A suitable 2-carboxybenzo[b]azepine derivative was designed as a potential
novel antagonist of the strychnine-insensitive glycine binding site of the
NMDA receptor. This compound was synthesized via an N-aryl allylglycine, a
useful intermediate efficiently prepared from the starting aniline derivati
ve, followed by a short and unusual elaboration of the allyl double bond. (
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