Identification and synthesis of O-methylcatechol metabolites of phenobarbital and some N-alkyl derivatives
โ Scribed by Anthony M. Treston; Athena Philippides; Noel W. Jacobsen; Mervyn J. Eadie; Wayne D. Hooper
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 565 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3549
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โฆ Synopsis
5-Ethyl-5-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) barbituric acid was identified as a new, minor metabolite of phenobarbital in man. The identity of this O-methylcatechol metabolite was confirmed by an unequivocal chemical synthesis, and by GC-MS studies. Mephobarbital and the 1,3-dimethyl, 1-ethyl, and 1,3-diethyl analogues of phenobarbital yielded the corresponding N-alkylated O-methylcatechol metabolites, all of which were confirmed by synthesis. The N-alkyl barbiturates each gave additionally at least one O-methylcatechol metabolite in which N-dealkylation had occurred. These metabolites accounted for approximately 1-5% of the orally administered dose in man.
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The condensation of per(trimethyl)silylbarbital and -phenobarbital with 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranose in the presence of stannic chloride in dichloroethane gave moderate yields of the beta-coupled barbiturate N-D-glucopyranosyl derivatives. Reaction of metharbital and mephobarbital u