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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C14H16N2O2.ClH
Molecular Weight 280.75
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of IMILOXAN HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CCN1C=CN=C1CC2COC3=CC=CC=C3O2

InChI

InChIKey=ANDJPJNFVJXEKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C14H16N2O2.ClH/c1-2-16-8-7-15-14(16)9-11-10-17-12-5-3-4-6-13(12)18-11;/h3-8,11H,2,9-10H2,1H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C14H16N2O2
Molecular Weight 244.289
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Imiloxan is a highly selective alpha2B adrenoceptor antagonist and was developed for depression in the 1980s. In Phase 1 clinical trials imiloxan dosing led to hypersensitivity reactions; the molecule's development was discontinued.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Roche Bioscience - UCB

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P18089
Gene ID: 151.0
Gene Symbol: ADRA2B
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Assessment of imiloxan as a selective alpha 2B-adrenoceptor antagonist.
1990 Mar
Presynaptic alpha 2-autoreceptors in brain cortex: alpha 2D in the rat and alpha 2A in the rabbit.
1993 Jul
Pharmacological profile of the mechanisms involved in the external carotid vascular effects of the antimigraine agent isometheptene in anaesthetised dogs.
2001 Jul
Presynaptic autoregulation of norepinephrine release from the sympathetic nerve fibers in the pineal gland of the domestic pig. Pharmacological characterization of alpha(2)adrenoceptors mediating this process.
2002 Apr
Investigation of neurotransmission in vas deferens from alpha(2A/D)-adrenoceptor knockout mice.
2002 Jul
1-(2-pyrimidinyl)-piperazine, a buspirone metabolite, modulates bladder function in the anesthetized rat.
2004
alpha2a adrenoceptors regulate phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein-2 in cultured cortical neurons.
2004
5-HT1B receptors and alpha 2A/2C-adrenoceptors mediate external carotid vasoconstriction to dihydroergotamine.
2004 Jan 26
5-HT1B receptors, alpha2A/2C- and, to a lesser extent, alpha1-adrenoceptors mediate the external carotid vasoconstriction to ergotamine in vagosympathectomised dogs.
2004 Jul
Clonidine inhibits the canine external carotid vasodilatation to capsaicin by alpha2A/2C-adrenoceptors.
2006 Aug 14
Yohimbine acts as a putative in vivo alpha2A/D-antagonist in the rat prefrontal cortex.
2006 Jul 24
Alpha 2A-adrenoceptors enhance the serotonergic effects of fluoxetine.
2006 Jun 13
Pharmacological evidence that alpha2A- and alpha2C-adrenoceptors mediate the inhibition of cardioaccelerator sympathetic outflow in pithed rats.
2007 Jan 12
Pharmacological profile of the clonidine-induced inhibition of vasodepressor sensory outflow in pithed rats: correlation with alpha(2A/2C)-adrenoceptors.
2008 May
Probable involvement of alpha(2C)-adrenoceptor subtype and endogenous opioid peptides in the peripheral antinociceptive effect induced by xylazine.
2009 Apr 17
Antinociceptive synergism of MD-354 and clonidine. Part II. The alpha-adrenoceptor component.
2010 Aug

Sample Use Guides

Single dose - 500 mg
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Imiloxan was identified as a selective alpha 2B ligand of the adrenoceptor
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Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
IMILOXAN HYDROCHLORIDE
USAN  
USAN  
Official Name English
RS-21361
Code English
(±)-2-((1-ETHYL-2-IMIDAZOLYL)METHYL)-1,4-BENZODIOXANE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
IMILOXAN HCL [INCI]
Common Name English
IMILOXAN HYDROCHLORIDE [USAN]
Common Name English
1H-IMIDAZOLE- 2-((2,3-DIHYDRO-1,4-BENZODIOXIN-2-YL)METHYL)-1-ETHYL-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE, (±)-
Common Name English
IMILOXAN HCL
INCI  
Official Name English
(±)-2-(1,4-BENZODIOXAN-2-YLMETHYL)-1-ETHYLIMIDAZOLE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C29713
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FDA UNII
X72FO6ZLZY
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL347695
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CAS
86710-23-8
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USAN
W-2
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PUBCHEM
172975
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NCI_THESAURUS
C83793
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