2-(2-Chloro-6-Fluorophenyl)Acetamides as Potent Thrombin Inhibitors
Lee, L., Kreutter, K.D., Pan, W., Crysler, C., Spurlino, J., Player, M.R., Tomczuk, B., Lu, T.(2007) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 17: 6266-6269
- PubMed: 17889527 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.09.013
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2R2M - PubMed Abstract: 
2-(2-Chloro-6-fluorophenyl)acetamides having 2,2-difluoro-2-aryl/heteroaryl-ethylamine P3 and oxyguanidine P1 substituents are potent thrombin inhibitors (K(i)=0.9-33.9 nM). 2-(5-Chloro-pyridin-2-yl)-2,2-difluoroethylamine was the best P3 substituent, yielding the most potent inhibitor (K(i)=0.7 nM). Replacing the P3 heteroaryl group with a phenyl ring or replacing the difluoro substitution with dimethyl or cyclopropyl groups in the linker reduced the affinity for thrombin significantly. The aminopyridine P1s also provided an increase in potency.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Drug Discovery, Johnson & Johnson, Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Spring House, PA, USA.