Synthesis and anticonvulsant activities of 3,3-dialkyl- and 3-alkyl-3-benzyl-2-piperidinones (delta-valerolactams) and hexahydro-2H-azepin-2-ones (epsilon-caprolactams).

P A Reddy, K E Woodward, S M McIlheran, B C Hsiang, T N Latifi, M W Hill, S M Rothman, J A Ferrendelli, D F Covey

Index: J. Med. Chem. 40(1) , 44-9, (1997)

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Abstract

A series of 3-substituted 2-piperidinone (delta-valerolactam) and hexahydro-2H-azepin-2-one (epsilon-caprolactam) derivatives were prepared and evaluated as anticonvulsants in mice. In the 2-piperidinone series, 3,3-diethyl compound 7b is the most effective anticonvulsant against pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures (ED50, 37 mg/kg; PI (TD50/ED50), 4.46), and 3-benzyl compound 4c (ED50, 41 mg/kg; PI, 7.05) is the most effective anticonvulsant against seizures induced by maximal electroshock. By contrast, none of the epsilon-caprolactams tested had anticonvulsant effects below doses causing rotorod toxicity. log P values were correlated with neurotoxicity and [35S]TBPS displacement, but not with anticonvulsant activity. Electrophysiological evaluations of selected compounds from each series indicated that both the delta-valero-lactams and epsilon-caprolactams potentiated GABA-mediated chloride currents in rat hippocampal neurons.