ± 721 NE

N

2,076 ± 285

RTI-4229-142

DA 4.39 ± 0.20 5-HT 68.59 ± 2.02 NE

N

18.78 ± 0.68

RTI-4229-145

DA 9.60 ± 0.42 5-HT 2,932 ± 181 NE

N

1,478 ± 96

RTI-4229-146

DA 2.05 ± 0.23 5-HT 98 ± 10 NE

N

144 ± 3

RTI-4229-147

DA 1.38 ± 0.03 5-HT 12,393.99 ± 1207.03 NE

N

3,949 ± 72

RTI-4229-150

DA 3.74 ± 0.52 5-HT 2,019 ± 133 NE

N

4,738 ± 322

RTI-4229-153

DA 1.06 ± 0.12 5-HT 3.59 ± 0.27 NE

N

132 ± 5

RTI-4229-173

DA 49.9 ± 7.3 5-HT 8.13 ± 0.30 NE

N

122 ± 12

RTI-4229-178

DA 35.4 ± 1.74 5-HT 1.698.77 ± 166.68 NE

N

677 ± 67.5

RTI-4229-188

DA 12.56 ± 1.03 5-HT 3,303.76 ± 195.85 NE

N

929 ± 88.1

RTI-4229-189

DA 19.71 ± 1.98 5-HT 1,116.18 ± 107.148 NE

N

496 ± 42.1

RTI-4229-190

DA 0.96 ± 0.10 5-HT 168 ± 1.8 NE

N

235 ± 8.39

RTI-4229-191

DA 0.61 ± 0.08 5-HT 15.5 ± 0.72 NE

N

101.7 ± 10.5

RTI-4229-193

DA 1.68 ± 0.14 5-HT 1,066.38 ± 109.12 NE

N

544 ± 27.7

RTI-4229-195

DA 47.48 ± 4.76 5-HT 22,310.9 ± 822.83 NE

N

1,310 ± 36.7

RTI-4229-199

DA 35.88 ± 3.40 5-HT 51,459.7 ± 4.513.10 NE

N

24,320.8 ± 3.822.61

RTI-4229-200

DA 15.29 ± 2.43 5-HT 18,416.5 ± 1.508.79 NE

N

4,142.08 ± 466.07

RTI-4229-203

DA 9.37 ± 0.52 5-HT 2,153.39 ± 143.18 NE

N

2,743.73 ± 140.92

RTI-4229-204

DA 3.91 ± 0.23 5-HT 3,772.17 ± 383.64 NE

N

4,782.70 ± 487.10

RTI-4229-205

DA 8.19 ± 0.90 5-HT 5,237.30 ± 453.397 NE

N

2,136.62 ± 208.52

RTI-4229-206

DA 27.38 ± 1.47 5-HT 1,203.39 ± 41.79 NE

N

1,277.60 ± 117.68

RTI-4229-214

DA 2.90 5-HT 88,800 NE

N

8550

RTI-4229-219

DA 5.71 ± 0.36 5-HT 10.341 5 ± 76.11 NE

N

8,563 ± 824

RTI-4229-230

DA 1.26 ± 0.17 5-HT 57.41 ± 5.04 NE

N

141 ± 16.1

RTI-4229-239

DA 0.61 ± 0.07 5-HT 114.3 ± 3.69 NE

N

35.6 ± 2.57

RTI-4229-240

DA 1.38 ± 0.03 5-HT 38.4 ± 2.31 NE

N

84.5 ± 3.09

RTI-4229-241

DA 1.02 ± 0.06 5-HT 618.5 ± 28 NE

N

124 ± 3.56

RTI-4229-242

DA 7.57 ± 0.31 5-HT 226.54 ± 27.37 NE

N

510.1 ± 51.4

RTI-4229-243

DA 129 ± 19.6 5-HT 155.93 ± 15.27 NE

N

540 ±

RTI-4229-251

DA 1.93 ± 0.14 5-HT 10.1 ± 1.1 NE

N

114 ± 13.1

RTI-4229-252

DA 2.56 ± 0.22 5-HT 35.2 ± 2.45 NE

N

124.6 ± 8.3

RTI-4229-274

DA 3.96 ± 0.2 5-HT 5.62 ± 0.2 NE

N

14.4 ± 1.3

RTI-4229-277

DA 5.94 ± 0.61 5-HT 2,909.71 ± 255.41 NE

N

5,695.38 ± 214.72

RTI-4229-278

DA 8.14 ± 0.73 5-HT 2,146.50 ± 138.71 NE

N

4,095.01 ± 413.45

RTI-4229-279

DA 5.96 ± 0.48 5-HT 1.06 ± 0.10 NE

N

74.3 ± 3.8

RTI-4229-280

DA 3.12 ± 0.39 5-HT 6.81 ± 0.41 NE

N

484.13 ± 51.6

RTI-4229-281

BIH-141-7

DA 2.37 ± 0.28 5-HT 15.69 ± 1.5 NE

N

820.5 ± 45.8

RTI-4229-282

BIH-141-2

DA 68.53 ± 7.08 5-HT 70.38 ± 4.13 NE

N

3921.58 ± 130

RTI-4229-283

BIH-141-2

DA 14.35 ± 0.3 5-HT 3.13 ± 0.16 NE

N

3125 ± 333

RTI-4229-286

DA 20.7 ± 0.57 5-HT 5062 ± 485 NE

N

1231 ± 91

RTI-4229-287

DA 325 ± 20 5-HT 1686 ± 140 NE

N

17.819 ± 440

RTI-4229-296

BIH-141-1

DA 5.29 ± 0.53 5-HT 11.39 ± 0.28 NE

N

1592.23 ± 93.4

RTI-4229-304

BIH-141-11

DA 15.04 ± 1.2 5-HT 7.09 ± 0.71 NE

N

2799 ± 300

RTI-4229-305

BIH-141-18

DA 1.24 ± 0.11 5-HT 1.59 ± 0.2 NE

N

21.8 ± 1.0

RTI-4229-307

BIH-141-15

DA 6.11 ± 0.67 5-HT 3.16 ± 0.33 NE

N

115.8 ± 5.1

RTI-4229-309

BIH-141-17

DA 1.73 ± 0.05 5-HT 2.25 ± 0.17 NE

N

14.9 ± 1.18

RTI-4229-318

DA 0.51 ± 0.03 5-HT 0.80 ± 0.06 NE

N

21.1 ± 1.0

RTI-4229-330

DA 310.2 ± 21 5-HT 15.1 ± 0.97 NE

N

±

RTI-4229-422

DA 1.96 5-HT 1,100 NE

N

6090

Particularly preferred compounds include RTI-4229-77, 87, 113, 114, 117, 119, 120, 124, 125, 126, 130, 141, 143, 144, 151, 152, 154, 165, 171, 176, 177, 180, 181, 194, 202, 252, 295, 298, 319, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 345, 346, 347, 348, 352 and 353. The chemical structures of these compounds are given below:

