2-Aminotetralin
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| Routes of administration | Oral |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.019.067 |
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| Formula | C10H13N |
| Molar mass | 147.221 g·mol−1 |
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2-Aminotetralin (2-AT), also known as 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-amine (THN), is a stimulant drug with a chemical structure consisting of a tetralin group combined with an amine.[1][2]
2-AT is a rigid analogue of phenylisobutylamine and fully substitutes for d-amphetamine in rat drug discrimination tests, although at one-half to one-eighth the potency.[1][3] It showed greater potency than a variety of other amphetamine homologues, including 2-amino-1,2-dihydronapthalene (2-ADN), 2-aminoindane (2-AI), 1-naphthylaminopropane (1-NAP), 2-naphthylaminopropane (2-NAP), 1-phenylpiperazine (1-PP), 6-AB, and 7-AB.[3][1][4]
2-AT has been shown to inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine, and might induce their release as well.[5][6] It is also likely to act on dopamine on account of its full substitution of d-amphetamine in rodent studies.[1][3]
Chemical derivatives
A number of derivatives of 2-aminotetralin exist, including:
References
- ^ a b c d Oberlender R, Nichols DE (March 1991). "Structural variation and (+)-amphetamine-like discriminative stimulus properties". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 38 (3): 581–586. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(91)90017-V. PMID 2068194. S2CID 19069907.
In previous studies, 2-AT either did not stimulate spontaneous motor activity in mice (1,8), or it had 10% of the activity of amphetamine (24). Yet, in the present study, it mimicked (+)-amphetamine as a DS in rats, in agreement with the results of Glennon et al. (7). However, 2-AT was one-half as potent as (+)-amphetamine in that study but only one-eighth as potent as (+)-amphetamine in the present experiment.
- ^ Marley E, Stephenson JD (August 1971). "Actions of dexamphetamine and amphetamine-like amines in chickens with brain transections". British Journal of Pharmacology. 42 (4): 522–542. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1971.tb07138.x. PMC 1665761. PMID 5116035.
- ^ a b c Glennon RA, Young R, Hauck AE, McKenney JD (December 1984). "Structure-activity studies on amphetamine analogs using drug discrimination methodology". Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 21 (6): 895–901. doi:10.1016/s0091-3057(84)80071-4. PMID 6522418.
- ^ Hathaway BA, Nichols DE, Nichols MB, Yim GK (May 1982). "A new, potent, conformationally restricted analogue of amphetamine: 2-amino-1,2-dihydronaphthalene". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 25 (5): 535–538. doi:10.1021/jm00347a011. PMID 6123601.
- ^ Bruinvels J (June 1971). "Evidence for inhibition of the reuptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine and noradrenaline by tetrahydronaphthylamine in rat brain". British Journal of Pharmacology. 42 (2): 281–286. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1971.tb07109.x. PMC 1667157. PMID 5091160.
- ^ Bruinvels J, Kemper GC (September 1971). "Role of noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine in tetrahydronaphthylamine-induced temperature changes in the rat". British Journal of Pharmacology. 43 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1971.tb07151.x. PMC 1665934. PMID 4257629.