Reinhold Tacke, U. Wannagat

• Sila-Analogues A 2, B 2 and C 2 of the drug mephenhydramine from the class of benzhydryl ethers were synthesized for the first time by the steps shown in scheme 1, and they and their precursors I-V characterized by their physical {table 1) and chemical properties, and their structures confirmed by NMR, n1ass and infrared spectroscopy (tables 3-5). Their physiological effects were investigated a.nd compared -with those of the parent carbon compounds (section 5).