Abstract: There is provided a CRF receptor antagonist comprising a compound of the formula (I): wherein, ring A is a 5-membered ring represented by the formula (A?): wherein X is a carbon and X1 is an oxygen, a sulfur or —NR5—, or formula (A?): wherein X is a nitrogen and R6 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, R1 is an amino substituted by two optionally substituted hydrocarbyl groups, R2 is an phenyl, Y1 is CR3a or a nitrogen, Y2 is CR3b or a nitrogen and Y3 is CR3c or a nitrogen, provided that one or less of Y1, Y2, and Y3 is nitrogen, W is a bond, —(CH2)n-, and Z is a bond, —NR4—, etc.; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is an optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; R2 is H, or a C1-6 alkyl which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents; R3 is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic group which may be substituted with 1 to 5 substituents, wherein the 5- or 6-membered aromatic group may be fused with a 5- or 6-membered ring which may be substituted with 1 to 3 C1-6 alkyls; R4 is a hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy, a cyano, a C1-6 alkyl or a C1-6 alkoxy; Z is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, or —NR5— wherein R5 is a hydrogen or a C1-6 alkyl; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, which have CRF receptor antagonist activity and use thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a compound of the formula: wherein R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, a substituted amino, etc.; R2 is an aromatic group substituted with one or two substituents at the positions adjacent to the position bonded to Z, and said aromatic group may have additional substituent(s); X is —NR3— wherein R3 is a hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl or an acyl, or sulfur; Y1, Y2 and Y3 are an optionally substituted methine or a nitrogen, etc.; and Z is an optionally substituted methylene, provided that carbonyl is excluded; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, which have CRF receptor antagonist activity and use thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a CRF receptor antagonist comprising a compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, an optionally substituted C-linked heterocyclic group, an optionally substituted N-linked heteroaryl group, a cyano or an acyl; R2 is an optionally substituted cyclic hydrocarbyl or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; X is oxygen, sulfur or —NR3— (wherein R3 is a hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl or an acyl); Y1, Y2 and Y3 are each an optionally substituted carbon or a nitrogen, provided that one or less of Y1, Y2 and Y3 is nitrogen; and Z is a bond, —CO—, oxygen, sulfur, —SO—, —SO2—, —NR4—, —NR4-alk-, —CONR4— or —NR4CO— (wherein alk is an optionally substituted C1-4 alkylene and R4 is a hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl or an acyl); or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a compound of the formula (I?): wherein x is a nitrogen or CRx, Rx is a hydrogen, etc., R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc., R2 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc., ring A is 5- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring, etc., and each of Y1, Y2 and Y3 is an optionally substituted carbon or a nitrogen, etc.; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, which have CRF receptor antagonistic activity and use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having melanocortin receptor agonist activity or antagonist activity, which is a novel biaryl compound represented by the formula (I): wherein ring A and ring B are optionally further substituted 6-membered aromatic rings; X is —CONR4—, —SO2NR4—, —CH2NR4— (R4 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.), etc.; Y is a spacer having 1 to 12 atoms, etc.; Z is —CONR6—, —CO— (R6 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group), etc.; R1 is an optionally substituted amino group, etc.; R2 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; R3 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; and R5 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; or a salt thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a CRF receptor antagonist comprising a compound of the formula (I): A-W—Ar??(I) wherein, A is a group represented by the formula (A1) or (A2): (wherein, ring Aa is a 5- or 6-membered ring which may be further substituted; ring Ab is a 5- or 6-membered ring which may be further substituted; ring Ac is a 5- or 6-membered ring which may be substituted; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, substituted amino, substituted hydroxy, etc.; X is carbonyl, —O—, —S—, etc.; Y1, Y2 and Q are independently optionally substituted carbon or nitrogen; is a single or double bond); W is a bond, optionally substituted methylene, optionally substituted imino, —O—, —S—, etc.; Ar is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a CRF receptor antagonist comprising a compound of the formula (I): wherein, ring A is a 5-membered ring represented by the formula (A?): wherein X is a carbon and X1 is an oxygen, a sulfur or —NR5—, or formula (A?): wherein X is a nitrogen and R6 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, R1 is an amino substituted by two optionally substituted hydrocarbyl groups, R2 is an phenyl, Y1 is CR3a or a nitrogen, y2 is CR3b or a nitrogen and Y3 is CR3c or a nitrogen, provided that one or less of Y1, Y2, and Y3 is nitrogen, W is a bond, —(CH2)n-, and Z is a bond, —NR4—, etc.; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: A melanin-concentrating hormone antagonist comprising a compound of the formula: wherein R is hydrogen atom or a cyclic group which may be substituted; X is a bond or a spacer having a main chain of 1 to 10 atoms; Y is a spacer having a main chain of 1 to 6 atoms; ring A is benzene ring which may be further substituted; ring B is a 5- to 9-membered nitrogen-containing non-aromatic heterocyclic ring which may be further substituted; R1 and R2 are the same or different and are hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; or R1 and R2, together with the adjacent nitrogen atom, may form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may be substituted; or R2, together with the adjacent nitrogen atom and Y, may form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may be substituted; or a salt thereof is useful as a preventive or therapeutic agent for obesity, etc.

