Tryptamine analogues as 5-ht1-like agonists

US5637593A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SmithKline Beeacham P.L.C. · GB

Inventors

• Roderick Alan Porter · Ashwell, GB
• John Ward · Salt Lake City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 1995
• Grant date: Jun 10, 1997
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D403/12
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A compound of structure (I), in which A.sup.1 is O, S(O).sub.n in which n is 0, 1 or 2, NR, CH.sub.2, or CH(OH); A.sup.2 is a bond or CH.sub.2 ; or A.sup.1 A.sup.2 is CH.dbd.CH; R is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted 6- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring; suitably R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted 6- 10-membered aryl ring such as phenyl or naphthyl; suitably R.sup.1 is optionally substituted 6- to 10-membered heteroaryl ring, containing from 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, CN, NO.sub.2 or CF.sub.3 ; R.sup.3 is C(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5)CH.sub.2 NR.sup.6 R.sup.7, --CH.dbd.NNHC(NH)NH.sub.2 or a; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are the same or different and are each hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a ring; R.sup.8 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, or C.sub.3-6 alkenyl; the dotted lines represent an optional bond; and q and m are independently 1 or 2; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof. The compounds are 5-HT.sub.1 -like agonists (or partial agonists) and as such are expec…