US 6,187,802 B1 · Substituted 4-arylmethylene-2-imino-2,3-dihydrothiazoles and derivatives and their pharmaceutical use

Abstract

Compounds of Formula I including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in the form of individual enantiomers, racemates, or other mixtures of enantiomers, in which Ar is phenyl, naphthyl or benzo[b]thiophenyl, each of which may be optionally substituted; R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, independently are a) H, b) an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, c) an alkenyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, d) a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 7 carbon atoms, e) a cycloalkylmethyl group in which the ring contains 3 to 7 carbon atoms, f) an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted g) an arylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl group each optionally substituted; or R1 and R2 form an alkylene chain optionally substituted by one or more alkyl groups each containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such that, together with the atoms to which they are attached, they form a 5 or 6 membered ring; R3 is a) H, b) an aryl or heteroaryl group each optionally substituted c) an optionally substituted arylmethyl group; or d) an alkoxyalkyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and R4 and R5, which may be the same or different, independently are an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or R4 and R5 together with the atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms; processes to prepare such compounds; compositions containing such compounds and their use in the treatment of depression, anxiety, Parkinson's disease, obesity, cognitive disorders, seizures, neurological disorders and as neuroprotective agents; are described.

Compounds of formula I

including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in the form of individual enantiomers, racemates, or other mixtures of enantiomers, in which
Ar is phenyl, naphthyl or benzo[b]thiophenyl, each of which may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from a) halo, b) an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, c) an alkoxy group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, d) an alkylthio group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, e) a phenoxy group optionally substituted by one or more halo or f) phenyl optionally substituted by one or more halo;
R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, independently are a) an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, b) an alkenyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, c) a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 7 carbon atoms, d) a cycloalkylmethyl group in which the ring contains 3 to 7 carbon atoms, e) an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from i) halo, ii) an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iii) an alkoxy group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iv) an alkylthio group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, f) an arylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl group in which the alkyl chain contains 1 to 3 carbon atoms and in which the aryl or heteroaryl group may optionally be substituted by one or more substituents selected from i) halo, ii) an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iii) an alkoxy group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iv) an alkylthio group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo;
or R1 and R2 form an alkylene chain optionally substituted by one or more alkyl groups each containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such that, together with the atoms to which they are attached, they form a 5 or 6 membered ring,
R3 is a) H, b) an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from i) halo, ii) an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iii) an alkoxy group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iv) an alkylthio group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, c) an arylmethyl group in which the aryl is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from i) halo, ii) an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iii) an alkoxy group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo, iv) an alkylthio group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halo;
or d) an alkoxyalkyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms;
and
R4 and R5, which may be the same or different, independently are an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or R4 and R5 together with the atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms.

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Substituted 4-arylmethylene-2-imino-2,3-dihydrothiazoles and derivatives and their pharmaceutical use

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