Publication number: 20050222124
Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein A and B represent the groups —(CH2)m- and —(CH2)n-respectively; R1 represents hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R2 represents hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkyl, C3-7cycloalkylC1-6alkoxy, —(CH2)pC3-6cycloalkyl, —(CH2)pC3-6cycloalkyloxy, —COC1-6alkyl, —SO2C1-6alkyl, —SOC1-6alkyl, —S—C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkylsulfonyloxy, C1-6alkylsulfonylC1-6alkyl, —CO2C1-6alkyl, —CO2NR7R8, —SO2NR7R8, C1-6alkylsulfonamido, C1-6alkylsulfonamidoC1-6alkyl, —(CH2)pNR7R8, C1-6alkylamidoC1-6alkyl, —(CH2)pNR7COR8, arylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfonylC1-6alkyl, arylsulfonamido, arylcarboxamido, arylsulfonamidoC1-6alkyl, arylcarboxamidoC1-6alkyl, aroyl, aroylC1-6alkyl, arylC1-6alkanoyl, —SO2NR7R8, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or a group CONR7R8 or SO2NR7R8 wherein R7 and R8 together may be fused to form a 5-
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 13, 2003
Publication date:
October 6, 2005
Inventors:
Steven Bromidge, David Cooper, Ian Forbes, Andrew Gribble, Christopher Johnson, Andrew Plightfoot, Stephen Moss, Andrew Payne, Shahzad Rahman, David Witty
Publication number: 20050154028
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having 5HT2C receptor activity, are disclosed: wherein a is 0,1,2,3,4 or 5; b is 1,2 or 3; Y is nitrogen or carbon; A is oxygen, nitrogen, —CONH—, —NHCO— or together with R2 form a benzoxazolone group; R1 is halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkylthio, hydroxy, amino, mono- or di-C1-6alkylamino, nitro, CN, CF3, OCF3, aryl, arylC1-6alkyl, arylC1-6alkyloxy or arylC1-6alkylthio; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, haloC1-6alkyl or haloC1-6alkoxy; R3 is: (i) —NR4R5 where R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen, C1-6alkyl or arylC1-6alkyl; or (ii) an optionally substituted N-linked heterocycle; or (iii) an optionally substituted C-linked heterocycle; ======= is a single bond or a double bond; and X is CH2 or C?O (when ======= is a single bond) or X is CH (when ======= is a double bond). The preparation of these compounds and their use in therapy, especially for a CNS disorder such as depression or anxiety, are also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 7, 2003
Publication date:
July 14, 2005
Inventors:
Steven Bromidge, Peter Lovell, Caroline Goodacre