1. Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships of a series of novel N-aryl-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide that are potent and orally active orexin receptor antagonists
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Carsten T. Beuckmann, Yuji Kazuta, Osamu Takenaka, Fumihiro Ozaki, Yu Yoshida, Ikuo Kushida, Makoto Nakagawa, Michiyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Yonaga, Takashi Ueno, Yoshimitsu Naoe, and Taro Terauchi
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Cyclopropanes ,Male ,Models, Molecular ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Pharmacology ,Biochemistry ,Sleep measurement ,Mice ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Orexin Receptors ,Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders ,mental disorders ,Drug Discovery ,Animals ,Humans ,Receptor ,Molecular Biology ,Orexin Receptor Antagonists ,Aryl ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,Organic Chemistry ,In vitro ,Orexin ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Orally active ,nervous system ,chemistry ,Design synthesis ,Drug Design ,Molecular Medicine ,Sleep ,hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists ,psychological phenomena and processes - Abstract
Herein we describe the design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships (SARs) of a novel phenylcyclopropane series represented by 7 and 33b as antagonists of orexin 1 and orexin 2 receptors. With 4 serving as the initial lead for the development of orexin antagonists, exploration of SAR resulted in improved binding affinity for orexin 1 and orexin 2 receptors. Among the synthesized compounds, 33b ((−)-N-(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl)-2-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)oxymethyl]-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide) exhibited potent in vitro activity and oral efficacy in animal sleep measurement experiments. The results of our study suggest that compound 33b may serve as a valuable template for the development of new orexin receptor antagonists.
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- 2014