Date of Award

4-22-2010

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Dr. Lucjan Strekowski - Committee Chair

Second Advisor

Dr. George Zheng - Committee Member

Third Advisor

Dr. Stuart Allison - Committee Member

Abstract

Of the seven existing classes of serotonin receptors, the 5-HT7 receptors (5-HT7Rs) are the most recently discovered. Abundance of 5-HT7 in the central nervous system is suggestive of the receptor’s role in several physiological and pathophysiological functions. Existing research has afforded a number of compounds exhibiting specific affinity to the receptor. These selective ligands can provide structural information about the receptor and can serve as the foundation for pharmacological profiling . This thesis describes the synthesis of substituted pyrimidines and pyridines for affinity to the 5-HT7 receptor. Organometallic species are the cornerstone for sev-eral of the synthetic pathways.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.57709/1331954

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