VU6005649

• CAT Number: I020458
• CAS Number: 2137047-43-7
• Molecular Formula: C16H12F5N3O
• Molecular Weight: 357.28
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 3-(2,3-difluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine
• InChI: InChI=1S/C16H12F5N3O/c1-7-6-11(16(19,20)21)24-15(22-7)12(8(2)23-24)9-4-5-10(25-3)14(18)13(9)17/h4-6H,1-3H3
• InChIKey: NYBZCKAQIIPSDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=NC2=C(C(=NN2C(=C1)C(F)(F)F)C)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3)OC)F)F

VU6005649 is a CNS penetrant mGlu7/8 receptor agonist with EC50s of 0.65 μM and 2.6 μM for mGlu7 receptor and mGlu8 receptor, respectively.
VU6005649 is a CNS penetrant mGlu7/8 receptor agonist with EC50s of 0.65 μM and 2.6 μM for mGlu7 receptor and mGlu8 receptor, respectively. VU6005649 displays a terminal Kp of 2.43 with total brain levels ~9× above the mGlu7 positive allosteric modulator (PAM) in vitro EC50[1].
When VU6005649 (compound 9f) is dosed at 30 mg/kg IP in 10% Tween 80/H2O (0.75 mg/kg. s.c. amphetamine), no efficacy is observed in this assay. VU6005649 shows modest but significant pro-cognitive effects on associative learning in wild-type mice and the first example of efficacy of an mGlu7/8 positive allosteric modulator (PAM) in this model[1].

Reference

[1]. Abe M, et al. Discovery of VU6005649, a CNS Penetrant mGlu7/8 Receptor PAM Derived from a Series of Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2017 Sep 1;8(10):1110-1115.
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