Conformationally restrained beta-blocking oxime ethers .3. Synthesis and beta-adrenergic antagonistic activity of diastereomeric anti and syn 2-(5'-(3'-methyl)isoxazolidinyl)-N-alkylethanolamines
The diastereomeric anti (1d, 2d) and syn (3d, 4d) 2-(5'-(3'-methyl)isoxazolidinyl)-N-alkylethanolamines were synthesized and assayed for their beta(1)- and beta(2)-adrenergic antagonistic activity by functional tests on isolated preparations. The pharmacological results, which were compared with those previously obtained for the corresponding isoxazoline analogs (1d-4d) substituted in the 3'-position with an isopropyl group instead of the methyl group in 1d-4d, indicateci that the beta-adrenergic antagonistic activity of the 3'-alkyl-substituted compounds 1-4 is not substantially influenced by the size of the alkyl substituent.