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  2. 4-Piperidin-4-ylidenemethyl-benzamides as δ-opioid receptor agonists for CNS indications: identifying clinical candidates

4-Piperidin-4-ylidenemethyl-benzamides as δ-opioid receptor agonists for CNS indications: identifying clinical candidates

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Jan 15;22(2):1174-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.11.089.
Cathy L Dantzman 1 Megan M King Glen E Ernst Xia Wang John P McCauley Jr Donald W Andisik Kelly Brush Khanh H Bui William Frietze Valerie Hoesch Jay Liu William E Palmer Nathan Spear Thomas J Hudzik Steven S Wesolowski
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  • 1 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19850, USA.
Abstract

A series of 4-piperidin-4-ylidenemethyl-benzamide δ-opioid receptor agonists is described with an emphasis on balancing the potency, subtype selectivity and in vitro ADME and safety properties. The three sites impacting SAR are substitutions on the aryl group (R(1)), the piperidine nitrogen (R(2)), and the amide (R(3)). Each region contributes to the balance of properties for δ opioid activity and a desirable CNS profile, and two clinical candidates (20 and 24) were advanced.

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