Tetrahydroisoquinoline (TIQ or THIQ) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C9H11N. Classified as a secondary amine, it is derived from isoquinoline by hydrogenation. It is a colorless viscous liquid that is miscible with most organic solvents. The tetrahydroisoquinoline skeleton is encountered in a number of bioactive compounds and drugs.[2][3]
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1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline | |
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Abbreviations | TIQ, THIQ |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.864 |
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C9H11N | |
Molar mass | 133.19 g/mol |
Appearance | Deep yellow liquid |
Density | 1.05 g/mL |
Melting point | −30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K) |
Boiling point | 235 to 239 °C (455 to 462 °F; 508 to 512 K) |
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H301, H310, H314, H332, H371, H412 | |
P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P309+P311, P310, P312, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P361, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Flash point | 99 °C (210 °F; 372 K) (closed cup) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Reactions
editAs a secondary amine, tetrahydroisoquinoline has weakly basic properties and forms salts with strong acids. It can be dehydrogenated to give isoquinoline and hydrogenated to decahydroisoquinoline. Like other secondary amines, tetrahydroisoquinoline can be oxidized to the corresponding nitrone using hydrogen peroxide, catalyzed by selenium dioxide.[4]
Toxicology
editTetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives may be formed in the body as metabolites of some drugs, and this was once thought to be involved in the development of alcoholism.[5] This theory has now been discredited and is no longer generally accepted by the scientific community,[6] but endogenous production of neurotoxic tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives such as norsalsolinol continue to be investigated as possible causes for some conditions such as Parkinson's disease.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Tetrahydroisoquinolines
editThe tetrahydroisoquinoline skeleton is present in a number of drugs,[3] such as tubocurarine, one of the quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants. Drugs based on 4-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines include nomifensine[13] and diclofensine. They can be prepared by N-alkylation of benzyl amines with haloacetophenones.[14] Naturally occurring tetrahydroisoquinolines include cherylline[15] and latifine.
Esproquin,[16] which shows hypotensive activity by virtue of its α-adrenergic blocking properties, is made from THIQ.
References
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- ^ Kotake Y, Tasaki Y, Makino Y, Ohta S, Hirobe M (December 1995). "1-Benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline as a parkinsonism-inducing agent: a novel endogenous amine in mouse brain and parkinsonian CSF". Journal of Neurochemistry. 65 (6): 2633–8. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.65062633.x. PMID 7595560. S2CID 39449026.
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- ^ Kobayashi H, Fukuhara K, Tada-Oikawa S, Yada Y, Hiraku Y, Murata M, Oikawa S (January 2009). "The mechanisms of oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis induced by norsalsolinol, an endogenous tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative associated with Parkinson's disease". Journal of Neurochemistry. 108 (2): 397–407. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05774.x. PMID 19012744.
- ^ Schneider, C. S.; Weber, K. H.; Daniel, H.; Bechtel, W. D.; Boeke-Kuhn, K. (1984). "Synthesis and antidepressant activity of 4-aryltetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine derivatives". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 27 (9): 1150–1155. doi:10.1021/jm00375a011. PMID 6471069.
- ^ BG 49761
- ^ cherylline
- ^ Gray, Allan P.; Shiley, Richard H. (1973). "Preparation and cardiovascular actions of a group of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 16 (7): 859–861. doi:10.1021/jm00265a028. ISSN 0022-2623. PMID 4146907.