Dibenzocycloheptene (also known as dibenzosuberane and dibenzocycloheptadiene) is a tricyclic chemical compound featuring two benzene rings bound to a cycloheptene group. It is an occasional motif in synthetic organic chemistry.[1] Various tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) contain the dibenzocycloheptene moiety in their chemical structures, including amineptine, amitriptyline, amitriptylinoxide, butriptyline, demexiptiline, nortriptyline, noxiptiline, and protriptyline. Cyclobenzaprine, a skeletal muscle relaxant, also contains this functional group.
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10,11-Dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d][7]annulene | |
Other names
10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.011.482 |
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C15H14 | |
Molar mass | 194.27 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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editExternal links
edit- Dibenzocycloheptenes at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
References
edit- ^ Chen, Chien-Tien; Chou, Y-Chen (2000). "C2-Symmetric Dibenzosuberane-Based Helicenes as Potential Chirochromic Optical Switches". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 122 (32): 7662–7672. doi:10.1021/ja993297d.