Dibenzocycloheptene Explained

Dibenzocycloheptene (also known as dibenzosuberane and dibenzocycloheptadiene) is a tricyclic chemical compound featuring two benzene rings bound to a cycloheptene group. It is an occasional motif in synthetic organic chemistry.[1] Various tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) contain the dibenzocycloheptene moiety in their chemical structures, including amineptine, amitriptyline, amitriptylinoxide, butriptyline, demexiptiline, nortriptyline, noxiptiline, and protriptyline. Cyclobenzaprine, a skeletal muscle relaxant, also contains this functional group.

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  1. 10.1021/ja993297d. C2-Symmetric Dibenzosuberane-Based Helicenes as Potential Chirochromic Optical Switches. 2000. Chen. Chien-Tien. Chou. Y-Chen. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 122. 32. 7662–7672.