Neurokinin-3 receptor (NK3R) plays a pivotal role in the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. To develop novel NK3R antagonists with less environmental toxicity, a series of heterocyclic scaffolds for the triazolopiperazine substructure in an NK3R antagonist fezolinetant were designed and synthesized. An isoxazolo[3,4-c]piperidine derivative exhibited moderate NK3R antagonistic activity and favorable properties that were decomposable under environmental conditions.
Keywords: Environmental impact; Fezolinetant; GnRH; NK3 receptor; Scaffold hopping.
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