Synthesis and SAR of aminothiazole fused benzazepines as selective dopamine D2 partial agonists

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2013 Jan 15;23(2):543-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.11.023. Epub 2012 Nov 28.

Abstract

Dopamine (D(2)) partial agonists (D2PAs) have been regarded as a potential treatment for schizophrenia patients with expected better side effect profiles than currently marketed antipsychotics. Herein we report the synthesis and SAR of a series of aminothiazole fused benzazepines as selective D(2) partial agonists. These compounds have good selectivity, CNS drug-like properties and tunable D(2) partial agonism. One of the key compounds, 8h, has good in vitro/in vivo ADME characteristics, and is active in a rat amphetamine-induced locomotor activity model.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antipsychotic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antipsychotic Agents / chemistry
  • Antipsychotic Agents / pharmacology
  • Benzazepines / chemical synthesis*
  • Benzazepines / chemistry
  • Benzazepines / pharmacology*
  • Biological Assay
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Dopamine Agonists / chemical synthesis*
  • Dopamine Agonists / chemistry
  • Dopamine Agonists / pharmacology*
  • Drug Partial Agonism
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Binding / drug effects
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2 / agonists*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Benzazepines
  • Dopamine Agonists
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2