Orvepitant

Chemical compound

none

Identifiers

IUPAC name

(2R,4S)-4-[(8aS)-6-oxo-1,3,4,7,8,8a-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl]-N-[(1R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl]-2-(4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)-N-methylpiperidine-1-carboxamide

CAS Number

579475-18-6^Y

PubChem CID

9852175

ChemSpider

8027888

UNII

IIU6V0W3JD

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

DTXSID40973522

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₃₁H₃₅F₇N₄O₂Molar mass628.636 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

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SMILES

CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)F)[C@H]2C[C@H](CCN2C(=O)N(C)[C@H](C)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)C(F)(F)F)C(F)(F)F)N4CCN5[C@H](C4)CCC5=O

InChI

InChI=1S/C31H35F7N4O2/c1-18-12-23(32)4-6-26(18)27-16-24(40-10-11-41-25(17-40)5-7-28(41)43)8-9-42(27)29(44)39(3)19(2)20-13-21(30(33,34)35)15-22(14-20)31(36,37)38/h4,6,12-15,19,24-25,27H,5,7-11,16-17H2,1-3H3/t19-,24+,25+,27-/m1/s1
Key:XWNBGDJPEXZSQM-VZOBGQTKSA-N

Orvepitant (GW823296) is a drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline which acts as a selective antagonist for the NK₁ receptor.^[1] It was under development as a potential antidepressant drug, and early stage human clinical trials showed it to have some antidepressant effects, though not with sufficient efficacy to justify further development for this application. It was however considered a successful proof of concept for NK₁ antagonists as potential antidepressants, and efforts are continuing to find more potent compounds which might be more effective.^[2]

References

^ Di Fabio R, Alvaro G, Braggio S, Carletti R, Gerrard PA, Griffante C, et al. (November 2013). "Identification, biological characterization and pharmacophoric analysis of a new potent and selective NK1 receptor antagonist clinical candidate". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21 (21): 6264–73. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2013.09.001. PMID 24075145.
^ Ratti E, Bettica P, Alexander R, Archer G, Carpenter D, Evoniuk G, et al. (May 2013). "Full central neurokinin-1 receptor blockade is required for efficacy in depression: evidence from orvepitant clinical studies". Journal of Psychopharmacology. 27 (5): 424–34. doi:10.1177/0269881113480990. PMID 23539641. S2CID 6523822.