Pyrrolo-pyridine derivatives
US5712285A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D471/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A class of pyrrolo2,3 -b!pyridine derivatives, linked via the 3-position thereof by a methylene group to a tetrahydropyridinyl moiety, the latter moiety being substituted in turn by an aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted divalent monocyclic radical, are ligands for dopamine receptorsubtypes within the body, in particular the D.sub.4 subtype, and are accordingly of use in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of the dopamine system, including schizophrenia and depression.
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