Abstract: A compound of the formula or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Z is oxygen, S(O)m wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; or NQ wherein Q is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl or phenyl; X is hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, (C1-C6)alkyl, trifluoromethyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkyl S(O)a wherein a is 0, 1 or 2; or phenyl wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted; Y is wherein M is oxygen or sulfur; X2 is hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, trifluoromethyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy or (C1-C6)alkyl S(O)c wherein c is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is selected from wherein R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; and wherein R6 in G5 together with R7 form a 2 carbon chain; and R9 and R10 are independently hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl, wherein said phenyl or naphthyl may optionally substituted; and R3 is —(CH2)tB, wherein t is 0-3 and B is hydrog

Abstract: 4-Aryl-1-(indanmethyl, dihydrobenzofuramethyl or dihydrobenzothiophenemethyl) piperidine, -tetrahydropyridine or -piperazine compounds of general formula (I) wherein one of X and Y is CH2, and the other one is CH2, O or S; Z is N, C, CH or COH; Ar is an optionally substituted aryl group; R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, acyl, thioacyl, alkylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, a group R9VCO— where V is O or S and R9 is alkyl or aryl, or a group R10R11NCO— or R10R11NCS— wherein R10 and R11 are hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, or R10 and R11 are linked to form a ring; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl; or R1 and R2 are linked to form a ring; R3-R5 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, hydroxy, alkylsulfonyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or nitro; R6 and R7 are hydrogen or alkyl or they are linked to constitute a 3-7-membered ring; R8 is hydrogen or alkyl