4-[6-(2-Aminoethyl)naphthalen-2-yl]benzonitriles are potent histamine H3 receptor antagonists with high CNS penetration

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Mar 1;17(5):1443-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.11.073. Epub 2006 Dec 1.

Abstract

4-[6-(2-Tertiaryaminoethyl)naphthalen-2-yl]benzonitriles are conformationally constrained histamine H3 receptor antagonists with high potency and selectivity. The analogs were designed around a naphthalene core, with the goal of enhancing lipophilicity and CNS penetration, as compared to a previously reported benzofuran series. The SAR of the tertiary amine moiety is similar to that reported for the benzofuran series, with analogs bearing a 2-methylpyrrolidine substituent possessing the greatest rat and human H3 receptor binding affinities.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Central Nervous System / metabolism*
  • Histamine Antagonists / chemical synthesis*
  • Histamine Antagonists / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Naphthalenes
  • Nitriles / chemical synthesis*
  • Nitriles / pharmacokinetics
  • Permeability
  • Protein Binding
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Histamine H3 / drug effects*
  • Receptors, Histamine H3 / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Histamine Antagonists
  • Naphthalenes
  • Nitriles
  • Receptors, Histamine H3
  • naphthalene
  • benzonitrile