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Tropoxane
Chemical compound
Chemical compound
Tropoxane (O-1072) is an aryloxytropane derivative drug developed by Organix Inc., which acts as a stimulant and potent dopamine and serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It is an analogue of dichloropane where the amine nitrogen has been replaced by an oxygen ether link (at the bridgehead position), demonstrating that the amine nitrogen is not required for DAT binding and reuptake inhibition.
Thia analog
The 8-thiabicyclo(3.2.1)octanes analogs such as O-4210 have been prepared. A representative set of analogs is listed below.

| X | Com | DAT | SERT | Com | DAT | SERT | Com | DAT | SERT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1a | 910 | 10uM | 2a | 140 | 8uM | 3a | 117 | 3uM |
| F | 1b | 220 | 30uM | 2b | 59 | 11uM | 3b | 38 | 494 |
| Cl | 1c | 13 | 10uM | 2c | 11 | 1uM | 3c | 9.6 | 33 |
| Br | 1d | 9.1 | 25uM | 2d | 6.0 | 342 | 3d | 6.0 | 14 |
| I | 1e | 6.7 | 8uM | 2e | 9.0 | 70 | 3e | 14 | 10 |
| Cl2 | 1f | 4.5 | 3uM | 2f | 6.9 | 99 | 3f | 5.7 | 8.0 |
| BN | 1g | 8.0 | 1uM | 2g | 8.0 | 36 | 3g | 16 | 13 |
It had been hypothesized that transporter binding of the tropanes might include ionic bonding of the central tropane nitrogen. But it turned out that at this site neither ionic nor hydrogen bonding is a prerequisite for potent monoamine reuptake inhibition. Oxa- and thia-analogs of RTI-111 are potent inhibitors, and even an N-replacement by methylene holds the potency within the same magnitude. However, N-quaternisation (N-dimethyl) considerably reduces DAT affinity.
In this SAR, the focus is on seeing the effect of changing 8-NMe to S, O, or CH2. Both enantiomers, as well as the racemates are presented in several cases for comparison.

| Enant. | X | Com | DAT | SERT | Com | DAT | SERT | Com | DAT | SERT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rac | S | 1a | 4.5 | 3,600 | 2a | 6.9 | 99 | 3a | 5.7 | 8.0 |
| Rac | O | 1a | 10 | 6,000 | 2a | 3.1 | 64.5 | 3a | 3.3 | 6.5 |
| 1R | NMe | 1a | 1.2 | 867 | 2a | 0.4 | 27 | 3a | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Rac | CH2 | 1a | 7.1 | 5,160 | 2a | 13 | 166 | 3a | 9.6 | 33 |
References
References
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- (January 2007). "Synthesis of 8-thiabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes and their binding affinity for the dopamine and serotonin transporters". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.
- (October 2003). "Non-amine-based dopamine transporter (reuptake) inhibitors retain properties of amine-based progenitors". European Journal of Pharmacology.
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