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New combination of pharmacophoric elements of potent σ1 ligands: Design, synthesis and σ receptor affinity of aminoethyl substituted tetrahydrobenzothiophenes
Harel, Dipak,Schepmann, Dirk,Wünsch, Bernhard
, p. 490 - 497 (2013/10/22)
The aminoethyl substituted tetrahydrobenzothiophenes 4 resulted from combination of the pharmacophoric elements of the potent σ1 ligands 2 and 3. The aminoethyl substituted tetrahydrobenzothiophenes 4 were prepared in an 8-step synthesis starting with thiophene. Whereas the σ1 affinity of the N-benzyl derivative 4a is in the medium nanomolar range (Ki = 49 nM), the analogous N-cyclohexylmethyl derivative 4d exhibits low nanomolar affinity (Ki = 5.0 nM). The reduced σ1 affinity and σ2/σ1 selectivity of tetrahydrobenzothiophenes 4 compared to analogous spirocyclic piperidines 3 is attributed to the increased conformational flexibility of the aminoethyl side chain.
