466-97-7Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of Potential Haptens with Morphine Skeleton and Determination of Protonation Constants
K?teles, István,Mazák, Károly,Tóth, Gerg?,T?z, Boglárka,Hosztafi, Sándor
, (2020/09/17)
Vaccination could be a promising alternative warfare against drug addiction and abuse. For this purpose, so-called haptens can be used. These molecules alone do not induce the activation of the immune system, this occurs only when they are attached to an immunogenic carrier protein. Hence obtaining a free amino or carboxylic group during the structural transformation is an important part of the synthesis. Namely, these groups can be used to form the requisite peptide bond between the hapten and the carrier protein. Focusing on this basic principle, six nor-morphine compounds were treated with ethyl acrylate and ethyl bromoacetate, while the prepared esters were hydrolyzed to obtain the N-carboxymethyl- and N-carboxyethyl-normorphine derivatives which are considered as potential haptens. The next step was the coupling phase with glycine ethyl ester, but the reactions did not work or the work-up process was not accomplishable. As an alternative route, the normorphine-compounds were N-alkylated with N-(chloroacetyl)glycine ethyl ester. These products were hydrolyzed in alkaline media and after the work-up process all of the derivatives contained the free carboxylic group of the glycine side chain. The acid-base properties of these molecules are characterized in detail. In the N-carboxyalkyl derivatives, the basicity of the amino and phenolate site is within an order of magnitude. In the glycine derivatives the basicity of the amino group is significantly decreased compared to the parent compounds (i.e., morphine, oxymorphone) because of the electron withdrawing amide group. The protonation state of the carboxylate group significantly influences the basicity of the amino group. All of the glycine ester and the glycine carboxylic acid derivatives are currently under biological tests.
Two-step iron(0)-mediated N-demethylation of N -methyl alkaloids
Kok, Gaik B.,Pye, Cory C.,Singer, Robert D.,Scammells, Peter J.
experimental part, p. 4806 - 4811 (2010/10/19)
(Figure Presented) A mild and simple two-step Fe(0)-mediated N-demethylation of a number of tertiary N-methyl alkaloids is described. The tertiary N-methylamine is first oxidized to the corresponding N-oxide, which is isolated as the hydrochloride salt. Subsequent treatment of the N-oxide hydrochloride with iron powder readily provides the N-demethylated amine. Representative substrates include a number of opiate and tropane alkaloids. Key intermediates in the synthesis of semisynthetic 14-hydroxy pharmaceutical opiates such as oxycodone and oxymorphone are also readily N-demethylated using this method.
Therapeutic compounds
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Page/Page column 13, (2008/06/13)
This invention relates to novel structural analogues and derivatives of compounds with general analgesic or related pharmacological activity. In particular the invention relates to derivatives of opioid compounds, particularly morphine and related compounds, in which an opioid compound is linked via the nitrogen at position 17 to a spacer group, which in turn is linked to a charged group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In particularly preferred embodiments the opioid compound is morphine, codeine, or buprenorphine.