Dual acting norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and 5-HT2A receptor antagonists: Identification, synthesis and activity of novel 4-aminoethyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indoles

The discovery of a series of 4-aminoethyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indoles, dual acting norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) and 5-HT2A receptor antagonists, is described. The synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) of this novel series of compounds is also presented. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.