Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 6-Benzoxazole Benzimidazole Derivatives with Antihypertension Activities

ACS Med Chem Lett. 2018 Dec 31;10(1):40-43. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00335. eCollection 2019 Jan 10.

Abstract

A series of new angiotensin II receptor 1 antagonists were prepared. They displayed nanomolar affinity to AT1 receptor and could decrease blood pressure efficiently in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Among them, compounds 1b and 2b could reduce the blood pressure with more or equal potency compared to Losartan. So, compounds 1b and 2b could be considered as potential antihypertension drug candidates.