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  • Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopent[b]indoles, 1,2,3,3a,4,8a-hexahydrocyclopent[b]indoles and related compounds
    Patent number: 5472975
    Abstract: There are disclosed various compounds of the formula below, ##STR1## where n, X and R.sub.1 through R.sub.4 are as defined in the specification, which are useful for alleviating various memory dysfunctions characterized by a cholinergic deficit such as Alzheimer's disease.Compounds of this invention also inhibit monoamine oxidase and/or act at central .alpha..sub.2 -adrenergic receptors, and hence are useful as antidepressants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Helen H. Ong, Gerard J. O'Malley, Michael C. Merriman, Mark G. Palermo