CE-178253
Synthetic antagonist of the CB1 receptor, studied in rodents, with no human data published in the sources consulted.
C₂₄H₂₃Cl₂N₇O
Harm-reduction warning
No characterised human dose: animal / in vitro data only. Effect profile, safety margin and acute toxicity are not documented in human clinical practice. Extremely potent compound: severe effects, seizures and deaths reported in the literature.
Data sheet
Names
- IUPAC name
- 1-[7-(2-chlorophenyl)-8-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazin-4-yl]-3-(ethylamino)azetidine-3-carboxamide
- Other names
- FW6JCF60XU · NCGC00485051-01 · orb1740701 · T68779 · Q27278237
Identifiers
- Formula
- C₂₄H₂₃Cl₂N₇O
- Molar mass
- 496.40 g/mol
- PubChem CID
- 11191162(new tab)
- InChIKey
- XJFUIILGVMOOHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Class
- Family
- ECS modulator (research)
Updated on
Receptors and activity
- CB1Antagonist95 out of 100
Ki 0,33 nM en liaison sur CB1 humain ; Ki 0,07 nM en test fonctionnel GTPγ[35S] (Hadcock et coll., 2010)
- CB2Antagonist5 out of 100
Ki supérieur à 10 000 nM (Hadcock et coll., 2010)
Subjective signature
- Calm
- 3 out of 100
- Relaxation of body and mind; reduced mental noise without marked drowsiness.
- Clarity
- 3 out of 100
- Sustained attention and clear thinking; functional lucidity, not euphoria.
- High
- 2 out of 100
- Euphoria and sensory intensity; altered perception of time and space.
- Appetite
- 2 out of 100
- Stimulation of hunger and of taste appreciation (the “munchies” effect).
- Sleep
- 3 out of 100
- Sedative effect: aids sleep onset and the continuity of deep sleep.
Pharmacology
CE-178253 is a synthetic antagonist of the cannabinoid receptor CB1, described as highly selective over CB2. The 2010 reference publication reports an inhibition constant of 0.33 nM at human CB1 in binding and 0.07 nM in a functional test, against more than 10 000 nM at CB2. In rats, the molecule is active by mouth: it reduces food intake, increases average oxygen consumption by 28% and 39% at 1 and 3 mg/kg, and reverses the four effects of CP-55940 in the tetrad test in a dose-dependent manner. In obese mice, 3 mg/kg per day for ten days led to an average weight loss of 18%. The same authors state that they had previously reported its efficacy in a model of parkinsonism, and suggest that selective CB1 antagonism may enhance the antiparkinsonian action of levodopa and other dopaminomimetics. No human clinical data are published in the sources consulted.
Key sources.
- Hadcock et coll., profil pharmacologique quantitatif de CE-178253, antagoniste CB1, BMC Pharmacology, 2010 (new tab)PMID 20712891
- ANSM, liste consolidée des substances classées comme stupéfiants, mise à jour du 16 février 2026 (new tab)
- INCB, Green List 2026 (Convention de 1971) (new tab)
- PubChem, notice du composé CE-178253 (CID 11191162) (new tab)
History
- Source
- Entirely synthetic molecule, studied by Pfizer teams as a CB1 receptor antagonist with obesity and metabolic disorders in view (Hadcock et al., 2010).
Origin (research tool)
No biosynthetic pathway: a chemically synthesised compound of the pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine class.
Legal framework
- European Union
No harmonised control measure at European Union level has been identified for this molecule in the sources consulted; its status falls under national legislation.
- France
CE-178253 is not named in any annex of the decree of 22 February 1990 (ANSM consolidated list, updated 16 February 2026); its structure meets none of the generic family definitions. It is not a tetrahydrocannabinol, and it carries none of the indole, indazole, pyrrole, pyrrolopyridine, indene or cyclohexylphenol cores, nor a benzo[c]chromene, that the family clauses target: no family clause captures it. It is therefore not classified in France. This absence of classification is not an authorisation: no marketing authorisation has been identified for this molecule in the sources consulted, and its use falls within research.
Sources: EUR-Lex, UNODC, CND, ANSM, IUPHAR/BPS, ChEBI, EUDA. Our method.
References
- Hadcock et coll., profil pharmacologique quantitatif de CE-178253, antagoniste CB1, BMC Pharmacology, 2010 (new tab)PMID 20712891
- ANSM, liste consolidée des substances classées comme stupéfiants, mise à jour du 16 février 2026 (new tab)
- INCB, Green List 2026 (Convention de 1971) (new tab)
- PubChem, notice du composé CE-178253 (CID 11191162) (new tab)
Structured data
- SMILES
- CCNC1(CN(C1)C2=NC(=NC3=C(C(=NN32)C4=CC=CC=C4Cl)C5=CC=C(C=C5)Cl)C)C(=O)N
- InChIKey
- XJFUIILGVMOOHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LLM ingestion format: a structured superset of the entry (identifiers, binding, versioned legal status). Full corpus.