Butaclamol (AY-23,028) is a type of antipsychotic which was never marketed.[1] Sold as the hydrochloride salt for use in research, the compound acts as a dopamine receptor antagonist.[2]

Chemistry

pKa = 7.15 (uncorrected for ionic strength)[3]

References

  1. ^ Buckingham J (1985). Dictionary of organic compounds - Google Books. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-412-54090-5.
  2. ^ Hall DA, Strange PG (June 1997). "Evidence that antipsychotic drugs are inverse agonists at D2 dopamine receptors". British Journal of Pharmacology. 121 (4): 731–6. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0701196. PMC 1564749. PMID 9208141.
  3. ^ Chrzanowski FA, McGrogan BA, Maryanoff BE (March 1985). "The pKa of butaclamol and the mode of butaclamol binding to central dopamine receptors". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 28 (3): 399–400. doi:10.1021/jm00381a022. PMID 2579238.