Abstract: This invention provides compounds and methods using them to provide neuroprotection and prevent or limit processes of neurodegeneration in mammals, including Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, AIDS dementia, retinal disease, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, acute thromboembolic stroke, focal ischemia, global ischemia, transient ischemic attack, ischemia resulting from surgery, head trauma, spinal trauma, hypoxia, fetal hypoxia, and neuroprotection, the compounds having the structure: wherein X is —CH2— or a bond; Y is —(CH2)m— or —(CH2)—O—(CH2)—; m 0 or 1; n is 0 or 1; R1 and R2 are independently selected from optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; the optical isomers and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides compounds and methods using them to provide neuroprotection and prevent or limit processes of neurodegeneration in mammals, including Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, AIDS dementia, retinal disease, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, acute thromboembolic stroke, focal ischemia, global ischemia, transient ischemic attack, ischemia resulting from surgery, head trauma, spinal trauma, hypoxia, fetal hypoxia, and neuroprotection. The compounds having the structure: wherein X is —CH2— or a bond; Y is —(CH2)m— or —(CH2)—O—(CH2)—; m 0 or 1; n is 0 or 1; R1 and R2 are independently selected from optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; the optical isomers and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides compounds having the structure ##STR1## that are useful as antipsychotic, antidepressant and anxiolytic agents useful in the treatment and relief of the symptoms of these disease states.

Abstract: This invention involves novel neuroprotectant agents of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are, independently, hydrogen, cyano, nitro, halo or perhaloalkyl, with the proviso that one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 is other than hydrogen; R.sub.2 is alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: There are disclosed the use of the compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 1-adamantyl, 3-methyl-1-adamantyl, 3-noradamantyl, unsubstituted or substituted-2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-benzofuranyl or 3-benzofuranyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halo; R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, benzyl, or pyrimidinyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halo; R.sup.3 is H or lower alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; n is the integer 0 or 1; and m is the integer from 2 to 5 and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 1-adamantyl, 3-methyl-1-adamantyl, 3-noradamantyl, unsubstituted or substituted-2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-benzofuranyl and 3-benzofuranyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halo; R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, benzyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyrazinyl, wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halo; R.sup.3 is H or lower alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; n is the integer 0 or 1; m is the integer from 2 to 5; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: There are disclosed the use of the compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 1-adamantyl, 3-methyl-1-adamantyl, 3-noradamantyl, unsubstituted or substituted-2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-benzofuranyl or 3-benzofuranyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halo; R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, benzyl, or pyrimidinyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halo; R.sup.3 is H or lower alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; n is the integer 0 or 1; and m is the integer from 2 to 5 and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 1-adamantyl, 3-methyl-1-adamantyl, 3-noradamantyl, unsubstituted or substituted-2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-benzofuranyl and 3-benzofuranyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halo; R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, benzyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyrazinyl, wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halo; R.sup.3 is H or lower alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; n is the integer 0 or 1; m is the integer from 2 to 5; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.The compounds of this invention which demonstrate selectivity at the 5-HT.sub.1A and 5-HT.sub.2 versus D.sub.2 receptor binding sites are useful as potential anxiolytic-antidepressant agents.Compounds of this invention with equal high affinity for the 5-HT.sub.1A and D.sub.2 -receptor binding sites are useful as mixed antipsychotic-anxiolytic agents.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein the dotted line represents optional unsaturation; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy, hydroxy, halo, nitro, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino and alkanoylamino; X is O, S or CH.sub.2 ; n is an integer 2, 3 or 4; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl; R.sup.4 is one of the structures ##STR2## in which m is one of the integers 0, 1 or 2; R.sup.5 is H or CH.sub.3 ; Z is H.sub.2 or O; Y is OCO, NHCO, NHCONH, CONH, and in addition, when R.sup.4 is II, Y may be NHSO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are useful as antipsychotic/anxiolytic agents.

Abstract: There are disclosed the use of the compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 1-adamantyl, 3-methyl-1-adamantyl, 3-noradamantyl, unsubstituted or substituted-2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-benzofuranyl or 3-benzofuranyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halo; R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, benzyl, or pyrimidinyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halo; R.sup.3 is H or lower alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; n is the integer 0 or 1; and m is the integer from 2 to 5 and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 1-adamantyl, 3-methyl-1-adamantyl, 3-noradamantyl, unsubstituted or substituted-2-indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-benzofuranyl and 3-benzofuranyl wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and halo; R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, benzyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyrazinyl, wherein the substituents are selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halo; R.sup.3 is H or lower alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; n is the integer 0 or 1; m is the integer from 2 to 5; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: This invention involves novel neuroprotectant agents of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are, independently, hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, halo, trifluoromethyl, amino, alkylamino or dialkylamino; R.sup.2 is alkyl; R.sup.4 is alkyl, phenyl or benzyl; n is 0 or 1; m is one of the integers 0,1,2,3,4,5 or 6; and X is alkyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkanoyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, quinolyl, morpholinyl, furyl thienyl, pyrrolyl, tetrahydrofuryl, tetrahydrothienyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl or perhydropyridminyl, in which the subsitutent is alkyl, alkoxy, halo, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro or hydroxy; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and their use in control of degenerative CNS disease states.

Abstract: The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ad is 1-adamantyl, 2-adamantyl or 3-noradamantyl; n is 1,2,3,4 or 5; R.sup.1 hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, or substituted phenyl or benzyl in which the substituent is alkyl, alkoxy, halo, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; R.sup.2 is phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl or benzyl in which the substituent is alkyl, alkoxy, halo, nitro, cyano or perhalomethyl, 2-, 3-, or 4-pyridinyl, 2-, 4- or 5-pyrimidinyl or 2- or 3-pyrazinyl; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are, independently, hydrogen, methyl, phenyl or benzyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are useful anxiolytic/antidepressant agents, with elements of antipsychotic activity.

Abstract: The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ad is 1-adamantyl, 2-adamantyl or 3-noradamantyl; X is --O-- or ##STR2## n is 1,2,3 or 4; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, independently, hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, or substituted phenyl or benzyl in which the substituent is alkyl, alkoxy, halo, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.3 is phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl or benzyl in which the substituent is alkyl, alkoxy, halo, nitro, cyano or perhalomethyl, 2-, 3-, or 4-pyridinyl, 2-, 4-or 5-pyrimidiny; or 2- or 3-pyrazinyl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently, hydrogen, methyl, phenyl or benzyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are useful anxiolytic/antidepressant agents, with elements of antipsychotic activity.

Abstract: The compounds of the following structural formula posses useful anxiolytic, antidepressant, antipsychotic and learning and memory enhancement properties: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is 3-noradamantyl;n is 0 or 1;X is --CO.sub.2 --, --O.sub.2 C-- or --OCO.sub.2 --;m is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;andR.sup.2 is phenyl, benzyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl or substituted phenyl or benzyl in which the substituent is alkyl, alkoxy, halo, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.