Molecular Identity
MPEP
2-methyl-6-(2-phenylethynyl)pyridine
PubChem CID: 3025961
2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine is a methylpyridine that coinsists of 2-methylp[yridine bearing an additional phenylethynyl group at position 6. Potent and highly selective non-competitive antagonist at the mGlu5 receptor subtype (IC50 = 36 nM) and a positive allosteric modulator at mGlu4 receptors. Centrally active following systemic administration in vivo. Reverses mechanical hyperalgesia in the inflamed rat hind paw. It has a role as an anxiolytic drug and a metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist. It is a member of methylpyridines and an acetylenic compound. It is a conjugate base of a 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridinium(1+). It derives from a hydride of an acetylene.
2D Structure
Properties
C14H11N
Molecular Formula
193.24
Molecular Weight
g/mol
193.0891
Exact Mass
Da
3.3
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
12.9
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
0
H-Bond Donors
1
H-Bond Acceptors
251
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
MPEP2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine96206-92-72-methyl-6-(2-phenylethynyl)pyridine6-Methyl-2-(phenylethynyl)pyridine7VC0YVI27YDTXSID7042564CHEBI:64159MPEP cpdRefChem:88204DTXCID7023982Pyridine, 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-MFCD03787983CHEMBL666542-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine
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