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Alkylene diamines

US5025033A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1989
Grant dateJun 18, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D401/06
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cholinesterase inhibiting agent which contains an alkylene diamine of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon residue which may optionally be substituted, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 combinedly form, together with the adjacent nitrogen atom, a condensed heterocyclic group, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon residue or an acyl group which may optionally be substituted and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 combinedly form a group of the formula ##STR2## or --(CH.sub.2).sub.m+1 -- (m being 0, 1 or 2), A is --(CH.sub.2).sub.l -- (l being 0, 1 or 2) or --CH.dbd.CH--, X is a substituent or substituents and n is an integer of 4 to 7, or a salt thereof, which are useful as cerebral function improving agents for the prevention or treatment of senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's chorea, hyperkinesia, mania and so forth.

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