Certain 4-aminomethyl-2-substituted imidazole derivatives and 2-aminomethyl-4- substituted imidazole derivatives; new classes of dopamine receptor subtype specific ligands
US6069251A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D403/12
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or cycloalkyl groups; X, Z, and Y are optionally substituted nitrogen or carbon atoms; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are organic or inorganic substituents which may together form ring structures; m is zero, one or two; and R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are are organic or inorganic substituents; and the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof, which compounds are highly selective partial agonists or antagonists at brain dopamine receptor subtypes or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders such as schizophrenia and depression as well as certain movement disorders such as Parkinsonism.
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