A series of 4-({2-[alkyl (phenylsulfonyl) amino] phenoxy} methyl) benzoic acids were identified as functional PGE2 antagonists with selectivity for the EP1 receptor subtype starting from a chemical lead 1, which was found while screening our in-house compound library. Discovery of the optimized analogs 21–23 is presented here and structure–activity relationships (SAR) are also discussed.
[Fletcher, Rodney; Kizil, Murat; Lampard, Christopher; Murphy, John A.; Roome, Stephen J. Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1998 , # 15 p. 2341 - 2351]