RTI-4229-77 DA 2.51 ± 0.25 5-HT ± NE

N

2,246.86 ± 238.99

RTI-4229-87 DA 204 ± 29 5-HT 28,391 ± 2.324 NE

N

35,782 ± 6.245

RTI-4229-113 DA 1.98 ± 0.05 5-HT 2,333.6 ± 176 NE

N

2,955 ± 223

RTI-4229-114 DA 1.40 ± 0.13 5-HT 1,404 ± 7.1 NE

N

778 ± 21

RTI-4229-117 DA 6.45 ± 0.85 5-HT 6,090 ± 488 NE

N

1,926 ± 38

RTI-4229-119 DA 167 ± 13 5-HT 40,615 ± 9.416 NE

N

6,985 ± 635

RTI-4229-120 DA 3.26 ± 0.06 5-HT 24,471 ± 1.515 NE

N

5,833 ± 373

RTI-4229-124 DA 1,028 ± 65 5-HT 33,085 ± 5.434 NE

N

70,993 ± 3.563

RTI-4229-125 DA 4.05 ± 0.57 5-HT 2,584 ± 799 NE

N

363 ± 36

RTI-4229-126 DA 100 ± 6.3 5-HT 3,824 ± 418 NE

N

7,876 ± 551

RTI-4229-130 DA 1.62 ± 0.02 5-HT 195 ± 4.8 NE

N

245 ± 13

RTI-4229-141 DA 1.81 ± 0.19 5-HT 337 ± 43 NE

N

835 ± 7.5

RTI-4229-143 DA 4.1 ± 0.22 5-HT 404 ± 58 NE

N

4,069 ± 177

RTI-4229-144 DA 3.44 ± 0.36 5-HT 106 ± 10 NE

N

1,825 ± 166

RTI-4229-151 DA 2.33 ± 0.26 5-HT 1,074 ± 125 NE

N

60 ± 2

RTI-4229-152 DA 494 ± 37 5-HT 1[.],995 ± 109 NE

N

22,689 ± 1.957

RTI-4229-154 DA 6.0 ± 0.55 5-HT 3,460 ± 245 NE

N

135 ± 13

RTI-4229-171 DA 0.93 ± 0.09 5-HT 3,818.25 ± 346.14 NE

N

254 ± 31

RTI-4229-176 DA 1.58 ± 0.02 5-HT 5,109.72 ± 187.101 NE

N

398 ± 17.6

RTI-4229-177 DA 1.28 ± 0.18 5-HT 2,418.21 ± 135.68 NE

N

504 ± 29

RTI-4229-180 DA 0.73 ± 0.04 5-HT 36.35 ± 4.99 NE

N

67.9 ± 5.25

RTI-4229-181 DA 2.57 ± 0.14 5-HT 100 ± 9.0 NE

N

868 ± 95

RTI-4229-194 DA 4.45 ± 0.12 5-HT 4,884.47 ± 155.42 NE

N

253 ± 18.9

RTI-4229-202 DA 1.37 ± 0.14 5-HT 1,118.85 ± 120.00 NE

N

402.8 ± 29.5

RTI-4229-295 BIH 141-4 DA 21.31 ± 0.87 5-HT 2.96 ± 0.04 NE

N

1349 ± 105

RTI-4229-298 BIH-141-4 DA 3.7 ± 0.16 5-HT 46.8 ± 5.8 NE

N

346.6 ± 25

RTI-4229-319 DA 1.1 ± 0.09 5-HT 11.4 ± 1.3 NE

N

70.2 ± 6.28

RTI-4229-334 DA 0.50 ± 0.03 5-HT 3086 ± 153 NE

N

120 ± 10.4

RTI-4229-335 DA 1.19 ± 0.12 5-HT 2318 ± 153 NE

N

954 ± 97.3

RTI-4229-336 DA 4.09 ± 0.44 5-HT 5741 ± 421 NE

N

1714 ± 38.5

RTI-4229-337 DA 7.31 ± 0.61 5-HT 36,842 ± 3616 NE

N

6321 ± 703

RTI-4229-338 DA 1104.2 ± 54.6 5-HT 7.41 ± 0.55 NE

N

3366 ± 584

RTI-4229-345 DA 6.42 ± 0.46 5-HT > 76,000 ± NE

N

5290.4 ± 448.99

RTI-4229-346 DA 1.57 ± 0.10 5-HT 5880 ± 179 NE

N

762.01 ± 37.8

RTI-4229-347 DA 1.86 ± 0.09 5-HT 7256.95 ± 210 NE

N

918.4 ± 108.34

RTI-4229-348 DA 28.2 ± 1.9 5-HT 34,674 ± 3954 NE

N

2667.2 ± 6267.3

RTI-4229-352 DA 2.86 ± 0.21 5-HT 64.9 ± 1.97 NE

N

52.4 ± 4.9

RTI-4229-353 DA 330.54 ± 17.12 5-HT 0.69 ± 0.07 NE

N

148.4 ± 9.15

It should be noted that compound RTI-353 is a highly potent compound at the serotonin site, and is selective relative to the dopamine and norepinephrine sites. This compound is particularly useful as an antidepressant, and as an imaging agent for serotonin transporters.

Having generally described this invention, a further understanding can be obtained by reference to certain specific examples which are provided herein for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting unless otherwise specified.

EXAMPLES

All certified grade reagents or solvents were purchased from Aldrich Chemical Co. or Fluka Chemical Co. All reagents were normally used without further purification. When anhydrous conditions were required, solvents were distilled and dried by standard techniques immediately prior to use.

All air and moisture sensitive reactions were conducted under a prepurified nitrogen atmosphere in flame-dried glassware, previously dried at 150° C. Anhydrous solvents were transferred using conventional syringe or steel canula techniques under an inert atmosphere. Removal of solvents in vacuo was done on a Buchi rotavapor rotary evaporator operated at water aspirator pressure.

1

H NMR and 13C NMR spectra were recorded at 250 Mhz on a Bruker AM250 spectrometer. Optical rotations were recorded on at the Sodium D line on a Rudolph Research Autopol III polarimeter (1 dm cell). Melting point was recorded on a Uni-melt Thomas Hoover capillary melting point apparatus in open capillary tubes and were uncorrected. Elemental analysis were performed by Atlantic Microlab, Inc., Norcross, Ga.

Reaction products were purified by flash column chromatography using silica gel (mesh size 230-400) purchased from VWR Scientific. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) was performed on Whatman 254 nm fluorescent silica gel 60A (1×3 inches, 250 [μm thickness]) precoated TLC plates using the solvent systems indicated. Developed chromatograms were evaluated under 254 nm UV light or with iodine.

