Structure–activity relationship investigations of the modulating effect of core substituents on the affinity of pyrazoloquinolinone congeners for the benzodiazepine …
A series of 6-and 7-substituted-2-arylpyrazolo [4, 3-c] quinolin-3-ones was synthesized and tested in vitro for binding with the benzodiazepine receptor in competition with [3H] flunitrazepam. Electronic parameters (molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), charge distribution on the nitrogen atoms, dipole moment μ, and ionization potential (IP)) were calculated for the compounds by semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods. Lipophilicity ...