Aryl fused substituted 4-oxy-pyridines
US6828329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D495/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are compounds of the formula: wherein X, Q, W and are as defined herein. These compounds are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAA brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAA brain receptors and are therefore useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, Down Syndrome, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue samples.
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