Example 1

General Procedure for the Preparation of Amides

To a solution of 1 mmol of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid or 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid in 5 ml of methylene chloride was added dropwise with stirring under nitrogen 2.0 eq oxalyl chloride (2 M solution in methylene chloride). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for an hour after evolution of gas has ceased. The solvent was removed in vacuo at room temperature and then at high vacuum to remove residual traces of oxalyl chloride. The resulting residue of acid chloride was suspended in 5 ml methylene chloride under nitrogen at 0° C., and 2.0 eq of the amine hydrochloride containing 4.0 eq of triethylamine, or 2.5 eq of the amine free base was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Aqueous 3N NaOH (5 ml) was added to basify the reaction mixture, the organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer extracted with 3×10 ml chloroform. The combined organic layers were dried (Na

2

SO

4

), filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to give crude product. The crude was purified by flash column chromatography or crystallization.

Example 2

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-188)

To a solution of 0.59 g (2 mmol) of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid (chloro acid) in 2 ml of POCl

3

was added 0.31 g (2.2 mmol) of N-benzoic hydrazide and refluxed under nitrogen for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into ice and rendered basic to pH 7-8 using concentrated NH

4

0H. To the ice cold aqueous layer was added 10 ml brine and extracted thrice with 10 ml methylene chloride. The organic layers were combined dried (NaSO

4

), filtered, and the solvent removed in vacuo to give 0.9 g of crude residue. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography [50% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] gave 0.33 g (42%) of pure oxadiazole (RTI-188) which was recrystallized from ether/petroleum ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.81 (m, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3 H), 2.26 (m, 2H), 2.66 (m, 1H), 3.33 (m, 2H), 3.51 (m, 2 H), 7.16 (m, 4H) 7.45 (m, 3H), 7.86 (m, 2H); IR (CHCl

3

) 2950, 1550, 1490, 1450, 1340, 1090 cm

−1

; [β]

D

−106.250 (c=0.08, CHCl

3

)

The oxadiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) 2.08 (m, 1H), 2.57 (m, 5H), 3.0 (s, 3H), 4.01 (m, 2H), 4.15 (m, 1H), 4.39 (m, 1H), 7.24 (m, 4H), 7.52 (m, 5H): mp 160-162° C.; Anal calcd for C

22

H

23

Cl

2

N

3

O.0.75H

2

O; C=61.47; H=5.74, N=9.78; Cl=16.50; found C=61.47, H=5.73, N=9.76; Cl=16.56; [α]

D

+84.59° (c=0.36, CH

3

OH).

Further elution gave as a second fraction 0.1 g (13%) of white solid which was characterized to be 3X-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.76 (m, 3H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 3.36 (m, 2H), 3.51 (m, 1H), 3.65 (m, 1H), 7.21 (m, 4H), 7.47 (m, 3H) 7.91 (m, 2H); mp 170-171° C.; Anal calcd for C

22

H

22

CIN

3

O; C=69.55; H=5.84, N=11.06; Cl=9.33; found C=69.49, H=5.85, N=11.01; Cl=9.41; [α]

D

+33.06° (c=0.18, CHCl

3

)

Example 3

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-195)

Reaction of 0.65 g (2.5 mmol) of 3D-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid (Methyl acid) as described above for RTI-188 gave after work-up and purification by flash column chromatography [(50% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] 0.36 g (40%) of pure oxadiazole (RTI-195) which was recrystallized from ether/petroleum ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.83 (m, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 2.3 (m, 2H), 2.67 (m, 1H), 3.33 (m, 1H), 3.41 (m, 1H), 3.53 (m, 1H), 3.61 (m, 1 H) 7.0 (m, 2H).7.13 (m, 2H), 7.44 (m, 3H), 7.86 (m, 2H); IR (CHCL

3

) 2990, 1545, 1505, 1440, 1350. cm

−1

; [α]

D

−163.920 (c=0.2, CHCl

3

)

The oxadiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt: H NMR (MeOD) 2.05 (m, 1H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 2.51 (m, 5H), 2.99 (s, 3H), 3.86 (m, 1H), 3.95 (m, 1H), 4.14 (m, 1H), 4.35 (m, 1H), 7.02 (m, 4H) 7.53 (m, 5H); mp 175-178° C.; Anal calcd for C

23

H

26

CIN

3

O.0.75H

2

O; C=67.47; H=6.77, N=10.26; Cl=8.66; found C=67.58, H=6.79, N=10.34; Cl=8.78; [α]

D

+97.220 (c=0.25, CH

3

OH).

Further elution gave as a second fraction 0.18 g (20%) of solid which was characterized to be 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane which was recrystallized from ether/petroleum ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.77 (m, 2H), 2.0 (m, 4H), 2.25 (s, 3H), 2.47 (s, 3H), 3.33 (m, 2H), 3.51 (m, 1H), 3.69 (d of d, J=2.6, 12 Hz, 1H), 6.91 (m, 2H) 7.03 (m, 2H).7.45 (m, 2H), 7.45 (m, 3H), 7.89 (m, 2H); IR (CHCL

3

) 3020, 1540, 1510, 1415, 1250, 1215. cm; Anal calcd for C

23

H

25

N

3

O; C=76.85; H=7.01, N=11.69; found C=76.60, H=7.12, N=11.55; [α]

D

+40.730 (C=0.28, CHCl

3

)

Example 4

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-194)

Reaction of 0.65 g (2.5 mmol) of methyl acid as described above for RTI-195 using 0.21 g (2.75 mmol) of N-acetic hydrazide gave after work-up and Purification by flash column chromatography [(75% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] 0.29 g (39%) of pure oxadiazole (RTI-194) which was recrystallized from ether/petroleum ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.75 (m, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 2.22 (s, 3H), 2.25 (m, 2H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 2.56 (m, 1H), 3.24 (m, 1H), 3.4 (m, 2H), 3.47 (m, 1H) 7.0 (m, 4H);

13

C NMR (CDCl

3

) 11.06, 20.9, 25.08, 26.32, 34.11, 34.6, 41.83, 45.73, 61.97, 66.21, 127.11, 128.85, 135.85, 138.19, 162.5, 167.44; IR (CHCL

3

) 2950, 1590, 1510, 1450, 1350, 1215 cm

−1

; [α]

D

−108.470 (c=0.14, CHCl

3

).

The oxadiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) 1.99 (m, 1H), 2.23 (s, 3H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 2.47 (m, 5H), 2.94 (s, 3H), 3.72 (m, 1H), 3.79 (m, 1H), 4.10 (m, 1H), 4.23 (m, 1H), 7.05 (m, 4H); mp 146° C.(dec); Anal calcd for Cl

8

H

24

CIN

3

O.0.5H

2

O; C=63.06; H=7.35, N=12.26; Cl=10.34; found C=63.21, H=7.40, N=12.07; Cl=10.27; [α]

D

−43.05° (c=0.15, CH

3

OH).

Example 5

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(S-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-200).

Reaction of 0.59 g (2 mmol) of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)tropane-2β-carboxylic acid as described above for the preparation of amides gave after purification of the crude by crystallizing from ethyl acetate/ether 0.52 g (66%) of pure N-[3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic]-N′-benzoylhydrazide:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.76 (m, 3H), 2.24 (m, 2H), 2.41 (s, 3H) 2.51 (m, 1H), 2.68 (m, 1H), 3.18 (m, 1H), 3.44 (m, 2H), 7.22 (m, 4H), 7.46 (m, 3H), 7.78 (m, 2H), 9.02 (br s, 1H), 12.97 (br s, 1H); IR (CHCl

3

) 3385, 3035, 3000, 1620, 1570, 1485, 1450, 1215 cm

−1

.

