Xylamidine

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Xylamidine is a drug which acts as an antagonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors,[1][2] and to a lesser extent of the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor. The drug does not cross the blood–brain barrier and hence is peripherally selective, which makes it useful for blocking peripheral serotonergic responses like cardiovascular[3][4] and gastrointestinal effects,[5] without producing the central effects of 5-HT2A receptor blockade such as sedation, or interfering with the central actions of 5-HT2A receptor agonists.[6]

Xylamidine and analogues were patented for use in combination with serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists like serotonergic psychedelics in 2023.[7]

Chemistry

Synthesis

Xylamidine is an amidine. It is prepared by alkylation of 3-methoxyphenol (m-methoxyphenol) with α-chloropropionitrile, potassium iodide, and potassium carbonate in butanone to give #, which is in turn reduced with lithium aluminium hydride to give the primary amine #. When # is treated with m-tolylacetonitrile in the presence of anhydrous hydrochloric acid, the synthesis is completed. Alternately, one can react primary amine # with m-tolylacetamidine under acid catalysis to produce xylamidine.

See also

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