Abstract:
Compounds of the Formula (I) wherein R2, Y, X and n are as defined in the specification which compounds are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with serotonergic neuron-related diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compounds of the general formula (1): wherein: two atoms of X, Y, or Z are nitrogen and the third atom is sulfur or oxygen; R is H, halogen, OH, SH, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 thioalkyl, phenoxy, thiophenoxy, phenyl or substituted phenyl; A is C, CH, or N; R1 is aryl, heteroaryl, or cycloalkyl groups, optionally substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy; CF3, Cl, Br, F, CN, or CO2CH3; R2is H or alkyl R3 is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, C3 to C8 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by C1-C6 alkyl, or a 3 to 8-membered heterocyclic ring containing one or more heteroatoms selected from O, S or N; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating central nervous system disorders using these compounds.
Abstract:
A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein the dotted line represents optional unsaturation; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy, hydroxy, halo, nitro, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino and alkanoylamino; X is O, S or CH.sub.2 ; n is an integer 2, 3 or 4; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl; R.sup.4 is one of the structures ##STR2## in which m is one of the integers 0, 1 or 2; R.sup.5 is H or CH.sub.3 ; Z is H.sub.2 or O; Y is OCO, NHCO, NHCONH, CONH, and in addition, when R.sup.4 is II, Y may be NHSO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are useful as antipsychotic/anxiolytic agents.