Heterocyclic sulfonamide derivatives
OwnerDavid Michael Bender, Scott Louis Forman +4inventors
InventorsDavid Michael Bender, Scott Louis Forman, Winton Dennis Jones, Daryl Lynn Smith, Hamideh Zarrinmayeh, Dennis Michael Zimmerman
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Abstract
The present invention provides certain heterocyclic sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I): useful for potentiating glutamate receptor function in a patient and therefore, useful for treating a wide variety of conditions, such as psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Claims17
A compound of the formula:
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- wherein
- R1 represents (1-6C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkenyl, or NR7R8;
- R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, or —OR9;
- R4a and R4b each independently represent hydrogen, (1-4C) alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy, I, Br, Cl, or F;
- and
- Q is selected from the following:
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- wherein
- R5 represents hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl;
- Y represents CH2CH2, CR10R11, NR6, S, or O;
- Z represents O, S, or NH;
- R6 represents hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl;
- R7 and R8 each independently represent hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- R9 represents hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- and
- R10 and R11 each independently represent hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A compound selected from the group consisting of:
- 6-[4-(1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]-3-hydrobenzothiazol-2-one;
- 6-[4-(1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]-3-hydrobenzoxazol-2-one;
- 5-[4-(1-methyl-2-([(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]indolin-2-one;
- 5-[4-((1R)-1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]indolin-2-one;
- 5-[4-((1S)-1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]indolin-2-one;
- 6-[4-(1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]indolin-2-one;
- 6-[4-((1R)-1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]indolin-2-one;
- 6-[4-(1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]-1,3,4-trihydroquinolin-2-one;
- and
- 5-[4-(1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl]-3-hydrobenzimidazol-2-one;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method of potentiating glutamate receptor function in a patient, which comprises administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of formula:
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- wherein
- R1 represents (1-6C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkenyl, or NR7R8;
- R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, or —OR9;
- R4a and R4b each independently represent hydrogen, (1-4C) alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy, I, Br, Cl, or F;
- and
- Q is selected from the following:
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- wherein
- R5 represents hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl;
- Y represents CH2CH2, CR10R11, NR6, S, or O;
- Z represents O, S, or NH;
- R6 represents hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl;
- R7 and R8 each independently represent hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- R9 represents hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- and
- R10 and R11 each independently represent hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method of treating a cognitive disorder;
- Alzheimer's disease, a neuro-degenerative disorder;
- age-related dementia;
- age-induced memory impairment;
- movement disorder;
- reversal of a drug-induced state;
- depression;
- attention deficit disorder;
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
- psychosis;
- cognitive deficits associated with psychosis;
- drug-induced psychosis, or stroke in a patient, which comprises administering to a patient an effective amount of a compound of formula:
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- wherein
- R1 represents (1-6C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkenyl, or NR7R8;
- R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, or —OR9;
- R4a and R4b each independently represent hydrogen, (1-4C) alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy, I, Br, Cl, or F;
- and
- Q is selected from the following:
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- wherein
- R5 represents hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl;
- Y represents CH2CH2, CR10R11, NR6, S, or O;
- Z represents O, S, or NH;
- R6 represents hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl;
- R7 and R8 each independently represent hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- R9 represents hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- and
- R10 and R11 each independently represent hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.