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5,6-dihydro-4h-imidazo 2',1':2,3!imidazo- 4,5,1-ij!quinoline and 4,5-dihydroimidazo- 1,2-a!pyrolo 1,2,3-cd!benzimidazole derivatives, their preparation and application in therapeutics

US5512590A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1995
Grant dateApr 30, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D487/16
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention discloses compounds formula (I) ##STR1## in which n represents the number 1 or 2, X represents a hydrogen atom or indicates that the phenyl ring to which it is attached is substituted by one or two substituents independently chosen from halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy and hydroxyl, and R represents a hydrogen atom, a group of formula --CH.sub.2 --CO.sub.2 --R.sub.1 (in which R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group) or a group of formula --CH.sub.2 --CO--NR.sub.2 R.sub.3 (in which each of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is independently a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, processes for their preparation and their use in the treatment of disorders of GABAergic transmission.

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