25CN-NBOH

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25CN-NBOH
NBOH-2CCN structure.png
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Other namesNBOH-2C-CN
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Identifiers
  • 4-[2-[(2-hydroxyphenyl)methylamino]ethyl]-2,5-dimethoxybenzonitrile
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C18H20N2O3
Molar mass 312.369 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COc1cc(C#N)c(OC)cc1CCNCc2ccccc2O
  • InChI=1S/C18H20N2O3/c1-22-17-10-15(11-19)18(23-2)9-13(17)7-8-20-12-14-5-3-4-6-16(14)21/h3-6,9-10,20-21H,7-8,12H2,1-2H3
  • Key:VWEDZTZAXHMZIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

25CN-NBOH (sometimes also referred to as NBOH-2C-CN) [1] is a compound indirectly derived from the phenethylamine series of hallucinogens, which was discovered in 2014 at the University of Copenhagen. [2] It is a member of the NBOMe family of psychedelics. [3]

Contents

The drug is notable in being one of the most selective agonists of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor known. [4] [5] [6] [7] [3]

A tritiated version of 25CN-NBOH has also been accessed and used for more detailed investigations of the binding to serotonin 5-HT2 receptors and autoradiography. [8]

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

25CN-NBOH is notable as one of the most selective agonists of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor yet discovered, with an affinity (pKi) of 8.88 at the human serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, 100-fold selectivity for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor over the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor, and 46-fold selectivity for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor over the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor. [4] [5] [6] [7] However, another study found that 25CN-NBOH only had around 25-fold selectivity for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor over the serotonin 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C receptors. [3] [7] In any case, in 2020, 25CN-NBOH and the related drug (S,S)-DMBMPP were described as the most selective serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists discovered to date. [3]

Chemistry

Structure

The structure of 25CN-NBOH in complex with an engineered Gαq heterotrimer of the 5-HT2AR has been determined by cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), showing a distinct binding mode when compared to LSD. [9]

Bindingmode of 25CN-NBOH in 5-HT2AR

Synthesis

25CN-NBOH is readily available from 2C-H in 57% over 4 steps. [10]

Animal studies

25CN-NBOH was found to partially substitute for DOI but was considerably weaker at inducing a head-twitch response (HTR) in mice. [11] [12] Another in vivo evaluation of 25CN-NBOH concluded that "Given its distinct in vitro selectivity for 5-HT2A over non 5-HT2 receptors and its behavioral dynamics, 25CN-NBOH appears to be a powerful tool for dissection of receptor-specific cortical circuit dynamics, including 5-HT2A related psychoactivity." [13]

25CN-NBOH induces the HTRs also referred to as "wet dog shakes" in rodents and the cortical fingerprint of serotonin-2A-receptor-mediated shaking behavior has been investigated in detail. [14]

Additional in vivo investigations with this ligand has emerged. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] Chronic administration in mice lead to desensitization of the 5-HT2AR (measured via HTR) and increased startle amplitude [23] whereas it does not effect reversal learning in mice. [24] 25CN-NBOH was shown to increase the production of CTGF in chondrocytes. [25] In rats, 25CN-NBOH induce a reduction in conditioned fear that was countered by pretreatment with 5-HT2AR inverse agonist MDL100907. [26]

A bioanalytical method for the detection of 25CN-NBOH has been developed. [27]

Literature

A review covering the literature up to 2020 was published in 2021. [28]

The tendency of the 4-cyano substitution to confer high 5-HT2A selectivity had previously been observed with DOCN, [29] but this was not sufficiently potent to be widely adopted as a research ligand. 25CN-NBOH is still slightly less selective for 5-HT2A than the more complex cyclized derivative 2S,6S-DMBMPP ((2S,6S)-2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromobenzyl)-6-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperidine), [30] in binding assays, however it is also less complex to synthesize and has higher efficacy and selectivity in functional assays as a partial agonist of the 5-HT2A receptor.

(2S,6S)-2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromobenzyl)-6-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperidine SS9b structure.png
(2S,6S)-2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromobenzyl)-6-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperidine

Legality

Hungary

25CN-NBOH is illegal in Hungary. [31]

United Kingdom

This substance is a Class A drug in the United Kingdom as a result of the N-benzylphenethylamine catch-all clause in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 . [32]

See also

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