Novel ureido-and amido-pyrazolone derivatives

Abstract

The present invention provides compounds of formula (I); wherein each of R1 to R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic and heterocyclic moiety, substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkyloxycarbonyl, alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkenylcarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkynyl, alkynyloxy, alkynylcarbonyl, alkynyloxycarbonyl, aryl, benzyl, arlyoxy, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and sulphur equivalents of said oxy, carbonyl and oxycarbonyl moieties, and A is NH, or (CH2)n, where n is preferably 0, 1 or 2. The invention also relates to methods for preparing the compounds and their uses as CCK receptor ligands and CCK antagonists.

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