4, 5, 6, 7-Tetrahydro-benzothiophen-7-ylamines, 4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydro-benzothiophen-4- ylamines, and 5, 6-dihydro-4H-thieno [2, 3-b] thiopyran-4-ylamines were designed, synthesized, and tested as OH• radical scavengers. Most of them displayed chemical scavenging properties better than or in the same range as salicylic acid. Moreover, some compounds were able to protect in vitro the astroglial glutamate transporters against ...