A solution of 0.4 g (1 mmol) of N-[3D-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic]-N′-benzoyl-hydrazide and 0.8 g (2 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent in 10 ml toluene was refluxed for 4 h under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was cooled and solvent removed in vacuo to give a yellow residue. To the residue was added 3 g of silica gel and 10 ml of methylene chloride, the resulting slurry was mixed properly and the solvent removed in vacuo. The crude compound impregnated on silica gel was loaded on a column and purified by flash column chromatography [50% ether/triethylamine (9:1) in hexane] to obtain 0.23 g (58%) of pure thiadiazole (RTI-200) which was further purified by recrystallizing from ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.75 (m, 3H), 2.20 (m, 3H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 3.30 (m, 3H), 3.78 (m, 1H), 6.86 (m, 2H), 7.08 (m, 2H), 7.43 (m, 3H), 7.97 (m, 2H); NMR 25.55, 25.88, 34.60, 36.09, 41.55, 49.73, 61.48, 65.33, 127.59, 128.28, 128.78, 128.88, 130.37, 130.88, 132.19, 139.27, 168-29, 169.56; IR (CC14) 2940, 1490, 1460, 1340, 1245, 1100, 1010 cm

1

The thiadiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.06 (m, 1H), 2.53 (m, 5H), 2.97 (s, 3H), 3.92 (m, 1H), 4.17 (m, 2H), 4.39 (m, 1H), 7.11 (m, 2H), 7.26 (m, 2H), 7.51 (m, 3H), 7.79 (m, 2H); mp 165-170° C.; Anal calcd for C

22

H

23

Cl

2

N

3

S.0.75H

2

O; C=59.26, H=5.54, N 9.42, Cl=15.90; S=7.19. found C=59.27, H=5.52, N=9.40, Cl=15.99; S 7.09; [°]

D

−42.81° (c=0.16, MeOH).

Further elution gave 0.08 g (21%) as a second fraction which was characterized to be 3β-(4-chlorophenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane.

Example 6

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-199)

Reaction of 0.65 g (2.5 mmol) of 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid as described above for preparation of amides gave after work up and purification by flash column chromatography [(50% CMA-80 in methylene chloride)] 0.48 g (51%) pure N-[3β-(4-Methylphenyl) Tropane-2β-carboxylic]-N′-benzoyl-hydrazide which was further purified by recrystallizing from ether/pet ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.75 (m, 3H), 2.20 (m, 2H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 2.51 (m, 1 H), 2.67 (m, 1H), 3.18 (m, 1H), 3.47 (m, 2H), 7.11 (m, 4 H), 7.48 (m, 3H), 7.81 (m, 2H), 9.06 (br s, 1H), 13.09 (br s, 1H); IR (CHCl

3

) 3385, 3045, 1625, 1570, 1460, 1420, 1100 cm

−1

;

Reaction of 0.29 g (0.75 mmol) of N-[3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic]-N′-benzoyl-hydrazide as described above for RTI-200 gave after work and purification by flash chromatography [40% ether/triethylamine (9:1) in hexane] 0.16 g (58%) of pure thiadiazole (RTI-199):

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.70 (m, 1H), 1.88 (m, 2H), 2.20 (s, 3H), 2.23 (m, 2H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 2.38 (m, 1H), 3.21 (m, 1H), 3.32 (m, 1H), 3.39 (m, 1H), 3.78 (m, 1H), 6.81 (m, 2H), 6.92 (m, 2H), 7.43 (m, 3H), 7.97 (m, 2H);

13

C NMR 20.98, 25.65, 25.95, 34.79, 36.25, 41.65, 50.05, 61.68, 65.49, 127.32, 127.65, 128.89, 128.95, 130.29, 131.11, 135.94, 137.68, 168.83, 169.45; IR (CCl

4

) 2935, 1510, 1450, 1250, 1120, 1100, 1060 cm

−1

The thiadiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt;

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 1.95 (m, 1H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 2.41 (m, 5H), 2.89 (s, 3H), 3.76 (m, 1H), 4.05 (m, 2H), 4.30 (m, 1H), 4.22 (m, 1H), 6.89 (m, 2H), 6.99 (m, 2H), 7.39 (m, 3H), 7.67 (m, 2H); mp 180-185° C.; Anal calcd for C

23

H

26

CIN

3

S.H

2

O; C=65.62, H=6.46, N=9.98, Cl=18.42; S=7.62. found C=65.57, H=6.63, N=9.91, Cl=18.24; S=7.55; [α]

D

−33.5° (c=0.2, MeOH)

Further elution gave 0.04 g (15%) of a second fraction which was characterized to be 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-tropane.

Example 7

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-oxazol-2-yl)-tropane Tartrate RTI-189)

Reaction of 0.73 g (2.5 mmol) of 35-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β carboxylic acid as described above for the preparation of amides gave after purification by flash column chromatography (15% CMA 80 in methylene chloride) 0.8 g (81%) of pure 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-N-(phenyacyl)carboxamide:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.71 (m, 3H), 2.19 (m, 2H), 2.39 (5, 3H), 2.46 (m, 1H), 2.58 (m, 1H), 3.13 (m, 1H), 3.43 (m, 2H), 4.74 (m, 2H), 7.13 (m, 4H), 7.49 (m, 2H), 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.96 (m, 2H), 10.57 (br s, 1H); IR (CHCl

3

) 3135, 3010, 2930, 1695, 1650, 1590, 1530, 1485, 1450, 1355, 1220 cm

1

.

A solution of 0.725 g (1.83 mmol) of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-N(phenyacyl)carboxamide in 6 ml POCl

3

was heated at 125° C. under nitrogen for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and poured into ice and rendered basic to pH 7-8 using concentrated NH

4

OH. To the ice cold aqueous layer was added 10 ml brine and extracted thrice with 10 ml methylene chloride. The organic layers were combined dried (NaSO

4

), filtered, and the solvent removed in vacuo to 0.63 g crude oxazole. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography [(40% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] gave 0.34 g (49%) of pure oxazole (RTI-189) which was further purified by recrystallizing from ether/petroleum ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.79 (m, 3H), 2.22 (s, 3H), 2.27 (m, 2H), 2.66 (m, 1H), 3.27 (m, 1H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 3.53 (m, 1H), 7.11 (s, 1H), 7.16 (s, 4H) 7.31 (m, 5H); IR (CHCl

3

) 2950, 1540, 1490, 1445, 1350, 1120, 1090 CM

−1

; [α]

D

−70.37° (c=0.19, CHCl

3

)

