Patent Application: US-37461195-A

Abstract:
## str1 ## compounds of formula and their physiologically acceptable salts thereof , their use as therapeutical substances , pharmaceutical compositions containing them , and methods for preparing the compounds .

Description:
in the compounds having the general formula i as defined above , the term alkyl , separately and in combinations such as alkylthio , alkylamino , alkylsulfinyl and alkylsulfonyl , is meant to include straight and branched , saturated hydrocarbon groups . exemplary alkyl groups are methyl , ethyl , n - propyl , iso - propyl , n - butyl , n - pentyl , n - hexyl . the term alkenyl , separately and in combinations such as alkenyloxy and alkenylthio , is meant to include straight and branched hydrocarbon groups containing one or more unsaturations . exemplary alkenyl groups are ethenyl , propenyl , butenyl , pentenyl , hexenyl , methylpropenyl , ethylbutenyl . the term alkoxy , separately and in combinations such as arylalkoxy , is meant to include straight and branched , saturated alkoxy groups . exemplary alkoxy groups are methoxy , ethoxy , n - propyloxy , iso - propyloxy , n - butyloxy , n - pentyloxy , n - hexyloxy . the term alkenyloxy is meant to include straight and branched alkenyloxy groups containing one or more unsaturations . exemplary alkenyloxy groups are ethenyloxy , propenyloxy , butenyloxy , pentenyloxy , hexenyloxy , methylpropenyloxy , ethylbutenyloxy . the term aryl , separately and in combinations , is meant to include aromatic systems that are either heterocyclic or only carbon - containing . exemplary of heterocyclic aromatic systems are thiophene , furan , pyrrole , imidazole , pyrazole , thiazole , isothiazole , oxazole , isoxazole , triazole , pyridine , pyrazine , pyrimidine , pyridazine , benzofuran , isobenzofuran , benzothiazole , benzothiophene , indole , isoindole , oxadiazole , benzoxazole . exemplary of only carbon - containing aromatic systems are phenyl and naphthyl . the term acyl is meant to include straight , branched or cyclic , saturated , unsaturated or aromatic acyl groups . exemplary acyl groups are formyl , acetyl , propionyl , butyryl , succinyl , crotonyl , cinnamoyl , benzoyl . the term halogen is meant to include fluoro , chloro , bromo and iodo . r 1 is preferably selected from alkoxy and lower alkylthio having 1 - 5 carbon atoms . r 2 is preferably selected from halogen , alkoxy , alkylthio , trifluoromethyl , cyano , nitro , lower alkylsulfinyl , lower alkylsulfonyl and lower acyl ; lower alkyl , lower acyl and lower alkoxy preferably containing 1 - 5 carbon atoms . r 3 and r 4 are preferably , independently , selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl having 1 - 5 carbon atoms , or r 3 and r 4 , together with the nitrogen atom , form a 5 - or 6 - membered heterocyclic ring such as pyrrolidine , piperidine , morpholine . the general formula i includes the enantiomeric and racemic forms . the compounds of formula i which contain salt - forming basic nitrogen atoms may also be in the form of salts suitable for pharmacological use . the compounds having the general formula i may be prepared by conventional methods , and especially according to the following methods a ) to e ). a compound of the general formula ii , ## str3 ## wherein r 1 and r 2 are as previously defined , is reacted with an amine having the general formula hnr 3 r 4 , wherein r 3 and r 4 are as previously defined ; to form a compound of the general formula i . a compound of the general formula iii , ## str4 ## wherein r 1 , r 2 , r 3 and r 4 are as previously defined , is reduced to a compound of the general formula i . a compound having the general formula iv , ## str5 ## wherein r 1 and r 2 are as previously defined , is reacted with a reactive derivative of a tertiary amine nr 3 r 4 r 5 , wherein r 3 , r 4 and r 5 independently are lower alkyl or r 3 and r 4 together form a saturated ring system , to form a compound having the general formula i . a compound of the general formula v , ## str6 ## wherein r 1 , r 2 , r 3 and r 4 are as previously defined , and q is oxygen or sulfur , is reduced to a compound of the general formula i . a compound of the general formula vi , ## str7 ## wherein r 1 and r 2 are as previously defined , is reductively alkylated with an aldehyde to form a compound of the general formula i . method a ) above ( which is illustrated further in example 1 below ) may be carried out by mixing the reagents , or the reagents may be dissolved or suspended in an inert solvent such as an alcohol , e . g ., ethanol , water , dimethyl sulfoxide , acetonitrile etc . mixtures of more than one solvent may be employed . a suitable temperature range for the reaction is between about 20 ° c . and about 150 ° c ., usually between about 20 ° c . and about 100 ° c . the resulting product may be isolated by conventional procedures . the starting