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  2. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines as functionally selective and orally bioavailable GABA(A)alpha2/alpha3 binding site agonists for the treatment of anxiety disorders

Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines as functionally selective and orally bioavailable GABA(A)alpha2/alpha3 binding site agonists for the treatment of anxiety disorders

  • J Med Chem. 2006 Jan 12;49(1):35-8. doi: 10.1021/jm051065l.
Simon C Goodacre 1 Leslie J Street David J Hallett James M Crawforth Sarah Kelly Andrew P Owens Wesley P Blackaby Richard T Lewis Joanna Stanley Alison J Smith Pushpinder Ferris Bindi Sohal Susan M Cook Andrew Pike Nicola Brown Keith A Wafford George Marshall José L Castro John R Atack
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  • 1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Sharp Laboratory, Neuroscience Research Centre, Terlings Park, Eastwick Road, Harlow, Essex, UK.
Abstract

A series of high-affinity GABA(A) agonists with good oral bioavailability in rat and dog and functional selectivity for the GABA(A)alpha2 and -alpha3 subtypes is reported. The 7-trifluoromethylimidazopyrimidine 14g and the 7-propan-2-olimidazopyrimidine 14k are anxiolytic in both conditioned and unconditioned animal models of anxiety with minimal sedation observed at full BZ binding site occupancy.

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