Molecules 2005, 10(12), 1429-1437; doi:10.3390/10121429
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Synthesis of Novel, Potentially Biologically Active Dibenzosuberone Derivatives

Sonja Merkas 1,* email, Mladen Litvic 1 , Ivica Cepanec 1  and Vladimir Vinkovic 2
1 Belupo Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Ltd., Radnicka 224, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia 2 Ruder Boskovic Institute, Bijenicka 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 June 2005; in revised form: 6 September 2005 / Accepted: 7 September 2005 / Published: 31 December 2005
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Abstract: Novel representatives of the important group of biologically active dibenzosuberone derivatives were prepared: 3,7-dibromo-5-(dimethylaminoethyl- oxyimino)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepta-1,4-diene (1), 3,7-dibromo-5-(3- dimethylaminopropylidene)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene (2) and 1,7- dibromo-5-(3-dimethylaminopropylidene)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo-[a,d]-cycloheptene (3). These compounds are potential tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), which are still the most frequently prescribed antidepressants in many countries.
Keywords: Dibenzosuberone; tricyclic antidepressants; bromination; amitriptiline; noxiptiline

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Merkas, S.; Litvic, M.; Cepanec, I.; Vinkovic, V. Synthesis of Novel, Potentially Biologically Active Dibenzosuberone Derivatives. Molecules 2005, 10, 1429-1437.

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Merkas S, Litvic M, Cepanec I, Vinkovic V. Synthesis of Novel, Potentially Biologically Active Dibenzosuberone Derivatives. Molecules. 2005; 10(12):1429-1437.

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Merkas, Sonja; Litvic, Mladen; Cepanec, Ivica; Vinkovic, Vladimir. 2005. "Synthesis of Novel, Potentially Biologically Active Dibenzosuberone Derivatives." Molecules 10, no. 12: 1429-1437.

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