Certain aminomethyl phenylimidazole derivatives; a class of dopamine receptor subtype specific ligands
US5159083A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D403/12
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention encompasses compounds of the formula: ##STR1## where X, Y, Z, T, R.sub.1, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 are variables representing various organic and inorganic substituents; PA0 M is ##STR2## R.sub.2 and R.sub.6 represent hydrogen or alkyl substituents; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together may represent --(CH.sub.2).sub.n1 where n.sub.1 is 1, 2, or 3; or PA0 NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 represents substituted or unsubstituted-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl; or ##STR3## where n is 1, 2, or 3; W is N or CH; and R.sub.7 represents hydrogen or aryl; or W--R.sub.7 is oxygen or sulfur. These compounds are highly selective partial agonists or antagonists at brain dopamine receptor subtypes or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders such as schizophrenia and depression as well as certain movement disorders such as Parkinsonism. Futhermore compounds of this invention may be useful in treating the extraparamidyl side effects associated with the use of conventional neuroleptic agents.
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