Novel cycloalkene‐fused thienopyrimidine analogues with enhanced phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitory properties are presented. The structure of the reported scaffold was modulated through variation of the terminal cycloalkene ring size, as… Click to show full abstract
Novel cycloalkene‐fused thienopyrimidine analogues with enhanced phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitory properties are presented. The structure of the reported scaffold was modulated through variation of the terminal cycloalkene ring size, as well as by varying the substituents at position 4 through the attachment of different groups including aniline, benzylamine, cyclohexylethylamine, methyl/acetyl/aryl piperazines, and aryl hydrazones. Compound 15Y with a benzylamine substituent and cycloheptene as terminal ring showed the highest PDE5 inhibitory activity with an IC50 value as low as 190 nM and with good selectivity versus PDE7 and PDE9.
               
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