Title:  Vesnarinone 
CAS Registry Number:  81840-15-5 
CAS Name:  1-(3,4-Dimethoxybenzoyl)-4-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-oxo-6-quinolinyl)piperazine 
Additional Names:  3,4-dihydro-6-[4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2(1H)-quinolinone;  6-[4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-1-piperazinyl]-3,4-dihydrocarbostyril;  1-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-oxo-6-quinolyl)-4-veratroylpiperazine;  piteranometozine 
Manufacturers' Codes:  OPC-8212 
Trademarks:  Arkin (Otsuka) 
Molecular Formula:  C22H25N3O4 
Molecular Weight:  395.45 
Percent Composition:  C 66.82%, H 6.37%, N 10.63%, O 16.18% 
Literature References:  Positive inotropic agent.  Prepn:  Y. H. Yang et al., BE 890942; M. Tominaga et al., US 4415572 (1982, 1983 both to Otsuka); M. Tominaga et al., Chem. Pharm. Bull. 32, 2100 (1984).  Physicochemical properties:  T. Shimizu et al., Arzneim.-Forsch. 34, 334 (1984).  Series of articles on mechanism of action and pharmacology:  ibid. 342-402.  Effects on canine arrhythmias:  K. Hashimoto, H. Mitsuhashi, Br. J. Pharmacol. 88, 915 (1986).  Metabolism:  G. Miyamoto et al., Xenobiotica 18, 1143 (1988).  Clinical pharmacokinetics:  A. Ohnishi, T. Ishizaki, J. Clin. Pharmacol. 28, 719 (1988).  HPLC determn in plasma and urine:  G. Miyamoto et al., J. Chromatogr. 338, 450 (1985).  Clinical evaluations in congestive heart failure:  H. Asanoi et al., J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 9, 865 (1987); A. M. Feldman et al., Am. Heart J. 116, 771 (1988). 
Properties:  Colorless granules from ethanol-chloroform, mp 238.1-239.5° (Tominaga); also reported as odorless, tasteless, pale yellow crystalline powder, mp 238.1-239.8° (Shimizu).  uv max (methanol, ethanol, chloroform):  271 nm (e = 2.51 ´ 104, 2.52 ´ 104, 2.30 ´ 104, c = 10 mg/ml).  % solubility (25°):  glacial acetic acid 18.68; chloroform 14.19; benzyl alcohol 5.913; N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 3.407; DMSO 2.509; 60% sulfolane 1.229; DMF 1.179; dioxane 0.1653; methanol 0.1151; acetone 0.06389; ethanol 0.04005; water 0.002086.  pKa 2.86. 
Melting point:  mp 238.1-239.5° (Tominaga); mp 238.1-239.8° (Shimizu) 
pKa:  pKa 2.86 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (methanol, ethanol, chloroform):  271 nm (e = 2.51 ´ 104, 2.52 ´ 104, 2.30 ´ 104, c = 10 mg/ml) 
Therap-Cat:  Cardiotonic. 
Keywords:  Cardiotonic.   |