In the hope of reducing the toxicity of perhexiline, a series of 27 cyclohexylaralkylamines I1 based on the “soft drug” concept and incorporating an amide function were synthesized. In a preliminary screening, compounds were evaluated for their a-adrenolytic activities. Several derivatives, especially N-(cyclohexylphenylmethyl)-2-(cyclohexyl-methy1amino) acetamide (3), N-(cyclohexylphenylmethyl)-2-(homoveratrylmethylamino) acetamide (7), and N-[2-( ...