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• 1429776-74-8 4,5-dimethyl-2-(2H-1 ,2,3-triazol-2-yl)benzoic acid 
• 681239-91-8 (S)-2-(N-hydroxycarbamimidoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester 
• 35149-23-6 2-iodo-4,5-dimethylbenzoic acid 
• 228244-04-0 tert-butyl (2S)-2-cyanopyrrolidine-1-carboxylate 
• 1597531-43-5 (S)-1-(4,5-dimethyl-2-(2H-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)benzoyl)-N-((2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoyl)oxy)pyrrolidine-2-carboximidamide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

From Oxadiazole to Triazole Analogues: Optimization toward a Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist with Improved in vivo Efficacy in Dogs

The orexin system is responsible for regulating the sleep-wake cycle. Suvorexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of insomnia disorders. Herein, we report the optimization efforts toward a DORA, where our starting point was (5-methoxy-4-methyl-2-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-phenyl)-{(S)-2-[5-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}methanone (6), a compound which emerged from our in-house research program. Compound 6 was shown to be a potent, brain-penetrating DORA with in vivo efficacy similar to suvorexant in rats. However, shortcomings from low metabolic stability, high plasma protein binding (PPB), low brain free fraction (fu brain), and low aqueous solubility, were identified and hence, compound 6 was not an ideal candidate for further development. Our optimization efforts addressing the above-mentioned shortcomings resulted in the identification of (4-chloro-2-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-phenyl)-{(S)-2-methyl-2-[5-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-4H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}l-methanone (42), a DORA with improved in vivo efficacy compared to 6.

OREXIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS WHICH ARE [ORTHO BI (HETERO )ARYL]-[2-(META BI (HETERO )ARYL)-PYRROLIDIN-1-YL]-METHANONE DERIVATIVES

The present invention relates to [ortho bi-(hetero-)aryl]-[2-(meta bi-(hetero-)aryl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]- methanone derivatives of formula (I) wherein R, and the rings A1 A2 and A3 are as described in the description, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and to their use as pharmaceuticals, especially to their use as orexin receptor antagonists.