Substituted 3-(pyridinylamino)-indoles
AssigneeHoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc.
InventorsRichard C. Effland, Joseph T. Klein, Lawrence L. Martin
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Abstract
There are disclosed various compounds of the formula below, ##STR1## where R.sub.1, W, X, Y and Z are as defined in the specification; which are useful for alleviating various memory dysfunctions such as Alzheimer's disease, as modulators of neurotransmitter function such as serotonergic and adrenergic, and as such are useful as antidepressants, anxiolytics, atypical antipsychotics, antiemetics, and for the treatment of personality disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorders.
Claims15
A compound of the formula ##STR47## where R.sub.1 is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkenyl, loweralkynyl, arylloweralkyl, aminoloweralkyl, loweralkylaminoloweralkyl, formyl, loweralkylcarbonyl, aminoloweralkylcarbonyl or loweralkoxycarbonyl;
- the group --X--Y.dbd. is ##STR48## , R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 being independently hydrogen or loweralkyl;
- W is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, loweralkoxy, arylloweralkoxy or ##STR49## where R.sub.4 is hydrogen, loweralkyl or arylloweralkyl;
- R.sub.5 is loweralkyl or arylloweralkyl;
- and Z is hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, nitro or amino;
- the term aryl in each occurrence signifying a phenyl group substituted with 0, 1 or 2 substituents each of which being independently loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, halogen or trifluomethyl;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.