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The crystal and molecular structure ofH 4a ,H 9a -cis-H 9,H 9a -trans-2-methyl-9-phenyl-2, 3,4,4 a ,9,9 a -hexahydro-1H-indeno[2,1-c]pyridine hydrochloride was determined. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupPbca, with eight molecules in the unit cell of dimensionsa = 10.461(2),b = 20.141(10), andc = 15.469(3) Å. Intensity data were measured using Mo radiation and a θ−θ scan method. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by least-squares techniques to a finalR of 4.6%. Thecis-trans isomer has higher antihistamine activity compared to thecis-cis isomer but is less active than phenindamine, the 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro derivative. The bond distances in thecis-trans andcis-cis derivatives are identical so that the differences in activity must be related to differences in conformation. The difference in the conformation is discussed from a receptor-site view of the two molecules.
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Mathew, M., Palenik, G.J. Structural studies of antihistamines. The crystal structure ofH 4aH 9a -cis-H 9,H 9a-trans-2-methyl-9-phenyl-2, 3,4,4a,9,9a-hexahydro-1H-indeno[2,1-c]pyridine hydrochloride. Journal of Crystal and Molecular Structure 11, 79–86 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01200882
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