Abstract: Compounds of a formula: wherein Ring A represents an optionally-substituted aromatic ring; Ring B represents an optionally-substituted cyclic hydrocarbon group; Z represents an optionally-substituted cyclic group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally-substituted hydrocarbon group, an optionally-substituted heterocyclic group, or an acyl group; R2 represents an optionally-substituted amino group; D represents a chemical bond or a divalent group; E represents —CO—, —CON(Ra)—, COO—, N(Ra)CON(Rb)—, —N(Ra)COO—, —N(Ra)SO2—, N(Ra)—, —O—, —S—, —SO— or —SO2— (in which Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an optionally-substituted hydrocarbon group); G represents a chemical bond or a divalent group; L represents (1) a chemical bond or (2) a divalent hydrocarbon group optionally having from 1 to 5 substituents selected from; (i) a C1-6 alkyl group, (ii) a halogeno-C1-6 alkyl group, (iii) a phenyl group, (iv) a benzyl group, (v) an optionally-substituted amino group, (vi) an optionally

Abstract: A novel biphenyl compound having GPR 14 antagonistic activity. It is a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents hydrogen, etc.; X represents 1 to 12 spacers; A represents amino, etc., R2 and R3 each represents a hydrocarbon group, etc.; and rings B and C each represents an optionally further substituted benzene ring, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having melanocortin receptor agonist activity or antagonist activity, which is a novel biaryl compound represented by the formula (I): wherein ring A and ring B are optionally further substituted 6-membered aromatic rings; X is —CONR4—, —SO2NR4—, —CH2NR4— (R4 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.), etc.; Y is a spacer having 1 to 12 atoms, etc.; Z is —CONR6—, —CO— (R6 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group), etc.; R1 is an optionally substituted amino group, etc.; R2 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; R3 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; and R5 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A novel biphenyl compound having GPR 14 antagonistic activity.

Abstract: A novel GPR14 antagonist. The GPR14 antagonist comprises a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof wherein Ar represents optionally substituted aryl; X represents a spacer; n is an integer of 1 to 10; R represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc., provided that R may be bonded to Ar, etc. to form a ring; and Y represents optionally substituted amino, etc.

Abstract: A melanin-concentrating hormone antagonist comprising a compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: A lead frame material, which can be provided with an etching stop layer without requiring a troublesome process such as vapor deposition and has an excellent heat-resistance, is obtained by forming a nickel-phosphorus alloy layer (B) of 1.6 to 10 .mu.m thickness containing 0.3 to 1.0 wt % of phosphorus on a copper or copper alloy layer (A) of 35 to 300 .mu.m thickness, and forming an optional copper layer (C) of 0.2 to 30 .mu.m thickness on the nickel-phosphorus alloy layer (B).

Abstract: A copper foil for a printed wiring board which has a carbon-containing copper-zinc coating comprising 40 to 90 atomic % of copper, 5 to 50 atomic % of zinc and 0.1 to 20 atomic % of carbon is produced by dipping a copper foil in a non-cyanide copper-zinc electroplating bath containing a copper salt, a zinc salt, a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or a salt thereof and a thiocyanic acid or a salt thereof, and carrying out electrolysis in the non-cyanide copper-zinc electroplating bath using the copper foil as a cathode to form on at least one surface of the copper foil a carbon-containing copper-zinc coating.

Abstract: A copper foil for a printed wiring board which has a carbon-containing copper-zinc coating comprising 40 to 90 atomic % of copper, 5 to 50 atomic % of zinc and 0.1 to 20 atomic % of carbon is produced by dipping a copper foil in a non-cyanide copper-zinc electroplating bath containing a copper salt, a zinc salt, a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or a salt thereof and a thiocyanic acid or a salt thereof, and carrying out electrolysis in the non-cyanide copper-zinc electroplating bath using the copper foil as a cathode to form on at least one surface of the copper foil a carbon-containing copper-zinc coating.

Abstract: A novel compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein a ring A stands for an optionally substituted 5-membered ring; B stands for an optionally substituted divalent cyclic or chain group; either one of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 stands for N and the other stands for N or CH; X stands for an amino group, hydroxyl group or mercapto group; Y stands for H, halogen atom or a group bonded through C, N, 0 or S; Z stands for a straight-chain divalent group having 2 to 5 atoms constituted of optionally substituted carbon atoms or constituted of optionally substituted carbon atoms and one optionally substituted hetero-atom; COOR.sup.1 and COOR.sup.2 independently stand for an optionally esterified carboxyl group; n denotes an integer of 2 to 6; and R.sup.1 may be different in each of n repeating units, or their salts and it is useful as a therapeutic drug for tumor in mammals.

Abstract: A novel compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein a ring A stands for an optionally substituted 5-membered ring; B stands for an optionally substituted divalent cyclic or chain group; either one of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 stands for N and the other stands for N or CH; X stands for an amino group, hydroxyl group or mercapto group; Y stands for H, halogen atom or a group bonded through C, N, O or S; Z stands for a straight-chain divalent group having 2 to 5 atoms constituted of optionally substituted carbon atoms or constituted of optionally substituted carbon atoms and one optionally substituted hetero-atom; COOR.sup.1 and COOR.sup.2 independently stand for an optionally esterified carboxyl group; n denotes an integer of 2 to 6; and R.sup.1 may be different in each of n repeating units, or their salts and it is useful as a therapeutic drug for tumor in mammals.