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Aryl-heteroaryl derivatives as novel wake-promoting agents.

Chemical biology & drug design (2012-11-01)
Brigitte Lesur, Yin G Lin, Val R Marcy, Lisa D Aimone, John Gruner, Edward R Bacon, Sankar Chatterjee
ABSTRACT

In search of a next generation molecule to the novel wake-promoting agent modafinil, a series of aryl-heteroayl-derived wakefulness enhancing agents (in rats) was developed. From this work, compound 16 was separated into its enantiomers to profile them individually.

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Sigma-Aldrich
Modafinil, ≥98% (HPLC)
Modafinil, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Modafinil for system suitability, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard