Substituted aryl and cycloalkyl imidazolones; a new class of GABA brain receptor ligands
US5637724A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D417/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: T is NH, O, or S; PA0 X is hydrogen, hydroxyl, lower alkyl, or an optionally substituted amide; PA0 the W ring is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; and ##STR2## represents an optionally substituted benzo group or an optionally substituted 5, 6, 7, or 8 membered ring. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.
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