Aceprometazine

Summary

Aceprometazine (INN) is a phenothiazine derivative prescription drug with neuroleptic and anti-histamine properties It is not widely prescribed, and may be associated with drug-induced Parkinsonism.[1] It may be used in combination with meprobamate for the treatment of sleep disorders. This combination is available in France under the trade name Mepronizine.

Aceprometazine
Clinical data
Pregnancy
category
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismHepatic
ExcretionRenal and fecal
Identifiers
  • 1-{10-[2-(dimethylamino)propyl]-10H-phenothiazin-2-yl}ethanone
CAS Number
  • 13461-01-3 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 26035
DrugBank
  • DB01615 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 24249 checkY
UNII
  • 984N9YTM4Y
ChEBI
  • CHEBI:53770 checkY
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL2104054
ECHA InfoCard100.033.315 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H22N2OS
Molar mass326.46 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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  • O=C(c2cc1N(c3c(Sc1cc2)cccc3)CC(N(C)C)C)C
  • InChI=1S/C19H22N2OS/c1-13(20(3)4)12-21-16-7-5-6-8-18(16)23-19-10-9-15(14(2)22)11-17(19)21/h5-11,13H,12H2,1-4H3 checkY
  • Key:XLOQNFNTQIRSOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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It is structurally related to the phenothiazine derivative veterinary drug acepromazine.

Synthesis edit

Note: The reason for the rearrangement in the sidechain between the precursor and the product is on account of a methadone-type aziridine.

 
Patent Ex 6:[2]

2-Acetylphenothiazine [6631-94-3] (1) 2-Chloropropyldimethylamine [108-14-5] (2)

References edit

  1. ^ Blanchet PJ, Kivenko V (2016-09-23). "Drug-induced parkinsonism: diagnosis and management". Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome: 83–91. doi:10.2147/JPRLS.S99197. hdl:1866/19491.
  2. ^ Martin L Kantor & Tubis Samuel, U.S. patent 3,100,772 (1963 to Wyeth LLC).