Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: Provided is a compound having a PDE10A inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of mental diseases such as schizophrenia and the like, and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: Provided is a compound having a PDE10A inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of mental diseases such as schizophrenia and the like, and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thienopyrimidine compound, represented by the formula [wherein, R1 is C1-4 alkyl, R2 is (1) phenyl optionally having a substituent such as amino, mono C1-4 alkylamino and di C1-4 alkylamino, or (2) a heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent such as amino, mono C1-4 alkylamino and di C1-4 alkylamino and the like, R3 is a hydrogen atom or C1-4 alkyl, R4 is C1-4 alkyl optionally having a substituent such as C1-4 alkoxy-carbonyl, carboxyl, mono C1-4 alkylamino and N—C1-4 alkyl-N—C7-10 aralkylamino and the like] or a salt thereof, which has antagonistic action for gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel pyrrole derivative having excellent androgen receptor antagonism, which is represented by the formula: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a cyano group or a group represented by the formula COORA (wherein RA represents an optional substituted C1-6 alkyl group), R2 and R4 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, an amino-C1-6 alkyl group, a mono- or di-substituted amino-C1-6 alkyl group, an optionally halogenated C1-6 alkyl group substituted with an optionally substituted hydroxyl group, a C2-6 alkenyl group substituted with an optionally substituted hydroxyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group substituted with an optionally substituted and optionally oxidized thiol group, an optionally substituted with and optionally oxidized thiol group, a cyano group, an acyl group, an optionally substituted oxazolyl group or a 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl group, R3 represents a group represented by the for

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4alkyl and (4?) a C1-4alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4alkoxy-C1-4alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4alkyl, (4?) a C1-4alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4alkyl; R4 is a C1-4alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a steroid C17,20-lyase-inhibitory activity and useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of tumor such as prostatism, breast cancer and the like, and a method for efficiently separating an optically active compound of this compound from a mixture of optical isomers thereof, a compound of the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, and a method for obtaining an optically active compound by optically resolving a mixture of optical isomers by the use of a resolving agent such as tartranilic acid and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thienopyrimidine compound, represented by the formula [wherein, R1 is C1-4 alkyl, R2 is (1) phenyl optionally having a substituent such as amino, mono C1-4 alkylamino and di C1-4 alkylamino, or (2) a heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent such as amino, mono C1-4 alkylamino and di C1-4 alkylamino and the like, R3 is a hydrogen atom or C1-4 alkyl, R4 is C1-4 alkyl optionally having a substituent such as C1-4 alkoxy-carbonyl, carboxyl, mono C1-4 alkylamino and N—C1-4 alkyl-N—C7-10 aralkylamino and the like] or a salt thereof, which has antagonistic action for gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein m is 1 or 2, R1 is a halogen or an optionally halogenated C1-2 alkyl; one of R2 and R3 is a hydrogen atom and the other is a group represented by the formula: wherein n is 3 or 4; R4 is a C1-4 alkyl group substituted by 1 or 2 hydroxy groups, or a salt thereof shows tyrosine kinase-inhibiting activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a steroid C17,20-lyase-inhibitory activity and useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of tumor such as prostatism, breast cancer and the like, and a method for efficiently separating an optically active compound of this compound from a mixture of optical isomers thereof, a compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: 1

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: 1

Abstract: A process of making a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein the ring A is a pyrrole or pyrroline ring, X is an amino group or a hydroxyl group, Y is a hydrogen atom, an amino group or a hydroxyl group, R is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group, --COOR.sup.1 and --COOR.sup.2 are independently carboxyl groups which may be esterified and n is an integer of 2 to 4, and R may be different in each of the n repeating units, and salts thereof have excellent antitumor effects, and can be used as antitumor agents in mammals.

Abstract: The compounds of the formula, ##STR1## wherein the ring A is a pyrrole ring which may be hydrogenated; --B-- is a divalent cyclic or chain group which may be substituted; one of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is N, with the other being N or CH; W is a halogen or hydrogen atom or a group bonded to the bonding line with a carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom, provided that W is not --NH.sub.2 ; X is an amino, hydroxyl or mercapto group; Y is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl or amino group; Z is a straight-chain divalent group having a number of atoms of 2 to 5 composed of carbon atoms which each may be substituted, or carbon atoms which each may be substituted and one hetero atom which may be substituted; --COOR.sup.1 and --COOR.sup.2 each is the same as or different from the other and represents a carboxyl group which may be esterified, or salts thereof are provided.The compounds are produced by reacting compounds of the formula, ##STR2## wherein A, --B--, W, W, X, Y, Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.