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Rimonabant hydrochloride

≥98% (HPLC), powder, cannabinoid type-I receptor antagonist

Synonym(s):

5-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-N-1-piperidinyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide hydrochloride, SR-141716, SR-141716A, SR141716, SR141716A

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H21Cl3N4O · HCl
CAS Number:
158681-13-1
Molecular Weight:
500.25
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825601
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Rimonabant hydrochloride, ≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 20 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1=C(C2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2)N(C3=CC=C(Cl)C=C3Cl)N=C1C(NN4CCCCC4)=O.Cl

InChI

1S/C22H21Cl3N4O.ClH/c1-14-20(22(30)27-28-11-3-2-4-12-28)26-29(19-10-9-17(24)13-18(19)25)21(14)15-5-7-16(23)8-6-15;/h5-10,13H,2-4,11-12H2,1H3,(H,27,30);1H

InChI key

REOYOKXLUFHOBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CNR1(1268)

Application

Rimonabant hydrochloride has been used as an antagonist of cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor:
  • to study its effects on protein synthesis in C2C12 myotubes
  • to analyze its effects on human astroglia
  • in combination with methanandamide (mAEA) to study its effects on murine gastric vagal afferent mechanosensitivity

Biochem/physiol Actions

Rimonabant acts as a mycobacterial membrane protein large 3 (MMPL3) inhibitor. Rimonabant hydrochloride exhibits therapeutic activity against weight reduction and smoking cessation.
Rimonabant hydrochloride (SR-141716A) is a potent and selective CB1 cannabinoid inverse agonist/antagonist with a Ki of 1.6 nM, minimal affinity for CB2, and and some GPR55 agonist activity. Rimonabant was developed as an anti-obesity drug because of its appetite suppressant activity, but was taken off the market because of side effects of depression and anxiety.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Cannabinoid Receptors and Cannabinoid Receptors pages of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Svetlana Slavic et al.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 91(7), 811-823 (2013-05-03)
The cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2, are expressed in the heart, but their role under pathological conditions remains controversial. This study examined the effect of CB1 receptor blockade on cardiovascular functions after experimental MI and in experimental metabolic syndrome. MI
Wei Chen et al.
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 386(8), 721-732 (2013-04-27)
Effects of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) blockade were observed by comparing 9-day and 6-week SR141716 treatments in monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced hypometabolic and hypothalamic obesity (HO) in rats for the first time and molecular mechanisms were investigated. Compared with normal rats
Francisco Alen et al.
PloS one, 8(4), e60918-e60918 (2013-04-09)
Ghrelin is an endogenous regulator of energy homeostasis synthesized by the stomach to stimulate appetite and positive energy balance. Similarly, the endocannabinoid system is part of our internal machinery controlling food intake and energy expenditure. Both peripheral and central mechanisms
Alexandre Seillier et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 38(9), 1816-1824 (2013-04-09)
The neuronal mechanisms underlying social withdrawal, one of the core negative symptoms of schizophrenia, are not well understood. Recent studies suggest an involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and, in particular, of negative symptoms. We used
Marc-Antoine Perrin et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 102(7), 2311-2321 (2013-05-23)
Crystalline polymorphism occurs frequently in the solid state of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and this is problematic for the development of a suitable dose form. Rimonabant, an active pharmaceutical ingredient developed by Sanofi and discontinued because of side effects, exhibits dimorphism;
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