Figure 6.

(a) Racemic lead structure 1 and structures of the 5-([2.2]paracyclophan-4-yl)-1-aryl-1,2,3-triazoles in their (Sp)- and (Rp)-configuration. The compounds were synthesized with different residues R: racemic compounds with R = H, F, OMe, Me, and NO2, Sp and Rp-compounds with R = H, F and OMe each. Details on the structures and results can be retrieved from Supplementary File 1 online. (b) Dose–response study of racemic compound 18. Animals were treated in triplicates with the indicated concentration of the compound for 30 min. Nematocyst discharge was recorded by counting the fraction of artemia (out of ten) caught by each polyp after 15 min. The compound concentration is shown in the log scale. Colored areas correspond to standard deviation. IC50 values were determined by fitting logistic functions to the average inhibition (dashed lines) and solving them for 50% inhibition.