Abstract: Compounds useful for lowering beta amyloid levels are provided. The compounds have the structure of formula Ia: wherein, R1 is lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, benzyloxy, substituted benzyloxy, or SO2R5; R5 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, alkyl, or substituted alkyl; R2 is lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, CF3, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, or cycloalkyl; R3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or substituted lower alkyl; R4 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, thiophene, or substituted thiophene; R6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, CF3, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl; W, X and Y are independently CR7 or N; and R7 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, or substituted lower alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) the stereoisomers and prodrugs thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, stereoisomers, and prodrugs, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; combinations thereof; and uses thereof in the treatment of, inter alia, conditions, diseases, and symptoms including, inter alia, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, dementia, depression, diabetes, hair loss, schizophrenia, and stroke.

Abstract: Invented are novel heterocyclic carboxamide compounds, the use of such compounds as inhibitors of protein kinase B activity and in the treatment of cancer and arthritis.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein one of R5, R6 and R7 is and X1, X2, R1 to R15 and n are as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are modulated by PPAR ? and/or PPAR? agonists.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the orexin receptor antagonists compounds of the general formula (I) as well as to their isomers, salts and solvates, to the pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to the therapeutic application thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of ionic liquids of general formula (cation)(R?—O—SO3). The process includes the step of treating the compound of formula (cation)(R—O—SO3) with an alcohol, or mixture of different alcohols, of the formula R?—OH optionally in the presence of a catalyst to form the desired ionic liquid and the by-product R—OH, which is optionally removed during the reaction or after completion of the reaction. The compound of formula (cation)(R—O—SO3) can be prepared by alkylating a tertiary or aromatic amine with a dialkylsulfate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 1H-Quinazoline-2,4-diones of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification, their preparation, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Further, intermediates for the manufacture of compounds of formula (I) are and combinations comprising compounds of formula (I) are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crystal forms of 4-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-benzenesulfonamide and methods for preparation, interconversion, and isolation of such crystals.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, which has a superior hypoglycemic action, and is associated with a fewer side effects such as body weight gain and the like. The present invention relates to an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes comprising a compound represented by the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: Pyrazole amides are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Abstract: This invention relates to a range of 1-aryl-4-cyclopropylpyrazoles in which the cyclopropyl ring is substituted at the angular position, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to compositions comprising such compounds, processes to their synthesis and their use as parasiticides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (Ia), a process for the manufacture thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use for treating CNS disorders: wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and claims.

Abstract: Compounds which are indazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, together with pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, as well as combinatorial libraries of indazole derivatives, as set forth in the specification, are disclosed; these compounds or compositions may be useful in the treatment of diseases caused by and/or associated with an altered protein kinase activity such as cancer, cell proliferative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, viral infections, auto-immune diseases and neurodegenerative disorders.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof, which are useful as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and methods of inhibiting Hsp90 in a cell, treating or preventing a proliferation disorder in a mammal and treating cancer in a mammal comprising administering a compound of formula (I) to a patient or a cell. Variable R5 is an optionally substituted heteroaryl; an optionally substituted 6 to 14-membered aryl; a bicyclic 9-member heterocycle optionally substituted at any substitutable nitrogen or carbon atoms; or a substituent R18, defined herein. Ring A is an aryl or a heteroaryl optionally further substituted with one or more substituents in addition to R3. Substituent R3 is defined herein.

Abstract: Novel silylated carboxamides of the formula (I) in which R, L, R1, R3, R3, R4 and A are as defined in the description, a plurality of processes for preparing these compounds and their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions, including aromatic electrophilic substitution, nitration, acylation, esterification, etherification, oligomerization, transesterification, isomerization and hydration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel base stable ionic liquids and uses thereof as solvents in chemical reactions, especially base catalysed chemical reactions and reactions comprising the use of strong basis.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A is a nitrogen atom or CR4, B is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR9 (provided that when A is a nitrogen atom, B is not NH), R1 is a C2-14 aryl group, L1 is a bond, CR10R11, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR12, X is OR13, SR13 or NR14NR15, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a formyl group, a C1-10 alkyl group or the like, L2 is a bond or the like, L3 is a bond, CR17R18, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR19, L4 is a bond, CR20R21, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR22, Y is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR23, and R3 is a C2-14 aryl group, a tautomer, prodrug or is pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: A new class of phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK-1) inhibitors of formula I: wherein X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and haloalkyl; Ar is an aryl radical selected from the group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, and fluorenyl; and wherein Ar is optionally substituted with one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, azido, C1-C4 azidoalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, haloaryl, haloalkylaryl, and combinations thereof, and R is selected from the group consisting of nitrile, acetonitrile, ethylnitrile, propylnitrile, carboxamide, amidine, tetrazole, oxime, hydrazone, acetamidine, aminoacetamide, guanidine, and urea. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for the treatment and prevention of cancer in humans.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, and compositions containing such compounds and the uses of such compounds for the treatment of pain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of plant growth regulators. In particular, the invention relates to 5-substituted-1-arylpyrazole-3-carboxylic acid derivative of general formula (I) and a method for treatment of plants with such compounds in order to induce growth regulating responses.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful for inhibiting Raf kinase and for treating disorders mediated thereby. Methods of using compounds of Formula I, and stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.

Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein J is a phenyl optionally substituted with one to four substituents independently selected from R5; or J is a heterocyclic ring selected from the group consisting of J-1 to J-8; R4 is C4-C12 alkylcycloalkyl, C5-C12 alkenylcycloalkyl, C5-C12 alkynylcycloalkyl, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkyl, C5-C12 cycloalkylalkenyl, C5-C12 cycloalkylalkynyl, C4-C12 cycloalkenylalkyl or C4-C12 alkylcycloalkenyl; each optionally substituted with one to six substituents selected from CH3 and halogen; and R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and R5 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

Abstract: This invention relates to a range of 1-aryl-4-cyclopropylpyrazoles in which the cyclopropyl ring is substituted at the angular position, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to compositions comprising such compounds, processes to their synthesis and their use as parasiticides.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing compounds of Formula 1 by combining compounds of Formulae 2 and 3 and a sulfonyl chloride. Also disclosed are compounds of Formula 3, which are useful as starting materials for this method.

Abstract: A new class of phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK-1) inhibitors of Formula I: wherein X wherein X is —CF3, Ar is selected from and R is selected from where R? is L-Lys, D-Lys, ?-Ala, L-Lue, L-Ile, Phe, SO2CH2CH2NH2, SO2NH2, Asn, Glu or Gyl, and R? is methyl, ethyl, allyl, CH2CH2OH, CH2CN, CH2CH2CN, CH2CONH2,

Abstract: The invention relates to 4-cyanopyrazole-3-carboxamide derivatives of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 are as described herein. Also disclosed and claimed are the method of preparation and therapeutic application of compound of formula (I).

Abstract: Novel compounds of the general formula (I), the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds are activators of PPAR? and should be useful for treating conditions mediated by the same.

Abstract: Insecticidal sulfoximines are produced efficiently and in high yield by the oxidation of the corresponding sulfilimine with ruthenium tetraoxide or an alkali metal permanganate.

Abstract: Novel dialkylhydroxybenzoic acid derivatives containing metal chelating groups are disclosed. The novel compounds are used as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing various medical dysfunctions and diseases arising from reactive oxygen species and/or excess Zn ions, in particular stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease. The compounds have not only low toxicity but also similar or superior LPO inhibition activity to references. They also effectively inhibit the cerebral neuronal cell death by ROS and/or zinc ion, and show neuroprotective effects against ischemic neuronal degeneration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a blocked isocyanate compound represented by general formula (III): wherein R1, R2, Q1, and Q2 are as defined in the specification, characterized by comprising reacting a pyrazole compound (I) with an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing isocyanate compound (II) at a temperature in the range of 0° C. to 90° C. The production process can efficiently produce a high-purity blocked isocyanate compound without substantially producing by-products. In the production process, unlike the prior art technique, since there is no need to use any inert solvent such as toluene or xylene, safety to the human body and environment is excellent and the production processes and equipment can be simplified. The blocked isocyanate compound produced by the production process contains no residual inert solvent and is suitable for use in extensive fields such as various coating agents, adhesives, and molding materials.

Abstract: Selective PDE4 inhibition is achieved by aryl and heteroaryl pyrazole compounds. The compounds exhibit improved PDE4 inhibition as compared to compounds such as rolipram and show selectivity with regard to inhibition of other classes of PDEs.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds and methods of treating diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with amyloidosis. Amyloidosis refers to a collection of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with abnormal deposition of A-beta protein.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) The compounds inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflammatory disease. Also disclosed are processes for preparing these compounds and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compounds of formula I. (I) wherein R1 to R12, X, Q and n are as defined as in formula I, or salts, solvates or solvated salts thereof, processes for their preparation and to new intermediates used in the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical formulations containing said compounds and to the use of said compounds in therapy.

Abstract: Substituted furo[2,3-g]indazoles for lowering intraocular pressure and treating glaucoma are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formulae (I) and (II), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention relates to novel antiviral compounds represented herein above, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral (particularly HCV) infection in a subject in need of such therapy with said compounds.

Abstract: Certain novel N,N-di(heteroarylalkyl)amine derivatives have provided unexpected insecticidal and acaricidal activity. These compounds are represented by formula (I): wherein Ar Ar1, a, b, c, R, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, R?, R3 and Rk are fully described herein. In addition, compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and optionally, an effective amount of at least one of a second compound, with at least one insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): inhibit the processing of APP by gamma-secretase, and hence are useful for treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: Novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful as hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic agents are described. More specifically, potent inhibitors of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (“HMG CoA reductase”) are described. Methods of using such compounds and compositions to treat subjects, including humans, suffering from hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), diabetes and osteoporosis are also described.

Abstract: Triphenylethylene compounds of formula (I) are provided. The compounds are particularly useful for selective estrogen receptor modulation.

Abstract: There is provided a use of a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a disease in which inhibition of the activity of a lipoxygenase (e.g. 15-lipoxygenase) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of inflammation.

Abstract: Stable ionic liquid complexes capable of maintaining stability at high temperatures, under acidic and highly oxidative conditions in the presence of a transition metal, and methods for determining the stability of stable ionic liquid complexes are provided. In accordance with the disclosure herein, the stable ionic liquid complexes are derived from pyrazole, pyrazine and 1,2,4-triazole.

Abstract: Generally disclosed are boron-based organic cations, a method for their manufacture, a method for their use in ionic liquids, and a method for their use as phase-transfer catalysts. More specifically, the boron-based organic cations have an charge of 1+, 2+, or 3+.

Abstract: This invention comprises antineoplastic curcumin derivatives and methods of preparation and use thereof. Particular reference is made to the following isomeric compounds wherein R1, R2, and R3 are selected from the group consisting of H, OH, OCH3, and COOH.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof, which shows not only a C5a receptor antagonistic activity but also high activity in the biological availability, as compared to its racemate.

Abstract: Compounds of a certain formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings indicated in the description, are novel effective HDAC inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound, {2-Methyl-4-[3-methyl-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfanyl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid and pharmaceutical uses thereof.