title: 4-Alkylpiperidines related to SR-48968: potent antagonists of the neurokinin-2 (NK2) receptor.
abstract: A series of 4-alkylpiperidine derivatives related to the potent neurokinin-2 (NK2) receptor antagonist SR-48968 (1) is described. Simple aliphatic derivatives were found to be poorly active, but appropriate placement of an alcohol functional group afforded compounds that were of similar activity to 1. Several representatives in this series, such as the 4-(1-hydroxy-1-ethylpropyl)piperidine (14), were found to exhibit oral activity in a model of labored abdominal breathing in guinea pigs. These results expand the latitude of substituents available in this region of this series of NK2 receptor antagonists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, ZENECA Pharmaceuticals, Business Unit of ZENECA, Inc., Wilmington, DE 19850-5437, USA.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shenvi
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mauger
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ulatowski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aharony
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Buckner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001549:Benzamides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D010880:Piperidines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018041:Receptors, Neurokinin-2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D010880:Piperidines; D018041:Receptors, Neurokinin-2; C073839:SR 48968