Patent number: 5496953
Abstract: Novel compounds show high affinity for specific cocaine receptors in the brain, particularly dopamine transporter sites, and have the formula ##STR1## Wherein Y=CONRR.sub.2, R.sub.1 =hydrogen, C.sub.1-5 alkyl,X=H, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-6 alkynyl, halogen, amino, acylamido,R and R.sup.2 may be saturated or unsaturated substituents of 1-6 carbon atoms, aromatic, or combine to form pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl or piperidinyl moieties, andZ=H, I, Br, Cl, F, CN, CF.sub.3 NO.sub.2, N.sub.3, OR.sub.1, CO.sub.2 NH.sub.2, CO.sub.2 R.sub.1, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, NHCOF.sub.5, NHCO.sub.2 R.sub.6,wherein R.sub.4 -R.sub.6 are each C.sub.1-6 alkyl.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 10, 1993
Date of Patent:
March 5, 1996
Assignee:
Research Triangle Institute
Inventors:
Michael J. Kuhar, Frank I. Carroll, Joh W. Boja, Anita H. Lewin, Philip Abraham