The oxazole was converted into tartrate salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) 2.14 (m, 1H), 2.54 (m, 5H), 2.96 (s, 3H), 3.75 (m, 2 H), 4.12 (m, 1H), 4.25 (m, 1H), 4.41 (s, 2H), 7.05 (m, 2 H), 7.29 (m, 7H), 7.45 (s, 1H), 7.43 (s, 1H); mp 126° C. (dec); Anal calcd for C

27

H

29

CIN

2

O

7

.0.75H

2

O; C=59.78; H=5.67, N=5.16; Cl=6.54; found C=59.78, H=5.58, N=4.93; Cl=6.31; [α]

D

+101.43° (c=0.21, CH

3

OH)

Example 8

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(5-phenyl-oxazol-2-yl)-tropane Tartrate (RTI-178)

Reaction of 0.52 g (2 mmol) of 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid as described above for preparation of amides gave after work up and purification by flash column chromatography (15% CMA in methylene chloride) 0.54 g (72%) of pure 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-N-(phenyacyl)carboxamide:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.73 (m, 3H), 2.14 (m, 2H), 2.26 (s, 3H), 2.40 (s, 3H), 2.47 (m, 1H), 2.59 (m, 1H), 3.14 (m, 1H), 3.42 (m, 2H), 4.74 (m, 2H), 7.05 (m, 4H), 7.48 (m, 2H), 7.59 (m, 2H), 7.97 (m, 2H), 10.62 (br s, 1H); IR (CHCl

3

) 3155, 3005, 2930, 1690, 1650, 1520, 1450, 1355, 1215 cm

−1

Reaction of 0.5 g (1.33 mmol) of 3D-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-N-(phenyacyl)carboxamide as described above for RTI-189 gave after workup and purification by flash column chromatography [(40% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] 0.1 g (31%) RTI-158 as a first fraction. Further elution gave 0.19 g (42%) of pure oxazole RTI-178:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) 1.8 (m, 3 H), 2.18 (m, 2H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 2.22 (s, 3H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 3.28 (m, 1H), 3.42 (m, 2H), 3.53 (m, 1H), 6.98 (m, 2 H), 7.11 (m, 3H), 7.30 (m, 5H).

The oxazole was crystallized as the tartrate salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) 1.99 (m, 1H), 2.19 (s, 3H), 2.54 (m, 5H), 2.95 (s, 3 H), 3.74 (m, 2H), 4.13 (m, 1H), 4.26 (m, 1H), 4.4 (s, 2H), 6.91 (m, 2H), 7.0 (m, 2H), 7.25 (m, 2H), 7.33 (m, 3H), 7.43 (s, 1H); mp 175-181 C; Anal calcd for C

28

H

32

N

2

O

7

.1H

2

O; C=63.87; H=6.51, N=5.32; found C=64.21, H=6.40, N=5.19; [α]

D

−104.04° (c=0.6, CH

3

OH)

Example 9

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(5-phenylthiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-219)

To a solution of 0.74 g (1.86 mmol) of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-N-(phenyacyl)carboxamide and 1.51 g (7.45 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent in 18 ml of toluene was refluxed under N

2

for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and solvent removed in vacuo to give crude residue. To the residue was added 3 g of silica gel and 10 ml of methylene chloride, the resulting slurry was mixed properly and the solvent removed in vacuo. The crude compound impregnated on silica gel was loaded on a column and purified by flash column chromatography [(40% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] to give 0.21 g (30%) of pure thiazole RTI-219:

1

H NMR (CDCl) 1.61 (m, 1H), 1.82 (m, 2H), 2.22 (m, 2H), 2.34 (s, 3H) 2.39 (m, 1H), 3.28 (m, 2H), 3.39 (m, 1H), 3.49 (m, 1H), 6.8 (m, 2H) 7.07 (m, 2H), 7.32 (m, 3H), 7.57 (m, 2H), 7.60 (s, 1H);

13

C NMR (MeOD) 25.51, 25.99, 35.01, 36.92, 41.72, 52.97, 61.58, 65.70, 126.45, 127.60, 128.13, 128.89, 129.05, 131.91, 132.43, 136.11, 139.91, 140.27, 168.97; IR (CHCl

3

) 2945, 1590, 1485, 1445, 1350, 1125, 1090. cm

−1

.

The thiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) 1.99 (m, 1H), 2.51 (m, 5H), 2.93 (s, 3H), 3.79 (m, 2 H), 4.15 (m, 1H), 4.28 (m, 1H), 7.02 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H) 7.21 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.39 (m, 5H), 8.06 (s, 1H); mp 228-230° C.; Anal calcd for C

23

H

24

CIN

2

S.H

2

O; C=61.47, H=5.83, N=6.23, S=7.13, Cl=15.78; found C=61.61, H=5.76, N=6.20, S=7.51, Cl=15.84; [α]

D

+27.43° (c=0.11, CH

3

OH)

Example 10

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-202)

Reaction of 0.59 g (2 mmol) of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxylic acid as described above for preparation of amides gave after purification of the crude by flash column chromatography (50% CMA-80 in methylene chloride) 0.3 g (41%) of pure RTI-202 which was further purified by recrystallizing from ether/hexane:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.65 (m, 1H), 1.87 (m, 2 H), 2.24 (m, 2H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 2.41 (m, 1H), 3.28 (m, 2 H), 3.40 (m, 1H), 3.62 (m, 1H), 6.8 (m, 2H), 6.81 (m, 2H), 7.29 (m, 2H), 7.70 (m, 1H), 7.84 (m, 1H);

13

C NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 25.58, 26.07, 35.40, 36.95, 41.56, 53.09, 61.57, 65.47, 120.95, 122.42, 124.11, 125.20, 128.05, 129.03, 131.87, 136.72, 139.91, 151.33, 171.11; IR (CHCl

3

) 2940, 2795, 1495, 1445, 1305, 1130, 1105, 1015, 907 CM

−1

; [α]

D

−233.89° (c=0.09, CHCl

3

).

The benzothiazole was converted into hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.02 (m, 1H), 2.43 (m, 4H), 2.89 (m, 1H), 2.98 (s, 3H), 3.90 (m, 2H), 4.23 (m, 1H), 4.34 (m, 1H), 7.02 (m, 2H), 7.13 (m, 2H), 7.45 (m, 2H), 7.81 (m, 1H), 8.16 (m, 1H); mp 140-150° C. (dec); Anal calcd for C

21

H

22

Cl

2

N

2

S.0.75H

2

O C=60.21, H=5.65, N=6.69, Cl=16.93; S=7.65: found C=60.14, H=5.74, N=6.60, Cl=16.89; S=7.71; [α]

D

−1 72.49° (c 0.28, MeOH).

