Abstract:
DEXTRO-ROTATORY AND LEVO-ROTATORY ISOMERS OF N-ACYL-N(2''-PYRIDYL)-1-PIPERIDINO-2-AMINOPROPANES OF THE FORMULA:
2-(PIPERIDINO-CH2-CH(-CH3)-N(-CO-R)-)PYRIDINE
WHEREIN R IS METHYL OR ETHYL OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE NON-TOXIC ACID SALT THEREOF EXHIBIT PHARMACEUTICAL PROPERTIES WHICH DIFFER QUALITATIVELY FROM THE RACEMATE. THE L-ISOMER EXHIBITS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME ANALGESIC ACTIVITY AS THE RACEMATE BUT ALSO EXHIBITS A STRONG SEDATIVE EFFECT. THE D-ISOMER EXHIBITS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME ANALGESIC ACTIVITY AS THE RACEMATE BUT EXHIBITS ALSO A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANT EFFECT.