⚠ Novel chemotype — no close known analogue (best Tanimoto < 0.3). Unexplored chemical space relative to ChEMBL.
Similar compounds — the chemically nearest patent molecules
Nearest neighbours by Morgan-fingerprint cosine across the patent-compound collection, with each neighbour's top predicted target and the predicted targets it shares with this molecule.
| Compound | similarity | top predicted | shared targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric Acid SCHEMBL1358000 | 0.98 | CYP1A2 (0.53) | — | |
| SCHEMBL29794327 | 0.76 | — | — | |
| SCHEMBL171975 | 0.76 | — | — | |
| SCHEMBL1042079 | 0.76 | — | — | |
| SCHEMBL30626044 | 0.75 | HDAC8 (0.40) | — | |
| SCHEMBL27733 | 0.75 | HDAC8 (0.40) | — | |
| Hydrochloric Acid SCHEMBL8845303 | 0.74 | ALDH1A1 (0.53) | — | |
| SCHEMBL9290564 | 0.74 | CYP1A2 (0.58) | — | |
| Hydrochloric Acid SCHEMBL4432024 | 0.74 | ALDH1A1 (0.53) | — | |
| SCHEMBL24435938 | 0.73 | GRM5 (0.51) | — |
Similarity is cosine over the 2,048-bit Morgan fingerprint (≈ Tanimoto). Identical fingerprints score 1.00.
Patent provenance — the patents this molecule appears in, and who filed them
Claimed or disclosed in 304 patents — showing the first 20. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN-102731374-B | Improved process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethanone, an intermediate of etoricoxib | ITALIANA SINT SPA | 2015-05-06 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-8664402-B2 | Process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethanone, an intermediate of etoricoxib | F.I.S. FABBRICA ITALIANA SINTETICI S.P.A. (IT) | 2014-03-04 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-2497767-B1 | Improved process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethanone, an intermediate of etoricoxib | ITALIANA SINT SPA (IT) | 2013-05-29 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-102731374-A | Improved process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethanone, an intermediate of etoricoxib | ITALIANA SINT SPA | 2012-10-17 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20120232281-A1 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 1-(6-METHYLPYRIDIN-3-YL)-2-[4-(METHYLSULFONYL)PHENYL]ETHANONE, AN INTERMEDIATE OF ETORICOXIB | F.I.S. FABBRICA ITALIANA SINTETICI S.P.A. (IT) | 2012-09-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-2497767-A1 | Improved process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethanone, an intermediate of etoricoxib | F.I.S. Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A. (IT) | 2012-09-12 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260108870-A1 | POLYMER ADSORBENTS FOR SELECTIVE IONS ADSORPTION | UNIV NANYANG TECH (SG) | 2026-04-23 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20250257076-A1 | SUBSTITUTED PYRROLIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES AS cGAS INHIBITORS | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV (BE) | 2025-08-14 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20250250269-A1 | HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTS | GASHERBRUM BIO, INC. | 2025-08-07 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20250145596-A1 | HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTS | GASHERBRUM BIO, INC. | 2025-05-08 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| EP-4522667-A2 | POLYMER ADSORBENTS FOR SELECTIVE IONS ADSORPTION | Nanyang Technological University (SG) | 2025-03-19 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| EP-4508047-A1 | HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTS | Gasherbrum Bio, Inc. (US) | 2025-02-19 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| CN-119255988-A | Heterocyclic GLP-1 agonists | 加舒布鲁姆生物公司 | 2025-01-03 | — | — | CN | disclosed |
| US-5629325-A | TREATMENT OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS; NEURONAL NICOTINIC CHOLINERGIC COMPOUNDS | ABBOTT LABORATORIES (US) | 1997-05-13 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-4871868-A | FROM AN ORGANIC HALIDE OR AN ARYL SULFONATE AND AN ALKALI METAL ACETYLIDE, 1,3-DIALKYL-2-IMIDAZOLIDINONE PROMOTER | TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. (JP) | 1989-10-03 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| EP-0284237-A1 | Production of substituted acetylenic compounds | Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. (JP) | 1988-09-28 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| US-4457934-A | ESTER DERIVATIVE OF PYRIDINE | STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY (US) | 1984-07-03 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| EP-0001887-B1 | IMIDAZO(1,2-A)PYRIDINE COMPOUNDS, THEIR PREPARATION AND ANTHELMINTIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1981-10-21 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| EP-0001887-A1 | Imidazo(1,2-a)pyridine compounds, their preparation and anthelmintic compositions containing them | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1979-05-16 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| US-4154835-A | Anthelmintic imidazo [1,2-a] pyridines | MERCK & CO., INC. (US) | 1979-05-15 | — | — | US | disclosed |