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Imidazodiazepines

US4775671A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateNov 18, 1987
Grant dateOct 4, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D495/14
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is presented compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A together with the two carbon atoms denoted by .alpha. and .beta. signifies one of the groups ##STR2## and the dotted line signifies the double bond present in cases (1), (2) and (4) and wherein R.sup.1 signifies a 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group or the group --C(R.sup.6).dbd.NOR.sup.7 (B), R.sup.2 signifies hydrogen and R.sup.3 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together signify dimethylene, trimethylene or propenylene, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each signify hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, amino or lower alkyl, R.sup.6 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl and R.sup.7 signifies lower alkyl, the compound of formula I having the (S) or (R,S) configuration with reference to the carbon atom denoted by .gamma. when R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together signify dimethylene, trimethylene or propenylene, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof have a pronounced affinity to the central benzodiazepine receptors and have anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and sedative-hypnotic properties.

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