Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein the substituents are described herein. The compounds may be used in the treatment of illnesses based on the glycine uptake inhibitor, such as psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative disfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula wherein X and Y are each independently selected from —CH2— or —O—, with the proviso that X and Y are not simultaneously —O—; A is —S(O)2— or —C(O)—; and R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in the specification. The compounds are GlyT-1 inhibitors and are useful for the treatment of psychoses, pain, dysfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: A compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described in the specification for the treatment of psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative disfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.