Methdilazine
Methdilazine (Dilosyn, Tacaryl) is a first-generation antihistamine with anticholinergic properties of the phenothiazine class.
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| Formula | C18H20N2S |
| Molar mass | 296.43 g·mol−1 |
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Synthesis

Methdilazine synthesis:[1] R. F. Feldkamp and Y. H. Wu; Mead Johnson & Company; U.S. Patent 2,945,855 (1960).
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References
- L. W. Marsch and R. Peterson, Arzneimittel Forsch., 9, 715 (1959).
- Rani Basu L, Mazumdar K, Dutta N, Karak P, Dastidar S (2005). "Antibacterial property of the antipsychotic agent prochlorperazine, and its synergism with methdilazine". Microbiol Res. 160 (1): 95–100. doi:10.1016/j.micres.2004.10.002. PMID 15782943.
- Chattopadhyay D, Mukherjee T, Pal P, Saha B, Bhadra R (1998). "Altered membrane permeability as the basis of bactericidal action of methdilazine". J Antimicrob Chemother. 42 (1): 83–6. doi:10.1093/jac/42.1.83. PMID 9700532.
- Chattopadhyay D, Dastidar S, Chakrabarty A (1988). "Antimicrobial properties of methdilazine and its synergism with antibiotics and some chemotherapeutic agents". Arzneimittelforschung. 38 (7): 869–72. PMID 2905130.
The ring-contracted analog, methdilazine shows only very weak activity as a tranquilizer; instead, that agent constitutes an important antihistamine.
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