material of formula ii may be prepared from compounds of the general formula iv by methods described in reference ( 1 ) in the list of references at the end of the description . the crude epoxide ii is preferably directly reacted with the desired amine . in method b ) ( which is further illustrated in example 2 below ) the amino ketone iii may be reduced by using a conventional reducing agent , such as lialh 4 , bh 3 -- thf , nabh 4 etc ., or by catalytic hydrogenation . the process may be carried out in an inert solvent compatible with the reducing agent , e . g . hydrocarbons , ethers , alcohols , carboxylic acids . mixtures of more than one solvent may also be employed . a suitable temperature range for carrying out the process is between about 20 ° c . and about 100 ° c . the starting material iii may be prepared by using general methods as described in reference ( 2 ). method c ) ( which is illustrated further in example 3 below ) may be carried out in an excess of the non - activated amine nr 3 r 4 r 5 or in an inert solvent medium , usually at - 70 ° c . or below . the reactive derivative of the amine may , for example , be lich 2 nr 3 r 4 , wherein r 3 and r 4 are lower alkyl groups or together form a saturated ring system . the reactive amine derivatives can be prepared according to the method described in reference ( 3 ) or from ( n - c 4 h 9 ) 3 snch 2 nr 3 r 4 described in reference ( 4 ). the starting amines , such as ch 3 nr 3 r 4 , are known compounds . compounds having the general formula iv are known compounds or can be prepared by conventional methods as described in reference ( 5 ). in method d ) ( which is illustrated further in example 4 below ) the reduction of the tertiary amide ( formula v , q ═ o ) or tertiary thioamide ( formula v , q ═ s ) with a reducing agent to the compound of the general formula i can be performed by using conventional reducing agents , including lialh 4 , bh 3 -- s ( ch 3 ) 2 , nabh 4 -- cocl 2 , etc . the process may be carried out in an inert organic solvent compatible with the reducing agent , suitably at a temperature between about 20 ° c . and about 100 ° c . this reduction may also be performed by catalytic hydrogenation in per se known manner . the starting material of the general formula v may be prepared from α - hydroxybenzeneacetic acid derivatives by per se known methods or be prepared from compounds of the general formula iv by using methods described in reference ( 6 ). in method e ) ( which is illustrated further in example 5 below ) the amino alcohol vi may be reductively alkylated by using a conventional reducing agent , such as nabh 3 cn , nabh 4 , formic acid , etc ., or by catalytic hydrogenation . the process may be carried out in an inert solvent compatible with the reducing agent , e . g . hydrocarbons , ethers , alcohols , carboxylic acids . mixtures of more than one solvent may also be employed . the process may suitably be performed at a temperature between about 0 ° c . and about 100 ° c . the starting material vi may be prepared by using general methods as described in reference ( 7 ). it is , of course , also possible to prepare compounds having the general formula i above from other compounds within the definition of this general formula , using procedures known per se . as examples of such transformations the following may be mentioned : free hydroxy groups are , e . g ., obtained by removal of acyl groups from carboxylic esters . lower alkylsulfinyl and lower alkylsulfonyl groups are , e . g ., obtained by oxidation of methylthio groups . primary and secondary amines can be acylated to amides and alkylated to corresponding amines , and amides can be reduced to corresponding amines . in synthesizing compounds having the general formula i by any of the methods mentioned above , each group of the starting materials involved must be compatible with the process in question or , if necessary protected during one or more reaction steps and then converted to the desired group . pertinent examples of groups that may be protected are hydroxy , primary amino and secondary amino . the racemic compounds of the general formula i may be resolved using known methods , such as various resolving acids . crystallization of a resolving acid salt of compounds of the general formula i may be effected in any suitable conventional inert organic solvent , and preferably at a temperature from the boiling point of the solvent to - 20 ° c . preferred solvents are ethanol , 1 - propanol , 2 - propanol and acetone . water and mixtures of solvents may also be employed . the separation of racemates can also be achieved by various chromatographic techniques , such as separation of diastereomeric mixtures , separation on chiral stationary phases or with chiral counter ion in the mobile phase . the resolution of racemates to the individual optical enantiomers is illustrated further in example 6 