Example 11

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-nitrile (RTI-161)

To a solution of 0.95 g (3.5 mmol) of 3D-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxamide in 20 ml dry THF was added 0.56 ml (7 mmol) pyridine. To the resulting solution at room temperature was added dropwise with stirring under nitrogen 0.35 ml (4.2 mmol) of trifluoroacetic anhydride. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and quenched with 10 ml water. The solvent was removed under vacuo and the residue was taken in 10 ml saturated aqueous K

2

CO

3

and extracted thrice with 10 ml CHCl

3

. The organic layers were combined and washed with 20 ml brine dried (NaSO

4

), filtered, and the solvent removed in vacuo to give 0.26 g crude product. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography (10% CMA in methylene chloride) gave 0.68 g (77%) of pure nitrile RTI-161 which was recrystallized from methylene chloride and hexane:

1

H is NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.70 (m, 3H), 2.22 (m, 3H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 2.80 (m, 1H), 3.04 (m, 1H), 3.34 (m, 1H), 3.43 (m, 1H), 7.26 (m, 4H); IR (CHCl

3

) 3700, 2950, 2225, 1490, 1470, 1090, 900 cm

1

; mp 167-173° C.; Anal calcd for C

15

H

18

Cl

2

N

2

.0.75H

2

O; C=57.98, H=6.32 N=9.02, Cl=22.82; found C=58.22, H=6.12, N=8.48, Cl=22.89; [α]

D

−73.33° (c=0.48, MeOH)

Example 12

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-nitrile Hydrochloride (RTI-158)

Reaction of 0.26 g (1 mmol) of 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-carboxamide as described above for RTI-161 gave after work up and purification 0.16 g (67%) of pure nitrile (RTI-158):

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.68 (m, 3H), 2.18 (m, 3H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.35 (s, 1H), 2.82 (m, 1H), 3.02 (m, 1H), 3.36 (m, 1H), 3.43 (m, 1H), 7.18 (m, 4H); IR (CHCl

3

) 3675, 3000, 2950, 2200, 1600, 1510, 1450, 1350, 1220, 1100 cm

−1

.

The crude product was crystallized as the HCl salt:

1

H NMR (MeOH) δ 2.08-2.58 (m, 9H), 2.92 (s, 3H), 3.54 (m, 1H), 3.69 (br s, 1H), 4.12 (br s, 1H), 4.29 (m, 1H), 7.21 (m, 4 H); mp 270° C. (dec.); Anal calcd for C

16

H

2

, CIN

2

; C 69.42, H=7.65 N=10.12, Cl=12.81; found C=69.31, H=7.70, N=10.12, Cl=12.81; [α]

D

−76.4° (c=0.5, MeOH).

Example 13

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-tropane-2β-tetrazole (RTI-163)

To a solution of 0.13 g 0.5 mmol) of RTI-161 in 5 ml dry THF was added 0.28 ml (5 mmol) azidotrimethylsilane and the mixture was placed in a PTFE-lined autoclave. The solution was heated to 150° C. for 24 hours in an oil bath. The reaction mixture was cooled and transferred using MeOH. The solvent was removed in vacuo to give a brownish residue. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography (20%-50% CMA in methylene chloride) gave 0.05 g (33.) of pure tetrazole (RTI-163):

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

+1 drop MeOD) δ 1.73 (m, 1 H), 2.44-2.02 (m, 4H), 2.6 (m, 1H), 2.68 (s, 3H), 3.33 (m, 1H), 3.65 (m, 1H), 3.73 (m, 1H), 3.97 (m, 1H), 6.68 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.07 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H); mp 296-300° C.; Anal calcd for C

15

H

18

CIN

5

.0.75H

2

O; C=56.78, H=6.19 N=22.07, Cl=11.17; found C=56.69, H=6.22, N=22.09, Cl=11.15; [α]

D

−124.94° (c=0.39, MeOH).

Example 14

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-tropane-2β-tetrazole Hydrochloride (RTI-157)

Reaction of 0.12 g (0.5 mmol) of RTI-158 as described above for RTI-163 gave after workup and purification of the crude by flash column chromatography (100% CMA) 0.14 g (88%) of pure tetrazole (RTI-157):

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

+1 drop MeOD) δ 1.8 (m, 1H), 2.14 (s, 3H), 2.35 (m, 5H), 2.71 (s, 3H), 3.36 (m, 1H), 3.75 (m, 2H), 4.02 (m, 1H), 6.48 (d, J=8 Hz, 2 H), 6.82 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H).

The purified product was converted into HCl salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.01 (m, 1H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 2.69 (m, 5H), 2.97 (s, 3H), 3.81 (m, 2H), 4.18 (m, 2H), 5.5 (s, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.02 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H); mp 212**C (dec); Anal calcd for C

16

H

23

Cl

2

N

5

.0.25H

2

O; C=53.26, H=6.56 N=19.41; found C=53.41, H=6.50, N=19.02; [α]

D

−110.97° (c=0.16, MeOH).

Example 15

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-165)

A solution of n-butyl lithium in hexane 5.9 ml (2.5 M. 14.6 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of acetone oxime 0.55 g (7.3 mmol) in dry THF (15 ml) at 0° C. under nitrogen. After 1 hour, a solution of 1.65 g (5.62 mmol) 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(carbomethoxy)tropane in 10 ml dry was added dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The solution was allowed to warm to room temperature over 18 hours. The mixture was poured into a stirred solution of concentrated sulfuric acid (3.2 g) in THF (15 ml) and water (4 ml) and was heated under reflux for 1 hour. The cooled solution was made basic using saturated aqueous K

2

CO

3

(10 ml) and extracted thrice with 10 ml methylene chloride. The combined organic layers were dried at (Na

2

SO

4

), filtered and solvent removed in vacuo to give 1.8 g of crude isoxazole. Purification of the crude residue by flash column chromatography (10° CMA in methylene chloride) gave 0.74 g (46%) of pure isoxazole RTI-165 which was further purified by crystallization from methylene chloride/hexane: !H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.71 (m, 3H), 2.10 (m, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 2.24 (s, 3H), 3.20 (m, 2H), 3.32 (m, 2H), 6.18 (s, 1H), 6.9 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H),7.14 (d, J=8, Hz, 2H); IR (CCl

4

) 2950, 1590, 1490, 1420, 1350, 1020, 910 cm

−1

; mp 154-156° C.; Anal calcd for C

18

H

21

N

2

OCl; C=68.28, H=6.68, N=8.84, Cl=11.19; found C=68.22, H=6.69, N=8.87, Cl=11.19; [α]

D

−125.58° (c=0.43, MeOH).

The isoxazole was crystallized as the hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.04 (s, 3H), 2.19 (m, 1H), 2.30 (m, 1H), 2.48 (m, 2H), 2.60 (m, 1H), 2.70 (m, 1H), 2.90 (s, 3H), 3.68 (m, 1H), 3.81 (m, 1H), 4.04 (m, 1H), 4.15 (m, 1H), 5.55 (s, 1H), 7.04 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.14 (d, J=8 Hz, 2 H); mp>235° C. (dec); Anal calcd for C

18

H

22

Cl

2

N

2

O; C=61.19, H=6.28, N=7.93, Cl=20.07; found c=60.98, H=6.38, N=15 7.91, Cl=19.96; [α]

D

−102.89° (c=0.46, MeOH)

Example 16

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2P-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-171)

Reaction of 1.09 g (4 mmol) of 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(carbomethoxy)tropane as described above for RTI-165 gave after workup 1.21 g crude isoxazole. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography (15% CMA in methylene chloride) gave 0.73 g (62%) pure isoxazole (RTI-171):

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.73 (m, 3H), 2.11 (m, 3H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 2.23 (s, 3H), 2.25 (s, 3H), 3.20 (m, 2H), 3.32 (m, 2H), 6.13 (s, 1 H), 6.97 (m, 4H); IR (CCl

4

) 2935, 2785, 1590, 1510, 1460, 1421, 1350, 1125, 1010, 910 cm

−1

.

