Benzocycloheptene

Benzocycloheptenes are cycloheptenes with additional benzene rings attached. Most have two benzene rings, and are called "dibenzocycloheptenes".

Some benzocycloheptenes and substituted benzocycloheptenes have medical uses as antihistamines, anticholinergics, antidepressants, antiserotonergics.

Examples include:

• Antihistamines and Antiserotonergics
  • Azatadine
  • Desloratadine
  • Loratadine
  • Rupatadine
  • Cyproheptadine
  • Ketotifen
  • Pizotifen

• Anticholinergics
  • Deptropine

• Anticonvulsants
  • Oxitriptyline

• Antidepressants and Anticholinergics
  • Amineptine
  • Amitriptyline
  • Nortriptyline
  • Noxiptyline
  • Octriptyline
  • Protriptyline

• Various
  • Cyclobenzaprine
  • Intriptyline

See also

• Toll-like receptor 4 investigating probable antagonistic (antiinflammatory) property of several TCA based molecules

External links

• Benzocycloheptenes at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)