Substitutedphenyl piperazines were treated with chloroacetylchloride to give respective 2-chloro-1-[4-(substitutedphenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-ethanones which were subsequently coupled to 7-hydroxy-4-methyl-chromen-2-one to afford the target compounds 7-{2-[4-(substituted phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethoxy}-4-methyl-chromen-2-ones. The novel compounds were evaluated in-vivo for antagonism at serotonin 5-HT2 receptor. Some of the compounds synthesized showed high antagonistic activity for the target receptor. The binding affinity to these receptors depended greatly on the nature and position of substitution in phenyl ring.
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