Discovery of 2-chloro-N-((4,4-difluoro-1-hydroxycyclohexyl)methyl)-5-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)benzamide as a potent and CNS penetrable P2X7 receptor antagonist

Focused SAR studies were carried out around 5-heteroaryl and 1-amide portions of the 2-chlorobenzamide scaffold, resulting in the discovery of a potent, metabolically stable and centrally penetrable antagonist against P2X7 receptor.

Graphical abstractThe discovery of a potent P2X7 receptor antagonist, 7f, with excellent CNS exposure and PK profile is reported.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide