Optimization of (4,4-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine-5-ylidene)acetamide derivatives as arginine vasopressin V2 receptor agonists and discussion of their binding modes

A series of (4,4-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine-5-ylidene)acetamide derivatives were optimized to achieve potent agonistic activity, both in vitro and in vivo, for the arginine vasopressin V2 receptor, resulting in the eventual discovery of compound 1g. Molecular modeling of compound 1g with V2 receptor was also examined to evaluate the binding mode of this series of compounds.