Liafensine

Liafensine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
6-[(4S)-2-Methyl-4-(2-naphthyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7-isoquinolinyl]-3-pyridazinamine
Clinical data
Legal status	Development terminated
Routes of administration	Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number	1198790-53-2
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID: 58212050
ChemSpider	29271896
Chemical data
Formula	C24H22N4
Molecular mass	366.458 g/mol
SMILES CN1C[C@H](C2=C(C1)C=C(C=C2)C3=NN=C(C=C3)N)C4=CC5=CC=CC=C5C=C4
InChI InChI=1S/C24H22N4/c1-28-14-20-13-19(23-10-11-24(25)27-26-23)8-9-21(20)22(15-28)18-7-6-16-4-2-3-5-17(16)12-18/h2-13,22H,14-15H2,1H3,(H2,25,27)/t22-/m0/s1 Key:VCIBGDSRPUOBOG-QFIPXVFZSA-N

Liafensine (BMS-820836) is a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (SNDRI) which was under development by Bristol-Myers Squibb for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Though it demonstrated comparable effectiveness to escitalopram and duloxetine in phase II clinical trials, development was terminated in 2013 because liafensine failed to show superior effectiveness relative to these drugs, a decision that was made likely based on its increased capacity for side effects as well as potential for abuse.

See also

• Amitifadine
• Ansofaxine