BTRX-246040

BTRX-246040
Clinical data
Other namesBTRX-246040
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Legal status
Legal status
  • Investigational
Identifiers
  • [2-[4-[(2-chloro-4,4-difluoro-spiro[5H-thieno[2,3-c]pyran-7,4'-piperidine]-1'-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-pyrazol-1-yl]-3-pyridyl]methanol
CAS Number
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H23ClF2N4O2S
Molar mass480.96 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Cc1c(cn(n1)c2c(cccn2)CO)CN3CCC4(CC3)c5c(cc(s5)Cl)C(CO4)(F)F
  • InChI=1S/C22H23ClF2N4O2S/c1-14-16(11-29(27-14)20-15(12-30)3-2-6-26-20)10-28-7-4-21(5-8-28)19-17(9-18(23)32-19)22(24,25)13-31-21/h2-3,6,9,11,30H,4-5,7-8,10,12-13H2,1H3
  • Key:NKQHBJNRBKHUQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

BTRX-246040, also known as LY-2940094, is a potent and selective nociceptin receptor antagonist which is under development by BlackThorn Therapeutics and Eli Lilly for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). It has demonstrated proof-of-concept clinical efficacy for depression. As of 2017, it is in phase II clinical trials for the treatment of MDD. It was also under investigation for the treatment of alcoholism, and similarly reached phase II clinical studies for this indication, but development was discontinued.