A mixture of the RR/SS and RS/SR diastereoisomeric pairs of methyl 4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate, C19H19Cl2NO3, forms cocrystals in which there is one unique molecule in the asymmetric unit, but the molecule displays disorder in the region of the 7-position of the quinoline ring system as a result of the random occurrence of the diastereoisomers at the same crystallographic site. A similar arrangement exists in the monohydrate cocrystals that form from a mixture of the RR/SS and RS/SR diastereoisomeric pairs of methyl 4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-methyl-7-phenyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate monohydrate, C24H21Cl2NO3·H2O. These compounds belong to a class of 1,4-dihydropyridines whose members have calcium modulatory properties. The 1,4-dihydropyridine rings have the usual shallow boat conformation. In each structure, the 2,4-dichlorophenyl ring is oriented such that the 2-chloro substituent is in a synperiplanar orientation with respect to the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring plane. In each crystal structure, the molecules are linked into chains by N—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding interactions.
SUMMARY. In this study, calcium antagonistic activity of sixteen hexahydroquinoline derivatives have been elucidated in rat ileum and rat thorasic aorta. In the studies on isolated rat ileum, it has been observed that all compounds showed meaningfull activity. In rat thorasic aorta studies, compound 3a has been found more active than nicardipine.