Patent number: 6706750
Abstract: A chemical compound of formula (I) wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R3 is alkyl; R4, R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkylsufoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, nitro, carbonitrile, carbo-alkoxy, carbo-aryloxy and carboxyl; R5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, nitro, carbonitrile, carbo-alkoxy, carbo-aryloxy and carboxyl; A is a 5- or 6-membered partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic ring or a 5- or 6-membered partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, wherein if A is a 6-membered partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring then at least one of R4 to R7 is other than hydrogen, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, addition compounds and prodrugs thereof, and the use thereof in therapy, particularly as an agonist or antagonist of a 5HT receptor, particularly a 5HT
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
March 16, 2004
Assignee:
Vernalis Research Limited
Inventors:
Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, James Edward Paul Davidson, Howard Langham Mansell, Richard John Hamlyn, Ian Anthony Cliffe, David Reginald Adams, Nathaniel Julius Monck
Patent number: 6380238
Abstract: For use in therapy a chemical compound of formula (I),
wherein R1 to R3 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R4 to R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfoxyl, arylsulfonyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, cyano, carboxaldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, monoalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonyloxy, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonylamino and dialkylaminocarbonylamino, wherein at least one of R4 to R7 is a substituent group other than hydrogen, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, particularly for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; cardiovascular disorders; gastrointestinal disorders; diabetes insipidus, and sleep apnea, and especially for the treatment of obesit
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 1, 2001
Date of Patent:
April 30, 2002
Assignee:
Vernalis Research Limited
Inventors:
David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Richard John Hamlyn, Suneel Gaur, Matthew Alexander James Duncton, David Bebbington, Nathaniel Julius Monck, Claire Elizabeth Dawson, Robert Mark Pratt, Ashley Roger George