WAY-166818

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WAY-166818 is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen related to WAY-200070 which is used in scientific research.[1][2] It acts as a highly selective full agonist of the ERβ, with 57- and 164-fold selectivity for the ERβ over the ERα in the rat and mouse, respectively.[1][2] At the human ERβ and ERα, WAY-166818 has IC50 values of 29 nM and 1227 nM (25-fold difference), respectively.[1] The compound has been verified to cross the blood-brain-barrier in rodents.[1][2]

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WAY-166818
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  • 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-5-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H9NO3
Molar mass227.219 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C1=NC2=CC(O)=CC=C2O1
  • InChI=1S/C13H9NO3/c15-9-3-1-8(2-4-9)13-14-11-7-10(16)5-6-12(11)17-13/h1-7,15-16H
  • Key:DPAMLAKLEWYMGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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