below . all the above described methods , including the resolution of racemates , may optionally be carried out in the presence of a catalyst known to be useful therein . the compounds of the invention are generally characterized by the pharmacological activity stated above , making them useful for counteracting certain physiological abnormalities in a living human or animal body . effective quantities of a pharmacologically active compound of the invention may be administered to a living human or animal body in any one of various ways , e . g . orally as in capsules or tablets , parenterally in the form of sterile solutions , suspensions , emulsions , pellet implantation or by pumps . among routes of parenteral administration are intravenous , sublingual , subcutaneous , intramuscular , intraperitoneal , intradermal , intravesical , intraurethral and intranasal administration . other modes of administration are vaginal , rectal and topical administrations , e . g . in the form of ointments , suppositories , powders , patches , sprays and intravaginal devices . pharmaceutical formulations are usually prepared from a predetermined quantity of one or more of the compounds of the invention . such formulations may take the form of powders , syrups , suppositories , ointments , solutions , pills , capsules , pellets or tablets , suspensions , emulsions , oil solutions , etc . with or without , but preferably with any one of a large variety of pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles or carriers . when in a mixture with a pharmaceutical vehicle or carrier , the active ingredient usually comprises from about 0 . 01 to about 75 %, normally about 0 . 05 to about 15 % by weight of the composition . carriers such as starch , sugar , talc , commonly used synthetic and natural gums , water and the like may be used in such formulations . binders , such as polyvinylpyrrolidone , and lubricants , such as sodium stearate , may be used to form tablets . disintegrating agents such as sodium carbonate may also be included in tablets . although relatively small quantities of the active materials of the invention , even as low as 0 . 5 milligram , may be used in cases of administration to subjects having a relatively low body weight , unit dosages are preferably 2 milligrams or above , and preferably 10 , 20 , 50 or 100 milligrams , or even higher depending , of course , upon the subject treated and the particular result desired , as will be apparent to one skilled in the art . broader ranges would be from 1 to 1000 milligrams per unit dose . the present compounds of formula i may thus be administered in a quantity of 1 to 1000 milligrams , preferred ranges being 2 to 250 milligrams per day per subject or patient divided into one to four doses over a suitable period and depending upon the subject and the type of subject being treated . the following examples are intended to illustrate but not to limit the scope of the invention , the compounds specifically named , however , being of particular interest for the intended purposes . these compounds are designated by numbers in the examples where their preparations are described and where their systematic names are given . the compounds are later on referred to by a number code , a : b , where &# 34 ; a &# 34 ; means the number of the example , in which the preparation of the compound in question is described , and &# 34 ; b &# 34 ; refers to the order of the compounds prepared according to that example . thus , compound 1 : 2 means the second compound prepared according to example 1 . the structures of the compounds prepared are confirmed by nmr and elementary or titrimetric analyses . the nmr data were recorded using a bruker 250 mhz instrument . elementary analyses were performed using a carlo erba elementar analyzer mod . 1106 . melting points , when given , were determined on a mettler ff apparatus and are uncorrected . 2 -[ 3 - methyl - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy ) phenyl ] oxirane ( 1 . 92 g , 0 . 01 mole ) is added to dimethylamine ( 1 . 35 g , 0 . 03 mole ) at - 15 ° c . in a pressure vessel and is allowed to warm up to room temperature with stirring during 8 h . it is then kept at ambient temperature for 40 h . after cooling , the excess of the amine is evaporated and purified by chromatography on silica gel using toluene : methanol ( containing 20 % by weight of ammonia ), 9 : 1 . the desired fraction is , if necessary , isolated as a suitable salt . in essentially the same manner the following compounds are obtained from the corresponding starting materials : to a solution of 2 -( dimethylamino )- 1 -( 3 - chloro - 2 - ethoxyphenyl ) ethanone , hydrochloride ( 2 . 25 g , 0 . 0081 mole ) in methanol ( 50 ml ) and water ( 15 ml ) is added with stirring and cooling (- 5 ° c .) sodium borohydride ( 0 . 65 g , 0 . 