(+/-)-4-Aryl-4,5-dihydro-3H-1,3-benzodiazepines. 3. 2-Phenyl and 2-amino analogues as potential antihypertensive agents.

A series of 2-phenyl- and 2-amino-4-aryl-4,5-dihydro-3H-1,3-benzodiazepines was prepared and submitted for broad biological screening, including evaluation for potential antihypertensive activity. Compound 4a [(+/-)-4,5-dihydro-2,4-diphenyl-3-methyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine hydrochloride] was the most active member of the series in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) model, producing a 56 mmHg decrease in systolic blood pressure at an oral screening dose of 50 mg/kg. The synthesis of 4a analogues containing nuclear substituents in the 4-phenyl moiety resulted in a marked decrease of antihypertensive activity.

Dibenz[b,e]oxepinalkanoic acids as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents. 4. Synthesis and evaluation of 4-(4,10-dihydro-10-oxothieno[3,2-c] [1]benzoxepin-8-yl)butanol and -butyric acid and related derivatives.

4,10-Dihydro-10-oxothieno[3,2-c][1]benzoxepin-8-acetic acid (6) was previously reported as a potent antiinflammatory-analgesic agent characterized by an impressive therapeutic ratio in comparison with indomethacin. With the goal of finding compounds that might display even more favorable therapeutic ratios and/or enhanced antiinflammatory/analgesic properties in comparison to 6, we synthesized 4-(4,10-dihydro-10-oxothieno [3,2-c][1]-benzoxepin-8-yl) butanol (4b) and -butyric acid (5a) and a series of related derivatives. All compounds were evaluated for potential analgesic activity in the phenylquinone-induced writhing (PQW) assay, for antiinflammatory activity in the carrageenan-induced paw edema (CPE) model and, where warranted, for gastric irritation (GI) liability.

Heterocyclic oxyacetic acid diuretics: indazole, benzisothiazole, and benzisothiazole 1,1-dioxide analogues of [[7-chloro-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2-benzisoxazol-6-yl]oxy]acetic acid.

The indazole, benzisothiazole, and benzisothiazole 1,1-dioxide analogues of [[7-chloro-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2-benzisoxazol-6-yl]oxy]acetic acid were synthesized and tested for diuretic activity in saline-loaded mice. Each analogue was found to be less active than the parent benzisoxazole: the diuretic activity followed the order O greater than S greater than N = SO2 in regard to the heteroatom in the 1-position of the ring.

(+/-)-4-Aryl-4,5-dihydro-3H-1,3-benzodiazepines. 1. Synthesis and evaluation of (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine and analogues as potential antidepressant agents.

A series of (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepines and (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-4-phenyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazepines was synthesized as part of a program to develop novel psychotropics. Of these compounds, (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine (10a, HRP 543) emerged as a potential antidepressant. In in vivo mouse tests (inhibition of tetrabenazine-induced ptosis and potentiation of yohimbine toxicity) which are predictive of antidepressant-like activity, 10a is comparable to amitriptyline.

(+/-)-4-Aryl-4,5-dihydro-3H-1,3-benzodiazepines. 2. Nuclear-substituted analogues of (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine and (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine as potential antidepressant agents.

Antidepressant-like activity, as evidenced by marked inhibition of tetrabenazine-induced ptosis, was previously reported for (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine derivatives. Since optimal antitetrabenazine activity was associated with (+/-)-4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine (9k, HRP 543) and the 2-ethyl-3-methyl analogue (10k), the synthesis and evaluation of nuclear-substituted derivatives of these two compounds was also investigated. The initial synthesis involved Friedel-Crafts acylation of substituted benzenes with 2-nitrophenylacetyl chloride to afford 1-aryl-2-(2-nitrophenyl)ethanones 2, which were converted in five steps to (+/-)-alpha-aryl-N-methyl-2-nitrobenzeneethanamines 7.