ERB-196

ERB-196
Clinical data
Other namesWAY-202196
Identifiers
  • 3-(3-Fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxynaphthalene-1-carbonitrile
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H10FNO2
Molar mass279.270 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1(=CC2=C(C(=C1)C#N)C=C(C=C2)O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)F
  • InChI=1S/C17H10FNO2/c18-16-7-10(2-4-17(16)21)12-5-11-1-3-14(20)8-15(11)13(6-12)9-19/h1-8,20-21H
  • Key:NSSOSHDCWCMNDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

ERB-196, also known as WAY-202196, is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that acts as a highly selective agonist of the ERβ. It possesses 78-fold selectivity for the ERβ over the ERα. The drug was under development by Wyeth for the treatment of inflammation and sepsis starting in 2004 but development was discontinued by 2011.