0171 mole ) in portions . after stirring at ambient temperature for 2 h , 10 ml of 2n hydrochloric acid is added . the mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure to remove methanol , diluted with water and made alkaline with concentrated ammonium hydroxide . after extraction of the mixture with ether , the ether layer is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate . the desired product is isolated as the hydrochloride ( 1 ) below and recrystallized from 2 - propanol : ether . in essentially the same manner the following compound is obtained from the corresponding starting material : sec . butyllithium ( 1 . 3m solution in hexene ) ( 0 . 77 ml , 0 . 01 mole ) is added dropwise under nitrogen at - 78 ° c . to a stirred mixture of 8 ml of trimethylamine and potassium t - butoxide ( 1 . 12 g , 0 . 01 mole ). the mixture is stirred at 0 ° c . for 1 h and cooled to - 78 ° c . thereafter , 35 ml of 0 . 3m solution of lithium bromide in ether is added dropwise . the mixture is stirred for 1 h at 0 ° c . and cooled to - 78 ° c ., and 3 - methoxy - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzaldehyde ( 1 . 55 g , 0 . 008 mole ) in 10 ml of ether is added at - 78 ° c . the reaction mixture is allowed to stay at room temperature over night and poured into ice - water , acidified to ph 3 and extracted twice with ether . the ether extract is washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate . the desired product is isolated as the oxalate ( 1 ) below and recrystallized from propanol : ether . in essentially the same manner the following compound is obtained from the corresponding starting material : a solution of n , n - dimethyl - α - hydroxy - 3 - methoxy - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzeneethanethioamide ( 2 . 87 g , 0 . 01 mole ) in 20 ml of anhydrous thf is added to a stirred suspension of lithium aluminium hydride ( 1 . 5 g ) in 15 ml of anhydrous thf under a nitrogen atmosphere . the mixture is refluxed for 18 h and cooled . destruction of the excess of lithium aluminium hydride is completed by cautious dropwise addition of 1 . 5 ml of water followed by 2 . 3 ml of 15 % aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and subsequent addition of 4 . 5 ml of water . stirring is continued until a granular white precipitate is formed . filtration yields a clear solution . thf is removed under reduced pressure and the residue is dissolved in ether . the desired product is isolated as hydrogen oxalate and recrystallized from ethyl acetate . α - aminomethyl - 3methoxy - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzenemethanol , ( 9 g , 0 . 04 mole ), formic acid ( 98 - 100 %) ( 9 . 2 g , 0 . 2 mole ) and formaldehyde ( 37 %) ( 7 . 2 g , 0 . 0088 mole ) is refluxed for 4 h . then 3 . 4 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid is added and the formic acid and any excess formaldehyde are removed under reduced pressure . the residue is dissolved in water and made alkaline ( ph & gt ; 11 ) by the addition of 25 % aqueous sodium hydroxide , and the mixture is extracted twice with ether and isolated as the hydrogen oxalate . the following examples illustrate the resolution of racemates according to the invention : the racemic 3 - chloro - α -[( dimethylamino ) methyl ]- 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzenemethanol ( 19 . 35 g , 0 . 075 mole ) and di - o , o &# 39 ;- p - toluoyl - l - tartaric acid ( 30 . 3 g , 0 . 075 mole ) are mixed and the product crystallized from 125 ml of abs . ethanol and 175 ml of water . the mixture is left over night at + 4 ° c . the precipitated salt is collected by filtration and washed with ethanol - water 1 : 1 . the product , 42 . 71 g , is recrystallized twice from 50 % ethanol and converted via the base to the hydrochloride of (-)(- 3 - chloro - α -[( dimethylamino ) methyl ]- 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzenemethanol . yield 6 . 6 g . m . p . 99 ° c . [ α ] d 25 =- 52 . 4 ° ( c = 1 % in ethanol ). ( compound 6 : 1 ) the mother liquors from the two first crystallizations are concentrated together to almost dryness on a rotary evaporator . the residue is made alkaline with 2m sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ether . the ether layer is evaporated ( 14 . 7 g , 0 . 057 mole ) and crystallized with di - o , o &# 39 ;- p - toluoyl - d - tartaric acid ( 21 . 9 g , 0 . 057 mole ) from 195 ml of 50 % ethanol . the product is recrystallized three times from 50 % ethanol . the product ( 19 . 5 g ) is converted via the base to the hydrochloride of (+)- 3 - chloro - α -[( dimethylamino ) methyl ]- 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzenemethanol . yield 7 . 2 g . m . p . 98 ° c . [ α ] d 25 =+ 50 . 9 °. ( c = 1 % in ethanol ). ( compound 6 : 2 ) the racemic α -[( dimethylamino ) methyl ]- 3 - methoxy - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy - benzenemethanol ( 253 . 0 g , 1 mole ) and di - o , o &# 39 ;- p - toluoyl - d - tartaric acid ( 386 . 