Substituted propanolamines and alkylamines derived from fluoxetine as potent appetite suppressants Original Research Article

A series of propanolamine and alkylamine analogues of fluoxetine (7–26, 28–31) were synthesized and assessed for their anorexigenic and antidepressant activities. Effect of various substituents at C-4 aryl position of fluoxetine has also been studied. Most of the propanolamine analogues (7–13, 16–26) displayed significant anorexigenic activity but interestingly they were devoid of antidepressant activity whereas anorexigenic as well as antidepressant activity was retained in the alkylamine series (28-31). Compounds 10 and 26 emerged as the most active compound and anorexigenic activity was better (83.67% and 82.45%) compared to fluoxetine (81.25%).