Synthesis of 3-alkyl naphthalenes as novel estrogen receptor ligands.
Fang, J., Akwabi-Ameyaw, A., Britton, J.E., Katamreddy, S.R., Navas, F., Miller, A.B., Williams, S.P., Gray, D.W., Orband-Miller, L.A., Shearin, J., Heyer, D.(2008) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 18: 5075-5077
- PubMed: 18722117 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.07.121
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3DT3 - PubMed Abstract: 
A series of estrogen receptor ligands based on a 3-alkyl naphthalene scaffold was synthesized using an intramolecular enolate-alkyne cycloaromatization as the key step. Several of these compounds bearing a C6-OH group were shown to be high affinity ligands. All compounds had similar ERalpha and ERbeta binding affinity ranging from micromolar to low nanomolar.
Organizational Affiliation: 
GlaxoSmithKline Research, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. jing.m.fang@gsk.com