We have previously disclosed the selective ETA receptor antagonist N-(3, 4-dimethyl-5- isoxazolyl)-4'-(2-oxazolyl)[1, 1'-biphenyl]-2-sulfonamide (1, BMS-193884) as a clinical development candidate. Additional SAR studies at the 2'-position of 1 led to the identification of several analogues with improved binding affinity as well as selectivity for the ETA receptor. Following the discovery that a 3-amino-isoxazole group displays significantly ...