Rj. Devita et al., BENZOLACTAM GROWTH-HORMONE SECRETAGOGUES - REPLACEMENTS FOR THE 2'-TETRAZOLE MOIETY OF L-692,429, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 4(15), 1994, pp. 1807-1812
A variety of 2'-biphenyl substituents was investigated as replacements
for the 2'-tetrazole moiety of the non-peptidyl growth hormone secret
agogue L-692,429. The 2'-carboxamide 22 and N-2-hydroxypropyl tetrazol
es 7a,b were identified as neutral pharmacophores with similar potency
to that of the acidic 2'-tetrazole. N-Alkyl tetrazoles, sulfonamides
and N-acyl sulfonamides were generally less potent 2'-replacements.