Chemistry:Pazinaclone

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Pazinaclone
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FormulaC25H23ClN4O4
Molar mass478.93 g·mol−1
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Pazinaclone (DN-2327) is a sedative and anxiolytic drug in the cyclopyrrolone family of drugs. Some other cyclopyrrolone drugs include zopiclone and eszopiclone.

Pazinaclone has a very similar pharmacological profile to the benzodiazepines including sedative and anxiolytic properties, but with less amnestic effects,[1] and at low doses it is a relatively selective anxiolytic, with sedative effects only appearing at higher doses.[2]

Pazinaclone produces its sedative and anxiolytic effects by acting as a partial agonist at GABAA benzodiazepine receptors, although pazinaclone is more subtype-selective than most benzodiazepines.[3]

Synthesis

Pazinaclone synthesis: U.S. Patent 4,778,801

Reaction of 2-amino-7-chloro-1,8-naphthyridine with phthalic anhydride leads to the corresponding phthalimide. Selective reduction of one of the imide carbonyl groups in essence converts that to an aldehyde. Condensation with tert-butyl(triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate gives the Wittig product.

The carboxylic acid is then treated with diethyl cyanophosphonate to convert that to an activated acid cyanide; reaction with 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane results in formation of the corresponding amide, pazinaclone.

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References

  1. "Effect of a new anxiolytic, DN-2327, on learning and memory in rats". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior 41 (3): 573–9. March 1992. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(92)90375-p. PMID 1350101. 
  2. "A comparative study of the psychological effects of DN-2327, a partial benzodiazepine agonist, and alprazolam". Psychopharmacology 121 (4): 442–50. October 1995. doi:10.1007/BF02246492. PMID 8619007. 
  3. "The benzodiazepine binding site of GABA(A) receptors as a target for the development of novel anxiolytics". Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs 14 (5): 601–18. May 2005. doi:10.1517/13543784.14.5.601. PMID 15926867.