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Automatically associated channels: Kir2.3

Title: Chiral, nonracemic (piperazin-2-yl)methanol derivatives with sigma-receptor affinity.

Authors: Stephan Bedürftig, Bernhard Wünsch

Journal, date & volume: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 2004 Jun 15 , 12, 3299-311

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15158798

Abstract
Starting with the proteinogenic amino acid (S)-serine a series of chiral nonracemic (piperazin-2-yl)methanols 3 with various N-4 substituents is described. The key step in the synthesis of 3 is the reaction of the chloroacetamide 5 with various primary amines to yield the diastereomeric bicyclic piperazinediones cis-6 and trans-6. The scope and limitation of this transformation is thoroughly investigated. The alpha1- and sigma2-receptor affinities of the piperazines 3 are determined in receptor binding studies with guinea pig brain and rat liver membrane preparations using [3H]-labeled (+)-pentazocine and ditolylguanidine, respectively. It was found, that an additional phenyl residue in the N-4 substituent is favorable to high sigma1-receptor affinity. In this series the p-methoxybenzyl substituted piperazine 3d reveals the highest sigma1-receptor affinity (Ki=12.4 nM) with selectivity toward sigma2-, NMDA-, kappa-opioid, and mu-opioid receptors.