Dimethylsulfonium analogues of the muscarinic agent McN-A-343: [4-[[N-(3- or 4-halophenyl)carbamoyl]oxy]-2-butynyl] dimethylsulfonium perchlorates.

Some 3- and 4-bromophenyl and dimethylsulfonium analogues of the muscarinic agent [4-[[N-(3-chlorophenyl)-carbamoyl]oxy]-2-butynyl] trimethylammonium chloride (McN-A-343) (1) were synthesized. The new compounds were assayed for effects on arterial blood pressure in the pithed rat (ganglionic muscarinic activity). The dimethylsulfonium salts (13a-d) appeared to be partial agonists in relation to 1. The 4-bromophenyl-substituted trimethylammonium iodide 10d exceeded 1 in potency by 3-fold. The compounds retained the selectivity for ganglionic muscarinic receptors shown by 1 since they had only weak effects on the guinea pig ileum in vitro.