The introduction of aminomethyl and acylaminometyl substituents at the
imidazole 4-position of 1- biphenylmethylimidazole-5-carboxylates imp
arts affinity for the AT(2) receptor. The highest affinity was found w
ith the 4-(2-pyridyl)-piperazin-l-ylmethyl group and the use of hexano
ylsulfonamide as a tetrazole replacement, which led to XM953 (18d), wi
th an AT(2) IC50 of 20 nM and an AT(2)/AT(1) IC50 ratio of 3.