The isoxazole was crystallized as the hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.01 (s, 3H), 2.24 (s, 3H), 2.32 (m, 2H), 2.42 (m, 4H), 2.81 (s, 3H), 3.61 (m, 1H), 3.78 (m, 1H), 4.03 (m, 1H), 4.15 (m, 1H), 5.45 (s, 1H), 6.96 (m, 4H); mp 277° C.; Anal calcd for Cl

9

H

25

CIN

2

O; C=68.55, H=7.57, N 8.42, Cl=10.65; found C=68.65, H=7.62, N=8.42, Cl=10.56; [α]

D

−107.28°

(c=0.71, MEOH)

Example 17

3β-(4-Iodophenyl)-2β-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-180)

Reaction of 0.73 g (1.9 mmol) of 3β-(4-Iodophenyl)-2D-(carbomethoxy)tropane as described above for RTI-165 gave after workup 0.77 g of crude isoxazole. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography (5% CMA80 in methylene chloride) gave 0.37 g (49%) of pure isoxazole RTI-180:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.71 (m, 3H), 2.12 (m, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 2.24 (s, 3H), 3.17 (m, 2H), 3.33 (m, 2H), 6.18 (s, 1H), 6.74 (m, 2 H), 7.49 (m, 2H); IR (CHCl

3

) 2940, 1600, 1485, 1450, 1420, 1355 cm

−1

.

The isoxazole was crystallized as the hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.11 (s, 3H), 2.50 (m, 6H), 2.89 (s, 3H), 3.70 (m, 1H), 3.90 (m, 1H), 4.14 (m, 1H), 4.22 (m, 1H), 5.66 (s, 1H), 6.96 (m, 2H), 7.56 (m, 2H); mp >235° C. (dec); Anal calcd for C

18

H

22

ClIN

2

O.0.25H

2

O C=48.12, H 5.05, N=6.24, Cl=15.79; I=56.50; found C=47.84, H=5.05, N=6.19, Cl=15.77; I=

56.46; [α]D

−

94.57° (c=0.39, MeOH)

Example 18

3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(3-phenylisoxazol-5-yl)tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-177)

Reaction of 1.18 g (4 mmol) of 3β-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2β-(carbomethoxy)tropane as described above for RTI-165 gave after work up 1.46 g of crude isoxazole. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography [20% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] gave 0.75 g (50%) of pure isoxazole RTI-177 which was further purified by crystallizing from ether/petroleum ether:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.74 (m, 3H), 2.22 (m, 3H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 3.24 (m, 2H), 3.36 (m, 2H), 6.80 (s, 1 H), 6.94 (m, 2H), 7.12 (m, 2H), 7.40 (m, 3H), 7.76 (m, 2 H); IR (CHCl

3

) 2940, 1600, 1590, 1490, 1450, 1405, 1350 cm

−1

.

The isoxazole was crystallized as the hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.35 (m, 6H), 2.84 (s, 3H), 3.73 (m, 1 H, 4.09 (m, 1H), 4.21 (m, 1H), 6.12 (s, 1H), 7.14 (m, 4H), 7.34 (m, 3H), 7.57 (m, 2H); mp 287° C.; Anal calcd for C

23

H

24

Cl

2

IN

2

O.0.25H

2

O C=65.79, H=5.88, N 6.67, Cl=16.89; found C=65.94, H=5.79, N=6.68, Cl=17.00; [α]

D

−97.5° (c=0.28, MeOH).

Example 19

3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(3-phenylisoxazol-5-yl)tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-176)

Reaction of 1.09 g (4 mmol) of 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-(carbomethoxy)tropane as described above for RTI-165 gave after work up 1.56 g of crude isoxazole. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography [25% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] gave 1.1 g (77%) of pure isoxazole RTI-176 which was further purified by crystallizing from methylene chloride/hexane:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.76 (m, 3H), 2.23 (m, 3H), 2.24 (s, 3H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 3.23 (m, 2H), 3.36 (m, 2H), 6.74 (s, 1H), 6.93 (m, 4H), 7.41 (m, 3H), 7.76 (m, 2H); IR (CCl

4

) 2935, 1590, 1455, 1410, 1215 cm

1

The isoxazole was crystallized as the hydrochloride salt:

1

H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.08 (m, 1H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 2.45 (m, 5H), 2.84 (s, 3H), 3.68 (m, 1H), 3.88 (m, 1H), 4.07 (m, 1H), 4.22 (m, 1H), 5.97 (s, 1H), 7.0 (m, 4H), 7.33 (m, 3H), 7.54 (m, 2H); mp 270-295° C. (dec); Anal calcd for C

24

H

27

CIN

2

O; C=72.99, H=6.89, N=7.10, Cl=8.98; found C=72.91, H=6.91, N=7.15, Cl=8.98; [α]

D

−102.22 (c=0.68, MeOH)

Example 20

3β-(4-Iodophenyl)-2β-(3-phenylisoxazol-5-yl)tropane Hydrochloride (RTI-181)

Reaction of 0.73 g (1.9 mmol) of 30-(4-Iodophenyl)-2β-(carbomethoxy)tropane as described above for RTI-181 gave after workup 1.46 g of crude isoxazole. Purification of the crude by flash column chromatography [20% (ether/triethylamine 9:1) in hexane] gave 0.5 g (56%) of pure isoxazole RTI-181 which was further purified by crystallizing from methylene chloride/hexane:

1

H NMR (CDCl

3

) δ 1.72 (m, 3H), 2.15 (m, 2H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 3.22 (m, 2H), 3.35 (m, 2H), 6.74 (m, 2H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 7.44 (m, 5H), 7.75 (m, 2H); IR (CHCl

3

) 2940, 1580, 1480, 1475, 1450, 1400, 1355, 1005 cm

−1

The isoxazole was crystallized as the hydrochloride salt: 1 H NMR (MeOD) δ 2.54 (m, 6H), 2.92 (s, 3H), 3.79 (m, 1H), 4.05 (m, 1H), 4.19 (m, 1H), 4.33 (m, 1H), 6.18 (s, 1H), 7.02 (m, 2H), 7.43 (m, 3H), 7.63 (m, 4H); mp>267° C. (dec); Anal calcd for C

23

H

24

ClIN

2

O.0.5H

2

O C=53.55, H=4.89, N=5.43, Cl=13.75; I=49.21: found C=53.75, H=4.87, N=5.41, Cl=13.68; I=48.95; [α]

D

−91.11° (c=0.43, MeOH)

Example 21

Biochemistry of 3β-(Substituted phenyl)-2β-(heterocyclic)tropanes

Inhibition of radioligand binding data at the dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine transporters are listed in Tables II, III and IV.

