Some inverse agonists of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) have been demonstrated to be anorectic antiobesity drug candidates. However, the first generation of CB1 inverse agonists, represented by rimonabant (SR141716A), otenabant, and taranabant, are centrally active, with a high level of psychiatric side effects. Hence, the discovery of CB1 inverse agonists with a chemical scaffold distinct f...

Three new clerodane diterpenes, (4→2)-abeo-cleroda-2,13E-dien-2,14-dioic acid (1), (4→2)-abeo-2,13-diformyl-cleroda-2,13E-dien-14-oic acid (2), and 16(R&S)- methoxycleroda-4(18),13-dien-15,16-olide (3), were isolated from the unripe fruit of Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula (Annonaceae) together with five known compounds (4-8). The structures of all isolates were determined by spectroscop...

In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(30)H(30)Br(2)N(4)O(2), the piperazine ring adopts a chair conformation. The pyrrolidine rings that are fused to the piperazine ring adopt envelope conformations (in which the N atom represents the flap). The indoline fused-ring systems are nearly planar (r.m.s. deviations = 0.009 and 0.019 Å); the two fused rings are aligned at 60.63 (6)°.

In the title salt {systematic name: 4-diphenyl-methyl-1-[(E)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-yl]piperazin-1-ium 2,4,6-trinitro-pheno-late), C(26)H(29)N(2) (+)·C(6)H(2)N(3)O(7) (-), the cinnarizinium cation is protonated at the piperazine N atom connected to the styrenylmethyl group; the piperazine ring adopts a distorted chair conformaiton. In the crystal, bifurcated N-H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bonds link the comp...

A series of 1,4-piperazine derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity in the maximal electroshock seizure (MES) and subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole seizure threshold (ScMet) assays and for neurotoxicity (TOX). The compounds were only moderately effective. The anticonvulsant activity was accompanied by neurotoxicity. 1-[(4-Chlor-3-methylphenoxy)-acetyl]-4-(2-methoxyphe...

In the title compound, C(21)H(20)N(4)O(4)S(2, )the piperazine ring adopts a chair conformation. The 1-ethyl-indoline-2,3-dione system links to one N atom of the piperazine ring via a carbodithio-ate group. The indoline-2,3-dione ring and the nitro-benzene ring subtend adihedral angle of 37.27 (7)°. In the crystal structure, weak C-H⋯O and π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances ...

The synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and crystal structures of the first 1,4-bis(4-nitrosophenyl)piperazine (BNPP) (4) bridged dinuclear complexes of rhodium(III) and iridium(III) are presented. The reaction of the μ(2)-halogenido-bridged dimers [(η(5)-C(5)Me(5))IrX(2)](2) [X = Cl (5a), Br (5b), I (5c)] and [(η(5)- C(5)Me(5))RhCl(2)](2) (6a) with 4 yields the dinuclear complexes [(η(5)...

A variety of photoluminescent, and in some cases thermochromic, metal-organic networks of CuCN were self-assembled in aqueous reactions with amine ligands: (CuCN) 2(Pip) ( 1a), (CuCN) 20(Pip) 7 ( 1b), (CuCN) 7(MePip) 2 ( 2), (CuCN) 2(Me 2Pip) ( 3a), (CuCN) 4(Me 2Pip) ( 3b), (CuCN) 7(EtPip) 2 ( 4), (CuCN) 4(Et 2Pip) ( 5), (CuCN) 3(BzPip) 2 ( 6a), (CuCN) 5(BzPip) 2 ( 6b), (CuCN) 7(BzPip) 2 ( 6c),...

the biodegradation of secondary amines is particularly important due to their propensity for conversion either chemically or microbiologically to n-nitrosamines which are potent carcinogens. in this research, a weak gram-positive organism was isolated from river and identified as mycobacterium. this mycobacterium grows slowly and effectively utilizes piperazine as the sole source of organic, ca...