Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, X, Y, and n are defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of manufacture of such compounds. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases related to the biological function of the trace amine associated receptors, which diseases are depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, neurological diseases, Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, substance abuse and metabolic disorders, eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, X, Y, and n are defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of manufacture of such compounds. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases related to the biological function of the trace amine associated receptors, which diseases are depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, neurological diseases, Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, substance abuse and metabolic disorders, eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein X—Y, R1, and n are as defined herein and to their pharmaceutically active salts. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1 and are useful for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts thereof for the treatment of CNS disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein R1, R2, R3/R3?, R4/R4? and R5/R5? are as defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, optically pure enantiomers, racemates or diastereomeric mixtures thereof. The compounds are ?-secretase inhibitors which can be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease or common cancers including, but not limited to, cervical carcinomas and breast carcinomas and malignancies of the hematopoietic system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating CNS disorders with a compound of formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula wherein R1, R2, X, L, W, n, and o are defined herein and to pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts thereof, with the exception of the following compounds 6-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-N-phenethyl-nicotinamide (CAS 199478-31-4), N-(3,4-dichloro-benzyl)-3-fluoro-benzamide (CAS 424815-98-5), N-(4-chloro-benzyl)-3-fluoro-benzamide (CAS 544661-83-8), N-(3-chloro-benzyl)-3-fluoro-benzamide (CAS 796051-07-5), and N-phenethyl-6-phenylamino-nicotinamide (CAS 571913-74-1). The compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1 and are useful for the treatment of CNS disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, Ar, n and o are as defined herein and to their pharmaceutically acceptable active salts. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1 and are useful for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein X—Y, R1, and n are as defined herein and to their pharmaceutically active salts. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1 and are useful for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, X, Y and Ar are as defined herein and to their pharmaceutically active salts, with the exclusion of the racemic compound 4-benzyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole or its tautomer (CAS 131548-83-9).

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein X, Y, R1, R2, and n are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for the treatment of diseases related to the biological function of the trace amine associated receptors, which diseases include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, neurological diseases, Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, substance abuse and metabolic disorders, eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to imidazole derivatives which have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutically-suitable acid-addition salt of the above compound. The invention further relates to a composition comprising an imidazole derivative as described above, or a pharmaceutically-suitable acid-addition salt thereof, and to processes for preparing such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein X is —CH2— or —NH—; Y is —CH(lower alkoxy)-, —CH(lower alkyl)-, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2— or —CH2—; and Ar is phenyl or naphthyl, which rings are optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl and lower alkyl substituted by halogen; or a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salt thereof; with the proviso that, when X is —NH—, Y is —CH(lower alkyl)- or —CH2—; and the further proviso that the compound is not 2-phenethyl-1H-imidazole hydrochloride, 2-(3,4-dichloro-phenoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole hydrochloride, 2-(2-chloro-phenoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole hydrochloride, 2-(2,3-dichloro-phenoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole, benzyl-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-amine, (4-chloro-benzyl)-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-amine, or (2-chloro-benzyl)-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-amine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, phenyloxy, benzyloxy, halogen and lower alkyl substituted by halogen; R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; X is selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH— and —O—; Y is selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —CH— and a bond; with the proviso that, when X is —O—, Y is —CH2—; Z is selected from the group consisting of —CH2— and —CH—; m is 1 or 2; and n is 1 or 2. The invention relates also to a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salt of such a compound, methods for making the compound, and a composition comprising such a compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to amino-4-methyl imidazoles and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. The compound may be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to malonamide derivatives of formula wherein each of the variables are as defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds are ?-secretase inhibitors. Thus, the invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease by administering the compounds of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, phenyloxy, benzyloxy, halogen and lower alkyl substituted by halogen; X is selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH— and —O—; Y is selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, —CH— and a bond with the proviso that, when X is —O—, Y may not be a bond; Z is selected from the group consisting of —CH2— and —CH—; m is 0, 1 or 2; and n is 0, 1 or 2; and to pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salts of such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or lower alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, —(CH2)x—S-lower alkyl, —(CH2)x—O-lower alkyl, —(CH2)x—NHC(O)O-lower alkyl, —(CH2)x-aryl, and —(CH2)x-heteroaryl; each R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, —O—(CH2)m-aryl, —O—(CH2)m-heteroaryl, —(CR2)m-aryl, and —(CR2)m-heteroaryl; each R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and hydroxy; Ar is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl and pyridin-3-yl; n is 0, 1 or 2; x is 0, 1, 2 or 3; m is 0 or 1; and to their pharmaceutically active salts.

Abstract: The present invention relates a method for treating depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders which comprises administering to an individual a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R, R1, R2, A and n are as defined in the specification and to their pharmaceutically active salts. The invention also relates to novel compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating a disorder selected from depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders which comprises administering to an individual a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, Q, W, X, Y, m, and n are as defined in the specification d or not; and their pharmaceutically active salts, racemic mixtures, enantiomers, optical isomers and tautomeric forms.