3 g , 1 mole ) are mixed and the product crystallized from ethanol - water 6 : 4 ( 765 ml ). after 20 hours at room temperature , the temperature is gradually decreased at 10 ° c . the precipitated salt is collected by filtration and washed with ethanol - water 1 : 1 ( 2 × 60 ml ) and ethanol - water 6 : 4 ( 2 × 60 ml ) and dried in vacuum . the product , 205 g , is recrystallized twice from ethanol - water 6 : 4 , and converted to the base , (+)- α -[( dimethylamino ) methyl ]- 3 - methoxy - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzenemethanol . yield 51 g . m . p . 49 . 2 ° c . [ α ] d 25 =+ 52 ° ( c = 1 % in ethanol ). ( compound 6 : 3 ) the mother liquors from the two first crystallizations are concentrated together to almost dryness on a rotary evaporator . the residue is made alkaline with 2m sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ether . the ether layer is evaporated . 87 g ( 0 . 343 mole ) of the base are crystallized with di - o , o - p - toluoyl - l - tartaric acid ( 132 . 8 g , 0 . 343 mole ) from ethanol : water 6 : 4 , 231 ml . the precipitated salt is collected by filtration and washed with ethanol : water 1 : 1 ( 2 × 20 ml ) and ethanol : water 6 : 4 ( 2 × 20 ml ) and dried in vacuum . the product , 70 . 3 g , is recrystallized twice from ethanol : water 6 : 4 and converted to the base , (-)- α -[( dimethylamino ) methyl ]- 3 - methoxy - 2 -( 1 - methylethoxy )- benzenemethanol . yield 17 . 5 g . m . p . 49 . 1 ° c . [ α ] d 25 =- 52 ° ( c = 1 % in ethanol ). ( compound 6 : 4 ). ______________________________________manufacturing process for tablets of 20 mg . model batch for 1000 tablets______________________________________i active compound , mesh * 70 20 g lactosum , ph . nord 210 g amylum maidis , ph . nord 75 gii kollidon 25 b . a . s . f . 3 . 5 g aqua purificata q . s . iii talcum , ph . nord 15 g magnesii stearas , ph . nord . 1 . 5 gweight of 1000 tablets 325 gweight of 1 tablet : 325 mg______________________________________ * the mesh standard is according to the international system of code din 4189 / 1968 . mix the screened substances i thoroughly and then moisten with ii , whereupon the mixture is granulated through a stainless sieve no . 10 ( mesh 25 ). dry the granulate in an oven at a maximum temperature of 40 ° c ., then repeat sieving through sieve no . 10 . add the substances under iii and mix thoroughly . punch tablets with a gross weight of about 325 mg . ______________________________________suspension for injection 20 mg / mlactive compound , mesh 100 20 mgsodium chloride 8 mgcarboxy methylcellulose 1 mgbenzyl alcohol 1 mgdistilled water to make 1 ml______________________________________ ______________________________________oral suspension 5 mg / mlactive compound , mesh 100 20 mgsorbitol 600 mgflavouring compound q . s . colour q . s . water to make 1 ml______________________________________ ______________________________________ointment 2 % active compound 2 gtriethanolamine 1 gglycerol 7 gcetanol 2 . 5 glanolin 2 . 5 gstearic acid 20 gsorbitan monooleate 0 . 5 gsodium hydroxide 0 . 2 gmethyl paraben 0 . 3 gpropyl paraben 0 . 1 gethanol 0 . 9 gwater to make 100 g______________________________________ ______________________________________capsules of 10 mgactive compound 10 mgmagnesium stearate 2 mgtalcum 188 mg______________________________________ ______________________________________20 mg sterile powder to be dissolved in water forinjectionwater - soluble active compound 10 mgsodium chloride 4 mgmethyl paraben 0 . 7 mgpropyl paraben 0 . 3 mg______________________________________ the substances are dissolved in distilled water . the solution is dispensed in vials and freeze - dried . ______________________________________injectable solution 20 mg / mlwater - soluble active compound 20 mgascorbic acid 1 mgsodium bisulfite 1 mgsodium chloride 6 mgmethyl paraben 0 . 7 mgpropyl paraben 0 . 3 mgdistilled water to make 1 ml______________________________________ in the foregoing examples 7 - 14 relating to compositions , the active compounds are those covered by the general formula i above or their addition salts with pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic or organic acids . water - soluble active compounds are such addition salts or salts with a pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic or organic cation . also , it is to be noted that two or more active compounds of the invention may be used in combination in the composition illustrated , and also , if desired , in combination with other pharmacologically active agents . the compounds according to the invention are also expected to be effective by instillation in the urinary bladder in doses of 0 . 