Question

Discuss SAR of tricyclic antidepressant agents. (Medicinal Chemistry - ll)

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➡️ Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of medications that are used primarily as antidepressants.

➡️ TCAs were discovered in the early 1950s and were marketed later in the decade.

➡️ They are named after their chemical structure, which contains three rings of atoms.

➡️ Tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs), which contain four rings of atoms, are a closely related group of antidepressant compounds.

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