582323-16-8Relevant articles and documents
N -pyridyl and pyrimidine benzamides as KCNQ2/Q3 potassium channel openers for the treatment of epilepsy
Amato, George,Roeloffs, Rosemarie,Rigdon, Greg C.,Antonio, Brett,Mersch, Theresa,McNaughton-Smith, Grant,Wickenden, Alan D.,Fritch, Paul,Suto, Mark J.
, p. 481 - 484 (2011/08/22)
A series of N-pyridyl benzamide KCNQ2/Q3 potassium channel openers were identified and found to be active in animal models of epilepsy and pain. The best compound 12 [ICA-027243, N-(6-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-3,4-difluoro-benzamide] has an EC50 of 0.38 μM and is selective for KCNQ2/Q3 channels. This compound was active in several rodent models of epilepsy and pain but upon repeated dosing had a number of unacceptable toxicities that prevented further development. On the basis of the structure-activity relationships developed around 12, a second compound, 51, [N-(2-chloro-pyrimidin-5-yl)-3,4-difluoro- benzamide, ICA-069673], was prepared and advanced into a phase 1 clinical study. Herein, we describe the structure-activity relationships that led to the identification of compound 12 and to the corresponding pyrimidine 51.
Pyrimidines as novel openers of potassium ion channels
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention provides a genus of pyrimidine amides that are useful as openers of potassium ion channels. The compounds of the invention are of use in both therapeutic and diagnostic methods.