0005 to 1 mg / kg body weight . however , it will be understood that the amount of compound actually administered will be determined by a physician , in the light of the relevant circumstances including the condition to be treated , the chosen route of administration , the age , weight and response of the individual patient and the severity of the patient &# 39 ; s symptoms , and therefore the above dosage ranges are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way . as used herein the terms &# 34 ; pharmaceutical formulations &# 34 ; embrace compositions and ingredients for both human and veterinary use . the following pharmacological data illustrate the effect of a number of potent and selective substances in comparison with a classical α - adrenoceptor stimulating substance , phenylpropanolamine . female rabbits weighing 2 . 5 - 3 . 0 kg were sacrificed and exsanguinated . the urethra and portal vein were dissected out and suspended in organ baths containing oxygenated krebs solution at 37 ° c . two rings of urethra ( 4 mm broad ) and two longitudinal strips of the portal vein were used . the basal tension was adjusted to about 10 mn after an equilibration time of 60 minutes . isometric tension was recorded via a force transducer ( statham ft03 ) and registered on a grass polygraph model 7 . submaximum concentrations of noradrenaline ( 6 × 10 - 5 m ) were used to achieve reference contractions . the test substances were added cumulatively ( 12 concentrations ) until a maximum response was obtained . the results are summarized in table 1 below . rabbits , weighing 2 . 5 - 3 kg , were anaesthetized by pentobarbitone ( initially 40 mg / kg i . v . and for maintenance anaesthesia 10 mg / kg , h ). for recording of urethral pressure a catheter ( dog cath nr 6 .) was inserted into the urethra and placed at the point of highest pressure . the basal urethral pressure was approximately 10 cm h 2 o . the blood pressure was recorded via a catheter ( pp50 ) inserted into a femoral artery . substances were injected intravenously into a catheter in a femoral vein . the continuous intravenous infusion of pentobarbitone kept the depth of anesthesia at a constant level through the experiment . three consecutive noradrenaline injections ( 0 . 025 μg / kg i . v .) were given initially to constitute reference responses . repeated intravenous injections of different doses of the same test compound were given in a randomized manner . the results are summarized in table 1 below . the data clearly show that the compounds described have a very high selectivity for the urethra in comparison with their effects on blood vessels and blood pressure . in other pharmacological experiments ( not described here ) it was also shown that the described compounds had no or minimal effect on other organs , such as for example the urinary bladder , central nervous system , intestine , vas deferens etc . table 1__________________________________________________________________________ec50 = effective concentration inducing a half maximum contractionna = noradrenaline , ppa = phenylpropanolamine max . urethral urethra , in vitro portal vein , in vitro pressure in blood max . contraction ec50 - value max . contraction ec50 value vivo , in % of pressure ; maxcompound % of na - max in m % of na - max in m na - max change , in__________________________________________________________________________ % noradrenaline 100 1 . 6 × 10 . sup .- 5 100 5 . 3 × 10 . sup .- 6 100ppa 60 2 . 0 × 10 . sup .- 4 67 7 . 0 × 10 . sup .- 5 99 729 79 1 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 5 22 6 . 0 × 10 . sup .- 5 192 142 105 1 . 8 × 10 . sup .- 5 22 6 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 6 123 911 100 5 . 3 × 10 . sup .- 6 54 4 . 5 × 10 . sup .- 6 210 341 85 2 . 4 × 10 . sup .- 5 47 2 . 4 × 10 . sup .- 510 81 1 . 2 × 10 . sup .- 5 28 1 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 57 73 1 . 2 × 10 . sup .- 5 14 4 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 5 189 - 34 95 5 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 6 35 8 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 5 211 103 105 6 . 6 × 10 . sup .- 6 11 1 . 3 × 10 . sup .- 4 131 - 28 52 1 . 9 × 10 . sup .- 4 0 06 : 1 69 2 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 5 9 -- 6 : 2 107 4 . 5 × 10 . sup .- 6 15 1 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 515 104 4 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 5 11 9 . 0 × 10 . sup .- 56 : 3 106 6 . 5 × 10 . sup .- 6 34 1 . 2 × 10 . sup .- 4 288 146 : 4 88 6 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 5 8 -- 150 1112 80 1 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 5 18 1 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 513 45 7 . 7 × 10 . sup .- 5 4 -- 14 67 1 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 5 5 -- 5 68 1 . 1 × 10 . sup .- 4 6 -- __________________________________________________________________________ 1 . a . s . rao , et al ., tetrahedron 39 ( 1983 ), 2323 ; 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