Dibenzocycloheptenes

Dibenzocycloheptene

Dibenzocycloheptene

Chemical compound


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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References

  1. 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.

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