Thozalinone

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Thozalinone
Skeletal formula
Space-filling model
Clinical data
Other namesTozalinone, Thozalinon
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • (RS)-2-(Dimethylamino)-5-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-4(5H)-one
JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
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  • InChI=1S/C11H12N2O2/c1-13(2)11-12-10(14)9(15-11)8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7,9H,1-2H3 checkY
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Thozalinone (

analogue pemoline, it is reportedly devoid of abuse potential unlike other dopaminergic psychostimulants.[2][7][8]

Synthesis

Synthesis: [9][10]

Sodium hydride is used as a strong base to abstract the alcohol proton in ethyl mandelate [774-40-3] (1); addition of the oxyanion to dimethylcyanamide [1467-79-4] gives the intermediate (2). Intramolecular cyclization then occurs giving Thozalinone (3).

Notes

  • In treatment of Parkinsonism: W. D. Gray, C. E. Edward, U.S. patent 3,665,075 (1972 to Am. Cyanamid).
  • Pharmacological studies:[11]

See also

References