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

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Category:Dibenzocycloheptenes