Talaprevir, Telmisartan, Olmesartan, Losartan, Montelukast, Atorvastatin. What do all of these medications have in common? They violate Lipinski's Rules of 5. Now, why is that SO odd, well because Lipinski and his ego convinced Pfizer not to bother studying any drug that violated his RO5.
It's an excellent rule-of-thumb, but when finally Pfizer changed their opinion, 2 of the successful candidates had been in the Pfizer library for decades with no work carried out because of a rule.
I, for one, would trust it if I totally understood the receptor(s) and binding.... but with many unknowns, it's not possible to stay.
In fact I defeated RO5 myself. Only in a very basic way - by producing a mixed dimer based on the 7-ethynyl homologue of clobazam and the 6-ethynyl homologue of diazepam and a MW over 600, It remains a single chemical throughout ADME. Why? Because I realized and alcohol mimic needed a 1,4-benzo and a 1,5-benzo but it would cost twice as much (at least) to get a licence for 2 drugs--- thus they were joined with a butane-1,4-diol bridge between the 3 positions.
Some messing around with different 1,4 & 1,5-benzodiazepines will be needed but with a MW of 684, it's most certainly active.
It seems that be it a 1,4 or a 1,5, a 7-ethynyl (or 8-ethynyl if their is a 4th ring e.g. alprazolam) then the compounds ARE a5 selective, just like all of the positive effects of alcohol.
I MAY have to go with a bridge with an extra -OH or 2 to lower LogP but other than that, the bridge is known to work. What I REALL:Y seek is more information on etifoxine. I spent weeks looking and the ONLY thing I found was that a '2 chloro increases toxicity and reduces the effects.
I don't know if a '2 substitution of 1,5-benzos has any effects on activity.
8-ARYL-5,6,7,8-TETRAHY DROPYRAZOLO(3,4-b)(1,4)-DIAZEPINE-1H, 4H-5,7-DONES, AND MEDICAMENTSCONTAINING THESE
Rackur et al.
US 4305952A
It would seem so. Column 13 has a table and R6 represents substitution of the benzene ring. With the 1,4-benzodiazepines, '2 bstitution increased activity while 4 substitution produces a compound with peripheral activity so let's look at the '2 substitutions. While differing 2 & 4 substitutions are tried out, only the '2=-chloro & '2-methyl are tested. No logic of what was tested if given BUT...
Consider that methaqualone has a 2'methyl but it's close (I am told) relative is mecloqualone in which the methyl is swapper for a -Cl. At this stage, just an accident.
4,5-DIHYDRO-1,2,4-TRIAZOLO(4,3-A)QUINOXALIN-4-ONES
LOEV B; SUH J T; WILLIAMS B E; GEORGIEV V S
NZ197101A
Gives examples of 1,5-benzodiazepines and examples with triazolo rings. Of course, nothing to say they are highly active in man, but it's well worth knowing what is likely to be a worthwhile modification and what is not.
So anyone with time - I would appreciate someone checking my work.
It all adds up to the ability to more finely tune the final compound. OK, no doubt it will take many attempts, but if the triazolo works, the '2-subsstitution works and a 3-OH (for bridge) ALL work is well worth knowing.