TABLE II

3β-(Substituted phenyl)-2β-(heterocyclic)tropanes

IC

50

(nM)

Code

DA

NE

5-HT

NE/DA

5-HT/DA

Name

Het

X

[

3

H]-WIN 35,428

[

3

H]-nisoxetine

[

3

H]-paroxatine

Ratio

Ratio

RTI-163 RTI-157

Cl CH

3

911 ± 6.1 1557 ± 196

17,386 ± 2050 32,478 ± 2078

5456 ± 64 43,574 ± 5420

19 21

6 28

RTI-165 RTI-171 RTI-180

Cl CH

3

I

0.59 ± 0.04 0.93 ± 0.09 0.73 ± 0.04

181 ± 12 254 ± 31 67.9 ± 5.25

572 ± 58 3818 ± 346 36.4 ± 5.0

307 273 93

970 4105 498

RTI-177 RTI-176 RTI-181

Cl CH

3

I

1.28 ± 0.18 1.58 ± 0.02 2.57 ± 0.14

504 ± 29 398 ± 18 868 ± 95

2418 ± 136 5110 ± 187 100 ± 9.0

393 251 337

1889 3234 39

RTI-189 RTI-178

Cl CH

3

19.7 ± 1.98 35.4 ± 1.74

496 ± 42 677 ± 68

1116 ± 107 1699 ± 167

25 19

57 48

RTI-188 RTI-195

Cl CH

3

12.6 ± 1.03 47.5 ± 4.76

929 ± 88 1310 ± 37

3304 ± 196 23,310 ± 822

73 28

262 491

RTI-194

CH

3

4.45 ± 0.12

253 ± 19

4885 ± 155

57

1098

RTI-200 RTI-199

Cl CH

3

15.3 ± 2.43 35.9 ± 3.4

4142 ± 466 24,321 ± 3822

18,417 ± 1509 51,460 ± 4513

271 677

1203 1434

RTI-202

Cl

1.37 ± 0.14

403 ± 30

1119 ± 120

294

817

RTI-219

Cl

571 ± 0.36

8563 ± 824

10,342 ± 76

1500

1811

TABLE III

Comparison of Transporter Binding Potencies

IC

50

(Nm)

RTI

5-HT

DA

NE

No.

R

1

R

2

[

3

H] Paroxetine

[

3

H] WIN 35,428

[

3

H] Nisoxetine

279

CH

3

CH

3

1.06 ± 0.39

5.98 ± 0.48

74.3 ± 3.8

353

C

2

H

5

CH

3

0.69 ± 0.07

331 ± 17

148 ± 9.2

Paroxetine*

0.28 ± 0.02

623 ± 25

313

5-HT = serotonin

DA = dopamine

NE = norepinephrine

*Aropax: Seroxat; see Merck Index.

TABLE IV

3β-(Substituted phenyl)-2β-(substituted)tropanes

IC

50

(nM)

Code

DA

NE

5-HT

Name

R

X

[

3

H]-WIN 35,428

[

3

H]-nisoxetine

[

3

H]-paroxetine

RTI-93

CH

2

OH

Cl

1.53 ± 0.15

43.8 ± 6.4

204 ± 16

RTI-99

CH

2

OH

Br

1.49 ± 0.06

51 ± 4.6

RTI-100

CH

2

OH

F

47 ± 4.6

4741 ± 335

RTI-101

CH

2

OH

I

2.2 ± 0.19

26 ± 3.2

RTI-102

CO

2

H

I

474 ± 57

43,400 ± 5500

1928 ± 120

RTI-103

CO

2

H

Br

278 ± 43

17,400 ± 1400

3070 ± 208

RTI-104

CO

2

H

F

2744 ± 141

>100,000

>100.00

RTI-105

CH

2

OAc

Cl

1.80 ± 0.05

127 ± 5.9

143 ± 25

RTI-108

CH

2

Cl

Cl

2.64 ± 0.31

129 ± 15

98 ± 8.7

RTI-123

CH

2

OCOC

6

H

5

Cl

1.78 ± 0.09

393 ± 30

3.53 ± 0.58

RTI-131

CH

2

NH

2

CH

3

10.5 ± 1.7

120 ± 20

855 ± 52

RTI-132

CH

2

N(CH

3

)

2

CH

3

3.48 ± 0.11

137 ± 11

208 ± 18

RTI-139

CH

3

Cl

1.87 ± 0.13

57 ± 2.6

85 ± 9.3

RTI-145

CH

2

OCO

2

CH

3

Cl

9.6 ± 0.42

1478 ± 96

2930 ± 181

RTI-158

CN

CH

3

57 ± 7.3

1624 ± 136

5095 ± 315

RTI-161

CN

Cl

13.1 ± 0.78

2516 ± 253

1887 ± 134

RTI-164

CH

2

NHCH

3

CH

3

13.6 ± 2.03

280 ± 19

2248 ± 94

RTI-230

—C(CH

3

)═CH

2

Cl

1.28 ± 0.17

141 ± 18

57 ± 50

RTI-239

CH(CH

3

)

2

CH

3

0.61 ± 0.07

35.6 ± 2.57

114 ± 3.69

RTI-240

CH(CH

3

)

2

Cl

1.38 ± 0.03

84.5 ± 3.09

38.4 ± 2.31

RTI-241

CH

2

CO

2

CH

3

CH

3

1.02 ± 0.06

124 ± 3.56

618 ± 28

This invention has been described in both generic terms, and by reference to specific description. No specific description or example is considered binding, unless so identified. Alternate forms and methods will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art, without the exercise of inventive faculty, and remain within the scope of this invention, save as limited by the claims set forth below.

Claims

1. A compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen or methyl.
2. A compound represented by the formula:
3. A compound represented by the formula:
4. A compound represented by the formula:

Parent Case Info

This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/083,043, filed on May 22, 1998, now allowed U.S. Pat. No. 6,329,520; which is a Continuation-in-Part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/706,263, filed Sep. 4, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,531,483, which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/506,541, filed Jul. 24, 1995, now abandoned; which is a Continuation-in-Part of (1) U.S. application Ser. No. 07/972,472, filed Mar. 23, 1993, which issued May 9, 1995 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,413,779 which is a U.S. PCT Application PCT/US91/05553 filed Aug. 9, 1991, filed in the U.S. PCT Receiving Office and designating the United States; (2) U.S. application Ser. No. 08/436,970, filed May 8, 1995; now U.S. Pat. No. 5,736,123; and U.S. application Ser. No. 08/164,576, filed Dec. 10, 1993, which issued Mar. 5, 1996 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,496,953; which is in turn a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/792,648, filed Nov. 15, 1991, now abandoned; which is in turn a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/564,755, filed Aug. 9, 1990, which issued Jul. 7, 1992 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,128,118; all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

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