Metopimazine (INN, USAN, BAN), sold under the brand names Nortrip, Vogalen, and Vogalene, is an antiemetic of the phenothiazine group which is used to treat nausea and vomiting.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is marketed in Europe, Canada, and South America.[2][5] As of August 2020, metopimazine has been repurposed and is additionally under development for use in the United States for the treatment of gastroparesis.[6][5]

Metopimazine has antidopaminergic, antihistamine, and anticholinergic activity.[7] However, it has also been described as a highly potent and selective dopamine D2 and D3 receptor antagonist.[5] The D2 receptor antagonism of metopimazine is thought to underlie its antiemetic and gastroprokinetic effects.[5] It is said to not readily cross the blood–brain barrier and hence to have peripheral selectivity, in contrast to metoclopramide but similarly to domperidone.[5] Unlike domperidone however, metopimazine shows no hERG inhibition and hence is expected to have a more favorable cardiovascular profile.[5] In contrast to metoclopramide, metopimazine does not interact with serotonin 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors.[5]

Synthesis

Thieme Patent:[8] Revised:[9]

For the first step, 2-Methylthiophenothiazine [7643-08-5] (1) is protected by sequential reaction with sodium amide and acetic anhydride to give 1-[2-(Methylthio)-10H-phenothiazin-10-yl]ethanone [23503-69-7] (2). Oxidation with peracid proceeds preferentially on the more electron-rich alkyl thioether to give the sulfone. Upon hydrolysis of the acetate this affords 2-(methylsulfonyl)-10h-phenothiazine [23503-68-6] (3). Alkylation with 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane (4) gives 10-(3-chloropropyl)-2-methylsulfonylphenothiazine [40051-30-7] (5). Alkylation with piperidine-4-carboxamide (Isonipecotamide) [39546-32-2] (6) affords metopimazine (7).

References

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  7. ^ Bezin J, Noize P, Mansiaux Y, Jarne A, Pariente A (March 2021). "Antidopaminergic antiemetics and trauma-related hospitalization: A population-based self-controlled case series study". Br J Clin Pharmacol. 87 (3): 1303–1309. doi:10.1111/bcp.14510. ISSN 0306-5251. PMID 32737898. S2CID 220909387.
  8. ^ Robert Michel Jacob, Jacques Georges Robert, DE 1092476  (1960 to Rhone Poulenc Sa).
  9. ^ Karicherla, Venumanikanta; Phani, Kumar; Bodireddy, Mohan Reddy; Prashanth, Kumar Babu; Gajula, Madhusudana Rao; Pramod, Kumar (2017). "A Simple and Commercially Viable Process for Improved Yields of Metopimazine, a Dopamine D2-Receptor Antagonist". Organic Process Research & Development. 21 (5): 720–731. doi:10.1021/acs.oprd.7b00052.

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