Table 3. Antagonist Properties and Binding Data of Compounds 12–28, Ondansetron, and Intepirdine at 5-HT3 and 5-HT6 Receptors Suggest That Dual-Acting 5-HT3/5-HT6R Antagonists (17, 18, 20) Display the Most Favorable Profile.

| 5-HT3R |
5-HT6R |
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| compound | Ar | R | antagonist effecta | pD2′b | antagonist effectc | Kb [nM]d | Ki [nM]e |
| 12 | 3-F-Ph | CH3 | 30 (30 nM) 74 (100 nM) | 7.33 | 83 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | 3-Cl-Ph | CH3 | 10 (100 nM) 44 (300 nM) | NT | 90 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | 4-F-Ph | CH3 | NT | NT | 75 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 2-Br-Ph | H | NT | NT | 69 | NT | 13 |
| 16 | 2-Cl-Ph | H | NT | NT | 75 | 50 | 5 |
| 17 FPPQ | 3-F-Ph | H | 32 (100 nM) 78 (300 nM) | 7.43 | 92 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 3-Cl-Ph | H | 11 (100 nM) 72 | 6.71 | 100 | 32 | 3 |
| 19 | 3-CF3-Ph | H | 21 (100 nM) 37 (300 nM) | 6.09 | 82 | 17 | 3 |
| 20 | 3-Me-Ph | H | 20 (30 nM) 40 (100 nM) | 6.74 | 89 | 38 | 3 |
| 21 | 3-OMe-Ph | H | 28 (100 nM) 73 (300 nM) | 6.38 | 82 | 32 | 7 |
| 22 | 4-F-Ph | H | 48 (300 nM) | NT | 72 | NT | 18 |
| 23 | 4-CF3-Ph | H | NT | NT | 63 | NT | 34 |
| 24 | 4-iPr-Ph | H | 38 (300 nM) | NT | 65 | NT | 14 |
| 25 | 3,4-diF-Ph | H | NT | NT | 56 | 124 | 18 |
| 26 | 3,4-diCl-Ph | H | NT | NT | 70 | 58 | 12 |
| 27 | 2,5-diF-Ph | H | 32 (300 nM) | NT | 88 | 9 | 4 |
| 28 | 1-naphthyl | H | NT | NT | 95 | 18 | 14 |
| ondansetron | NT | pA2 = 7.11 | 1 | 58 220 | NT | ||
| intepirdine | NT | NT | NT | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
Percent inhibition of response to stimulation by 5-HT (contraction of guinea pig ileum) at the concentration of 3 μM induced by different concentrations of test compounds shown in brackets (N = 6–8, SEM ≤ 12%).
Antagonist potency expressed as pD2′ or pA2(N = 6–8, SEM ≤ 0.19).
Percent inhibition of control agonist (5-HT) response at 10–6 M; performed in duplicate in 1321N1 cells.
Mean Kb values based on two independent experiments in 1321N1 cells (SEM ≤ 22%).
Mean Ki values based on three independent binding experiments (SEM ≤ 15%).