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Indole derivatives and pharmaceutical use thereof

US5374648A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1993
Grant dateDec 20, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/55
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I). ##STR1## or a salt, or metabolically labile ester thereof wherein R represents a group selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano, SO.sub.2 R.sub.1 or COR.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 represents hydroxy, methoxy, or amino; m is zero or an integer 1 or 2; PA1 A represents an ethynyl group or an optionally substituted ethenyl, or PA1 cyclopropyl group or a substituted ethenyl group; PA1 X represents --O-- or NH; PA1 R.sub.2 represents an aryl group and when X represents an oxygen atom R.sub.2 may also represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; which are antagonists of excitatory amino acids, to processes for their preparation and to their use in medicine.

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