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Metitepine
Clinical data
Other namesMethiothepin; Methiothepine; Ro 8-6837 (maleate); VUFB-6276 (mesylate)
Identifiers
  • 1-methyl-4-(8-methylsulfanyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[b][1]benzothiepin-6-yl)piperazine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.261.496 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H24N2S2
Molar mass356.55 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CN1CCN(CC1)C2Cc3ccccc3Sc4c2cc(cc4)SC
  • InChI=1S/C20H24N2S2/c1-21-9-11-22(12-10-21)18-13-15-5-3-4-6-19(15)24-20-8-7-16(23-2)14-17(18)20/h3-8,14,18H,9-13H2,1-2H3
  • Key:RLJFTICUTYVZDG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Metitepine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name; developmental code names Ro 8-6837 (maleate), VUFB-6276 (mesylate)), also known as methiothepin, is a drug described as a "psychotropic agent" of the tricyclic or tetracyclic group which was never marketed.[1]

It acts as a non-selective antagonist of serotonin, dopamine, and adrenergic receptors, including of the serotonin 5-HT1, 5-HT2, 5-HT5, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 receptors.[2][3][4][5][6] The drug has antipsychotic properties.[7]

Pharmacology

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Pharmacodynamics

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Metitepine binding profile
Target Affinity (Ki, nM) Species
5-HT1A 2.2–631 Human
5-HT1B 0.2–40 Human
5-HT1D 5.8–170 Human
5-HT1E 120–209 Human
5-HT1F 646–652 Human
5-HT2A 0.1–3.2 Human
5-HT2B 0.58–2.1 Human
5-HT2C 0.34–4.5 Human
5-HT3 ≥3,000 Rat
5-HT4 ND ND
5-HT5A 1.0–32
100–126
29–146
Human
Mouse
Rat
5-HT5B 16
29–145
Mouse
Rat
5-HT6 0.30–4.1 Human
5-HT7 0.4–4.0 Human
α1A 0.06–7.9 Guinea pig
α1B 0.5 Pig
D1 2.0 Rat
D2 0.40 Rat
Notes: The lower the affinity value, the more avidly the drug binds to the site. Refs:[2][3]

Chemistry

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Analogues

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Metitepine is closely structurally related to certain other tetracyclic compounds including amoxapine, batelapine, clorotepine, clotiapine, clozapine, flumezapine, fluperlapine, loxapine, metiapine, olanzapine, oxyprothepin, perathiepin, perlapine, quetiapine, tampramine, and tenilapine.

Synthesis

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Synthesis:[8][9][10]

The reduction of 2-(4-methylsulfanylphenyl)sulfanylbenzoic acid, CID:2733664 (1) gives [2-(4-methylsulfanylphenyl)sulfanylphenyl]methanol, CID:12853582 (2). Halogenating with thionyl chloride gives 1-(chloromethyl)-2-(4-methylsulfanylphenyl)sulfanylbenzene, CID:12853583 (3). FGI with cyanide gives 2-[2-(4-methylsulfanylphenyl)sulfanylphenyl]acetonitrile, CID:12853584 (4). Alkali hydrolysis of the nitrile to 2-[2-(4-methylsulfanylphenyl)sulfanylphenyl]acetic acid, CID:12383832 (5). PPA cyclization to 3-methylsulfanyl-6H-benzo[b][1]benzothiepin-5-one, CID:827052 (6). The reduction with sodium borohydride gives 3-methylsulfanyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[b][1]benzothiepin-5-ol, CID:13597048 (7). Halogenating with a second round of thionyl chloride gives 5-chloro-3-methylsulfanyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[b][1]benzothiepine, CID:12404411. Alkylation with 1-methylpiperazine [109-01-3] completed the synthesis of Metitepine (9).

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